NY1’s morning anchor Pat Kiernan has become a cultural staple in New York’s news scene, the New York Observer says. Kiernan, who has been with the station since 1997, particularly shines during his “In the Papers” segment, where he runs…
The “Battlestar Galactica” TV movie will be written by Jane Espenson and directed by Edward James Olmos, Galactica Sitrep reports. The studio reportedly has a deal out to Dean Stockwell for the film, and is interesting in making deals with…
BBC America will premiere British teen dramedy “Skins” in the U.S. on Aug. 13, the Futon Critic reports. The series follows Nicholas Hoult (“About a Boy”) and his friends as they “get high, get drunk, get laid and get up…
Cablevision Systems Corp. will add 15 new high-definition channels that will be available to iO TV digital cable customers for no additional cost. The new channels, which bring iO’s HD lineup to 60 channels, will launch over a five-day period…
Insight Communications Vice Chairman-CEO Michael Willner and TV One President-CEO Johnathan Rodgers have been named co-chairs of the Cable Show ’09 by the National Cable & Telecommunications Association. The Cable Show, which will be held April 1-3 at the Walter…
FX has bought the rights to the feature film “Hancock” for more than $20 million if the movie is successful at the box office, Daily Variety reports. The license term is four years beginning late in 2010, the newspaper notes….
The New York Giants topped the list of nominees announced by ESPN for this year’s ESPY Awards, earning nominations for best upset, best team, best coach, best play and best game, the Hollywood Reporter says. The Boston Red Sox, New…
AT&T has chosen not to renew its contract with Dish Network/EchoStar and will stop reselling Dish Network satellite TV services on Dec. 31, Multichannel News reports. AT&T said it was still evaluating whether it would offer Dish or DirecTV service…
The U.S. Copyright Office suggested that cable operators that retransmit signals from small distant stations are underpaying for that content and Congress should back off from deciding compensation procedures, TVWeek.com reports. The Copyright Office is also keeping cable and satellite…
CNN and Fox News called out MSNBC on a press release that heralded “Hardball with Chris Matthews” as the top show among adults during the month of June at 5 p.m. because data used to make the claim included coverage…