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HAMPSHIRE: The number of streamed mobile TV users on smartphones is expected to reach 240 million by 2014, according to a new report from Juniper Research. A rise in smartphone penetration will contribute to the gains, along with growth in usage …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: Entertainment One (eOne) has clinched deals with True Movies in the U.K. and V Tele in French Canada for several of its TV movies, including When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story. In addition to When Love is …

LONDON: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) is extending the Got Talent franchise with a new live consumer experience, launching the Australia’s Got Talent Backstage Tours at its Melbourne studio. The event includes a VIP tour of the studio, access to rehearsals and …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: A raft of new deals have been secured by Entertainment One (eOne), including Finland’s Oy picking up The Walking Dead. The Firm went to Belgium’s Telenet. Turkey’s D-Smart bagged Re-Genesis. MTV3 in Finland scooped up Outlaw Bikers. Viacom …

PREMIUM: Tom Cosgrove, the president and CEO of 3net, tells World Screen about how the channel is positioning itself as the leader in 3D TV with its slate of original content.   Launched in the U.S. a little over a …

LAS VEGAS: On site at NAB in Las Vegas, World Screen‘s contributing editor, Elizabeth Guider, recaps sessions with Ben Silverman, Ted Sarandos and Gale Ann Hurd, plus panels on U.S. syndication—with execs from CBS, Warner Bros. and Debmar-Mercury—and "disruptive media," …

LOS ANGELES: The legendary radio and TV personality Dick Clark has passed away at the age of 82, with an outpouring of tributes coming from the entertainment industry. Clark suffered a heart attack while being treated for an outpatient procedure …

PREMIUM: Speaking exclusively to World Screen Newsflash before his public comments at NAB, Gerhard Zeiler, the outgoing CEO of the RTL Group, tells Elizabeth Guider that he thought "long and hard" and "over many months" before deciding to relinquish his …

NEW YORK: Recognizing the tremendous potential of the Brazilian television market, the group behind World Screen and TV Latina has introduced its newest resource, TV Brasil. The first edition will be published this July in time for the ABTA trade …

NEW YORK: The New York celebration of Jim Marrinan’s life will be held on Monday, April 23, at 4 p.m. at The Interchurch Center. The memorial will be held at The Interchurch Center, located at 475 Riverside Drive, New York …