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LOS ANGELES: Disney Channel’s original movie Zapped and the film Justin Bieber: Limitless lead MarVista Digital Entertainment’s (MVDE) latest teen and family releases. Zapped, starring teen actress Zendaya as a straight-A student who discovers a dog-training app that controls the …

PREMIUM: Homeland showrunner Alex Gansa takes us behind the scenes for a look at the inside workings of the series’ writers’ room. WS: Would you give us an example of how your writers’ room works and how you break stories? …

PARIS: The Indian actor/director/producer Aamir Khan is heading to MIPCOM to take part in the first-ever MIP MegaSession, entitled The Future of Factual. On Tuesday, October 14, the inaugural MIP MegaSession will bring together leading players driving the next generation …

LONDON: Ted Bookstaver has been appointed to the role of senior VP, head of the Americas at Shine International, joining the company from a sales post at Eyeworks International Distribution. Bookstaver will be overseeing sales and acquisitions activities for Shine …

PREMIUM: Carlton Cuse, showrunner of the FX series The Strain who was also co-showrunner of Lost, talks to World Screen about the various projects he has in the works. WS: How did you become involved in The Strain? CUSE: I …

LOS ANGELES: Former Shine International exec Matt Vassallo has been tapped to join MGM International Television Distribution as its senior VP of international TV distribution, free-TV sales and Latin America. Vassallo will take on the role October 1, assuming the …

LONDON: The number of TV sets connected to the Internet is forecast to reach 965 million by 2020, which is nearly triple the figure expected this year, according to Digital TV Research. In 2010, this number was at 103 million, …

LONDON: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has appointed Ananey as its new consumer-products agent in Israel. The representation deal, effective October 1, replaces current agency Yooka. Ananey is already the local licensing partner for VIMN-owned TV channels in Israel, including …

NEW YORK: The producers of Project Runway are launching a new competition series, Project Runway: Threads, which features teen and tween fashion designers. Each week, Project Runway: Threads will see three new contestants, ages 10 to 16, competing to see …

PREMIUM: Scandal showrunner Shonda Rhimes, who also created Grey's Anatomy, talks about her new legal drama How to Get Away with Murder. WS: You have three shows on the air this season. What involvement do you have in each and …