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NEW YORK: Prentiss Fraser, the senior VP, head of global content sales for FOX International Channels (FIC), recently met with World Screen to discuss the strengths of the combined scripted and unscripted offerings within FIC's Content Sales division.   It’s …

SINGAPORE: mm2 Asia has entered into an agreement to acquire a 51 percent holding in Vividthree Production, a leader in Singapore's 3D animation sector. The acquisition helps to build mm2 Asia's business as a movie producer and distributor. Vividthree specializes …

PARIS: MIPTV has lined up a number of keynotes, sessions and panels dedicated to exploring the latest advancements in 4K/Ultra HD. On Monday, April 13, a session entitled Japan’s Broadcasters Line Up for 4K will feature Shinichi Nagano, the deputy …

PREMIUM: Kevin Beggs, the chairman of the Lionsgate Television Group, tells World Screen how remaining creator-driven, flexible and willing to form partnerships has been key to the studio’s success. WS: Lionsgate has a reputation for pursuing various production models. Tell …

SAN FRANCISCO: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced an upcoming slate of mobile game launches based on an assortment of franchises and brands, including a LEGO Batman game. Produced by TT Games, LEGO Batman: Beyond Gotham is a premium title …

AMSTERDAM/LONDON: The newly formed distribution operation Endemol Shine International, led by Cathy Payne, brings together the teams from Shine International and Endemol Worldwide Distribution (EWD). The arm will focus on finished programming distribution, featuring a wealth of owned and third-party …

LOS ANGELES: The fifth edition of DISCOP Istanbul, which concluded in Turkey last week, saw attendance figures rising by 15 percent, including many first-time attendees. There were a reported 1,225 delegates representing 512 companies from 75 countries at DISCOP Istanbul. The …

ISTANBUL: If you want to sum up the fifth edition of DISCOP Istanbul in a single word, you’d have a hard time choosing between "flux" and "change." In the end though, "change" just shades it by reason of its implication …

NEW YORK: Scripps Networks Interactive has named Jo Lovell, a seasoned sales exec from A+E Networks, as its director of international program licensing and distribution for EMEA. Lovell will work out of London under Hud Woodle, the VP of international …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has become the global distributor of the 2015 Global Citizen Festival, a musical event featuring artists from around the world that will take place in New York’s Central Park on September 26. The specially curated six-hour live …