Cameron Blanchard has been upped to senior VP of communications for Bravo Media and Oxygen Media, Broadcasting & Cable reports. She previously had responsibility only over Bravo Media, the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman
Cablevision has launched Newsday TV, hoping to boost circulation for the Long Island, N.Y. newspaper it recently acquired, Multichannel News reports. Newsday TV, which is available on Channel 611 to iO TV digital cable, allows customers to instantly subscribe to…
Revenue for Liberty Media’s Starz Entertainment increased 8% to $275 million in the second quarter, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The premium channel also increased its subscriber base by 6%, while Encore subscribers grew 11%, the newspaper says. In addition, Liberty’s…
Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor is in talks with HBO to turn his alternate reality game “Year Zero” into a two-season limited series, the Los Angeles Times reports. Reznor, who pitched the series to the cable network a little…
Discovery Communications increased revenue 10% to $863 milion during the second quarter, according to earnings figures released Monday by Discovery Holding Co. Excluding Travel Channel, which was sold to Cox Communications last year, revenue was up 13%. Adjusted income excluding…
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Board of Governors will present the Governors Award to National Geographic Channel’s “Preserve Our Planet” campaign. The Governors Award is given to an individual, company or organization that has made an impact and…
Cable channel IFC inked a deal with independent music resource guide Pitchfork Media to be the TV distributor for Pitchfork’s catalogue of Web videos. The videos come from Pitchfork.tv and will include live performances, interviews, documentary segments and music videos….
NFL Network plans to televise Brett Favre’s first preseason game as a New York Jet nationally on Saturday, the network said. The network will be picking up the local feed of the game between the Jets and the Washington Redskins….
Fine Living Network plans to launch a new comedy series poking fun at Martha Stewart, and the show was the idea of Stewart herself, the New York Times reports. Stewart thought up the show, “Whatever, Martha!”, while watching reruns of…
CBS Paramount Network Television hired Jim McKairnes as senior VP for cable development and strategic planning, TelevisionWeek reports. The studio is looking to build up its business developing shows for cable networks.