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Cable network CMT has ordered eight episodes of “World’s Strictest Parents.” The one-hour show from Shed Media U.S. is expected to premiere in April alongside new episodes of “Nanny 911.” Each episode finds two unruly teens from different families attempting…
Television advertisements may be more effective at boosting sales and brand awareness than they’ve ever been, as busier people use time in front of the TV to relax and escape their everyday lives, Advertising Week reports, citing a survey by…
Liberty Media’s fourth-quarter earnings were hurt by falling profit from its QVC home shopping network and a $1.24 billion writedown for its Starz premium cable channel, the Wall Street Journal reports. QVC’s operating profit fell 22% after it cut inventory…
The seventh and final season of “Gilmore Girls” is coming to ABC Family. The network has acquired the rights from Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution to rebroadcast the season, beginning in June. The network already has cable rights to the…
Discovery Communications is expected to name Laura Michalchyshyn to run its Planet Green network, said sources familiar with the situation. Ms. Michalchyshyn currently is general manager of Sundance Channel, which was acquired by Cablevision’s Rainbow Media last year. She would…
Hearst-Argyle’s fourth-quarter sales fell 9% from a year earlier as a boost in political advertising failed to offset an overall decline in ad spending, Broadcasting & Cable reports. A drop in both local and national advertising spending across all businesses…
ESPN and Discovery Channel were the networks where advertisements for advanced television services like high definition and video on demand were most effective, Multichannel News says, citing a Beta Research poll. Scripps Networks, Comcast Cable Networks and Turner Entertainment rounded…
CBS says it’s kept all of its major corporate advertisers for next month’s broadcasts of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, including General Motors, Broadcasting & Cable reports. CBS, which also has AT&T and Coca-Cola as some of its larger March…
Michael Rady, most recently a cast member on CBS’ “Swingtown,” is the first actor to be cast in The CW’s updated version of “Melrose Place,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Mr. Rady, who also appeared in “The Sisterhood of the Traveling…
Lionsgate Vice Chairman Michael Burns said the company would consider bringing in a financial or strategic partner for TV Guide Network, which the studio recently acquired, the Hollywood Reporter says. Mr. Burns also said premium television service Epix, Lionsgate’s joint…