The Ski Channel has inked a longterm video on demand distribution agreement with the Dish Network, reports Multichannel News. According to reps from Ski Channel, more than 21 million homes now have year-round access to the channel’s mountain sports activities, including…
A&E Network’s Emmy-winning series "Intervention" and its hot property "Hoarders" are both returning with back-to-back premiere episodes on Nov. 30 at 9 p.m. This will be the eighth season for "Intervention" and the second for "Hoarders." “Hoarders" has been growing…
A&E Television Networks, which includes A&E, History Channel and Lifetime, laid off 100 employees, or 10% of the staff on Friday, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The staff reductions were a result of the August merger between AETN and Lifetime Entertainment…
One of the jewels in HBO’s programming crown has been licensed in syndication to a surprising choice of not one, but two basic cable networks. The show, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," which is now in its seventh season, will air first on…
Paramount added its name to those who will contribute content and take an equity stake in a start-up VOD service reports The Hollywood Reporter. Paramount will join fellow studios Warner Bros., Sony, NBC Universal, Fox, Disney and Lionsgate that are…
A&E set a premiere date for its reality show about the Jackson family, the Associated Press reports. "The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty" will start Dec. 13 with back-to-back episodes. The six-episode show follows brothers Jackie, Jermaine, Tito and Marlon as…
Comcast Corp. and General Electric agreed to value GE’s NBC Universal at about $30 billion, in their negotiations for Comcast to buy a 51% controlling stake of the unit, Bloomberg reports, citing three unnamed sources. A deal hinges on Vivendi…
The Disney Channel is making a TV movie remake of “Harriet the Spy,” and has tabbed the star of one of the network’s hit series to be the lead, Variety reports. Jennifer Stone, who’s in the channel’s hugely popular "Wizards of Waverly…
Disney Channel gave the Jonas Brothers’ comedy “Jonas” a second-season order, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Production will begin in February with new episodes hitting in the middle of next year. The pop trio’s short-form reality series "Jonas Brothers: Living the…
“Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner said he came to the conclusion that it would have been “a lie” to skip over the Kennedy assassination in the 1960s-era AMC series, in discussing with TVGuide.com his surprise decision to include it this…