World Screen

CHANNEL: Bravo! COUNTRY: Canada LAUNCH DATE: January 1, 1995 OWNERSHIP: CTV Ltd. DISTRIBUTION: 6.9 million subscribers DESCRIPTION: Created to fill the void of relevant cultural programming in Canada, the channel covers all aspects of the arts—from music, ballet and drama …

Executive in Charge, International Mark Burnett Productions Thanks to dramatic boardroom showdowns and a colorful cast of personalities, The Celebrity Apprentice has been one of NBC’s biggest hits this season, particularly among 18- to 34-year-olds. So it’s no wonder the …

September 14 to 16 Hilton Doubletree Suites Hotel, Santa Monica, California This September, the new WESTDOC conference will bring together documentary and reality TV executives for three days of networking, panel sessions, keynote speakers and pitching opportunities. WESTDOC: The West …

NORWALK: CABLEready has landed a number of deals in Spain and Portugal following the recent MIPTV, including the sale of A Cook’s Tour, featuring chef and author Anthony Bourdain, to Canal Cocina. The 35×30-minute A Cook’s Tour follows Bourdain as …

Head, Acquisitions and Co-Productions Super RTL When asked what’s at the top of the shopping list for Super RTL, Frank Dietz, the head of acquisitions and co-productions, says he’s got his eye out for "things that look different from what …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Way Back, from six-time Academy Award nominee Peter Weir, is the first joint effort from the fund set up last year by National Geographic Entertainment and Imagenation Abu Dhabi. National Geographic Entertainment and Imagenation Abu Dhabi will …

NEW YORK: ESPN has launched its first branded high-definition service in Brazil on the SKY platform as part of a newly created ten-channel package. Billed as the country’s first all-sports, 24-hour high-definition channel, ESPN HD Brazil will feature a range of key sporting events, …

LOS ANGELES: Nora E. O’Brien, the VP of drama programming for NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, passed away suddenly earlier this week after collapsing on the set of the network’s series pilot Parenthood. She was just 44 years old. On Wednesday, O’Brien was …

SYDNEY: Kylie Munnich has been promoted to VP of distribution for Australia and New Zealand at Sony Pictures Television (SPT), with Jack Ford, the executive VP and managing director for the region, stepping down. Ford will step down from his executive …

MEXICO CITY: While its revenues were up by 19.1 percent to Ps. 11.4 billion ($821 million) in the first quarter, Mexican media giant Grupo Televisa saw its net profit fall by 7.2 percent to Ps. 978 million ($71 million). Televisa attributed …