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…
Verizon Communications said today that customer growth for its FiOS television service accelerated during the third quarter, echoing last week’s similar report from AT&T on its U-verse service. The growth indicates that fiber-optic TV services may be continuing to pull…
Dolly Parton has stepped into the battle at the Federal Communications Commission over whether the agency should act now to begin allowing the marketing of devices that use the white space between digital TV channels. In a letter to FCC…
TLC has named Laura Staro vice president of its research division. Ms. Staro has been with Discovery Networks since September 2004, first serving as director of research and on-air planning for Discovery Health Channel and Fit TV. In August 2006…
Cox Communications plans to add wireless to its bundle of entertainment and communications services in 2009. The wireless service, which will join Cox’s digital cable, high-speed Internet and telephone offerings, will allow customers to view television shows, access content saved…
Women 18-49 have been flocking in droves to NBC Universal’s female-targeted one-two punch known as the Bravo and Oxygen networks, MediaWeek reports. The demographic has made up the bulk of the networks’ prime-time audience, according to Nielsen N Power data….
Fox Sports Networks is breaking up its giant regional sports network Fox Sports South into three pieces to offer more localized coverage to subscribers. Fox Sports Carolinas and Fox Sports Tennessee will be received by viewers in their respective states…