CMT will debut “The Singing Bee” on June 16 and has a 10-episode order for the singing competition, the Hollywood Reporter says. CMT lost in the initial bidding war for the program to NBC, CMT head of development Bob Kusbit…
Nickelodeon will debut the live-action children’s program “The Jumparounds” this summer, marking the network’s first all-human show aimed at preschoolers, Daily Variety reports. The show focuses on teaching music appreciation and life issues to children between 4 to 7, the…
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., will host a Memorial Day movie marathon of war-hero themed movies on AMC. The Arizona senator and Vietnam veteran will discuss his own war experiences on May 25 while hosting the six-film “War Heroes” marathon, which…
Viacom’s first-quarter net earnings fell 34% amid the recession and the soft advertising market. Earnings were $177 million, or 28 cents per share. Revenues fell 7% to $2.9 billion compared with the year-ago quarter. For TVWeek’s comprehensive coverage of how…
Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman says he is seeing optimistic signs about the ad environment. Viacom on Thursday reported a 34% decline in earnings in part because of a 9% drop in advertising revenues at its domestic cable networks including MTV….
Comcast said its net income rose 6% for the first quarter, reflecting additional high-speed Internet and telephone customers. That growth offset a 2% drop in video customers. Net earnings were $772 million, or 27 cents a share, compared to $732…
Discovery Communications said it is forming a children’s programming joint venture with Hasbro. The joint venture will include a cable network and a Web site. It also will include the assets of what is now Discovery Kids Network in the…
Discovery Communications said it is forming a children’s programming joint venture with Hasbro, TelevisionWeek reports. The joint venture will include a cable network and a Web site and include the assets of what is now Discovery Kids Network in the…
Viacom’s first quarter net earnings fell 34% amid a recession and a soft advertising market, TelevisionWeek reports Earnings were $177 million, or 28 cents per share. Revenues fell 7% to $2.9 billion. At its media networks group, which includes MTV,…