Rich Battista is rejoining Fox Networks Group as president of Fox National Cable Networks, the company announced Wednesday. Mr. Battista most recently service as CEO of Gemstar-TV Guide International, which was bought by Macrovision. In his new job, he will…
The presidential candidates are turning to cable sports networks in the battleground states as a way to reach male voters, the Wall Street Journal reports. With a footprint that covers seven states that will be key in the election, the…
Lifetime agreed to buy the re-run rights to “How I Met Your Mother” for about $750,000 an episode, one of the highest prices ever paid by a cable network for an off-network sit-com, according to Daily Variety. Lifetime outbid TBS,…
With the economy and the national elections generating headlines, viewers flocked to the cable news channels, particularly Fox News, which finished behind only ESPN among cable networks in the ratings last week, TelevisionWeek reports. Fox News also got a boost…
ESPN will be providing fans with round-the-clock college basketball on Nov. 18, USA Today reports. The network’s “College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon” will get a lead-in from “Monday Night Football,” and finish with a marquee matchup pitting Kentucky against North Carolina….
A new Food Network series shows how far the network has moved from offering recipes and kitchen advice to providing lifestyle programming. “The Chef Jeff Project” features Jeff Henderson, a former prison inmate turned executive chef. In the series, which…
ESPN Films’ first ever Spanish-language film debuts Saturday, Multichannel News reports. “JC Chávez,” about decorated boxer Julio Cesar Chavez, will air Sept. 27 on ESPN Deportes and ESPN Classic as part of ESPN’s Hispanic Heritage Month programming. The film, which…
The presidential debates are nigh and CNN is ready, Multichannel News reports. The cable news network’s Wolf Blitzer, Campbell Brown and Anderson Cooper will anchor from CNN studios in New York City. John King and his “Magic Wall” will also…
How good was the bad news about the U.S. economy last week? Bad/good enough to attract enough viewers to push Fox News Channel to the position of second most-viewed cable network in prime time, behind only ESPN, which set a…
AT&T launched its U-verse Total Home DVR system in Los Angeles today. The system allows U-verse TV customers to play back standard and high-definition recorded programs on any connected TV in the home with no additional fees. With the new…