A Cincinnati appellate court panel gave the Federal Communications Commission a big win by rejecting cities’ and states’ contention that the agency overstepped its authority by limiting what they can demand in return for new cable franchises. A divided FCC…
Lifetime will premiere “Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal” starring Jenna Dewan, Ashley Benson and Tatum O’Neal on Aug. 2, Multichannel News reports. Aug. 9 will mark the debut of Valerie Bertinelli’s first Lifetime movie, “Hollywood Starlet,” the newspaper says….
Spike TV will broadcast the UFC light heavyweight fight between Anderson Silva and James Irvin on July 19, Multichannel News reports. The fight will air live from Las Vegas, the newspaper notes. —Vlada Gelman
NBC and USA Network will air 19 hours of U.S. Olympic Trials for swimming and track & field over the next two weeks, MediaWeek reports. NBC will broadcast 10 straight nights of prime-time telecasts beginning June 29, while USA’s coverage…
Fox News Channel is in prime position to take the top spot among the cable news networks in viewers for the second quarter, despite big gains by its rivals during coverage of the presidential primaries, the Los Angeles Times reports….
Stephen Colbert is jokingly staging a crusade against “face violence,” after appearing on this Comedy Central show with an injury on his forehead, the Associated Press reports. Although Colbert and his camp refuse to say how his injury occurred, Colbert’s…
Spike TV will debut its first original comedy series, “Factory,” on Sunday at 10 p.m.,
Showtime is working with Rod Lurie on a drama about a woman who works as a vice cop in Los Angeles during the week and as a prostitute in Las Vegas over the weekend, the Hollywood Reporter says. Lurie took…
Comedian Katt Williams is finalizing a deal with Comedy Central that includes a pilot for a series and a special, Daily Variety reports. Williams’ “It’s Pimpin’ Pimpin’” concert tour is among the top live comedy acts of the year, generating…
USA Network has agreed to pay about $15 million to be the first ad supported channel to show the film “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” on TV, Daily Variety reports. Disney ABC Domestic TV sold the original “Narnia” film…