OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network has named Jamila Hunter as its head of programming. Hunter will oversee the network’s programming development beginning June 10. Hunter has launched several shows for NBC, 20th Century Fox Television and Bravo as a non-fiction…
NBC led the list of 2009 Television Critics Association Award nominations, which were announced today. The network received 11 nominations, which included ones for “30 Rock,” “The Office,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Friday Night Lights” and “ER.” The network’s 2008 Summer…
Disney-ABC Television, Hearst Corporation and NBC Universal may fold A&E Television Networks, History and Lifetime into a new joint venture, Broadcasting & Cable reports, citing unnamed sources. The restructuring would give NBC Universal a stake in Lifetime, which is co-owned…
Nickelodeon Magazine is shuttering this week, a move which will result in the lay offs of 30 employees, the Los Angeles Times reports. The magazine–like the network, owned by Viacom–was created in 1993 and reached a circulation of more than…
Television broadcast networks turned down all five pilots based in Washington, D.C. for next season’s schedule. the New York Times reports. The move has prompted some head-scratching given the surge of interest in public service and politics. The only new…