Leading up to the Oct. 4 season premiere of “My Big Redneck Wedding,” CMT will air the special “Biggest Redneck Wedding Ever” on Aug. 30. The special follows a Florida couple as they prepare for their shoes-optional, paper-napkin-invitation wedding, says…
In an unusual partnership, satellite provider DirecTV and National Cable Communications have joined forces to sell spots on select regional sports networks. The partnership will affect nine major U.S. markets, including Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas, reports Broadcasting & Cable….
Fox News is set to unveil the Fox Experience at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, TVNewser reports. The Fox Experience will be the network’s convention headquarters in Denver and St. Paul, geared to giving viewers comprehensive coverage across all…
MGM Domestic Television Distribution has optioned Factory Publishing’s online graphic novel “The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore” for a possible television series. The graphic novels, which are designed for iPod and PC download, are set in a time where the…
Fox News Channel won’t be making any online buddies using MySpace, even though both are owned by News Corp. Instead, Fox News has chosen Facebook as its social networking site of choice. Fox News today will be unveil a redesigned…
ESPN is planning to bid for the rights to broadcast future Olympic Games, says The Hollywood Reporter. ESPN will be vying to air the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and the 2016 Summer Games, for which Tokyo, Madrid, Rio…
Warren Sapp has joined “Inside the NFL,” which premieres on Showtime Sept. 10 at 9 p.m. The former NFL All-Pro defensive lineman and Super Bowl champion joins analysts Phil Simms and Cris Collinsworth and host James Brown. “With his defensive…
General Electric Chairman Jeffrey Immelt told CNBC last week that the company will continue making cable deals, TVNewser reports. Immelt promised future cable pacts along the lines of the partnership between its NBC Universal and the Weather Channel. GE is…
Former “Dancing With the Stars” contestant Cristian De La Fuente has been named a series regular for the second season of USA’s “In Plain Sight,” TV Guide reports. De La Fuente returns as the boyfriend of Mary McCormack’s U.S. Marshal…