Me-TV has announced market affiliate agreements with a number of media groups, raising its national clearance level to 60%. Me-TV signed deals with San Diego/Midwest Broadcasting, Las Vegas/Landmark Television, St. Louis/Roberts Broadcasting and Minneapolis-St. Paul/Hubbard Broadcasting, among others.
An Oscar-winning actor is reportedly close to signing a deal to play the lead in an upcoming HBO project, Deadline.com reports. Anthony Hopkins is in talks for an HBO pilot called "The Corrections," based on Jonathan Franzen’s novel and adapted…
Crown Media Family Networks, home of Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel, announced it has named two new directors of programming. Alexandra Smith was named director of programming for Hallmark Channel, while Ayn Prince was named to the same position…
"All My Children" star Susan Lucci has added an epilogue to the paperback edition of her book, "All My Life: A Memoir," in which she describes how she blasted ABC Daytime chief Brian Frons, reports the New York Post’s Page…
Comedy Central is planning a huge marketing push for Charlie Sheen’s roast, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network will center the marketing campaign around Ozzy Osbourne’s classic rock song "Crazy Train," including radio tie-ins, double-decker buses in New York…
The Muscular Dystrophy Association aired its first telethon without longtime host Jerry Lewis over the weekend, and the event had its best showing since 2008, reports USA Today. The 46th annual Labor Day weekend event raised almost $61.5 million, about…
TV spots started airing Monday for a new television network, with the promise that it will debut sometime in 2012, reports B&C. The promos for World Wrestling Entertainment’s potential new network didn’t provide a specific debut date. The network would…
Fox is planning a multiplatform early push for one of its new comedies, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network will provide a sneak peak of its comedy "New Girl," which stars Zooey Deschanel and will debut on Sept. 20….
The script for a new fall ABC show is being offered for free as a Kindle download, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The pilot script for “Revenge” will be available on the device until the show debuts Sept. 21, the…
Hurricane Irene and its resulting power outages claimed the Nielsen television ratings as a victim in some markets, reports B&C. With power outages throughout the East Coast, putting many Nielsen homes out of commission, local ratings for Hartford-New Haven and…