In the new year, HGTV will emphasize personalities and focus on its core building and decorating shows, Multichannel News reports. Primetime ratings for 2009 are up 9 percent from last year. New personality-driven shows for 2010 include, beginning on Jan….
Discovery President and General Manager John Ford is leaving as part of a major reorganization at Discovery Communications networks, Mediaweek reports. Twenty-four-year Discovery veteran Clark Bunting, formerly president and general manager of Discovery’s emerging networks group — which includes Science Channel, Military…
The marriage of former TLC "Jon & Kate Plus 8" stars Jon and Kate Gosselin came to an end this morning when Judge Arthur Tilson signed the final divorce decree, according to TMZ.com. Kate Gosselin and the eight children will…
DirecTV’s 101 Channel will telecast a comprehensive set of recaps of the series to date, beginning Dec. 26. Leading up to the show’s sixth and final season on ABC, which kicks off Feb. 2, 101 will air six commercial-free recap specials, starting…
The Television Bureau of Advertising, using Nielsen Media Research data, has determined that 29.3% of the country is currently receiving television from alternative delivery systems — non-cable outlets such as satellite and IPTV, reports MediaPost. That figure is up from 28.7% in November…
TLC is hoping to jump on the Tiger Woods bandwagon this weekend with an update on NBC’s "The Secret Life of Tiger Woods: A Dateline Special," which originally aired Dec. 11 TLC will show the upodated version of the newsmagazine…
Singer-songwriter John Mayer will be the first star featured in the new season of "VH1 Storytellers" when the show returns Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. Viewers can go to the VH1.com Web site to submit Mayer their questions, some of which will be…
HBO’s "Big Love" will say goodbye to one of its original cast members after the upcoming season, reports TV Guide. Amanda Seyfried, who has played Bill Paxton’s oldest child since the drama’s premiere in 2006, has decided to move on to other projects….
Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” and “The Colbert Report” are making the switch to HD, Multichannel News reports. The two shows will make the switchover on Monday, Jan. 4, joining most other series on the network in…