Bravo has named a new vice president of program planning and acquisitions, B&C reports. The position is being taken by Deirdre Bianchi, who was promoted from senior director of strategic program planning for the network. She will report to David…
One of the top names in sports talk is leaving ESPN for CBS Sports, USA Today reports. CBS made it official today that Jim Rome is joining the network. CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus made the announcement, saying Rome will…
USA Network will bring back one of its veteran series for another season — a renewal that will make it the longest-running series in USA history, reports TVLine.com. The show is the detective comedy-drama "Psych," which will return for a…
A syndicated show that has won two Daytime Emmys for outstanding talk show received a two-season renewal, B&C reports. The show is CBS Television Distribution’s “Rachael Ray,” which won the Emmys in the category in 2008 and 2009, the story…
Two big customers are pushing back against a Warner Bros.-led effort by studios to delay the availability of DVD rentals by eight weeks, reports Bloomberg. Those customers are Blockbuster, owned by Dish Network, and Redbox, owned by Coinstar, the story…
PBS’s latest hit series returned Sunday for its second season, and came through with big ratings, The New York Times reports in its ArtsBeat blog. The period drama "Downton Abbey" drew 4.2 million total viewers for its season two premiere,…
The legal battle between Fox Sports and the Los Angeles Dodgers over selling television rights in advance of the sale of the team has been settled, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. blog. As part of the settlement, Fox…
A pop star who sang at Rupert Murdoch’s 1999 wedding is suing News Corp. over claims that its News of the World tabloid later hacked into her voice mail, reports Bloomberg. The lawsuit from Charlotte Church, who was 13 when…
Disney has unveiled plans for a March 23 launch of a new channel, which will replace a familiar channel that is being phased out, Deadline.com reports. Disney Junior will debut at midnight on March 23, replacing SoapNet, the story reports….
The company that pretty much created social networking, but has almost faded from memory after being upstaged by Facebook, Twitter and others, is ready to stage a comeback on a new platform, the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog reports….