Helen Verno, executive VP of movies and miniseries at Sony Pictures Television, condemned plans to cut some TV movie categories out of the main Emmy telecast as “disgusting,” Daily Variety reports. Speaking at a Caucus for Producers, Writers and Directors…
Singer Chris Isaak wants his new show, launching Thursday on Bio, to be part talk show part performance show, USA Today reports. “I don’t want to just be asking questions. I wanted to be able to play music. It’s important…
Liberty Media may bundle DirecTV and Sirius satellite television and radio services, with DirecTV customers getting the chance for free Sirius trials, Multichannel News reports, citing Liberty Media Chief Executive Officer Greg Maffei. Liberty earlier this month agreed to bail…
CNN correspondent Roland Martin will fill in for Campbell Brown, who will take about eight weeks off for maternity leave in April, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Martin will likely have a show developed for him after he finishes his stint…
More than 52 million viewers tuned in for President Barack Obama’s address to Congress Tuesday night, Nielsen Media Research said. Drawing 52.37 million, the speech pulled in more viewers than last year’s by nearly 15 million people. Although technically it…
For the second time in two days, Congress is hearing calls for a major revamping of the laws governing compensation of TV stations and programmers by satellite-television providers and cable companies. The discussion comes as Congress starts considering whether to…
Cable network CMT has ordered eight episodes of “World’s Strictest Parents.” The one-hour show from Shed Media U.S. is expected to premiere in April alongside new episodes of “Nanny 911.” Each episode finds two unruly teens from different families attempting…
Liberty Media’s fourth-quarter earnings were hurt by falling profit from its QVC home shopping network and a $1.24 billion writedown for its Starz premium cable channel, the Wall Street Journal reports. QVC’s operating profit fell 22% after it cut inventory…
The seventh and final season of “Gilmore Girls” is coming to ABC Family. The network has acquired the rights from Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution to rebroadcast the season, beginning in June. The network already has cable rights to the…
Discovery Communications is expected to name Laura Michalchyshyn to run its Planet Green network, said sources familiar with the situation. Ms. Michalchyshyn currently is general manager of Sundance Channel, which was acquired by Cablevision’s Rainbow Media last year. She would…