Ohio cable operator Buckeye CableSystem has agreed to carry ION Media Network’s digital suite and renew ION Television Network, Multichannel News reports. ION also recently made carriage deals with SES Americom’s IP-Prime and the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative. —Vlada Gelman
“The Full Monty” star Robert Carlyle has been cast in Fox’s “24” prequel movie, TV Guide’s Michael Ausiello reports, citing unnamed sources. Carlyle will play Jack’s mentor in Africa in the two-hour telefilm due to air Nov. 23, the magazine…
TLC is throwing its hat into the dance competition ring with “Master of Dance,” a new reality series. Hosted by Joey Lawrence, the show will step up the competition by adding the element of surprise: The song, and the style…
After CW head Dawn Ostroff revealed plans to create “the destination for young women,” the network released a few sneak-peek clips of two shows joining their fall lineup. The comedy-drama “Surviving the Filthy Rich” concerns a tutor charged with the…
The penultimate episode of “American Idol” beat the competition on Wednesday with 24.3 million viewers, the Hollywood Reporter says. The program earned a 9.0 rating/22 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, according to preliminary estimates by Nielsen Media Research, the…
Fox today said it planned to cut in half the commercial load in two of its new dramas next year. At the network’s upfront presentation Thursday, Fox Chairman Peter Liguori said the concept was called “remote-free TV” and would kick…
Harris Corp. will introduce “the first full mobile digital TV transmission platform” in compliance with the new Advanced Television Systems Committee solution presented by LG Electronics and Samsung, TVNewsday reports. Harris will introduce the platform to broadcasters in November, the…
NBC released a test version of its television download service NBC Direct, Silicon Alley Insider reports. The software allows users to download free shows from NBC’s site to their computers. The shows expire in seven days and must be viewed…
ESPN is launching ESPN Rise, a new content brand aimed at high school athletes and fans across television, print, mobile and Web media. The content initiative is set to roll out in August and will include a social networking site,…
Disney-ABC Television and French pay TV platform Canal Plus are partnering to bring film and series content to video-on-demand and pay-per-view programming. The multiyear agreement brings film content from Walt Disney Pictures, Disney/Pixar, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax Films to Canal…