Verizon Communications said today that customer growth for its FiOS television service accelerated during the third quarter, echoing last week’s similar report from AT&T on its U-verse service. The growth indicates that fiber-optic TV services may be continuing to pull…
TLC has named Laura Staro vice president of its research division. Ms. Staro has been with Discovery Networks since September 2004, first serving as director of research and on-air planning for Discovery Health Channel and Fit TV. In August 2006…
Women 18-49 have been flocking in droves to NBC Universal’s female-targeted one-two punch known as the Bravo and Oxygen networks, MediaWeek reports. The demographic has made up the bulk of the networks’ prime-time audience, according to Nielsen N Power data….
Fox Sports Networks is breaking up its giant regional sports network Fox Sports South into three pieces to offer more localized coverage to subscribers. Fox Sports Carolinas and Fox Sports Tennessee will be received by viewers in their respective states…
A&E Network said it has picked up a second season of original drama “The Cleaner” starring Benjamin Bratt. “The Cleaner” is the network’s first scripted series in six years. Production on season two’s 13 episodes is scheduled to start soon…
Starz has given the greenlight to a new series based on “Spartacus” with executive producers Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Joshua Donen, the Hollywood Reporter says. The network has given the project a 13-episode order. “Spartacus” is the second original…
Two big stars of cable news—Bill O’Reilly of Fox News Channel and Keith Olbermann of MSNBC—are finding success at opposite ends of the ideological spectrum, the Associated Press reports. O’Reilly is on pace to have his fourth most-watched month ever,…
Cable business news networks have been benefiting in terms of viewers in light of the extra attention being given to the economy, the Associated Press reports. CNBC is on track to its best month ever for its daytime ratings, while…
Lifetime has landed familiar faces for two of its four upcoming TV films based on novels from Nora Roberts, the Hollywood Reporter says. “High Noon” will feature Emilie de Ravin, Ivan Sergei and Cybill Shepherd in a film about a…
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