Bravo and NBC Sports are working on a one-hour special called “Ladies First: Bravo at the Kentucky Derby,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. The special will debut May 1, one day before the Kentucky Derby, and will be hosted by NBC’s…
Scripps Networks Interactive has signed an agreement with TNS Media Research to gain second-by-second ratings information for its cable channels including HGTV, MediaPost reports. TNS generates the ratings data from set-top boxes used by 100,000 viewers with DirecTV, the Web…
NBC is close to finalizing a partnership with MTV for the network’s upcoming reality series “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!,” Broadcasting & Cable reports, citing sources familiar with the situation. As part of the deal, MTV…
Republican strategist Mary Matalin has joined CNN as a political contributor. She will appear on “Anderson Cooper 360,” “State of the Union With John King” and “The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer.” She also will appear alongside her husband, CNN…
USA Network has greenlit the original series “White Collar,” the second pilot pickup for the network this year after “Royal Pains.” “White Collar” will premiere with a 90-minute episode, followed by 13 hourlong episodes. The series stars Matthew Bomer and…
BET is getting into NASCAR nation. “Changing Lanes,” a series created in partnership with NASCAR Media Group that will search for the sport’s next generation of drivers, was one of the new shows introduced at BET’s upfront presentation Thursday in…
The President Obama Show will be making an appearance in the May sweeps. Officials from the Obama administration have asked the major broadcast networks for up to an hour of primetime next Wednesday at 8, according to sources familiar with…
Smithsonian Networks has signed a distribution deal with Time Warner Cable, making the cable provider its affiliate. Smithsonian Networks will join Time Warner Cable’s lineup of HD channels. The network also will offer content through different TWC platforms, including Road…
The battle for votes over the Screen Actors Guild’s deal with the studios has begun even though ballots won’t go out to the union’s members until next month, Daily Variety reports. SAG second vice president Sam Freed sent a message…