Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” will travel to the Persian Gulf. The show will record one week of shows in front of U.S. troops as part of a USO entertainment tour. The shows will be broadcast on Comedy Central on…
NBC Universal’s Jeff Zucker said Jon Stewart’s criticisms of CNBC and Jim Cramer were “completely out of line,” Reuters reports. Zucker spoke at the McGraw-Hill Media Summit in New York, where he said the negative comments were “unfair to CNBC…
Comcast’s plans for Internet television will protect the cable industry’s business model by backing up the idea of paying for content, according to Comcast Interactive Media senior VP Karin Gilford, Multichannel News reports. Gilford, who spoke at a panel discussion…
VH1’s “Tough Love” debuted with 2 million viewers on Sunday night, the New York Post reports. That means it kept 85% of its lead-in from “Rock of Love Bus With Bret Michaels,” the tabloid says. —Aimee Picchi
Hustler TV is starting HustlerHD, a high-definition broadcast service, on May 1, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The channel will show content from adult studios that has been filmed, edited and broadcast in HD, the trade paper says. —Aimee Picchi
National Geographic Entertainment has bought all rights, including television and DVD rights, to the immigrant film “Amreeka,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The film, which was popular with audiences at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, is about a Palestinian…
Lifetime has tapped Danielle Carrig for a senior VP role in its public affairs division, Daily Variety reports. She joins the network from the Step Up Women’s Network and will report to executive VP Meredith Wagner, the trade paper says….
495 Prods., a reality producer, has renewed its agreement with MTV and has a commitment for three series for the cable network, Daily Variety reports. Also, 495 has promoted Stephanie Lydecker to head of development after working on projects such…
The second annual Television Academy Honors will celebrate eight programs from 2008 that demonstrate “television with a conscience” on April 30 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The eight programs had a significant impact on viewers regarding issues such as racial…
The Disney Channel drew more viewers for the week ended March 15 than USA Network, which had enjoyed a winning streak for the first weeks of 2009, Multichannel News reports. Disney Channel averaged 2.614 million viewers last week, compared with…