Scripps Networks Interactive has bested the bid by News Corp. to buy controlling interest in the Travel Channel from Cox Communications, reports Bloomberg. Scripps agreed to pay $181 million for 65 percent of the channel, with Cox holding the other…
Comedy Central and the Onion, the satirical newspaper, are partnering for a scripted half-hour TV comedy. The show, to be based on the Onion Sports Network online video series, will spoof teams, players, leagues, fans, products and sports coverage, and is being aimed at sports fans and readers…
The Disney World Wide World of Sports Complex will become part of the ESPN umbrella in a major rebranding that will be launched Feb. 25 and Feb. 26, 2010, during ESPN’s "The Weekend" fan event in Orlando’s Disney World, reports…
Dan Rather didn’t much care for election night coverage he saw and he found a few choice metaphors to describe it, Politico reports. The former CBS anchorman, now anchor and managing editor of "Dan Rather Reports" on HDNet, told Politico,…
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network made another top executive hire as it gets close to its long-delayed launch, the Los Angeles Times reports. Lisa Erspamer, the co-executive producer of Winfrey’s syndicated talk show since 2006, was named to be the…
Turner Classic Movies is taking its show on the road, launching a film festival in Hollywood scheduled for next April, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The festival will be hosted by THR’s Robert Osborne, the host of TCM’s primetime lineup, and…
For the authors of thrillers, Fox News’ Glenn Beck has become the new Oprah Winfrey, reports the New York Times. With his huge following, Beck, who often endorses books on his TV and radio shows, has been helping drive sales,…