Cablevision executives met with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin to voice the company’s support for the regulator’s rules allowing cable operators to withhold programming from competitors when the content isn’t distributed via satellite, which Verizon calls a loophole and…
Golf Channel will pay tribute to African Americans’ contributions to the sport during Black History Month by airing the documentary “Uneven Fairways” next February, Multichannel News says. The film, based on two books, will also be available on demand and…
Media Rights Capital TV President Keith Samples, whose company’s assumption of the CW network’s Sunday night block of programming has produced low ratings, has resigned, Daily Variety reports. MRC, which also produces the Lifetime show “Rita Rocks,” had an audience…
The media publishes three negative stories on John McCain for every positive one on the Republican presidential candidate, Broadcasting & Cable reports, citing the Project for Excellence in Journalism. Only 14% of the stories on McCain were positive, compared to…
Digital video recorder maker TiVo will announce Thursday that it’s making hundreds of movies from Walt Disney and other studios available for its Internet customers through agreements with Jaman.com and CinemaNow, the Hollywood Reporter says. TiVo, which partnered with Amazon.com…
The new MLB Network is in discussions to bring on longtime NBC sportscaster Bob Costas for the 2009 baseball season, Daily Variety reports, citing Sports Business Daily. The channel is talking to Costas about either being a play-by-play man for…
Dominic Monaghan, best known as “Lost’s” Charlie, will guest star on NBC’s “Chuck” in February, playing an English rock star targeted to be killed, Entertainment Weekly reports. Mr. Monaghan, who was attracted to the show by executive producer Josh Schwartz,…
Comcast Sports Group promoted Ramon Ramos to the newly created position of vice president of research and marketing solutions, Multichannel News reports. Mr. Ramos will head research for Comcast’s 10 regional sports networks, which are seen by 40 million viewers,…
NBC entertainment chief Ben Silverman hasn’t met expectations of a network turnaround 16 months into his tenure, as NBC’s ratings are down 14% from a year ago, Forbes says. While Mr. Silverman has been adept at cutting costs for the…
Telemundo is teaming with Chevrolet for a concept-integration partnership involving the prime-time telenovela “El Rostro de Analia.” Telemundo will incorporate Chevrolet into the opening credits of the show, which airs each weeknight. Additionally, the Chevy Malibu will be closely tied…