“This is one spunky show,” says the New York Times of “Whale Wars,” debuting Friday on Animal Planet. The series tracks the crew of the Sea Shepherd, a ship that tries to stop whalers from killing whales off Antarctica. These…
The crowd at the MTV Europe Music Awards cheered president-elect Barack Obama, who wasn’t there in Liverpool, and Beatle Paul McCartney, who was, the Associated Press says. “Maybe Europeans will love us again now,” said singer Katy Perry, who wore…
HBO has acquired the rights to a documentary following President-elect Barack Obama, which will premiere in 2009 on the network, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The film, produced by Edward Norton’s Class 5 Films, is still in production with camera crews…
Food Network Magazine was given the green light by Hearst Corp., with the publisher deciding to go ahead with plans to publish the periodical based on the cable network, DMNews reports. The magazine was tested in mid-October with a distribution…
Game Show Network has a whole new look beginning today, Multichannel News reports. The network’s rebrand has officially launched with a Web site upgrade and new on-air graphics making their debuts. “The on-air package revolves around nine movable puzzle-piece elements….
CNN’s “American Morning” was cable news’ No. 1 morning show in total viewers on Wednesday, Nov. 5. The program averaged 1.903 million total viewers, up 16% over Fox News Channel’s 1.639 million and 96% over MSNBC’s 972,000 in the same…
Style Network’s “Split Ends” will return for a fourth season on Nov. 22. This season, one hairstylist will be sent to London to swap salon shops with a Londoner. The stylists back home also will be challenged to swap salons…
Emmy nominee Joan Allen has signed on to star in the title role of Lifetime biopic “Georgia O’Keeffe.” The movie focus on the celebrated painter’s 20-year love affair with photographer Alfred Steiglitz, to be played by Emmy winner Jeremy Irons….
Cablevision Systems, the New York-area cable company, said today that it turned a third-quarter profit as it increased revenue per subscriber by boosting the number of digital video, high-speed Internet and telephone subscribers. Shares fell today as the company lost…
NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music and Consumer Products Group and Propworx have teamed up to auction off props from Sci Fi Channel’s “Battlestar Galactica.” The props, costumes and set pieces will be auctioned live and online beginning Jan. 16 at…