MTV has created an online music guide that helps viewers learn more about the music played on MTV channels and shows, the Hollywood Reporter says. Soundtrack.mtv.com has real-time listings and short clips of the music played on shows such as…
Nickelodeon will premiere “Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: Torchlight on Tibet: Politics, the Olympics and You” on July 20. The program will tackle the issue of Tibet with Chinese, American and Tibetan children. The kids will debate whether politics should…
Kevin Bennett has been promoted to vice president of programming and development for Discovery Emerging Networks. He will be responsible for overseeing programming strategies and development for Investigation Discovery and Military Channel. Bennett has worked in programming and development for…
Tennis Channel will premiere original series “Only at the Open” July 20. The half-hour weekly show chronicles the most dramatic champions and championship moments in U.S. Open history. The first installment will highlight John McEnroe, with Monica Seles, Arthur Ashe,…
With telecom companies banding together and cable operators linking up in various ventures, consumers are mostly left with two choices when picking providers for TV, voice and Internet service, the Los Angeles Times says. “It’s a duopoly,” Michael Shames, executive…
History might be made Thursday morning when the Emmy nominations for best drama are announced, according to the Washington Post’s TV Column. A basic cable series has never been named in this category, but two of this year’s 10 finalists…
Yet another member of a reality-show family is giving viewers a look at what it’s like to be in trouble with the law, according to the Associated Press. Kim Kardashian’s sister Khloe, featured on E!’s “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,”…
Former heavyweight boxing champ turned portable grill pitchman, George Foreman wants to be a knockout on TV, USA Today says. “Family Foreman,” a reality series debuting Wednesday night on TV Land, features Foreman and his wife and kids on their…
Stephen Colbert’s Comedy Central program is looking more like a latter-day Ed Sullivan-style variety show, with bands being books more and more frequently, the Associated Press reports. On Wednesday night, the Canadian band Rush will appear on “The Colbert Report,”…
NFL Network has tapped Bob Papa its play-by-play announcer, replacing Bryant Gumbel who left after the 2007-08 season, Daily Variety reports. Papa is the current radio announcer the New York Giants and has also called NBC Olympics coverage and HBO…