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Daily Archives : Apr 13, 2011

Comedy Central Gets Into the Awards Game–What Took Them So Long?

File it under the heading "Why didn’t we think of this before?" Twenty years in, Comedy Central hosted its first awards telecast Sunday night, inaugurating its Comedy Awards even as its corporate cousins MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, TV Land and Spike…

Univision Plans Three New Cable Channels, Including a Potential 24-Hour News Channel

Univision Communications is considering starting three new cable channels and is talking with pay-TV operators, reports Bloomberg. Univision wants to debut a network dedicated to telenovelas later this year; a sports-focused channel in 2012; and a potential 24-hour news network,…

ABC Family Greenlights Its Fifth Scripted Series This Year

ABC Family has greenlighted its fifth original scripted series this year, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s the Live Feed blog. The show is "Jane by Design," which was formerly called "What Would Jane Do." The show focuses on a 16-year…

Syfy Series Finale Draws 1.7 Million Viewers

A Syfy supernatural drama ended its first season with 1.7 million viewers for its finale, a big number for the network, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The series is "Being Human," which became the network’s best winter series since "Battlestar…