The cable news networks, especially CNN, hit ratings pay dirt Monday night with their wall-to-wall coverage of the opening night of the Democratic National Convention. The convention lineup, featuring addresses by Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy and presidential candidate Barack Obama’s…
E! Entertainment Television has officially canceled “Denise Richards: It’s Complicated,” the reality show that followed the actress and mother of two, the Los Angeles Times reports. Apparently, the audience numbers never surpassed its premiere ratings, when 1.5 million viewers tuned…
The FX cable network has acquired Canadian crime drama “The Border” for distribution in the U.K., Daily Variety reports. “The Border,” which follows an immigration security unit, will air in the U.K. alongside imported American shows “Dexter,” “The Wire” and…
Marvel Comics has partnered with Madhouse to create a lineup of animated series for the Japan market, Daily Variety reports. Expect Marvel’s famous cast of superheroes in anime form when four series from the collaboration debut in 2010 on 24-hour…
Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group President Cyma Zarghami will give the keynote address at Mipcom Junior 2008 on Oct. 12. Ms. Zarghami will address how localization of global hit properties can make for a stronger worldwide brand. Other figures participating…
Many television networks that offer children’s programming are being more proactive when it comes to the health and wellbeing of their young viewers, Multichannel News reports. Nickelodeon began “The Big Green Help” initiative to teach kids to become more environmentally…
TBS said it ordered 10 episodes of a new sitcom from Tyler Perry. The new series, “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns,” is scheduled to debut on TBS in January. “Meet the Browns” stars David Mann as Leroy Brown, a character…
TLC’s new president and general manger, Eileen O’Neill, has brought in Nancy Daniels to head up production and development. Ms. Daniels had been senior VP Of development and production for Discovery Studios-West Coast since July 2007, where she worked on…
Lifetime is expanding its daytime offerings by adding a new reality show and two weeklong special engagements, Daily Variety reports. The network has placed a 20-episode for “Mom’s Cooking,” where contestants try to recreate their mom’s dishes from their childhoods….
Ion is introducing a new motto for its fall marketing campaign, ushering in the debuts of “NCIS,” “ER” and “Boston Legal” on the network, the Hollywood Reporter says. The new “Positively Entertaining” slogan will be accompanied by a new logo,…