Sharon Osbourne is being sued by a former contestant on her “Rock of Love Charm School,” the Associated Press reports. Megan Hauserman’s filed suit on Monday in Los Angeles claiming battery, negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress over a…
Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman said Monday that MTV’s ratings challenges can be blamed in part on the weak performance of reality show repeats, MediaPost reports. Dauman told investors that the company will change the programming mix to air shows that…
Dish reported its biggest quarterly loss of subscribers in the fourth quarter, posting a loss of 102,000 subscribers, the Hollywood Reporter says. Dish reported profit of $217 million, a jump of 24% from a year earlier, while sales rose 1%…
Jane Velez-Mitchell is grabbing ratings records for CNN, five months after she was given nine-hours notice to host a slot left vacant by Glenn Beck’s departure for Fox, the New York Times reports. Velez-Mitchell, who is a lesbian and vegan,…
CNBC reporter Rick Santelli on Monday published a long blog post that denied any connection with “tea party movements that have popped up” since he made on-air suggestions for a “Chicago Tea Party” to protest a housing plan from President…
TiVo’s fourth-quarter loss narrowed after trimming jobs and marketing spending, Bloomberg News reports. The Alviso, Calif.-based company lost $3.57 million, compared with a year-earlier loss of $6.4 million, while sales declined 20 percent to $59.2 million, the news service says….
“The Office” creator Ricky Gervais had his own moment similar, albeit more polite, to actor Christian Bale’s outburst at a crewmember, the Los Angeles Times reports. A tape is surfacing of an “Extras” interview with Gervais in which he threatens…
Lionsgate closed on its $255 million purchase of TV Guide Network from Macrovision, Daily Variety reports. Lionsgate has extended TV Guide Network president Ryan O’Hara’s contract as part of the purchase agreement, the publication says. —Aimee Picchi
NBA TV is working with Comcast to move off the cable operator’s digital sports tier to digital basic, the Sports Business Journal reports. Under the deal, which has yet to be signed, NBA TV would join MLB Network on Comcast’s…
Lifetime Television said it picked up a second season of its original primetime comedy “Rita Rocks.” Twenty new episodes have been ordered from Media Rights Capital. The series premiered in October and has been paired with the off-network sitcom “Reba.”…