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LOS ANGELES: MarVista Entertainment has created a new division to license original and acquired content to digital platforms across North America, beginning with the Disney Channel original movie Zapped. MarVista Digital Entertainment (MVDE) will provide curated monthly program slates, offering …

NEW YORK: In this video interview, which is available with subtitles in Spanish, Mandarin and French, Chris Grant, the CEO of Electus, and John Pollak, the president of Electus International, speak with World Screen about the strengths of the company and …

LONDON: A new report from Digital TV Research estimates that there will be more than 1 billion digital TV households worldwide by the end of the year, with digital cable TV subs to reach 374 million. According to the Digital …

PRAGUE: Make sure you’re ready for the start of NATPE Europe tomorrow by reading the June/July editions of World Screen, TV Europe, TV Kids and TV Listings, visiting our Screening Rooms and following us on Twitter so you can get …

LONDON: IHS analysis has found that broadcast television viewing dropped significantly last year in the U.S. and the U.K., with viewers increasingly turning to on-demand services instead. IHS believes that these changes in consumption habits "signal a need for transformation …

BEVERLY HILLS: Chelsea Handler is working with Netflix to create an all-new talk show for the Internet TV network that will kick off in early 2016 in all territories where the service is available. The talk show will feature an …

NEW YORK: AMC/Sundance Channel Global has made a number of acquisitions to support its linear and VOD services in Asia, EMEA and Latin America, including picking up season two of Rectify as well as the reunion special Monty Python Live …

LONDON: This summer's World Cup has a combined reach of broadcast and streaming options available on up to 5.9 billion screens globally, according to the research group Ovum. According to Ovum, PCs, tablets and smartphones account for 57 percent of …

NEW YORK/LONDON: Following on launches last month in Australia and New Zealand, The Creators Project, a joint initiative from Intel and VICE, is bringing new digital arts channels to Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands and Spain. The Creators Project was …

NEW YORK: Sales of licensed products increased in 2013, marking the third consecutive year of growth and resulting in $115.75 billion in retail sales in the U.S. and Canada, according to the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association’s (LIMA) annual licensing …