The New York Times says Comedy Central confirmed a report in the Baltimore Sun that “Chocolate News,” the sketch show headed by David Alan Grier has not been renewed. The series launched in October, with 10 episodes appearing, the paper…
Harvard University psychologist Susan Linn, head of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, called on pre-school cable network PBS Kids Sprout to cancel “The Good Night Show” because it keep kids in front of the tube rather than putting them…
E! Entertainment Television last year made a $250,000 donation to the foundation run by celebrities Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Fox.com reports. “Who knows what E!—which is owned by cable provider Comcast—thought it was buying,” the Web site asks. —Jon…
Cablevision Systems plans to stop selling an analog expanded basic tier by the end of 2009, making it the first big cable operator to offer digital-only cable service, Multichannel News reports. The company’s analog lineup consists of about 60 channels,…
Salon takes a look at CNBC as the markets it reveres collapse. The network’s Jim Cramer “personifies, in his very body, the war between boosterism and reality that lends CNBC such an air of anxiety,” the Web site says. The…
CNN’s ratings have been slipping as its sister network, HLN, has been gaining steam, the Miami Herald reports. Last week, HLN beat CNN among adults 25-54 during primetime, the newspaper says. Head to head, Lou Dobbs is beating Larry King,…
Maybelline New York has come aboard as a sponsor on the second season of Bravo’s “Make Me a Supermodel.” The exclusive, multiplatform sponsorship deal includes in-show product integration, in addition to a presence on-air and online in weekly webisodes, a…
Ion Media Networks’ executive VP John Lawson will head the company’s new “integrated distribution organization,” TVNewsday reports. Lawson also was nominated to the National Association of Broadcasters and the Association for Maximum Service Television as an Ion representative, the site…
Oxygen Media has tapped Bryan Hale as vice president of original programming and development. Mr. Hale, who steps into the position immediately, will be responsible for development on both coasts. He will look for talent and concepts that appeal to…
BET’s “106 & Park” series will air a two-hour special on Thursday focusing on domestic violence, Multichannel News reports. The special comes after singer Chris Brown allegedly assaulted his singer girlfriend Rihanna, the trade paper says. —Aimee Picchi