The New York Television Festival has announced the lineup for its third annual Premiere Week screening series. Premiere Week will feature ABC’s “Life on Mars,” Fox’s “Fringe,” CBS’ “Worst Week,” The CW and Media Rights Capital’s “Easy Money,” NBC’s “Life”…
Comcast has extended its deal with Ryan Seacrest to produce projects for the company through his productions company, Ryan Seacrest Productions, TelevisionWeek reports. The deal includes Comcast’s entertainment networks, including E! and Style, in addition to other channels like Versus…
After regulators told Comcast Corp. to change how it manages Web traffic on its system, the company announced planes to slow service to its heaviest users during peak use times, the New York Times reports. Top Web-access speeds for the…
SoapNet is planning on airing a 24-hour “Beverly Hills, 90210” marathon on Sept. 1, the day before The CW’s series spinoff premieres, TelevisionWeek reports. The CW says it is not working with SoapNet on the promotion, nor has it purchased…
Sci Fi Channel is wrapping up “Stargate Atlantis” after the series’ current fifth season ends its run in January, Multichannel News says. The network, however, will extend the life of the show with a two-hour movie that will air sometime…
Comcast is looking to bring viewers interactive widgets on their TV screens, Multichannel News reports. The Widget Channel, developed by Intel and Yahoo, will allow developers to create customized widgets, computer programs that would let consumers access stock quotes or…
Joel Silver has optioned “Fortune’s Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt” to HBO for a possible series, Daily Variety reports. The hour-long project is currently in the script-development stage under writer Jim Solomon, who will executive produce along…
Katy Perry, the singer behind the summer hit “I Kissed a Girl,” is scheduled to perform at this year’s MTV Latin America awards in Mexico City, Daily Variety reports. The show, which will be broadcasted Oct. 6 in the U.S….
Nancy McGee has been promoted to executive vice president of marketing at Starz Entertainment, Multichannel reports. She previously was senior VP. McGee’s new responsibilities include marketing all live-action television productions for both the Starz channels and other distribution outlets. —Christopher…
Lifetime has ordered six episodes of new reality series “Blonde Charity Mafia,” with production set to begin in September, reports Daily Variety. The show follows three young Washington socialites who are responsible for the biggest, most exclusive charity fundraisers in…