World Screen

NEW YORK: To celebrate the eighth and final season of Monk, USA Network and Sleep Inn hotels have teamed up to launch the live-action original web series Little Monk, a spin-off of the critically acclaimed dramedy.     Little Monk …

HONG KONG: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia is praising efforts by the Indonesian government to regulate the pay-TV sector, where a number of provincial cable platforms are operating without licenses. The country’s new policy was announced by Bambang …

NEW YORK: The rarely seen, original hand-made pilot of Comedy Central’s animated hit South Park will be made available on an ad-supported basis for just 30 days on South Park Digital Studios’ website. The site, southparkstudios.com, is a joint venture …

DOHA: The 24-hour world news channel Al Jazeera English is launching in the Philippines on SkyCable. Beginning August 15, the English-language service will be available to SkyCable’s digital subscribers in metro Manila. Al Jazeera English broadcasts to more than 150 …

LOS ANGELES: The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is scrapping its plans to pre-tape eight presentations and acceptance speeches, after encountering resistance from a number of writers and producers.   Last month, the academy said two categories from each …

WARSAW: Former SBS Broadcasting chief Markus Tellenbach has been named president and CEO of Poland’s TVN Group, which today also announced the creation of a four-person Management Board. Tellenbach, who is currently chairman of the supervisory board at Sky Deutschland, …

MUNICH: Sky Deutschland’s writeoff of the Premiere brand name resulted in the German pay-TV platform recording a second-quarter net loss of 365.8 million euros. The decision to discontinue the Sky brand name cost 253.9 million euros, the company said. Total …

WASHINGTON/BEIJING: The Chinese government is considering an appeal of yesterday’s ruling that classifies its restrictions on the import of movies, music and books as being in violation the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) global trading rules. Bloomberg cites Commerce Ministry spokesman …

LOS ANGELES: Sherri Shephard, co-host of ABC’s The View, headlines the new Lifetime series Sherri, premiering October 5 at 7 p.m. as part of a one-hour comedy block that also features the return of Rita Rocks. Both series will feature …

LONDON: ITV1 has commissioned ITV Studios to produce An Audience with Donny & Marie, an hour-long special that marks the first time the duo have appeared together in the U.K. in 20 years. The Osmond duo will be singing a …