The New York Times introduces Kelly Pena, a Disney researcher who is helping the company’s new network, Disney XD, connect with boys. What do boys want to see? Mediocre basketball players and skateboards with their bottoms facing outward, she tells…
Glenn Beck’s program on Fox News Channel showed a shot of a guest who passed out toward the end of the show’s opening segment, TVNewser reports. The guest, Columbia University professor David Buckner, had whispered to Beck that he was…
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials are concerned with the way their school is being portrayed in the new MTV reality series “College Life,” the Badger Herald reports. Lori Berquam, the school’s dean of students, is concerned the show focuses heavily on…
Discovery Communications has promoted Kelly Day to COO of its digital media and commerce division. Ms. Day will be responsible for the company’s U.S. Web sites, interactive technology, digital operations and programming, and licensing and home entertainment. She was previously…
Eminem will perform at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, airing May 31. More presenters and performers will be announced at a later date. Fans will be able to participate in the nominee process for the first time by voting from…
Showtime has renewed “The Tudors” for a fourth season, which will serve as the show’s final season. The series is expected to return for its fourth season in spring 2010. The 10-episode season will chronicle King Henry VIII’s last two…
The Food Network has ordered eight episodes of “Extreme Cuisine With Jeff Corwin,” a show that will feature the wildlife expert eating exotic food as he travels the world, the Hollywood Reporter says. Separately, Corwin is working on a two-hour…
Showtime has decided not to greenlight “Possible Side Effects,” meaning the network has now passed over four pilots, Daily Variety reports. While it’s unclear why Showtime skipped “Side Effects,” created by Tim Robbins, some speculate it may be due to…
Bravo is developing products derived from its shows such as “Top Chef” to be touted on television and sold on the network’s Web site, the New York Times reports. Items include “Top Chef”-branded flower arrangements from Teleflora and designs from…
“Dallas DNA,” which starts airing April 28 on Investigation Discovery, will explore how the use of DNA evidence is freeing people incorrectly convicted but is also stirring controversy over whether it exploits those same people, USA Today reports. “I wholeheartedly…