Fox News Channel’s John Moody is leaving the network to work for parent company News Corp., TVNewser reports. Moody, the channel’s executive VP of editorial, made the announcement today in his daily memo to staff members, the site says. Michael…
Discovery Channel has purchased most of Microsoft’s available inventory today on products such as MSN and Xbox Live to promote the return of its show “Deadliest Catch,” Multichannel News reports. The ad campaign uses video, interactive media and in-game advertising…
New York-area regional sports network YES has signed an agreement with Verizon for high-definition national distribution through the company’s FiOS TV service, Daily Variety reports. Subscribers to Verizon’s FiOS Extreme HD package will be able to view YES’ sports coverage,…
Bravo is getting into the scripted drama business with two new projects: “Blueprint” and “30 Under 30.” At Bravo’s upfront presentation in New York Tuesday morning, network general manager Frances Berwick said “Blueprint” is about a gay/straight duo in the…
ESPN has sold 10-second ads to MillerCoors and Asics that feature more action than the traditional billboard spot leading into “SportsCenter,” the New York Times reports. The spots combine a person interacting with the product and focus on the product…
Bravo will announce “Launch My Line,” a celebrity version of a “Project Runway”-type show, and a project with “Work Out” star Jackie Warner, the Hollywood Reporter says. “Launch” will feature celebrities paired with a designer who work to make a…
HBO Films has optioned a not-yet published book taking a behind-the-scenes look at the 2008 presidential election, Daily Variety reports. The book, being written by Time magazine editor-at-large Mark Halperin and New York magazine political correspondent John Heilemann, will be…
MSNBC is beating CNN in the morning among younger viewers with a show hosted by a registered Republican, former congressman Joe Scarborough, Newsweek notes. Unlike some of his more argumentative competitors, Scarborough takes pains to make sure that after the…
The wife of Josh Duggar, the oldest of the children on TLC’s “18 Kids and Counting,” is expecting, which would make the brood’s parents, Michelle and Jim Duggar, grandparents, the Associated Press reports. While all of the Duggar kids have…
The new season of Discovery’s “Deadliest Catch” focuses on the captains of the crab fishing boats, USA Today says. “This life is taking a toll on the skippers,” Thom Beers, creator of “Catch,” “Ax Men” and “Ice Road Truckers” tells…