Crown Media Holdings has promoted Janice Arouh to executive vice president of network distribution and service. Ms. Arouh most recently was senior VP of network distribution and service for the company, which owns and operates Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie…
Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly verbally attacked General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt, claiming GE’s corporate presence in Iran is responsible for the deaths of American troops, the Washington Post reports. Only .01% of GE’s current income comes from business contracts in…
John Landgraf has signed a multiyear contract to remain president and general manager of Fox Network Group’s FX Networks unit. Mr. Landgraf joined FX as president of entertainment in 2004 and became president and general manager in 2005. Since that…
WE TV’s “Bridezillas” has launched an online application in which users can imagine themselves as brides, Online Media Daily reports. The campaign uses technology from Oddcast, which was responsible for Elfyourself, and allows users to upload their photo and integrate…
“Battlestar Galactica’s” Katee Sackhoff has been cast in a recurring role on FX’s “Nip/Tuck,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Morgan Fairchild will also appear on the drama as a movie star, the newspaper notes. Meanwhile, Polly Walker and Saul Rubinek have…
Former Showtime exeucitive Mark Greenberg was named CEO of the new premium channel and VOD venture being established by Viacom and studios MGM and Lionsgate, TVWeek reports. The new venture is being created with movie rights that Showtime had but…
Mark Greenberg was formally named president and CEO of the new premium channel being created by Viacom, MGM and Lionsgate, the partners in the venture announced Monday. Mr. Greenberg was formerly executive VP for Showtime Networks, responsible for corporate strategy,…
NBC Universal is spreading its Sci Fi Channel to foreign markets, the New York Times reports. Coordinates are set to put local versions of the network in Turkey, South Africa, Romania, Hungary and Portugal. “For an international standpoint, we really…
HBO defended the accuracy of “Recount,” its film about the legal battle between Democratic candidate Al Gore and future President George W. Bush, by citing interviews with 40 people directly involved in the process, the Los Angeles Times reports. The…
RDF USA is planning to air an updated version of the old wish-fulfillment gameshow “Queen for a Day” after acquiring its rights from the son of the show’s creator, the Hollywood Reporter says. RFD will update the series, which originally…