Pay-cable network HBO reigned supreme as the Emmy nominations were announced today, claiming a whopping total of 81 nominations, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced. No other cable network came close — AMC was second with 34, followed…
DirecTV said talks with Viacom have broken down due to the cable network owner’s insistence that the satellite broadcaster carry its movie channel Epix, reports Joe Flint in the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. DirecTV said the company had…
With Viacom’s cable channels blacked out for DirecTV’s 20 million subscribers while the two media giants wage war over carriage fees, some of Viacom’s rival cable channels are experiencing a mini-boom. In particular, the Disney Channel, the Hub and other…
A high-ranking Netflix executive says the online-streaming service is helping cable companies and networks by building their audiences through the airing of old episodes, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. The company’s chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, cited AMC’s…
Actor Charlie Sheen appears to be “safe” for advertisers again, with a new study citing improving feelings toward the sometimes erratic actor, reports Advertising Age. But now the actor’s image faces a new problem: He may be too tame to…
The creator of “Gotham” has signed a two-year overall pact with 20th Century Fox Television to develop programming for cable and broadcast, Deadline.com reports. The seven-figure deal will have Michael Green working with Erwin Stoff of 3 Arts to executive…
Attorneys for the copyright owner of a classic sitcom have sent a cease-and-desist letter to an off-Broadway production, saying the stage show borrows too many elements from the TV series, The New York Times reports. The stage production, “3C,” has…
Jon Stewart returned to "The Daily Show" Monday night and blasted his bosses at Viacom for pulling the company’s shows from online sites — and the next day the company decided to put its programs back online, including "The Daily…
A deal to restore Viacom’s cable networks to DirecTV’s roughly 20 million customers is drawing closer, reports Bloomberg, citing DirecTV’s head of content. “There’s been progress,” Derek Chang, DirecTV’s executive vice president of content, strategy and development, tells the news…
Discovery Channel announced today that it has appointed a new head of programming, Deadline.com reports. The channel named Scott Lewers as senior vice president of programming. Lewers will be based at the company’s Silver Spring headquarters and will report to…