CNN Middle East correspondent Aneesh Raman has decided to leave the network and journalism, TVNewser reports. In a note announcing his departure, Raman did not reveal what his next career step will be, the Web site says. —Vlada Gelman
BBC America will add “Robin Hood” to its BBC America HD lineup this fall, Multichannel News reports. A high-definition “sneak peek” of “Robin Hood’s” first season will be featured on DirecTV’s Channel 101 and Time Warner Cable’s HD Showcase on…
National Geographic Channel’s two-hour premiere of “Stonehenge Decoded” on Sunday averaged 1.38 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. In its premiere airing from 9-11 p.m. ET, “Stonehenge” averaged a 1.37 household rating and a 0.92 in persons 25-54; that…
“Mad Men” and “The Wire” are among the top nominees for the 2008 Television Critics Association Awards, Zap2it reports. The program of the year nominees are “John Adams,” “Lost,” “Friday Night Lights,” “Mad Men,” “Ken Burns’ The War” and “The…
Time Warner Cable has named Gail MacKinnon as executive VP and chief government relations officer, Multichannel News reports. She will lead Time Warner Cable’s public policy strategy, the newspaper says. MacKinnon is currently senior VP of global public policy for…
AMC’s “Mad Men” will be featured in window displays at Bloomingdale’s in 14 locations, Media Daily News reports. The department store also will feature in-store visuals, audio excerpts from the soundtrack, “Mad On” one-liners and a shop dedicated to the…
Sinclair Broadcast Group and Insight Communications have made a three-year extension agreement that will cover analog and digital carriage of four of Sinclair’s stations, Mediaweek reports. The extension covers good the period Jan. 1, 2009, to Dec. 31, 2011, the…
Charisma Carpenter will reprise her role as a national sorority representative on ABC Family’s “Greek,” TV Guide reports. She will return in the series’ season premiere this fall to help Casey with a troublesome pledge, the magazine says. —Vlada Gelman
FX’s “Rescue Me” will premiere 10 five-minute minisodes on June 24, Daily Variety reports. The segments, starring Denis Leary and the rest of the regular cast, will air weekly in the show’s usual timeslot of Tuesdays at 10 p.m., the…
Cablevision’s Voom HD said last week in an amended complaint that Dish Network’s removal of Voom’s suite of high-definition channels cost the company more than $1 billion, Multichannel News reports. Dish, which as EchoStar signed a 15-year agreement with Voom…