FX is making shows such as “Nip/Tuck” and “Damages” available for on-demand viewing for Comcast cable customers, Multichannel News reports. With additional agreements, FX shows will be available on video-on-demand to as many as 20 million U.S. households by the…
Time Warner Cable will drop carriage of Viacom networks, including MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, as of Jan. 1 after the two companies failed to reach a carriage fee agreement, Deadline Hollywood Daily reports. According to a statement from TWC,…
Video-on-demand service In Demand in December and January will release movies that grossed a total of $2.5 billion in domestic box office revenue, including “The Dark Knight” and “Hancock,” Multichannel News reports. During the two months, In Demand will release…
BET founder Robert Johnson’s and Ion Media’s Urban Television, a proposed minority-targeted over-the-air network pushing for must-carry status from the FCC, is gaining support from several civil rights groups for helping increase broadcast diversity, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The National…
Charter Communications and Cablevision Systems will add the MLB Network to their digital lineups when the network launches on Jan. 1 at 6 p.m. ET. The MLB Network will join the digital portion of Charter’s expanded basic lineup as well…
Fox drew the highest ratings among the networks that show NFL football for the second consecutive year. Fox said its NFL games averaged a 10.5 Nielsen household rating and a 22 share CBS’s Sunday games drew a 10 ratings and…
MLB Network will air the Ken Burns documentary series “Baseball” as part of its programming launch when the channel goes live Jan. 1. The Major League Baseball-themed channel will air a new episode, or inning, every week starting Tues., Jan….
Sean “Diddy” Combs will help New Yorkers get home safe on New Year’s Eve. Mr. Combs and CÎROC Ultra Premium Vodka are partnering with the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission and E! Entertainment to give out thousands of…
Even though the elections are over, Jon Klein, president of CNN, tells the Huffington Post he thinks viewers’ fascination with politics will carry over as interest in seeing how the new administration tackles the nation’s economic problems. “If anything, the…
USA Today talks to the stars of MTV’s new spinoffs from its hit “The Hills.” Brody Jenner of “Bromance” tells the paper he’s “totally comfortable with my sexuality and showing my affections with my guy friends.” Whitney Port of “The…