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Eileen O’Neill brought the kids with her to TLC. Ms. O’Neill, president and general manager of TLC, developed the popular TLC show “Jon & Kate Plus 8” at Discovery Health Channel, she told TelevisionWeek reporter Jon Lafayette at the Television…
Discovery Channel is leaving the economy to the experts at CNBC. Speaking with TelevisionWeek reporter Jon Lafayette at the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour, Discovery Channel President and General Manager John Ford said the most important thing his network…
Comedy Central is going high-definition. Comedy Central HD will launch on Cablevision over a three-day period beginning today and on Cox and DirecTV later this month. More HD launches are expected throughout the year. As part of its programming, Comedy…
President-elect Obama’s choice of Julius Genachowski to head the Federal Communications Commission is being greeted with rave reviews from advocacy groups and some people who have worked with him. Industry groups also are welcoming the selection. Some who know Mr….
Digital studio Generate launched the third season of its popular Web series “Pink: The Series” today, the company announced. This season’s 15 hi-def episodes will be distributed on Blip.tv, Break, Crackle, DailyMotion, Hulu, iTunes, Joost, Metacafe, MSN, MySpace, Veoh, TheWB.com,…
“Prison Break” will wrap up its four-season run on Fox, the network confirmed Tuesday. In addition, the network will try to launch its next animated series this spring, setting Sunday, April 19, as the premiere date for “Sit Down, Shut…
Steven Gilborn, an actor who played Ellen DeGeneres’ befuddled father on her comedy show “Ellen” in the 1990s, died on Jan. 2, the New York Times says. He was 72 and the cause was cancer. He had appeared in many…
“Law & Order: SVU” star Mariska Hargitay has a partially collapsed lung, but will appear in the show’s episodes for the rest of the season, the New York Post reports. She shot most of her episodes before the holidays and…