The details of Comcast’s plan to manage its customers’ Web traffic was released today, Reuters reports. The company will use software on its network to determine whether particular subscribers are the source of high volume of Web traffic. Subscribers who…
Fox News Channel’s marathon of online politics show “The Strategy Room” kicks off tomorrow morning with anchor Shepard Smith, TVNewser reports. The show, which offers a less formal look at politics, will stream live every weekday until the Nov. 4…
Ion Television and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution have inked a multiyear film acquisition deal. From this fall through summer 2010, the network will broadcast selected films made by the Warner Bros. studio. “Our deal with Warner Bros. is part…
Lifetime Television will premiere its first original prime-time comedy, “Rita Rocks,” with five episodes airing in one week. A new episode will air every day at 8:30 p.m. from Oct. 20-25 before the show debuts in its regular Tuesday at…
BBC Worldwide confirmed today that Jane Tranter will be joining the company as its executive VP of programming and production to help drive forward its U.S. scripted and reality business. Ms. Tranter will execute her duties from the network’s Los…
Rita Mullin was named VP of development at TLC, the cable network announced today. Ms. Mullin, along with Brent Zacky, will oversee the strategic direction of TLC’s new and original content out of Discovery Communications’ headquarters in Silver Spring, Md….
After a six-week tryout, Erica Hill has won the co-anchor chair next to Chris Wragge on the Saturday edition of “The Early Show” on CBS, effective immediately. Ms. Hill follows in the footsteps of Anderson Cooper and Sanjay Gupta, who…
Multiplatform video and music network Music Choice announced today it has renewed its multiyear distribution deal with Charter, thus extending Music Choice’s video-on-demand contend for Charter On Demand subscribers. “The multiyear deal between Charter and Music Choice demonstrates both companies’…
Now that basic cable networks are earning major Emmy Awards, one of those channels may try to win the rights to televise the awards show, Daily Variety reports. The current Emmy contract with the four major broadcast networks expires in…