World Screen

NASHVILLE: The Documentary Channel (DOC) is to become the first network to broadcast the Cinema Eye Honors, which recognize excellence in artistic achievements in non-fiction filmmaking. The fourth annual awards ceremony will be recorded January 18 at New York’s Museum of …

NEW YORK: Bravo Media has promoted Andy Cohen to executive VP of original programming and development, though he will continue to host and serve as executive producer of Watch What Happens: Live. Upped from senior VP to executive VP, Cohen …

TORONTO: A range of programming from The Movie Network, HBO Canada, Family Channel and Playhouse Disney is being made available by Astral to Videotron subscribers as part of the illico on Demand service. Starting today, Videotron subscribers of The Movie Network, …

NEW YORK: A&E Network has scheduled a new original series, Beyond Scared Straight, which is based on Arnold Shapiro’s Academy Award-winning documentary Scared Straight!. Shapiro will serve as executive producer on the show as well. The series profiles a unique …

Channel 5’s Jeff Ford   After being part of the RTL Group for years, Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited in the U.K. was purchased by Northern & Shell in August 2010. A major British publishing company, owned by Richard Desmond, whose …

LONDON: KidsCo programming is to become available 24-hours a day, seven days a week on Vodafone’s kids IPTV package in Germany. KidsCo has an existing partnership with Vodafone Portugal, but this new deal brings a mix of original productions, first-run …

WEST HOLLYWOOD: The car makeover series Fine Tuned is headed to more than 30 countries via new deals notched up by Shankley International Distribution. Discovery signed a pan-Asian deal to bring the 6×52-minute series to Asia, Australia, New Zealand and …

LONDON: Optomen International has notched up a number of deals on Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Christmas, with broadcasters in the U.S., Scandinavia, Central and Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia all signing up for the show. The two-part special has been picked …

NEW DELHI: Alva Brothers Entertainment has unveiled the Real Lifestyle Network, which will encompass a bouquet of lifestyle channels dedicated to the Indian market. The first offering is FOOD first, to launch in early 2011 as India’s first and only …

LONDON: BBC Earth has teamed up with Global Experience Solutions to create a new museum exhibition that will feature select content from BBC productions such as Blue Planet, Planet Earth and Life. The exhibit, BBC Earth Explorers, will make a five-year tour across …