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NEW YORK: The award-winning actor Donald Sutherland tells TV Drama the incredible story of how the Pirate’s Passage project, based on the award-winning children’s book by fellow Nova Scotian William Gilkerson, reached his hands.   Sutherland grew up in Nova …

PARIS: Marriott International has been named MIPTV's 2015 Brand of the Year, recognizing its innovative all-screens initiative through its global content studio. The Marriott Global Content Studio is dedicated to publishing, distributing and sharing digital content across multiple platforms and …

NEW YORK: The digital editions of World Screen, TV Latina, TV Kids, TV Novelas, TV Niños and TV Listings are now available. View the digital editions here. World Screen Hot Topic: Coming to America—A number of Europe’s biggest content companies …

COPENHAGEN/LOS GATOS: Netflix has ordered a limited series based on the cult classic movie Wet Hot American Summer, and is also on board the third season of Rita, a popular Danish comedy-drama from TV 2. Shooting is already under way …

LONDON: The leading pay-TV services around the world increased their subscriber numbers by just 1 percent in Q3 2014, according to the informitv Multiscreen Index. The 100 services included in the report posted subscriber gains of 3.52 million in the …

PASADENA: AMC has secured the U.S. rights for The Night Manager, starring Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston, in addition to lining up a special event miniseries, Making of The Mob: New York. BBC One, The Ink Factory and AMC have …

LAS VEGAS: Streaming devices—laptops, tablets and smartphones—are poised to dominate Millennial viewing preferences, as just 55 percent use TVs as their primary entertainment-consumption platform, according to a joint research study from NATPE and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The study—commissioned …

PASADENA: Netflix is bringing back its new adventure series Marco Polo for a second run of ten episodes. The sweeping adventure follows the famed explorer’s exploits in Kublai Khan’s court in 13th century China. The show is created by John …

PARIS: Banijay Group has picked up a controlling share of the U.S.-based production company Stephen David Entertainment (SDE), producer of such programming as The World Wars and The Men Who Built America. The move is intended to support Banijay's catalogue …

LONDON: Mark Young has become the senior VP of distribution for the U.K., Africa and Ireland at Sony Pictures Television (SPT). In his new role, Young is charged with overseeing and expanding all SPT distribution activity across the U.K., Africa …