The Discovery Channel is building Leonardo da Vinci’s sketches for a traveling fortress and other ideas in its “Doing da Vinci” series, the New York Post reports. The six-part program will build the ideas in his notebooks to see if…
ESPN is refreshing the opening of “SportsCenter” in conjunction with the debut of a late-night version of the show produced in Los Angeles, MediaPost reports. The colors and layout of the opening graphics and animation will be changed, with the…
The National Basketball Association is creating a reality television show in China, Reuters reports. “Mengniu NBA Basketball Disciple” is part of the group’s push to build the sport’s popularity in China, and could result in an NBA-backed league there, the…
CMT has bought eight episodes of a reality-competition show starring rock star Ted Nugent, Daily Variety reports. The right-wing Nugent, who is a hunting advocate, will teach contestants to survive in the wild in “Runnin’ Wild … From Ted Nugent,”…
Documentary filmmaker Nanette Burstein (“American Teen”) is pushing further into television, signing a multiproject deal with independent studio RDF USA. Ms. Burstein has already begun developing a slate of projects with RDF’s executive team. She follows filmmakers such as R.J….
MSNBC is dumping David Shuster’s “1600 Pennsylvania Avenue” and replacing it with a new hour hosted by left-leaning radio talkshow host Ed Schultz. Mr. Schultz’s program, dubbed “The Ed Show,” will premiere Monday and will air weekdays from 6 to…
The long legal battle over “Project Runway” came to a surprising end as producer Harvey Weinstein agreed to pay NBC Universal to move the award-winning show to Lifetime. The agreement clears the way for the sixth season of the show,…
Steve Bornstein, CEO of the NFL Network, explains his dissatisfaction with Comcast Cable for refusing to include the NFL Network as part of its basic cable package in an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Enquirer. In his note, Bornstein suggests…
AMC is developing a reality series, “True West,” which could mark the network’s first non-scripted primetime series, Daily Variety reports. “We were looking for an unscripted series that plays like a drama series,” said Joel Stillerman, the network’s senior VP…
NBC Universal, the Weinstein Co. and Lifetime have settled their dispute over “Project Runway,” the companies announced today. According to a statement released today, the Weinstein Co. will pay NBC Universal to move “Runway” from Bravo to Lifetime. “All of…