A&E Television Networks is changing its name and getting a new slogan, reports Jon Lafayette at B&C. The name change involves taking the "television" out: The cable programmer will now be called A+E Networks. It will carry the new tagline…
CNN has tapped a business news veteran as an anchor and chief business correspondent, reports B&C. The announcement makes official the move that was anticipated last week, with CNN bringing Erin Burnett on board from CNBC. Burnett will anchor a…
Dish Network and EchoStar have agreed to pay TiVo $500 million as part of an agreement to dismiss pending patent litigation, reports Bloomberg. “Our agreement with TiVo provides us a competitive advantage as one of the few multichannel operators with…
Don Bellisario, creator of both "NCIS" and "JAG," has filed suit against CBS TV Studios seeking compensation for profits from the spinoff series "NCIS: Los Angeles," reports Deadline.com. Bellisario’s legal team cites the right of "first opportunity" in his "NCIS"…
Donald Trump appears to be positioning himself as the new Charlie Sheen, having been mired in controversy ever since President Obama called his bluff this week and released his birth certificate. The billionaire’s latest move seems designed to keep him…
Fox announced that it will not air a crossover programming block it had planned for this Sunday because of the real-life tragedies caused by tornadoes in the South, TheFutonCritic.com reported. The May sweeps stunt was to feature a hurricane that…
Logitech has reported disappointing sales for the company’s Revue with Google TV set-top box and related gear, according to CNet. The venture generated only about $5 million in sales during the last quarter, according to the story. That’s 72% below…
NBC got a strong performance from its expanded and much-hyped Steve Carell farewell episode of “The Office” on the first night of May sweeps, but it was business as usual for “American Idol” and Fox, which won the night outright,…
By Chuck Ross Is the future of TV streaming everywhere? So hints both DirecTV and Time Warner Cable, in two separate articles in Multichannel News. In one piece Todd Spengler writes, "On Tuesday, DirecTV sent some customers a survey asking…
NBC executives are being accused of allowing "Celebrity Apprentice" host Donald Trump to spread "racist" untruths against President Barack Obama, reports the Los Angeles Times. The latest accusations come from MSNBC commentator Lawrence O’Donnell. MSNBC and NBC are part of…