The Documentary Channel is placing about 15% of its library on video channels offered on YouTube.com and Sling.com, Multichannel News reports. CEO Jim Ackerman tells the publication that the network’s movies and specials will air on the Web only after…
AT&T said more than 60% of the customers who have joined its U-verse service have switched from cable, Multichannel News reports, citing comments from chief financial officer Rick Lindner. More than 90% of U-verse TV customers also subscribe to its…
Timothy Olyphant has been cast to play the lead in an untitled FX pilot, the Hollywood Reporter says. The project, based on Elmore Leonard’s short story “Fire in the Hole,” will feature Olyphant playing U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, who returns…
Earnings reports by Time Warner and Viacom could provide a look at the strength of the advertising market, the Wall Street Journal reports. Executives at the two companies are expected to get questions from analysts about the upcoming upfront market,…
Anheuser-Busch InBev, Robert Friedman’s @Radical Media, the Mark Gordon Co. and Fremantle Media think ping pong could be the next Texas Hold’em poker and are investing in tournaments and thinking of ways to make the rumpus room game more TV…
“Guiliana & Bill,” featuring the Rancics, will be joining the original shows that dominate the schedule on the Style Network, TelevisionWeek reports. The network, coming off its best quarter, is also bringing back eight series, including “Ruby,” which features Ruby…
With Fox News Channel a powerhouse on the right and MSNBC picking up steam on the left, CNN is finding it hard to succeed while trying to play the news up the middle, the New York Times reports. The cable…
MTV is set to announce an order for a reality series called “The Stylist,” about a group of fashion stylists competing for a top agency contract, the Hollywood Reporter says. The cable network will announce the show during its Tuesday…
Spike TV is nearing an agreement to buy off-network cable rights to HBO’s “Entourage,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. One of the cable network’s siblings, perhaps Comedy Central, is also likely to receive a window to air the show when it…
Coverage of the NFL draft on ESPN and the NFL Network frequently told viewers who the next player being picked was before it was announced by league commissioner Roger Goodell, USA Today notes. The networks had cameras on the top…