DirecTV has partnered with AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets for a co-branded satellite TV service, the Austin Business Journal reports. The service will replace AT&T’s previous deal with Dish Network across the company’s 22-state residential region, the site says. AT&T…
MTV will launch “New Afternoons on MTV” with hosts Adrienne Bailon and MTV Tr3s VJ Carlos Santos on Feb. 16. The afternoon block, airing from 4-6 p.m., will feature new episodes of “Sex … With Mom and Dad” with Dr….
Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” is currently filming in a temporary studio as the show’s usual home is upgraded for full HD, TVNewser reports, citing reports from Inside Cable News. Bill O’Reilly is expected to make his full high-def…
Ad agencies have begun taking their second-quarter options as TV spending cuts are executed across the board, Broadcasting & Cable reports, citing unnamed executives in the market. Some agencies are taking as much as 50% of their budget back, the…
CNBC senior VP Jonathan Wald will be leaving his post at the end of March, TVNewser reports. The announcement was made by CNBC President Mark Hoffman in an internal memo, which says agreement could not be reached on a new…
Starz will premiere new comedy “Party Down” on March 20 at 10:30 p.m. The half-hour series, created by Rob Thomas (“Veronica Mars”), follows a group of struggling actors working as cater-waiters. Starz has ordered 10 episodes of the series, which…
Walt Disney Co.’s first quarter profit fell 32%, driven down by weaker performance at its broadcast and cable holdings as the economy has slowed. “We faced a challenging first quarter with many of our businesses impacted to various degrees by…
DirecTV’s The 101 Network will broadcast the Canadian comedy “Trailer Park Boys.” The TV series will make its debut on the network on Feb. 5 with two back-to-back episodes. Two new episodes will follow every Thursday night at 10 p.m….
Fox Business Network said its distribution has grown to nearly 50 million homes, thanks to a new deal with Dish Network, which hadn’t carried the channel previously. The deal with Dish also puts Fox News Channel on Dish’s Classic Bronze…
Baseball fan Bob Costas has joined the lineup for the MLB Network. Mr. Costas will continue his duties at NBC Sports, including hosting NFL and Olympics coverage, but MLB Network will be his exclusive cable outlet, the channel said Tuesday….