Executive Editor, World Screen

March 21, 2019 Top Stories

Bob Shennan Appointed BBC’s Group Managing Director

March 21, 2019

The BBC has named Bob Shennan, who is currently director of radio and music, as group managing director, to oversee strategy, policy, legal, commercial rights and business affairs.

March 19, 2019 Top Stories

French Export Award Winners Revealed

March 19, 2019

The 2019 Export Awards were presented yesterday in Paris, recognizing the distributors whose French programs have sold best in the categories of animation, documentary and fiction.

March 19, 2019 Top Stories

BBC Box Sets Coming to Sky & NOW TV

March 19, 2019

BBC Studios has secured an agreement to bring a new range of BBC comedy and drama box sets to Sky and NOW TV customers in the U.K.

March 18, 2019 Top Stories

Catherine the Great Leads Sky Vision Slate

March 18, 2019

Sky Vision is gearing up for MIPTV with a slate that includes the epic historical romance Catherine the Great, starring Helen Mirren.

March 14, 2019 Top Stories

Rakuten TV Plots Pan-European Expansion

March 14, 2019

The Rakuten TV VOD platform is planning to expand to more than 40 countries this year.

March 13, 2019 Top Stories

U.K. Parliament Launches Inquiry on Public Service Broadcasting

March 13, 2019

The U.K.'s Communications Committee has launched a new inquiry to investigate whether there is a future for public service broadcasting in the context of the rising popularity of VOD services.

March 12, 2019 Top Stories

NENT Group & YouSee in Premier League Pact

March 12, 2019

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) and YouSee have teamed up to offer exclusive TV coverage of live Premier League football in Denmark from the 2019-20 season, which kicks off in August.

March 12, 2019 Top Stories

Canal+ Group Launches New Streaming Service

March 12, 2019

Canal+ Group has launched its own stand-alone streaming service in France, Canal+ Séries, priced at €6.99 per month.

March 11, 2019 Top Stories

NENT Group Sets New Pacts with NBCU, MGM

March 11, 2019

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) and NBCUniversal (NBCU) have extended their long-term exclusive content partnership in a multiyear deal, while a separate pact has now been struck with Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM).

March 8, 2019 Top Stories

Thousand Films & Sid Gentle Launch Women Writers Competition

March 8, 2019

Thousand Films, supported by Sid Gentle Films, has launched a TV script initiative for female writers, aiming to bridge the gap in the industry by connecting talent with established producers.

Kristin Brzoznowski