http://worldscreen.com This is a RSS feed related to worldscreen en-us Sat, 9 Jan 2016 15:40:31 GMT http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54316 NEW YORK, January 8: Connected-TV penetration in the U.S. has more than doubled from 26 percent of U.S. households in 2013 to 53 percent this year, according to a new report from Frank N. Magid Associates and ad software platform TubeMogul. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54316 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54321 NEW YORK, January 8: The kids’ programming business has been evolving at a rapid clip, and in 2015, digital continued to be top of mind for children’s content creators, distributors and buyers alike. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54321 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54310 NEW YORK, January 8: Time Warner Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Bewkes has extended the term of his employment contract another three years, through 2020. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54310 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54313 MONTEREY, January 8: Broadcast station mergers and acquisitions (M&A) volume in the U.S. reached $486.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to SNL Kagan. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54313 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/54324 LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, January 8: Discovery Communications has revealed a slew of programming highlights for its bouquet of networks, including the flagship Discovery Channel, which is airing its first true-crime series, Killing Fields. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54324 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54322 NEW YORK, January 8: The sixth season of the international hit drama Game of Thrones is due out on HBO this spring, leading a roster of original scripted programming and documentary premieres in 2016 for the premium network. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54322 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54317 ATLANTA, January 8: New original series, reboots of classic brands and returning favorites are some of the programming highlights Turner has planned for its multiplatform brands TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network and truTV this year. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54317 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54323 PASADENA, January 8: Starz has announced three new drama projects with Latino themes, including an original series co-produced with Televisa USA. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54323 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/54319 LAS VEGAS, January 8: The U.S.’s Major League Baseball and Chinese eco-sports company Le Sports have teamed up to stream live MLB games in China. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54319 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54312 BURBANK, January 8: Disney Junior and Disneynature are premiering the short-form series It’s UnBungalievable, an extension of the animated series The Lion Guard, which continues the story of the classic movie The Lion King. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54312 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54318 SÃO PAULO, January 8: Brazil’s Globo is heading to NATPE later this month with Boogie Oogie, a telenovela set during the disco era. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54318 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54320 MANCHESTER, January 8: Digital media platform Sina Sports has picked up the exclusive rights to broadcast Manchester United’s dedicated 24-hour MUTV channel in China. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54320 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54311 LAS VEGAS, January 8: Funimation Entertainment has teamed up with Sony DADC New Media Solutions to use their Ven.ue platform to launch its new streaming anime service FunimationNow. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54311 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54315 SINGAPORE, January 8: NBCUniversal International has appointed Ling Sze Gan and Paul Valentin to senior sales roles within its television business in the Asia Pacific. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54315 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/54299 BEVERLY HILLS, January 7: Amid its bankruptcy restructure, Relativity Media has acquired Trigger Street Productions, the entertainment production company owned and operated by Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti, with both execs now assuming leadership posts at the studio. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54299 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/54304 PASADENA, January 7: A new anthology series exploring American cult personas is coming to A&E, in a partnership with Jake Gyllenhaal, Nine Stories Productions and A+E Studios. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54304 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54302 PASADENA, January 7: Continuing to bulk up its scripted series, HISTORY has slated two new dramas: Knightfall, produced in partnership with Jeremy Renner, and the military-themed SIX, from A+E Studios and The Weinstein Company. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54302 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/54297 LOS ANGELES, January 7: HBO has renewed the Emmy-winning comedy series Girls for a sixth and final season, which is slated to begin airing next year. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54297 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54308 LONDON, January 7: National Geographic Channel (NGC) has signed on for its first scripted program, Blood Ivory (working title), while also unveiling its plans for the film event series One Strange Rock and the six-parter Original Sin: How Sex Changed the World. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54308 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54305 PASADENA, January 7: Comedy Central has renewed its hit shows Inside Amy Schumer and Broad City, while greenlighting the new limited series Time Traveling Bong. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54305 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54303 PASADENA, January 7: TV Land has placed a pair of comedy orders, for a third season of Younger from Darren Star and a pilot from Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54303 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54300 SANTA MONICA, January 7: Hulu has picked up the exclusive SVOD rights for the A+E Studios-produced breakout drama series UnREAL. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54300 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54294 MIAMI/MEXICO CITY, January 7: HBO Latin America has partnered with Dish Mexico to roll out the digital service HBO GO for broadband internet customers in that country. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54294 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54293 TEL AVIV, January 7: International formats make up the bulk of Dori Media Group’s NATPE offering, led by the musical teen series Cata. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54293 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54291 LOS ANGELES, January 7: Toon Goggles is set to launch its animated and live-action kids’ content for streaming on Philips smart TVs. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54291 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/54292 VANCOUVER, January 7: Corus Entertainment’s YTV has slated the season two premiere of the animated series Nerds and Monsters, distributed by 9 Story Media Group, for this weekend. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54292 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54296 LONDON, January 7: FOX International Channels (FIC) Content Sales has expanded its formats team, adding Jess Khanom as head of global format sales. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54296 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54295 HONG KONG, January 7: Turner International Asia Pacific has elevated longtime exec Mark Eyers to the role of senior VP. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54295 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54290 NEW YORK, January 7: Nickelodeon has elevated Jennifer Caveza and Jon Roman to leadership roles within its toys and business development group. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54290 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/54284 NEW YORK, January 6: The factual-programming industry has kept pace with the rapidly changing technological advancements of the TV market, and in a lot of ways, 2015 saw the segment even leading the charge with its digital strides. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54284 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54280 NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, January 6: 21st Century Fox is set to acquire a minority stake in Osterhout Design Group (ODG), a leading augmented and virtual reality and smartglasses designer and manufacturer. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54280 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54283 WASHINGTON, D.C., January 6: National Geographic Global Networks has put in place the senior team for programming, development, planning and marketing to work under CEO Courteney Monroe. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54283 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/54279 LOS ANGELES, January 6: Alcon Entertainment has hired Laura Lancaster, who previously served as executive VP of drama programming at NBC Entertainment, as president of its TV group. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54279 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/54287 SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, January 6: Lionsgate has signed a multiyear overall agreement with Jonathan Karsh, an Emmy-winning director and unscripted television producer, who will develop and produce alternative programming through his new Shiny Objects Entertainment banner. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54287 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54286 NEW YORK, January 6: HBO Documentary Films has acquired the U.S. TV rights for Jim: The James Foley Story, focused on the life and death of the frontline journalist who was killed by ISIS. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54286 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/54282 LAS VEGAS, January 6: The digital network ESPN3 is being integrated into Sling TV's Best of Live TV package, in a first for the pay-TV industry. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54282 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54288 TORONTO, January 6: Corus Entertainment has inked two new international broadcast deals for the real estate-themed unscripted shows Buying the View and Masters of Flip. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54288 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54275 BURBANK, January 6: Disney and ABC have partnered to raise awareness about the importance of reading with the nonprofit First Book through the Magic of Storytelling campaign. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54275 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54276 TOKYO/LAS VEGAS, January 6: Bandai Namco Entertainment and Internet of Things startup and active gamification platform Moff have partnered for the U.S. launch of a gamified fitness app that incorporates the PAC-MAN franchise. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 http://worldscreen.com/articles/display/54276