The Weinstein Co., which produces the Bravo reality show “Project Runway,” has accused the NBC Universal cable network of attempting to diminish the show’s value by failing to promote its fifth and final season on Bravo before it moved to…
ABC Family said it has greenlit production of a pilot for the drama “Perfect 10.” The network previously announced it was making pilots for “10 Things I Hate About You” and “Ruby and the Rockits.” “Perfect 10” is a one-hour…
The second season finale of “Mad Men” on AMC drew 1.75 million viewers, up 20% from its season average, according to fast national figures from Nielsen Media Research. The Emmy Award-winning drama was up 75% from last season’s average. Over…
A federal jury today found former Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Sen. Ted Stevens guilty of making false statements on Senate disclosure forms, a verdict likely to devastate the Republican’s already difficult re-election hopes. Sen. Stevens, 84, remains the ranking Republican…
Freddy P. James has been named HGTV’s senior VP of program development and production. Mr. James previously was the network’s VP and Web site director for HGTV.com. Jillian St. Charles, site director at FineLiving.com, will step into James’ previous position,…
Fast-food chain Sonic has upped its advertising spending to $200 million for the next fiscal year, MediaPost reports. Half of that should be going to national cable advertising for the fast-growing chain. The new figure is a 5% increase from…
Comedy Central has ordered an 11-minute pilot based on Web show “Secret Girlfriend,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. The show will follow the daily life of a guy in his 20s and his slacker friends, in a noticeable departure from the…
Beginning in November, LIN TV will test interactive TV technology that allows viewers to link to the Internet from what they see on TV, MediaWeek reports. A select group of viewers and advertisers in Hartford, Conn., will participate in Backchannelmedia’s…
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has unveiled the honorees for the 60th annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards. A panel of professionals from television, broadcast and new media has determined the honorees, which include individuals, companies and…
Lifetime Networks has named Nina Lederman as senior vice president of series programming and development. She will be responsible for overseeing the development of all scripted programming for Lifetime Television. Ms. Lederman was president of the CBS Paramount-based Joe Roth…