Bravo upped executive Lisa Hsia to the new post of senior VP for new media and digital strategy, a role that now encompasses all of the cable network’s new media and online extensions. Ms. Hsia previously was senior VP of…
Comedy was popular at the 2007 Peabody Awards, where winners announced Wednesday included “The Colbert Report,” Comedy Central’s weeknightly satire of cable news, and “30 Rock,” NBC’s very contemporary comedy of network manners. Other winners were “Project Runway,” Bravo’s reality…
Sundance Channel has signed Elton John and Elvis Costello for a new series that will launch later this year. Mr. John’s Rocket Pictures will produce “Elvis Costello With…,” a talk show hosted by Mr. Costello featuring musical elements. The program,…
The Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are planning to meet April 15 to discuss a new labor contract, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The movement toward negotiations comes after SAG and AFTRA decided to…
National Cable & Telecommunications Association President Kyle McSlarrow said Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin will remain an adversary to the cable industry for the rest of his term, Multichannel News reports. The industry is building relationships with the other…
Video search engine Blinkx introduced blinkx BBTV, a new downloadable online television player designed to deliver higher-quality viewing on the Internet. The player is launching with a library of independent films and content from existing partners, Blinkx said. The viewer…
Fans of CBS drama “Moonlight” are helping to organize a Red Cross blood drive to try to ensure the show isn’t canceled before its second season, the Hollywood Reporter says. The show will air the first of four remaining episodes…
Endemol USA acquired a 51% stake in 51 Minds Entertainment, which produces reality shows such as “Flavor of Love” and “I Love New York,” Daily Variety reports. The potential value of the transaction, depending on 51 Minds hitting certain financial…
NBC signed “The Fast and the Furious” writer Gary Scott Thompson as showrunner and executive producer for the network’s updated version of “Knight Rider,” Daily Variety reports. Thompson also worked on “Las Vegas,” which NBC canceled after the Writers Guild…
CNN and MSNBC are among cable networks that have broadened the racial and gender diversity among their political commentators while covering the presidential race, the New York Times says. NBC News Senior VP Phil Griffin said MSNBC is trying to…