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EchoStar announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas plans to expand its high-definition offerings with the rollout of a new HD package starting Feb. 1 that will allow it to deliver more than 25 national HD channels total,…
Comedy Central will offer “South Park” and “Chappelle’s Show” content on mobile phones starting this month, the network announced Thursday. The deal is the first mobile content agreement for Comedy Central, which is partnering with Amp’d Mobile. The deal includes…
Two Nexstar Broadcasting Group-owned NBC affiliates are refusing to carry “The Book of Daniel,” a series that debuts with two back-to-back episodes Friday on NBC and features Jesus as a character who chats with a pill-popping Episcopal minister. KARK-TV in…
Fox Entertainment Group and satellite operator DirecTV announced Thursday that they reached a video-on-demand agreement under which content from Fox Broadcasting and FX will be available to DirecTV customers, including new episodes of prime-time FX series that can be viewed…
Bravo has ordered a seven-episode docu-soap reality series called “The Real Housewives of Orange County.” The one-hour series follows five women living in a gated Southern California community and will debut March 21. “Bravo continues to innovate in the reality…
During Thursday morning’s opening keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show, Sony Corp.’s Chairman and CEO Howard Stringer announced that Sony Pictures’ syndicated game shows “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune” will be available in high-definition starting this fall. They will be…
During his traditional Consumer Electronics Show pre-show opening keynote address on Wednesday Microsoft founder Bill Gates announced partnerships with several television entities, including MTV Networks, DirecTV and Comedy Central. During a speech that focused largely on the attributes of Microsoft’s…
Darren Person has been named to the newly created role of chief technology officer for the CBS Television Stations Digital Media Group. He will oversee the technical operations and expansion of the 39-station group’s digital content publishing and distribution. Mr….
CMT has acquired the rebroadcast rights to the NBC series “Three Wishes,” the network announced Wednesday. The 10-episode series starring Amy Grant will air on Jan. 21, following the Miss America Pageant, a franchise the Viacom-owned network acquired last year….
Sprint Nextel announced Wednesday it has named John Garcia president of the joint venture between the wireless provider and four cable operators that is intended to offer video services via cellphones later this year.Mr. Garcia had been senior VP of…