HBO ordered ten episodes of the dark comedy “Hung,” which will debut in June, the Hollywood Reporter says. The series, which stars Thomas Jane as a well-endowed basketball coach, is executive produced by Alexander Payne. —Aimee Picchi
The Sci Fi Channel has signed “Ghost Hunters” creator Craig Piligian to a new agreement that includes a college edition as well as a sixth season of the reality program, the Hollywood Reporter says. The series has increased viewers each…
Time Warner says it won’t go shopping for media assets with the $9 billion in cash it gets from spinning off its cable television unit, Dow Jones says. But the company might be interested in deals that improve its position…
Consumers are annoyed at Comcast, which is moving cable channels to digital at the same time broadcasters are getting ready to end their analog signals, Bloomberg reports. “It looked to us like they were cutting service and raising prices,” says…
Time Warner Cable has awarded its media planning and buying business to Omnicom’s OMD, Adweek says. The cable company is likely to surpass the $135 million it spent last year, amid increased competition between cable operators and satellite and telephone…
HBO’s “True Blood” has cast Broadway actress Anna Camp and “Bold and the Beautiful” star Ashley Jones to appear in the show’s second season, Entertainment Weekly reports. Camp will join as a series regular to portray the wife of the…
MLB Network will launch Jan. 1 at 6 p.m. ET with the live, one-hour studio show “Hot Stove.” The program will be followed by a broadcast of Don Larsen’s 1956 World Series perfect game, as called by Mel Allen and…
Discovery Communications will begin using TNS Media Research’s DirecTView audience measurement services for viewer data across the company’s cable and satellite networks. DirecTView uses return-path data from 100,000 DirecTV satellite subscribers to give clients insight into the viewing habits of…
Versus has acquired exclusive U.S. television rights to the 2009 Tour Down Under. The Tour Down Under starts Jan. 20 in South Adelaide, Australia, kicking off Versus’ 2009 cycling coverage. The network will air 30-minute highlight shows each day from…
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network has appointed Liz Dolan as its chief marketing officer. Ms. Dolan will be responsible for the brand identity of the network and its marketing efforts for the on-air launch in late 2009/early 2010. Her marketing…