Tennis Channel is monitoring developments in next week’s ATP World Tour Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai, after the network decided not to televise the women’s tournament because the United Arab Emirates refused to issue an entry visa to an Israeli…
The stars of Bravo’s reality show the “Real Housewives of New York City” are selling a slew of products pegged to their fame on the program, New York Daily News reports. The products range from $49.95 T-shirts to $10,000 personal-cooking…
GSN has given the thumbs-up to its original series “Catch 21,” greenlighting the Alfonso Ribeiro-hosted show for a second season. The network has ordered 65 additional episodes of “Catch” and has slotted the season-two premiere for April 6 at 6:30…
After slashing about 60 jobs last fall, cable network Current TV hired Paul Levine as its president of new media. He’ll be based in the San Francisco headquarters. Current TV currently reaches 58 million homes. He replaces the former Joanna…
Despite the slumping advertising market, Scripps Networks is optimistic about the upfront. Scripps is preparing to launch a tour of media buyers and clients with a presentation using the new theme “Brands for Life,” starting in mid-March in Boston. The…
“Inside the NBA” co-host and basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley will return to the TNT show Feb. 19, about seven weeks after he was arrested for drunk driving on New Year’s Eve, Broadcasting & Cable reports, citing the network….
The Screen Actors Guild bumped up its 2010 awards ceremony by eight days and will hold the event Jan. 23, the first time in five years it will be held on a Saturday night, Daily Variety reports. TNT and TBS…
Disney Channel’s “Night of Stars,” anchored by the premiere of original movie “Dadnapped,” helped the network gain ground over Nickelodeon’s launch of original movie “Spectacular!” on Monday. “Dadnapped” posted 4.6 million total viewers, besting “Spectacular” by 39%. The Disney original…
Discovery Channel will premiere “Global Warming: The New Challenge With Tom Brokaw” on March 18. The hourlong special, shot entirely in HD, is a follow-up to the network’s 2006 special “Global Warming: What You Need to Know With Tom Brokaw.”…
Tennis Channel, the International Tennis Federation and the United States Tennis Association have signed a multiyear agreement, making Tennis Channel the exclusive U.S. broadcaster of all U.S. Davis Cup ties. Tennis Channel will air the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas,…