Cable operators like Time Warner Cable are taking a stand against cable networks that provide their content for free online, AdAge reports. Time Warner Cable is threatening to withhold the subscriber fees it pays to cable networks for content. Time…
Showtime’s “Weeds” is among successful shows that are trying to improve quality to attract a new audience by altering some of the shows’ basic characteristics, USA Today reports. For the fourth season of “Weeds,” which starts this week, the main…
Lifetime signed Angie Harmon, Bernadette Peters and Amanda Bynes, among other actresses, to play in original movie “Living Proof,” about a doctor who developed the breast cancer drug Herceptin, the Hollywood Reporter says. Swoosie Kurtz and Regina King will also…
Comcast and the Big Ten Network are close to announcing a carriage agreement that would end nearly two years of talks that resembled an argument between alumni of Ohio State and Michigan, the Chicago Tribune reports. The deal, called done…
AMC ups the drama ante with the additions of “Carter Beats the Devil” and “Ice” to its development lineup, Daily Variety reports. The network has already developed two critically acclaimed series, including “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men.”
NBC Universal is moving forward to promote the Oxygen cable network, which it acquired last year for about a billion dollars, as its flagship destination for women, the New York Times says. The channel is revamping its Web site and…
A group led by NBC Universal says it is in exclusive talks to purchase the Weather Channel and its Weather.com Web site after Time Warner pulled out of talks, the Wall Street Journal says. The deal is valued at $3.5…
FSN Looks to Move Beyond Local Program Success
‘Taboo,’ ‘Locked Up,’ ‘Dog Town’ Returning for New Season
Dish Network will provide a sneak preview of the theatrical film “Finding Amanda” through a deal with Magnolia Pictures and HD Net. Subscribers will be able to view the film in standard definition via pay-per-view for $9.99 and through Dish…