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Hey Soul Sister: VH1 to Launch 44 (No, That’s Not a Typo) Series Before the End of This Year

VH1, with its slate of celebrity love series and outrageous reality fare, is looking to revamp its lineup and slowly move away from series like "Flavor of Love," the Hollywood Reporter reports. The network is prepping to launch 44 new…

Litton, ABC Stations Team Up for Programming

Litton Studios will produce six all-new original half-hour educational and informative, or E/I, series for exclusively for ABC stations starting September 2011, the company announced today. Station groups like ABC owned-and-operated stations, plus Cox, Newport, McGraw-Hill and Post-Newsweek are currently…

Broadcast, Cable and Online Vet Erik Sorenson Joins Exec Search and Managing Consultant Group

Sucherman Consulting Group, which is a management consulting and executive search firm, has brought media industry veteran Erik Sorenson on-board its senior management team as executive vice president, the group announced today. Sorenson’s career in television is extensive, from being a news director…

Epix Doubles the Number of Homes It Is in With New Distribution Deal

Epix, the movie channel that started in October, has signed a new national distribution contract that will double the fledgling network’s reach, the Los Angeles Times reports. Epix has signed the distribution deal with the Dish Network. Dish, with 14.1 million…

Report: Major Golf Tourney Will Be on Primetime on NBC; Tiger Expected to Play

For only the second time ever, the U.S. Open Golf Tournament will be aired in primetime, on Saturday and Sunday, June 19-20, reports B&C. Tiger Woods who last week applied to enter in the tournament, is expected to play, though he…

23-Year Nick Network Vet Cohn Gets Promotion

Nickelodeon has promoted 23-year network veteran Marjorie Cohn to president of original programming and development for the Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group, reports B&C. Cohn had previously been Nickelodeon’s executive VP of original programming and development. Cohn has been involved…

‘Mad Men’s’ Creator-Showrunner Says When the Acclaimed Series Will End

Matt Weiner, the creator and showrunner of AMC’s multiple Emmy-winning drama "Mad Men,’ has an ending in sight for the series. He told an audience at the National Association of Broadcasters annual convention in Las Vegas last week that he can’t see writing…