ESPN, the No. 1 sports cable channel, must face a suit by the Quicksilver Inc. clothing company that a logo for the network’s international X Games competition violates a trademark, Bloomberg News reports. Quicksilver, which sued in June, established enough…
Have you ever said to someone, “I’ll get into shape if it kills me?” Now there’s a TV series that shows you that being in shape could mean the difference between life and death in an emergency situation. “Could You…
MTV is close to reviving “Beauty and the Geek,” the Ashton Kutcher-Fox 21 reality show that most recently aired on the CW. Negotiations are underway for MTV to air six episodes of what’s being called “Beauty and the Geek: Celebrity,”…
Ratings for Animal Planet’s “Whale Wars” on Friday jumped 15% from a week earlier, giving the network its largest prime-time audience in a decade, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The series, in its second season, features a ship’s crew trying to…
HBO will air “BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup” live on March 2 from Madison Square Garden. The program, which celebrates tennis legend Billie Jean King, will feature Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic…
National Geographic Channel will have a sister division that will spin off some of its programming into games to be produced by major video-game publishers, Multichannel News says. “Herod’s Lost Tomb,” based on the National Geographic series, will be launched…
Comcast will give customers in the San Francisco Bay Area 12 more high-definition channels, Multichannel News reports. Bravo, Cartoon Network, Fox News Channel and Hallmark are among channels that will get the HD treatment in the Bay Area, Multichannel News…
Brad Garrett is set to host TBS’ comedy special “Cheech & Chong Roasted,” airing Nov. 30. Other comics and personalities set to roast the comedy duo include Tom Arnold, Geraldo Rivera, Penn & Teller, Wilmer Valderrama, Greg Giraldo, Rev. Al…
Cox Communications has been named the top cable-operator employer for women in a survey conducted by Women in Cable Telecommunications, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Discovery Communications was found to be the best cable-network employer of women. The Weather Channel Cos….