Steve Cheskin, former senior VP of programming at WE tv, was named to the new position of exec VP of programming for TLC, Variety says. He’ll be based in the network’s Silver Spring, Md., headquarters and will oversee the program…
Demand for the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday hit more than half a million requests in the first seven hours fans were allowed to register for the lottery for the 8,750…
In what Multichannel News is calling an "Internet Acid Test," Comcast and Time Warner Cable are going to allow 5,000 subscribers to see new episodes of TV shows on the Internet. Cable TV executives have talked about a concept they…
TV stations are increasingly "degrading their hi-def picture quality. The culprit is multicasting, i.e., transmitting digital subchannels alongside the primary HD stream within a station’s 19.4 Mbps digital TV pipe," according to B&C. The reason is to increase revenues through the subchannels….
The Fourth of July holiday is upon us—and that means it’s time to declare your independence from subpar television. All this week, TVWeek.com has beeb turning the spotlight on some of the small screen’s most promising new series, young shows…
TLC’s “Jon & Kate Plus 8’s” strong recent ratings performances, fueled by real-life marital woes, has other reality TV producers hoping for the same kind of hype, the Hollywood Reporter says. "You don’t want something to happen like what’s happened…
Basically, besides whatever coverage of local fireworks you have in your city tonight, there are three choices on national TV networks. First choice of TV Critic Robert Bianco of USA Today, is A Capitol Fourth (8 ET/PT), on your local PBS…
NBC Universal and Group M have wrapped up the first upfront deal of the year, sources tell Broadcasting & Cable. The two companies denied that the deal is complete. Source said the agreement calls for an overall 7 point CPM…