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NEW YORK/PARIS: Omnicom Group and Publicis Groupe are planning to merge, a move that creates the world’s largest advertising firm, worth $35.1 billion. The merged entity would have around 130,000 employees. The resulting Publicis Omnicom Group will include such iconic …

PARIS: Jeffrey Katzenberg, the CEO of DreamWorks Animation, has been selected as the MIPCOM 2013 Personality of the Year. Katzenberg will be presented with the award on October 9, during a gala dinner at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes. The …

BEVERLY HILLS: Nick Jr.’s NickMom comedy block has several new series on its development slate, including a project executive produced by Whoopi Goldberg. Lounge (working title) is a talk/variety series from Goldberg. The show will feature raw, honest and humorous …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON: Shout! Factory and ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) have signed a multi-year home entertainment and digital distribution agreement that will bring more than 30 films to the U.S. and Canada. Titles include Sophie’s Choice, On Golden Pond, …

NEW YORK: Nadav Palti, the president and CEO of Dori Media Group, recently sat down with World Screen to discuss the evolution of the company’s business and share with us his views on potential growth opportunities.   Established in 1996, …

LONDON: The number of homes receiving DTT signals is forecast to more than double in the next five years, reaching 553 million, according to Digital TV Research. According to the Digital Terrestrial TV Forecasts report, the number of primary DTT homes—those not subscribing …

BURLINGTON: A new survey points to growing opportunities for broadcasters and media organizations to profit from archived content, as 37 percent of viewers say they would pay for high-quality personalized content, whether it was current or archived.  The study, conducted …

NEW YORK: Global ad revenues rose just 1.9 percent to $76.6 billion in the first quarter of 2013 as compared with the year-ago period, according to Nielsen’s quarterly Global AdView Pulse report, as gains in Latin America and Asia were offset by …

NEW YORK: John K. Martin will assume the role of CEO of Turner Broadcasting System at the start of next year, succeeding Phil Kent, who will remain as chairman for a transitionary period in 2014. “Phil Kent’s exceptional leadership at Turner has …

NEW YORK: Fredrik af Malmborg, the managing director of Eccho Rights, talks to World Screen Newsflash about Exit, a game-show format that originated in Japan. Originally produced by Kenichiro Akiyama, Exit began as a one-hour prime-time program titled Dero! on …