A special six-hour live Halloween edition of “Ghost Hunters” drew 2.1 million total viewers on Friday night, making Sci Fi Channel the most-watched cable entertainment network for the night, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The special wrapped up the network’s 250…
Lauren Holly, Jennifer Westfeldt and David Sutcliffe have been tapped to star in the Hallmark Channel original movie “Think Again,” scheduled to debut on Valentine’s Day, the Hollywood Reporter says. Sutcliffe will play a man who goes back in time…
Starz Entertainment acquired cable television broadcast rights from studios that include Lionsgate, IFC and Samuel Goldwyn Co. to premier films such as the Javier Bardem-starring “Goya’s Ghost” and “P2,” starring Rachel Nichols and Wes Bentley, Multichannel News says. Starz also…
Viacom said the weakening economy helped cut its net earnings by 37% in the third quarter. Ad sales were down partly because of a change in the ad market, Viacom said, but also because ratings were down at the company’s…
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network has appointed Meredith Momoda vice president of integrated marketing. Ms. Momoda will be responsible for product integration, in addition to acting as the primary liaison between OWN’s advertising sales, marketing and programming departments. She will…
Disney and ESPN Media Networks and the NCTC have made a multiyear agreement that will provide NCTC cable operators with access to HD channels. The deal includes access to programming from ESPNU, ESPNU HD, ESPN2 HD, ESPNews HD, ABC Family…
Comedy Central will use New York’s BLVD/Crash Mansion nightclub as a live venue to preview and showcase some of its on-screen performers, Daily Variety reports. The venue, which the network will use similarly to Los Angeles’ Comedy Central Stage, will…
The South Carolina real estate broker who brought the idea for “Flip This House” to A&E Television is getting his day in court, the Los Angeles Times reports. Richard C. Davis claims A&E agreed to give him half the show’s…
Ratings are up halfway through the season for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” Daily Variety reports. A cleaner graphics package, new on-air replay technology and the decision to eliminate in-booth celebrity guests and most sideline reports has paid off in a…
AT&T is taking on Comcast in Chicago by offering a bundle of phone TV and high-speed Internet service at monthly rates below those of the nation’s largest cable operator, Crain’s Chicago Business says. “It’s going to come down to who…