Starz is shutting down its broadband video movie subscription service by the end of September, the company announced in a post on its site (www.vongo.com) this morning. The cable channel stopped accepting new customers as of Aug. 1 and said…
MTV Networks’ high-definition music channel MHD will change its name to Palladia effective Sept. 1. “It’s a bigger, more distinct name for a channel that has grown in size as well as satisfaction among music HD fans,” said Tom Calderone,…
Cable network ad revenues will grow just 4.7% in 2009, according to a new report by SNL Kagan. Kagan said ad revenue will rise 10.4% in 2008, including slower growth in the second half of the year. But the industry…
Aggressive plans for expanding CNN’s newsgathering presence to 10 additional U.S. cities were announced Tuesday by Nancy Lane, senior VP of newsgathering for CNN/U.S. A mix of general-assignment reporters, show-based correspondents attached to CNN’s daytime and prime-time programs, and newly…
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will present National Geographic Channel with the Governor’s Award for the network’s “Preserve Our Planer” campaign, TVWeek reports. The award, which recognizes an individual’s or group’s efforts to make an impact, will…
After six years of remastering, Warner Bros. has sold 1962’s “How the West Was Won” exclusively to Starz’s Encore Westerns, Daily Variety reports. The studio spent somewhere in the “seven figures” reworking the film, which was originally shot in the…
“Weeds” star Mary Louise Parker’s next big deal is of the Broadway variety, the Associated Press Reports. The actress will star in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of “Hedda Gabler” as the title character, the trade says. The show is…
Nick is hoping to expand its roster of tween favorites by having “Zoey 101” star Victoria Justice lead her own series and film, Daily Variety reports. The 15-year-old actress will star in a series from creator Dan Scheider, who also…
A ruling expected by the Federal Communications Commission will make small cable operators exempt from having to carry local TV stations’ digital signals, Multichannel News reports. The new plan by FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin will allow eligible small multisystem…
Lionsgate has invested nearly $9 million so far in the pay TV network it’s starting with Paramount Pictures and MGM, Multichannel News reports. The studio has a “mandatory commitment” to spend at least $31.4 million on the premium TV service,…