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NEW YORK: In this special video report—available with subtitles in Spanish, Mandarin and French—World Screen speaks with Rola Bauer, president and partner at Tandem; Sandra Stern, the COO of Lionsgate Television; and Irina Ignatiew, the managing director of global scripted distribution …

TOKYO/BURBANK: Japan's SoftBank Corp. has invested $250 million in the Hollywood entertainment financier and producer Legendary Entertainment. The two companies are forming a joint venture to exploit Legendary's IP rights, including TV, digital, L&M and other ancillary lines, across various …

PARIS: Screenwriter, director and producer M. Night Shyamalan, Doctor Who executive producer and lead writer Steven Moffat and Intruders' Glen Morgan will head a MIPCOM conference session on original content creation. The session, Film and TV Crossroads, will feature a …

NEW YORK: The digital edition of World Screen—featuring interviews with CBS Corporation’s Leslie Moonves, 21st Century Fox’s James Murdoch, BBC’s Tony Hall and Seven West Media’s Tim Worner, plus Kevin Spacey, Ted Danson, Taylor Schilling and many more—is now available. You …

NEW YORK: Elisabeth Murdoch is set to step down as chairman of Shine after the merger with Endemol and Core Media takes place. Murdoch established Shine in 2001 and has overseen its expansion for the last 13 years. Shine Group …

TORONTO: Tricon Films & Television is set to launch the new IFC comedy series Garfunkel and Oates to the international market at this year’s MIPCOM. The 8×30-minute title follows a comedy-folk duo as they try to make it big in …

TEL AVIV: Dori Media Group is heading to Cannes with a range of formats and scripted fare, including the game show Billy the Board and the romantic comedy Date Blind (Ciega a citas). Billy the Board is a street game …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) is launching a new corporate identity and logo, and is also renaming its London broadcasting operations from Viasat to MTG and its international wholesale channel business from Viasat World to MTG World. MTG has adopted …

NEW YORK: Actor Kevin Spacey talks to World Screen about the Netflix hit House of Cards, which he executive produces and stars in. WS: How did you first get involved in House of Cards and what appealed to you about …

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) is set to launch a number of high-profile titles at MIPCOM, including the U.S. drama Aquarius and the period piece Poldark. Produced by Tomorrow Studios for NBC, Aquarius stars David Duchovny in an …