Comcast’s regional network CN8 will disband by year’s end, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Comcast will replace it with the Comcast Network, a new network that will focus on the Philadelphia/Pittsburgh and Washington/Baltimore regions, Broadcasting & Cable says. Some 300 CN8…
Overbrook Entertainment and Science Channel are partnering to produce “Young Scientist Challenge.” The two-hour program, which is scheduled to air Jan. 18, follows the joy and drama of the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge and its top 10 finalists….
Fine Living Network will premiere the original dating series “Wingman” on Feb. 10. The half-hour show follows dating-challenged men and women, who will be guided by standup comic Michael Somerville. Mr. Somerville is also a relationship columnist, penning Glamour’s monthly…
Oxygen Media has appointed Gerry Logue as vice president, creative director. Mr. Logue will oversee the creative direction of Oxygen’s brand across all platforms for in-house creative and external agencies. Additionally, Barbara Shornick has been named vice president of sales…
After 12 years on the air, “Hannity & Colmes” is nearing its end, with TVNewser reporting co-host Alan Colmes plans to leave the show by year’s end. Colmes will stay with Fox News as a liberal commentator and as host…
The Discovery Channel’s head of development production, Jeff Hassler, left the network on Friday and has been replaced by one of his deputies, Gena McCarthy. Discovery said in a statement that under Mr. Hassler, the network has ramped up the…
After 25 years with CNN, Christiane Amanpour is finally getting to anchor her own daily news show, the New York Times reports. The show will appear on CNN International, which is reworking its lineup, the paper says. —Jon Lafayette
With news outlets focusing on the latest from the people on “The Hills,” some fans may be able to follow the characters without watching the show on MTV, the Los Angeles Times says. Viewership has gone down hill from a…
Rachel Maddow became a star on MSNBC as Barack Obama swept into office. But Newsweek asks: “How does a liberal, left-leaning ‘Rachel Maddow Show’ behave when a left-leaning president is elected? –Jon Lafayette
The National Football League is allowing cable systems around the immediate Philadelphia market to carry the broadcast feed of the Philadelphia Eagles-Arizona Cardinals game Thanksgiving night, the Associated Press. The game is being televised by the NFL Network, which has…