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WE has ordered 10 hour-long episodes of a new reality series called “Wife, Mom, Bounty Hunter,” which follows the personal and professional exploits of former professional wrestler Sandra Scott.The women’s entertainment network owned by Cablevision also renewed its series “The…
With their awards franchise drawing criticism in recent rounds for becoming too static, MTV has tapped reality producer Mark Burnett to executive produce this year’s Movie Awards.MTV announced the plans at the Television Critics Association’s semi-annual press tour, where Mr….
Sci Fi Channel and USA Network announced several new projects at the Television Critics Association semi-annual press tour Friday, including a new “Flash Gordon” series. As is their TCA custom, Sci Fi announced an extensive slate. The “Flash Gordon” series,…
The Dolan family, which founded Cablevision Systems, raised its offer to take the company private to $30 a share from the $27 a share they originally bid in October.Cablevision stock fell 73 cents to $28.87 Friday morning after the new…
Sprint has hooked up with the Fox series “24” in a deal that bring previews of episodes to subscribers’ cellphones.The deal is another example of how networks and advertisers are finding new ways to use programming content as part of…
CEO Les Moonves is hopeful that CBS’s long quest to get paid by the cable operators that carry CBS stations will soon succeed.Speaking at an investor conference on Wednesday, Mr. Moonves said retransmission consent money could bring “hundreds of millions…
MTV Networks’ chief operating officer and its head of affiliate sales are leaving the company.Michael Wolf, former managing partner at McKinsey & Co., joined MTV as president and chief operating officer a little more than a year ago. “We’re grateful…
NBC edged out other broadcast rivals with the most nominations for the 2007 Writers Guild of America awards. Shows including “The Office” and freshman programs “Heroes” and “Friday Night Lights” helped propel the network to the front of the pack.PBS’s…
Nielsen Media Research is expected to announce new details of its plans to create ratings for the TV commercials in shows, including those seen by viewers using digital video recorders.In addition to releasing average commercial ratings data for “live” viewing,…
Bada-Bing! Even without naked strippers, the first episode of “The Sopranos” drew 4.27 million viewers on A&E Wednesday night, making it the highest rated premiere for an off-network show ever on cable television.A&E made a huge bet on “The Sopranos,”…