http://worldscreen.com This is a RSS feed related to tveurope en-us Sat, 9 Jan 2016 16:03:28 GMT http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54325 NEW YORK, January 8: The digital edition of the new TV Latina Distributors Guide provides essential information on the leading content distributors in Latin America, the U.S. Hispanic market, Iberia and other territories. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54325 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54314 LONDON, January 8: BBC Worldwide has secured presales for the detective series Maigret with the French public television channel France 3, German public broadcaster ARD, Swedish broadcaster TV4 and Denmark’s DR. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54314 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54309 NEW YORK, January 7: World Screen Newsflash recaps some of the biggest news to come out of the international media industry last year. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54309 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54298 LAS VEGAS, January 7: During Reed Hastings's keynote at CES, the co-founder and CEO of Netflix unveiled that the service is now live in more than 190 countries and has added Arabic, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese to the 17 languages it already supports. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54298 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54301 LONDON, January 7: All3Media has acquired the drama production company New Pictures, which is behind hits such as The Missing and Indian Summers. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54301 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54306 NEW YORK, January 7: The digital edition of the new TV Latina Channels Guide, featuring numerous pay-TV channels in Latin America, the U.S. Hispanic market and Iberia, is now available. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54306 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54307 WARSAW, January 7: UPC DTH has launched another movie channel from SPI International/FilmBox as part of its satellite platform offering in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54307 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54278 LONDON, January 6: In the U.K., digital revenues from services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Sky Store exceeded £1 billion ($1.5 billion) for the first time, making it "almost certain" that video will become a majority digital business in 2016, according to the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA). Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54278 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54281 BEVERLY HILLS, January 6: Adding another original series to its lineup, Netflix has ordered ten episodes of the psychological thriller Gypsy from Universal Television, Working Title and writer Lisa Rubin. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54281 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54274 LOS ANGELES, January 6: After 13 seasons on the hit CBS procedural NCIS, Michael Weatherly has decided to exit the show. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54274 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54285 LONDON, January 6: UKTV has secured the exclusive U.K. rights for Live Boxing: David Haye v Mark De Mori, the highly anticipated comeback fight of former boxing world champion David Haye, due to air on the free-to-air Dave channel later this month. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54285 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54277 MALMÖ, January 6: RealYoung 2016, a program that is part of a new collaboration between IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam), EDN - European Documentary Network and The Financing Forum for Kids Content with the support of the Swedish Film Institute, is accepting submissions for children’s and youth documentary projects from filmmakers and producers until January 15. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54277 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54260 COLOGNE, January 5: RTL Germany has set a mid-January launch for RTL International, a brand-new pay-TV channel that will roll out worldwide in HD. Tue, 05 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54260 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54264 LONDON, January 5: Channel 4 has ordered the cooking competition show My Kitchen Rules UK, based on the Australian format, to air later this year. Tue, 05 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54264 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54257 LONDON, January 5: Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has commissioned its first original series specifically developed for digital platforms from London-based creative agency Ralph. Tue, 05 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54257 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54271 WARSAW, January 5: Bulgarian TV operator Bulsatcom has rolled out a selection of movie and thematic channels from SPI International/Filmbox’s pay-TV portfolio via its DTH platform and IPTV service. Tue, 05 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54271 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54267 LONDON/SINGAPORE, January 5: International media group Eleven Sports Network has appointed Joyee Biswas, formerly of Singtel, as the managing director for Asia, effective today. Tue, 05 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54267 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54261 LONDON, January 5: Bulldog Licensing has promoted Sole Puerto from her previous position as creative services executive to the role of creative services manager. Tue, 05 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54261 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54249 LONDON, January 4: BBC has announced a slate of more than 35 hours of new drama, including a production of E.M. Forster’s classic novel Howards End. Mon, 04 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54249 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54251 LONDON, January 4: British horse racing is slated to broadcast on free-to-air television in the U.K. exclusively on ITV for four years beginning in 2017. Mon, 04 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54251 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54226 LONDON, December 22: The former head of entertainment at Yellow Film & Television, Pete Paavolainen, has been appointed CEO of ITV Studios Finland. Tue, 22 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54226 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54225 LONDON, December 22: The drama Ordinary Lies has been commissioned for a second season by BBC One, with RED Production Company signed on to produce six new hour-long episodes. Tue, 22 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54225 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54237 NEW YORK, December 22: World Screen Newsflash's Mansha Daswani sat down with Crossing Lines stars Elizabeth Mitchell and Goran Visnjic, as well as executive producers Frank Spotnitz and Rola Bauer, to get the scoop on season three. Tue, 22 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54237 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54239 BUDAPEST, December 22: AMC has secured carriage deals with three operators in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), effective January 1. Tue, 22 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54239 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54238 LONDON/HILVERSUM, December 22: Willem Zijlstra is set to step down from his role as CEO of FremantleMedia’s