Discovery Channel has renewed a third season of “Storm Chasers” for the fall, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The show, produced by Original Media, has begun filming new episodes in order to track the spring storm season, the trade paper says….
It was a jam-packed ballroom at the Waldorf-Astoria for the 68th annual Peabody Awards today. Host Brian Williams joked he was “in the tank” for three of the esteemed awards—for colleague Richard Engel, “Saturday Night Live” and NBC Sports. Winner…
Telemundo is working on a deal with Mexican media company Televisa to launch a cable network in Mexico beginning in August, Adweek Media reports. Telemundo also announced its programming slate for the 2009-10 year, the trade publication says. Telenovelas airing…
Women-targeted WE is joining in a cross-promotional deal with Meredith’s magazines including Ladies Home Journal and Parents, Broadcasting & Cable reports. WE’s unscripted shows such as “Adoption Diaries” and “Raising Sextuplets” will feature appearances by Meredith’s experts as part of…
Jesse James is returning to television in Spike TV’s “Jesse James Is a Dead Man,” which is driven by James’ desire to scare himself, the New York Daily News reports. “If I’m not scared, and it seems totally easy, I…
Rather than having to wait for announcements at this week’s upfront presentations, fans are finding out news about renewals and pick-ups from stars and producers directly on Twitter, Daily Variety reports. For instance, while Fox and studio 20th Century Fox…
Time Warner Cable in New York will drop HDNet, owned by billionaire Mark Cuban, the New York Post reports. The drop will mean HDNet will lose 1 million of its 15 million U.S. subscribers after May 31, when HDNet’s contract…
It looks as if Verizon’s $23 billion bet in building FiOS service may be falling short, Advertising Age reports. Five years after starting, Verizon has a 27% penetration rate in the 16 states where it offers the service, short of…
Alison Pill and Sarah Treem were both precocious children, with Pill finding television work at age 10 and Treem winning a writing competition at 12, the New York Times says. After the two met at the Sundance Institute Theater Lab,…