Executive Editor, World Screen

September 18, 2019 Top Stories

BBC Studios Bolsters L.A.-Based Production Business

September 18, 2019

Former Netflix exec Rob Smith has joined BBC Studios' Los Angeles production team as general manager, alongside a pair of promotions within the U.S. group.

September 17, 2019 Top Stories

HBO Max Lands Exclusive Streaming Rights to The Big Bang Theory

September 17, 2019

HBO Max has scored the first-ever U.S. streaming rights to all 12 seasons of the comedy hit The Big Bang Theory.

September 13, 2019 Top Stories

Boat Rocker Buys Platform One

September 13, 2019

Boat Rocker Media has acquired the Los Angeles-based television production studio Platform One Media, founded by Gaumont Television alum Katie O’Connell Marsh.

September 12, 2019 Top Stories

Sky Studios Establishes U.S. Production Hub

September 12, 2019

Sky Studios has set up a new production services hub, The Hive Collective, based in the U.S. and working in collaboration with Sky Studios’ production teams in Europe.

September 11, 2019 Top Stories

WarnerMedia Taps HBO & Turner Execs for Distribution

September 11, 2019

WarnerMedia Sales & International has appointed Sofia Chang and Rich Warren to lead its distribution business, which includes all Turner channels, HBO, Cinemax and HBO Max.

September 10, 2019 Top Stories

Mark Cuban Sells Majority Stake in AXS TV to Anthem Sports

September 10, 2019

Anthem Sports & Entertainment has purchased a majority interest in HDNet, parent of the U.S. networks AXS TV and HDNet Movies.

September 4, 2019 Analysis, Top Stories

Women’s Representation in Prime-Time TV Reaches “Recent Historic High”

September 4, 2019

Females comprised 45 percent of major characters on broadcast network, cable and streaming programs in 2018-19, according to a new study, representing an increase of 5 percentage points from 2017-18 and marking a recent historic high.

August 30, 2019 Top Stories

Disney Sells Off Stake in YES Network

August 30, 2019

The Walt Disney Company has sold its equity interest in the YES Network to a newly formed investor group that includes Yankee Global Enterprises and Sinclair Broadcast Group, among others.