The outcome of the tough retransmission consent negotiation going on between Time Warner Cable and News Corp. over the Fox-owned stations, cable networks and regional sports networks could determine the future health of broadcast television, B&C reports. “Whatever they agree…
Michael Eisner’s Vuguru studio tapped Larry Tanz as president, the Los Angeles Times reports. Tanz is the former president and chief executive of LivePlanet Inc., formed by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, where his productions included HBO’s "Project Greenlight." –Elizabeth…
"Hell’s Kitchen" and "Kitchen Nightmares" host Gordon Ramsay has had troubles of his own this year with his restaurants, according to the New York Post. To save his restaurant empire from bankruptcy, Ramsay has allegedly resorted to drastic actions — including…
Cable shows dominated the Nielsen top 10 time-shifted programs for 2009, reports Multichannel News. Syfy’s "Battlestar Galactica" led with nearly 60% extra viewers from DVR watchers. AMC’s "Mad Men" was next with 57.77% additional viewers. The remainder of the top 10 were:…
Reruns of the animinated sitcom “The Goode Family,” first sired on ABC, will make their Comedy Central debut Jan. 6. The series, consisting of 13 episodes, will air on Comedy Central on Wednesday nights at 10:30 p.m. — Allison J. Waldman
Lauren Zalaznick, president of NBC Universal’s Women and Lifestyle Entertainment Networks, is in advanced talks to join MTV, reports Deadline Hollywood. Zalaznick, who now oversees Bravo, Oxygen and iVillage.com, is in talks to become MTV’s entertainment president, overseeing MTV and…
Peter Liguori’s new job as Discovery Communications’ chief operating officer could pay him as much as $4.7 million a year in salary, bonuses and stock grants, documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission show, Multichannel News reports. According to…