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Beverley McGarvey, the chief programming officer for Network Ten, shares with World Screen Newsflash her strategy for navigating the production, acquisitions and scheduling for TEN, ELEVEN and ONE.

MONTREAL: Muse Distribution International has sold its mystery-movie wheels to approximately 85 territories worldwide in the run-up to MIPCOM. The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries and The Gourmet Detective Mysteries have been sold to Channel 5 in the U.K., M6 in France, …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Sandra Stern has been upped to president of the Lionsgate Television Group. Stern spearheads all business, legal, administrative and operational aspects of the division and directs its strategy, transactions and negotiations worldwide. She is charged with finding innovative …

Dominic West, who plays Noah Solloway in The Affair, discusses the groundbreaking series. WS: What appealed to you about Noah Solloway? What did you find interesting about him? WEST: I know him and I quite like him. He’s an ordinary …

NEW YORK: The digital editions of the TV Kids Guide and the TV Drama Guide are now available. Reading on the go? Download the Issuu app for iOS or Android devices so you can read our publications anytime, anywhere.

LOS ANGELES: Nina Tassler is planning to step down from her current role as chairman of CBS Entertainment at the end of the year, with Glenn Geller assuming the role of president. Tassler will continue with the company in an …

PARIS: David Nevins, the president of Showtime Networks, and Armando Nuñez, the president and CEO of CBS Global Distribution Group, will give a joint keynote at MIPCOM, moderated by World Screen's Anna Carugati. Nevins and Nuñez will discuss the expansion …

LONDON: ZenithOptimedia is forecasting that global adspend will grow 4 percent to reach $554 billion in 2015, with mature markets set to lead the growth for the first time in nine years. ZenithOptimedia is predicting that global adspend will accelerate …

NEW YORK: Téa Leoni tells World Screen how she was attracted to the quality of television’s long-form storytelling and intrigued by the prospect of playing Elizabeth McCord, a former CIA analyst who left the agency on ethical grounds and is …

NEW YORK: Anna Carugati, World Screen’s group editorial director, is set to moderate the Media Mastermind Keynote address from ITV Chief Executive Adam Crozier, taking place Monday, October 5, at 5:10 p.m. in the Grand Auditorium. Crozier will discuss ITV’s …