Comcast Corp. and Disney-ABC have teamed up for video on-demand service Disney Family Movies, Video Business reports. The service, which is available to all Comcast digital cable customers, will offer about 20 hours of content each month, the site says….
Verizon Communications said today that customer growth for its FiOS television service accelerated for the second straight quarter as the second-largest U.S. telephone company behind AT&T boosted availability of its fiber-optic TV product by almost 60%. Verizon’s FiOS added 303,000…
AMC has canceled its Sunday morning show “Shootout” featuring Peter Bart and Peter Guber, but said it plans to bring the duo back to host a series of primetime specials called “AMC StoryMakers.” “StoryMakers” will feature top actors joining Mr….
Comcast Spotlight, the advertising sales arm of the cable giant, has made a deal to sell the local ads on regional sports networks in seven large markets for Dish Network, the companies said Tuesday. The deal increases the number of…
The NFL Network has had talks with Fox about using its leverage to get the football channel on Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Cablevision systems, Sports Business Journal reports. Since it was launched, The NFL Network has struggled to attain…
“Project Runway” will be taping on the last day of New York’s Fashion Week in Bryant Park, even though the program remains in legal limbo, the New York Post reports. The taping of bulk of the show, set in Los…
Nickelodeon is launching a new series basked on Ian Falconer’s award-winning, best-selling Olivia books, the Associated Press says. Key to the show is 12-year-old Emily Gray, the sixth grader who provides the voice of Olivia, the wire service says. —Jon…
The Style Network is expanding to Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Lithuania and Poland, Daily Variety reports. The network will be available in 10 million homes internationally, the publication says. —Aimee Picchi
ABC led the broadcast networks among the nominees for the 20th annual GLAAD Media Awards, receiving six nominations, followed by CBS with four and The CW with three. The awards are presented by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation,…