Animal Planet has renewed its reality show “Jockeys” for a second season, Daily Variety reports. The second season, to debut during the summer, will focus on six jockeys from the first season and bring in two new riders, the publication…
Viacom president-CEO Philippe Dauman says the new premium cable network Epix is on track for an October launch date, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Epix, Viacom’s joint venture with Lionsgate and MGM, has enough distribution partners for its launch and is…
Comcast has the most cable MSO subscribers in the U.S.’ top 40 markets, according to SNL Kagan’s “Cable MSO Ownership: A Geographic Analysis” report. Comcast’s MSO has more than 20 million subscribers, representing 49.7% of the market share in the…
TV Land has tapped Eliot Goldberg, a former development executive at Ryan Seacrest Prods., as senior vice president of development and original programming, Daily Variety reports. Goldberg had created and produced E!’s “Denise Richards: It’s Complicated” and NBC’s “Momma’s Boys,”…
MHR Affiliated Funds, which holds 19.99% of Lionsgate stock, said in a recent regulatory that it’s “principally supportive” of the company’s management and has discussed obtaining a board seat, Daily Variety reports. MHR’s Mark Rachesky formerly worked in the 1990s…
Dr. Drew Pinsky, the host of “Loveline” and “Celebrity Rehab,” is out with a book this week called “The Mirror Effect: How Celebrity Narcissism is Seducing America,” the New York Post reports. The book delves into the idea that the…
Bruce Springsteen will perform on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” on March 19, Multichannel News reports. He’ll perform “Working on a Dream,” the title song from his new album, the trade paper says. It’s the fourth time a musical…
New Jersey’s attorney general has sued Verizon Communications over alleged “deceptive” marketing practices for its FiOS services, Multichannel News reports. The state charges that the company didn’t provide promotional gifts such as flat-screen HDTVs when consumers signed up for the…
VH1 has ordered 10 new episodes of “Behind the Music,” the music documentary series that aired for several years on the network beginning in 1997, the Hollywood Reporter says. The network has signed Lil Wayne and Scott Weiland and is…
Jeff Wachtel was promoted to president of original series at USA Network, TelevisionWeek reports. Since Wachtel joined USA in 2001, the network has launched a series of high-rated shows including “Monk,” “The 4400,” and “Burn Notice,” TVWeek says. —Jon Lafayette