Vince McMahon says he wants his World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. to start its own cable network within two years, reports Joe Flint of the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. McMahon said that he will propose that cable companies carry it…
A&E sued Genuine Entertainment in a dispute over who came up with the idea for “Steven Seagal: Lawman,” a reality series about the actor that will air on the network later this year, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A&E said…
VH1 canceled both of its reality shows that featured Ryan Jenkins, who was found dead in a Canadian motel room over the week of an apparent suicide after being the subject of a massive police manhunt, the Associated Press says….
FX picked up “March to Madness,” a drama exec produced by Don Cheadle, about a corrupt college basketball program that cheats its way into the March NCAA tournament, says Variety. Former sports journalist Joel Silverman is writing, and Pete Seagal,…
Allison Silverman, who has been at Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” since its October 2005 launch, is stepping down as executive producer, reports Variety. No reason was given and no replacement has yet been named. –Elizabeth Jensen
CMT ordered a second round of its song lyric competition show “The Singing Bee,” says Broadcasting & Cable. The order was for 20 episodes, which will begin taping in November for January air. –Elizabeth Jensen
Gavin Harvey, the former president of Comcast sports channel Versus, has been named general manager of the Cablevision music network Fuse, says Broadcasting & Cable. The post has been empty since June 2008. –Elizabeth Jensen
Dish Network and Comcast are the first to get the NFL’s new RedZone Channel, reports Broadcasting & Cable. Negotiations will continue with other carriers until the channel kicks off Sept 13. –Alex Jacobius
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards juried awards winners. The juried categories are Outstanding Costumes for a Variety/Music Program or Special and Individual Achievement in Animation. There are no nominations in juried…
Ads for alcoholic beverages on cable increased with the percentage of teens in the audience between 2001 and 2006, according to Broadcasting & Cable. Citing a study by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth and UCLA to be published in the American…