World Screen

PARIS: A number of producers and broadcasters are set to participate in the 4K spotlight program at MIPTV 2014. The MIPTV 4K Ultra-HD program, created in partnership with Sony Corporation and sponsored by SES Astra, will run across the four days of MIPTV and represents the world’s first showcase of …

LONDON: 3 Rivers, a Dutch management consultancy, has hired the veteran TV executive Beata Hegedus to lead its new U.K. office. Hegedus joins 3 Rivers from Viasat Broadcasting U.K., where she served as VP of formats and entertainment. Prior to Viasat, Hegedus established and managed Debmar-Mercury International. 3 Rivers’ partner …

MOSCOW: There were approximately 650 TV series and TV films at different production stages in Russia in 2013, according to KVG Research, which reports that detective, melodrama and drama were the most popular television genres. Channel One, Russia 1 and NTV accounted for more than 60 percent of all projects. …

Attendance at the 51st edition of MIPTV is expected to be up on last year’s milestone event, according to Laurine Garaude, director of Reed MIDEM’s television division, with 11,000-plus executives expected to attend. The number of buyers on site will be above 4,000, of which about 1,000 will come from …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2014 issue of TV Europe. From their earliest days on the air, ProSieben and SAT.1 have relied on imported programming—mainly American movies and TV series. Rüdiger Böss, the senior VP of group programming acquisitions at ProSiebenSat.1, has been instrumental in finding product that …

LONDON: Channel 5 is moving forward with its original crime drama Suspects, which will return this fall with new episodes and has been re-commissioned for 2015. The unscripted drama features actors improvising the dialogue from a story line. The series adopts filming techniques and a directorial approach that is typically …

PARIS: Laurent Saillard has become CEO of Zodiak Media’s Russian division, Zodiak Vostok. Saillard's appointment follows on the departure of Gennadij Kaganovitj, former CEO of the Russian division, on October 30, 2013. Saillard has served stints with Endemol, Banijay and Ren TV. Marc-Antoine d’Halluin, the CEO of Zodiak Media, said: …

PARIS: The TF1 group, which is the exclusive French rights holder for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, has sub-licensed to BeIN SPORTS the live broadcast rights for all 64 matches in the competition, 36 of which will be exclusive. TF1 will transmit the top 28 matches exclusively on its free-to-air …

PARIS: The CANAL+ Group is launching the Social Player, a video and social platform in one that is based on the user's profile, community of friends and preferences. The Social Player allows users to create their own channel based on their favorite shows, as well as videos posted on friends' …

This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2014 issue of TV Europe. Expanding Shine International’s drama portfolio has been one of CEO Nadine Nohr’s top priorities since taking the helm of the company last year. And her efforts have certainly borne fruit, with the entity now boasting a catalogue that …