ABC has given a put pilot commitment to a pilot for a multicamera comedy that will put a country music superstar in the spotlight, Deadline.com reports. The show is “Malibu Country,” which will bring country singer Reba McEntire back to…
Discovery Communications has announced a high-level shakeup in its cable networks’ executive offices, Multichannel News reports. The company created the new position of senior VP of content strategy at each of three networks, giving the positions to Marc Etkind at…
The opening game of the NFL regular season, featuring a showdown between the past two Super Bowl champions in the Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints, was a ratings blockbuster for NBC Thursday night, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. The numbers are…
Lifetime has decided not to order a new season of one of its series, Deadline.com reports. The show is the freshman drama “The Protector,” which stars Ally Walker as a single mother who is also a Los Angeles Police Department…
Dish Network could be nearing a split with sports cable network ESPN over rights fees, reports the New York Post. Trouble started brewing when ESPN announced a $15.2 billion, eight-year rights extension deal with the NFL for "Monday Night Football,"…
Two major broadcast networks are skipping airing programming this Sunday, Sept. 11, tied to the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks, reports The New York Times. The two networks are Fox and NBC. Furthermore, pay cabler HBO, which has a long history of…
Sinclair Broadcast Group is purchasing television stations in four markets from Cerberus Capital Management in a $200 million purchase, B&C reports. The Four Points Media stations are KUTV-KMYU-TV, Salt Lake City; KEYE-TV, Austin; WTVX-WTCN-WWHB-TV, West Palm Beach; and WLWC-TV, Providence….
Oprah Winfey talked about the downside of having her own network during a live online chat Thursday on Facebook, the AP reports. Winfrey was interviewed for an hour by Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg in front of an audience…
After "The Walking Dead" creator Frank Darabont left the AMC series, there was concern that the show would struggle under its new showrunner, Glen Mazzara. But Mazzara and other executive producers held a press review and screening Thursday to dispel…
After his controversial turn earlier this year as the host of the Golden Globe Awards, British comedian Ricky Gervais is now proposing an alternative to watching next year’s presentation on TV. On his blog, Gervais suggests a live chat involving…