Spike TV has ordered a series about a car customizing business that caters to celebrities, reports The Hollywood Reporter. "Unique Autosports: Miami" will debut on the network next year. Celebrities making an appearance include the NBA’s LeBron "King" James; NASCAR…
Beginning in January, John King will take over Lou Dobbs’ 7 p.m. timeslot on CNN, reports B&C. In light of Dobbs’ abrupt exit from the news network on Wednesday, the network moved quickly with today’s announcement. CNN President Jon Kelin explained…
"Balloon Boy’s" parents Richard and Mayumi Heene will face a judge in Larimer County, Colo., court on Friday concerning the Oct. 15 air balloon incident that turned out to be a hoax designed to attract the attention of TV audiences, reports NPR….
Cable giant Comcast has named Steven White president of the firm’s 11-state West Division, reports Multichannel News. White will be taking over a division that reaches more than 6 million customers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico,…
BendBroadband, a cable operator in Bend, Ore., has reached a deal for carriage of the NFL Network, starting with the first Thursday night game, which is airing tonight, the Chicago Bears vs. the San Francisco 49ers, reports B&C. The NFL Network…
As clients put more and more pressure on their media agencies to figure out how to break through an ever increasingly crowded media environment, it becomes imcumbent on those who work on the planning side to think out-of-the-box. That’s almost a…
Jon Gosselin, who has been sued by TLC, has responded with his own legal accusations, reports Radaronline.com. According to the report, "But perhaps the most inflammatory charge from Team Jon is that the network violated Pennsylvania child labor laws by…
Former Vice President Al Gore’s Current TV laid off 80 full-time staffers, and began an overhaul of its programming, MediaWeek reports. The original format of user-generated short-form programming will give way to more traditional content, including half-hour and hour programs,…
Newly created White Oak Films is preparing to pitch a six-hour miniseries based on the short stories of a legendary science-fiction author, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The miniseries, based on the works of Ray Bradbury, the 89-year-old author of the…
World Poker Tour, which puts together televised poker tournaments that currently air on Fox Sports Net, has been sold to Party Gaming, an online gaming company, Variety reports. The price was $12.3 million in cash plus 5 percent of all…