The stars of VH1’s successful reality series talk about why the shows are popular—and other subjects–in a roundtable interview in USA Today. Adrianne Curry of “My Fair Brady” says reality fans “have no life,” but Tiffany (New York) Pollard of…
The transaction designed to separate Time Warner from Time Warner Cable will leave the cable operator with $24 billion in debt, the Wall Street Journal says. The debt could limit its ability to do deals or roll out new services,…
Eriq La Salle and Cicely Tyson will star in “Relative Stranger,” an original Hallmark Channel movie about a father who abandons his family only to return years later, the Hollywood Reporter says. The film began production this week and will…
VH1’s tribute to the Who will feature live performances from Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam and the Flaming Lips, Multichannel News reports. The event will be taped July 12 at UCLA and will air July 17, Multichannel News says. —Danny King
Cable channel Retirement Living TV has made a distribution deal with cable operator Atlantic Broadband, Media Daily News reports. The network, which is targeted at people 55+, launched in September 2006, the Web site notes. —Vlada Gelman
Sharon Osbourne will host VH1’s “Rock of Love Girls: Charm School,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The show’s second season will premiere this fall, the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman
The Style Network will debut reality series “Ruby,” following the life of an obese woman in a “regular-sized” world, this fall. Title-personality Ruby Gettinger is a 500-pound woman from Savannah, Ga. The series will follow her as she tries to…
Nancy Bennett has been appointed senior vice president of creative and content development for program enterprises at MTV Networks and Logo Group. Prior to the newly created position, Ms. Bennett served as vice president of creative and multi-platform short form…
“The MEN7 Show” will make its debut on Ion Media Networks on July 3, the Hollywood Reporter says. The men’s lifestyle program, which comes from the multiplatform MEN7 Network, will be hosted by Tava Smiley (“General Hospital”) and Hoyt Christopher…
The Independent Film Channel has ordered three new specials from actor-singer Henry Rollins, Broadcasting & Cable reports. “Uncut From New Orleans,” “Northern Ireland” and “South Africa” will pair Rollins with a local host in each location as he explores the…