The History channel will get into the reality show business with “Top Shot,” a competition show between marksmen using weapons of different eras, B&C reports. The 10-episode show will challenge 16 players to master guns, arrows and stones, among other…
The Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau announced Tuesday a 1.8% increase in ad sales growth for the national cable nets, reports Multichannel News. The total when the year is complete will be approximately $18.7 billion. That’s an increase of $330 million from…
Everybody apparently still loves Ray Romano, because his new TNT series, "Men of a Certain Age," kicked off with a strong 5.4 million total viewers Monday, reports The Wrap. "The Closer," which preceeded "Men," attracted 6.2 million viewers in its…
News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey expects that the retransmission consent battle with cable and satellite broadcasters is going to get nasty, the Los Angeles Times reports. News Corp. wants more money for rights to carry its Fox-owned television…
Showtime is getting deeper into sports programming after last year rescuing HBO’s canceled “Inside the NFL,” the New York Times reports. The pay cable channel plans a new weekly series, “Inside Nascar,” that will carry race footage and commentary of…
A new reality series on VH1 will follow the lives of the wives and girlfriends of NBA players, the Associated Press reports. The series, called "Basketball Wives," starts March 15. The network said it will look at the perks of…
CBS, with four wins, led the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ 7th Annual Emmy Awards for Business & Financial Reporting, presented today at Fordham University in New York. PBS, with two wins, was the other multiple winner. BBC…
CBS, with four wins, led the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ 7th Annual Emmy Awards for Business & Financial Reporting, presented today at Fordham University in New York. PBS, with two wins, was the other multiple winner. BBC America…