World Screen

SANTA MONICA: Miramax has elevated Joe Patrick to executive VP of worldwide television, while Beth Minehart becomes executive VP of global digital. Patrick, who joined Miramax in March 2011, is responsible for all TV sales and initiatives across the company. He began at Miramax as the senior VP and head of domestic …

PREMIUM: Herb Scannell, the president of BBC Worldwide America, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the success of innovative content and the demand for it in the American market.   WS: BBC America set out to present the best of British television to an American audience. It has grown into …

BEVERLY HILLS: To commemorate Black History Month, Starz in Black and Encore are scheduled to air a number of relevant documentaries and mini-series throughout February. Next month Starz in Black will broadcast a pair of documentary films—every Sunday at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.—on such topics as slavery, the Jim …

LOS ANGELES: Evolution has been awarded the global merchandise licensing rights for the Miramax library, including properties such as Pulp Fiction, Gangs of New York and the Scream franchise. Evolution will be developing global merchandise licensing and promotional programs for Miramax’s library of more than 700 film titles. Among the …

LOS ANGELES: Showtime and HBO both cleaned up at last night’s Golden Globe Awards, with Homeland and Girls picking up the best drama and comedy awards, respectively. The Showtime series Homeland swept the drama categories, winning best series and both performance nods, one for Damian Lewis and the other for …

NEW YORK: Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, have aligned with the merchant bank The Raine Group to form Important Studios, a new venture to bring the duo’s creative work and future projects together under one company. Raine will have a minority stake in the company, providing …

NEW YORK: Colin Moore has been appointed as IFC’s new VP of digital media and alternative content, effective immediately. In his new position, Moore will manage strategy and operations for IFC.com, mobile applications and partner websites offering IFC content. He will also oversee original content creation for the IFC website …

MIAMI: Formats are a major push for A+E Networks at NATPE, and leading the slate is Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition, which centers on young dancers who are on the road to stardom. “Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition is a highly entertaining, competition-based format that’s easily adaptable in every territory both as …

NEW YORK: According to Nielsen’s latest cross-platform report, most TV is still viewed live and DVR viewing beyond seven days is extremely rare. The Q3 report finds that live TV accounted for 87.2 percent of broadcast viewing. The live same-day numbers account for 5.5 percent. Viewing within seven days for broadcast is 6.1 percent. …

SEATTLE: An Amazon Instant Video app is now available on Nintendo’s Wii, which means that users can access Amazon’s more than 145,000 movies and TV episodes through the game console. The app provides instant streaming of more than 145,000 titles from the Amazon Instant Video library as well as more than …