Kathy O’Hearn will executive produce Christiane Amanpour’s upcoming program for CNN International. The show, launching in September, will be a New York-based, half-hour show airing weekdays during European primetime on CNN International and on Sunday afternoons on CNN in the…
The Sportsman Channel will premiere two new series, “Fly Fisherman” and “Handguns,” in the second quarter. “Fly Fisherman” will air Saturdays at 10 p.m., while “Handguns” will air Thursdays at 10 p.m. The shows are among more than 115 hours…
AMC announced a new slogan for the network, “Story Matters Here,” and will adopt a programming theme each night of the week. “Whether commemorating favorite films from every genre and decade, or creating insightful non-scripted programming and acclaimed original productions,…
ABC and ESPN will put clips on Google Inc.’s YouTube, vastly expanding the Walt Disney Co. properties’ Internet reach, TelevisionWeek reports. ABC is also nearing an agreement to take a stake in the News Corp.-NBC Universal Web video joint venture…
“Cord-cutting,” or the phenomenon of consumers canceling their cable and satellite service because they can watch free shows on site such as Hulu, is likely to be the focus of this year’s National Cable Show, Dow Jones reports. The conference,…
MTV has ordered four additional seasons of “The Real World,” the 17-year old reality program from Bunim-Murray Prods., the Hollywood Reporter says. The order will mean the program will have been on air for 26 cycles, the trade paper says….
Univision Communications said it’s preparing to be taken off Dish Network’s satellite lineup, as the two companies haven’t been able to reach a new carriage agreement, the Hollywood Reporter says, citing a conference call yesterday. Univision has been airing commercials…
NASA said it’s working on a plan after comedian Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report” won a vote organized by the U.S. space agency to name the International Space Station’s new living quarters, Reuters reports. Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa.,…
Michael J. Fox, whose second memoir is being released today, will be seen on five episodes of FX’s “Rescue Me” as the angry, paralyzed and drug-addicted lover of Denis Leary’s ex-girlfriend, USA Today reports. Fox, who suffers from uncontrollable tremors…