World Screen

LOS ANGELES: Last night's 66th Primetime Emmy Awards saw Sherlock: His Last Vow scoring the most wins, followed closely by Breaking Bad, which won for best drama. Breaking Bad was this year's outstanding drama series. Star Bryan Cranston won for lead actor in drama, while co-stars Aaron Paul and Anna …

SEATTLE: Amazon.com has reached a deal to acquire Twitch Interactive, a live video platform for gamers, for $970 million in cash. In the month of July alone, more than 55 million unique visitors viewed more than 15 billion minutes of content on Twitch. The content on the platform is produced …

CHICAGO: Vibrant TV has launched its 24-hour service on Galaxy 23 in the U.S., and is promoting the new linear offering by debuting select series on a branded channel on Hulu. Vibrant TV is 100 percent ad supported. It features lifestyle, comedy, drama, reality, travel, food, sports and family programming. …

LOS ANGELES: FX has ordered Baskets, a half-hour comedy starring The Hangover's Zach Galifianakis and co-created by Galifianakis, Louis C.K. and Jonathan Krisel. Ten episodes are set for production next year, with the series to follow in 2016. The pilot episode was co-written by Galifianakis, Emmy Award-winner Louis C.K. and …

Having entered the global TV distribution business more than a decade ago, MarVista Entertainment has managed to keep pace with changes in the market. The company has expanded over the years into original feature film and television production, building up a catalogue that now houses more than 2,000 hours of …

ATLANTA: Michael Wright, a 12-year veteran of Turner, is leaving his post as the president and head of programming for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). His departure comes as Turner initiates voluntary buyout offers to more than 500 staff members as part of a company cost-cutting plan. Wright …

MUNICH: The Weinstein Company has secured all rights, except theatrical, in the U.S. for Red Arrow International's Roald Dahl's Esio Trot, which stars Dame Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman. The family movie is currently in post-production. The screen adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic is produced by Hilary Bevan Jones (The …

LOS ANGELES: Ted Gold has been tapped for the newly created post of senior VP of scripted original series at Spike TV. Gold will be reporting to Sharon Levy, the executive VP of original series. He is tasked with oversight for all scripted programming at the network, from development through …

HOLLYWOOD: The Hollywood Film Awards, which honor excellence in filmmaking, will air live on CBS on November 14 from the Hollywood Palladium. CBS will begin coverage at 7:30 p.m. with a red carpet pre-show, leading up to the 8 p.m. awards broadcast. The ceremony will be followed by a one-hour …

NEW YORK: VICE Media has received $250 million from a minority investment by Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), coming shortly after A+E Networks' $250 million investment, with the company now valued at more than $2.5 billion. The TCV investment will be used by VICE to further develop its slate of digital …