Spike TV has named a Discovery Channel executive to its newly created position of VP of original series, Broadcasting & Cable reported. The exec is Chris Rantamaki, who has been vice president of production for Discovery Channel. Sharon Levy, executive…
NBCUniversal has revealed that it plans to rename one of its cable channels, reports Multichannel News. According to Dick Ebersol, NBC Sports Group chairman, the national cable sports network Versus, which was once known as the Outdoor Life Network, will…
A group of Hollywood directors and producers has joined the fight over the imminent plan by major studios to release movies through a premium VOD service that will make them available much earlier than current services, the L.A. Times reported…
After an extra on "Glee" leaked the names of the prom king and queen in a future episode, the show’s producer, 20th Century Fox Television, is considering adding punitive language to all of its contracts to dissuade people from leaking…
Demi Lovato, the star of the Disney Channel program "Sonny With a Chance," has decided not to return to the show so she can focus on her health and music career, reports People.com. "I don’t think going back to ‘Sonny’…
Sol Saks, a comedy writer who created one of the most popular sitcoms of all time, has died at 100, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Saks created the show "Bewitched" after being inspired by two films, "I Married a Witch,"…
Tracy Morgan, a star of NBC’s "30 Rock," apparently is attracted to Michelle Obama, as he told George Lopez on his late-night show that the first lady is "a beast," which he clearly meant as a compliment, reports the Los…
NBC Sports Group has won a 10-year rights deal with a major sports league, but it’s not for one of the so-called “big three” sports in the U.S.–football, baseball and basketball. The deal is with the National Hockey League, and…
VH1 appears to have another hit on its hands, with its latest reality series drawing 2.2 million viewers for the show’s debut, reports the New York Post. The show is “Mob Wives,” which ranked as the most popular program with…
Newton Minow, the former Federal Communications Commission chairman who described TV as a "vast wasteland" 50 years ago in a speech to the National Association of Broadcasters, was asked by Advertising Age’s Rance Crain whether he thinks that statement is…