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DALLAS: According to new research from Parks Associates, 57 percent of U.S. broadband households subscribe to an OTT video service, while in European markets, the figures are 57 percent in the U.K., 29 percent in Spain and 24 percent in …

NEW YORK: Christophe Riandee, vice CEO of Gaumont, talks to World Screen about productions on both sides of the Atlantic and his teams’ commitment to constantly mining the company's rich library, which holds nearly 1,000 titles, for ideas and talent …

NEW YORK: The WorldScreen.com NATPE Europe Preview provides you with a number of useful services in one location, including a downloadable PDF of company suite/stand numbers at the Hilton Prague Hotel. The Preview includes a video interview with Shiri Appleby …

LONDON: FremantleMedia is partnering with digital-content supplier Bluprint Gaming to develop online games based on the 1970s children’s brand Rainbow. The companies are due to develop a slot game and virtual scratch-card game featuring characters from the classic TV series. …

NEW YORK: The June/July NATPE Europe digital editions of World Screen, TV Europe and TV Kids are now available, along with TV Listings. World Screen Includes interviews with Gaumont’s Christophe Riandee, Endemol Shine’s Cathy Payne and A+E Networks’ Sean Cohan. …

LONDON: Some 455 million digital TV homes were added around the world between end-2010 and end-2014, taking the total to 1.05 billion, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. Digital TV penetration climbed from 40.5 percent at end-2010 …

NEW YORK: The Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association’s (LIMA) annual International Licensing Awards, held last night in Las Vegas, honored such brands as Hasbro's My Little Pony and Disney's Frozen. Disney’s Frozen won for overall best licensed program. It also won …

TORONTO: Martin Sheen has been signed for the role of Matthew Cuthbert in the original TV movie Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables, set to debut on Corus Entertainment’s YTV in early 2016. Now in production in several locations …

NEW YORK: In May, ABS-CBN's Pangako Sa 'Yo was the most-buzzed-about new program to debut globally, with some 242,000 Facebook and Twitter comments, according to The WIT. The Philippines' Pangako Sa 'Yo is a remake of the romantic telenovela of …

LOS ANGELES: Endemol Shine North America has unveiled its roster of licensing partners for such series as MasterChef Junior, MasterChef, The Steve Harvey Show and Kingdom. Wicked Cool Toys will be launching a kid-safe cooking line inspired by MasterChef Junior …