World Screen

NEW YORK, April 16: Bravo has added Monday as a fourth night of original programming, and has unveiled a slate of 12 returning series and four new shows, increasing the network’s output by 45 percent. Series returning to Bravo include …

NEW YORK, April 16: HBO Documentary Films is rolling out a new program from its catalogue of original specials every Monday night at 9 p.m. this summer, from June 9 to August 25. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired kicks off …

NEW YORK, April 16: The telco Verizon has filed an application with the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) for its FiOS TV to be expanded across the entire city of New York. Time Warner Cable …

LONDON/WARSAW, April 16: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) is expanding its footprint in Central and Eastern Europe with the launch of Nickelodeon Poland, which will air as a Polish-language channel, on June 1. The localized channel, aimed at kids 2 to …

BURBANK, April 16: Ollie Johnston, a veteran Walt Disney animator who contributed to the studio’s classic films like Fantasia and Cinderella, has passed away from natural causes at the age of 95. Johnston was the last surviving member of Walt …

TAIPEI, April 16: According to a new study by the Cable Broadband Institute in Taiwan (CBIT) and Media Partners Asia (MPA), a healthy regulatory environment will be key to the growth of the Taiwanese pay-TV market, where an 80-percent digital …

LOS ANGELES/SYDNEY, April 16: The Australian platform FOXTEL has secured the rights to a host of programming from U.S. cable network Bravo, as well as its signature “Watch What Happens” branding campaign, under new deals with NBC Universal International Television …

STOCKHOLM, April 16: Modern Times Group (MTG) will launch the Viasat Ukraine DTH satellite platform on Monday, April 21, which will become the first licensed digital premium satellite operator in the country. Vision TV will roll out the Viasat Ukraine …

BEIJING, April 16: The Chinese government is demanding an apology from the Time Warner-owned CNN following so-called “vicious remarks” by commentator Jack Cafferty. Cafferty made the comments last week while on the Wolf Blitzer-hosted The Situation Room. “We’re in hock …

ENGLEWOOD, April 15: Starz Entertainment has upped Debbie Alther to VP of program and promotion planning and scheduling. Alther had previously served as the executive director of inventory management at Starz Entertainment. In her new role, she is responsible for …