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SYDNEY: Seven Network in Australia is set to launch the highly anticipated new drama The Blacklist and Joss Whedon’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. just days after their U.S. premieres. The Blacklist, which stars James Spader, and the action-packed Marvel’s Agents …

SANTA CLARA: According to NPD DisplaySearch, consumers in emerging markets are twice as likely as those in mature markets to purchase an Internet-enabled smart TV in the year ahead. The company’s quarterly Smart TV Usage study asked participants about their planned TV purchases; …

CHARLOTTESVILLE: SNL Kagan has analyzed the segment revenues of the six largest media conglomerates and how they are changing, concluding that their focus is shifting more toward TV and away from publishing. News Corp decided to separate its 21st Century …

LONDON: LOVEFiLM has added hundreds of hours of reality series, comedy and children’s entertainment to its instant streaming service thanks to a deal with Viacom International Media Networks. Popular kids’ series such as Dora the Explorer, Blue’s Clues, SpongeBob SquarePants, …

LONDON: Digital TV Research reports that TV advertising spending was up by 4.4 percent last year to $167 billion, but only 2.8-percent growth is expected for this year due to the recession in several European territories. Global TV ad spending is expected to …

NEW YORK: The award-winning actor Alec Baldwin, whose prolific career includes work on stage, film and TV series, notably NBC’s 30 Rock, talks with World Screen about his wide-ranging interests. WS: Night of Exploration is not the first show you’ve done …

PARIS: Dan Rose, Facebook’s VP of partnerships, is lined up as part of MIPCOM’s Media Mastermind keynote series. Rose will take to the stage to share his insights on how key players in the industry are leveraging the power of social …

NEW YORK: Gene Simmons, the co-founder and lead singer of the rock band KISS, talks to World Screen’s group editorial director, Anna Carugati, about his new TV projects and more.   If you thought Gene Simmons was “only” the co-founder …

NEW YORK/PARIS: World Screen is presenting the third annual Content Trendsetter Awards in partnership with MIPCOM, this time honoring DR’s Piv Bernth, FOXTEL’s Ross Crowley, Azteca’s Pedro Lascurain and Starz’s Carmi Zlotnik. This year’s Content Trendsetter Awards are being presented …

LONDON: The British Film Institute (BFI) has announced the first projects that will be able to take advantage of the tax credits launched earlier this year for animation and high-end TV projects. Among the first projects to receive certificates is a …