June may have passed, but TLC is jumping into the wedding season with a new series and the return of “Say Yes to the Dress.” “This new hour on Tuesday nights is jam-packed with fun, and emphasizes what weddings should…
Suggesting cable and satellite operators may be underpaying to retransmit distant stations, the U.S. Copyright Office is urging Congress to stop setting the compensation procedures and let stations and cable operators freely negotiate retransmission pricing. “Based on the record in…
NBC Entertainment’s Adam Stotsky NBC Entertainment is recruiting Sci Fi Channel executive Adam Stotsky to head up its day-to-day marketing efforts. Mr. Stotsky has been named president of NBC Entertainment marketing, and will oversee promotion of the network’s prime time,…
TBS Sports has hired former ESPN analyst Harold Reynolds and Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley for Sunday’s telecast of the All-Star Game selections, the Hollywood Reporter says. Reynolds and Eckersley will join host Ernie Johnson and analyst Cal Ripken Jr….
Starz has rearranged its management team, consolidating oversight of Starz Entertainment’s TV offerings under Starz President-Chief Operating Officer Bill Myers, the Hollywood Reporter says. Meanwhile, William Hamm, executive VP of creative development for Starz Media, will oversee production and development…
AmericanLife TV will pay tribute to George Carlin on July 7 with a program containing clips from Carlin’s appearances on the 1970s musical-variety series “The Tony Orlando & Dawn Rainbow Hour,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. The program will be G-rated…
Pamela Howell has been named the vice president of corporate communications for ReelzChannel. She will oversee the development of communications strategies for consumers, affiliates and the entertainment and advertising-sales communities from the company’s Twin Cities headquarters in Minnesota. Howell was…
Lionsgate and Comcast Entertainment Group have entered into a first-look partnership deal that gives Lionsgate Home Entertainment distribution rights to series from Comcast’s cable channel lineup, including E! Entertainment Television, Style Network and G4. The first program to be released…
Robert Redford, now a consultant to Sundance Channel, is planning a series of short Sundance Channel films for mobile phones, the New York Times reports. Redford told the paper he probably will direct the films and also might appear in…
Heidi Montag doesn’t see herself as the villainess of MTV’s big hit “The Hills,” which is in production for its fourth season, USA Today reports. She says viewers may meet her older sister, Holly, this season. But it might be…