As Bruce Springsteen would put it, Dish Network this week may have taken “one step up, two steps back.” Trailing U.S. satellite leader DirecTV in both subscribers and high-definition channels, Dish may be falling further behind, despite its recent announcement…
TNT said it will air episodes of a microseries sponsored by Dodge and AT&T during commercial breaks in its prime-time programming this summer. The microseries, called “Lucky Chance,” was produced by Full Circle Entertainment and Espionage. Comprised of 20 two-minute…
Reality-show impresario Mark Burnett will produce the third season of “Toughest Cowboy,” which features tests of rodeo competitors’ endurance, Daily Variety reports. The show’s first two seasons were on Fox Sports Net, though it hasn’t been determined if the series…
Comcast Chief Executive Officer Brian Roberts said at a shareholders meeting yesterday that the cable company’s decision to focus on product bundling in mid-2007 paved the way for a strong first quarter, Multichannel News reports. Comcast’s first-quarter revenue rose 14%,…
MTV’ Networks’ Logo cable channel, which specializes in programming for gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual audiences, ordered six episodes of RuPaul’s reality series, the Hollywood Reporter says. “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” featuring a drag-queen competition, will debut in early 2009, the…
Film executives and analysts have reached little consensus on how the “Sex and the City” movie will do at the box office because it appeals almost exclusively to women over 30, the Los Angeles Times reports. The film, which opens…
Executives at Liberty Media, which operates Starz and Encore, said the planned Viacom-MGM-Lionsgate premium channel does not pose a threat, Media Daily News reports. CEO Greg Maffei pointed to the proposed channel’s lack of a distribution deal, expensive subscriber fees…
Outdoor Channel has ordered 13 episodes of “L.L. Bean’s Guide to the Outdoors,” Media Daily News reports. L.L. Bean’s great-grandson Bill Gorman, an outdoorsman, and master fly-fisherman Tim Rajeff will host the program about hunting and fishing spots around the…
MTV announced at its upfront presentation that its bilingual entertainment channel Tres is adding satirical animated series “Lugar Heights,” talent search program “Dame un Break” and music block “Fresh Music Mondays” to its schedule, the Hollywood Reporter says. A high…
Dish Network made good on its promise to drop the last five of the 15 Rainbow Media Voom HD channels it used to carry, Multichannel News reports. The satellite provider claims that Voom is in violation of its carriage agreement,…