Dutch scripted business, FourOne.Media, by year’s end, with Georgette Schlick taking over responsibility for the unit. Tue, 22 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54238 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54233 MADRID, December 22: The Mediapro/Imagina group has named Laura Miñarro head of distributor Imagina International Sales. Tue, 22 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54233 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54209 LONDON, December 21: The BBC has reached an agreement with the British trade association Pact regarding the BBC Studios proposal, setting out a framework that will "strengthen the U.K. production sector and bring substantial benefits in terms of opening up new commissioning opportunities to competition." Mon, 21 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54209 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54211 LONDON, December 21: Channel 4 will become the new terrestrial home of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship from 2016-18, as the BBC has ended its contract early due to cost-cutting measures. Mon, 21 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54211 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54210 LONDON, December 21: Five prime-time series and three kids’ shows are due out exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, along with three series renewals. Mon, 21 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54210 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54214 LONDON, December 21: BT has become the first TV service in the U.K. to support 4K Netflix streaming, offering Ultra HD content through a set-top box. Mon, 21 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54214 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54212 LONDON, December 21: BBC Three has ordered the original comedy Sunny D to series following its pilot debut as part of this year’s BBC Three Comedy Feeds. Mon, 21 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54212 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54195 LONDON, December 18: Digital UK, which manages the logical channel number (LCN) listings for DTT/Freeview, has launched a consultation about what to do with BBC Three's channel position once the service moves online. Fri, 18 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54195 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54197 PARIS, December 18: The French media regulator Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) has authorized the migration of LCI to free-to-air DTT, subject to "commitments." Fri, 18 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54197 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54198 BARCELONA, December 18: Former Edebé Audiovisual executives Iván Agenjo and Javier Galán have founded a new animation studio specializing in children’s content. Fri, 18 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54198 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54194 MOSCOW/LONDON, December 18: Cartoon Network Enterprises EMEA has appointed Megalicense International as its licensing representative for Russia and the CIS region, effective January 1. Fri, 18 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54194 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54173 UNIVERSAL CITY, December 17: DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment and Entertainment One (eOne) have come together to create Amblin Partners, a new film, television and digital content-creation outfit. Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54173 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54181 LOS ANGELES, December 17: FOX International Channels has set a day-and-date release for the new chapter of The X-Files across more than 60 countries worldwide. Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54181 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54183 LONDON, December 17: All3media-owned Objective Productions has created a new label dedicated to factual entertainment: Second Star Productions. Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54183 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54182 MUNICH/BERLIN/LOS ANGELES, December 17: Philipp Kreuzer and Jörg Schulze have launched a new independent film and TV label, Maze Pictures, which will develop, finance, produce and co-produce a range of original content for the German and international markets. Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54182 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54184 LOS ANGELES, December 17: AXS TV has picked up the first season of the U.K. mockumentary series Hoff the Record for a U.S. premiere in spring 2016. Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54184 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54190 STOCKHOLM, December 17: Johanna Bergenstråhle has been hired by TV4 Group as executive producer of drama and comedy, effective January 11. Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54190 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54175 LONDON, December 17: Hopster has inked a carriage deal with Vodafone Iceland that sees the kids' learning and entertainment service join the mobile and IPTV provider's SVOD service Vodafone PLAY. Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54175 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54150 LONDON, December 16: BBC Worldwide has acquired a 25 percent stake in the factual indie Amazing Productions, also scoring a first-look option for distribution rights for the next five years. Wed, 16 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54150 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54151 LONDON, December 16: William Miller, formerly the head of talent at BBC Worldwide, and Ruth Wrigley, who previously served as all3media's head of entertainment and formats, have launched a new independent production outfit, Raconteur Associates. Wed, 16 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54151 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54172 LONDON, December 16: Trace has signed a carriage agreement with U.S. OTT service YipTV that will see five thematic channels launch in early 2016. Wed, 16 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54172 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54163 WARSAW/VIENNA, December 16: Austria’s A1 TV has added two thematic channels from SPI International/FilmBox’s pay-TV portfolio to its offering. Wed, 16 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54163 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54154 LONDON, December 16: Alison Bakunowich has been promoted to general manager of Nickelodeon UK, replacing Tina McCann, who is stepping down from running the children’s network. Wed, 16 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54154 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54155 SHEFFIELD, December 16: The Children’s Media Conference (CMC) has scheduled next year’s event for July 5 to 7. Wed, 16 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54155 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54148 NEW YORK, December 15: David Alpert, the president of Skybound and executive producer of The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead and Outcast, among other projects, sat down with World Screen Newsflash to discuss horror on TV, working with FIC and more. Tue, 15 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54148 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54137 AMSTERDAM, December 15: T-Mobile Netherlands has unveiled Knippr, an OTT service that allows Dutch consumers to customize their own bouquet of channels. Tue, 15 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54137