ESPN has finally announced the name for its new Texas-based network. The network, which, as previously announced, will cover the University of Texas with a network on-air 24 hours a day, will be called the "Longhorn Network." The longhorn is a breed…
Another public television station in a top 20 market is leaving the PBS fold, reports Elizabeth Jensen in The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The station is WMFE-TV in Orlando, Fla., which is being purshased by an undisclosed buyer….
Parents of Rutgers students are upset over the decision to pay $32,000 to Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi for a visit to the New Jersey university, reports the New York Post. About 2,000 students attended the "Jersey Shore" star’s Thursday night discussions,…
A new over-the-air television channel is in the works from a group headed by former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young and Martin Luther King III, B&C reports. Bounce TV, based in Atlanta, is aimed at African-American viewers, primarily in the 25-54…
After the unscripted show "Mobbed" performed well in its Thursday debut, Fox is ordering eight more episodes of the show hosted and executive produced by Howie Mandel, reports B&C. The debut episode earned a 3.8 rating among viewers 18 to…
TiVo is reporting that an "unauthorized person" gained access to email addresses and the first names of its customers after a security breach into a database, according to Multichannel News. TiVo said the security breach happened at a third-party marketing…
Citing the successful takeover of NBCUniversal, Comcast announced that it boosted Chief Executive Brian Roberts’ 2010 pay, reports Bloomberg. The company increased Roberts’ compensation by 14% to $31.1 million, according to the story. Roberts and other Comcast executives "successfully managed…
CBS’s new spy show "CHAOS" debuted Friday to disappointing ratings, TVLine.com reported. The show did lead its 8 p.m. time slot with a modest 6.43 million total viewers, but it struggled in the key 18-49 demo, averaging only a 1.1…
Fox Networks and National Geographic are working together to debut a new cable network, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The network will be a Spanish-language channel, part of an effort by the companies to tap into the…
NBC is buying "Fashion Star," a new prime-time reality show from Electus, the production company of Ben Silverman, who used to be NBC’s top programmer, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The story notes that…