NFL Network filed a complaint against Comcast with the Federal Communications Commission, charging that the nation’s largest cable operator is discriminating against the network. The complaint claims that Comcast systems uniformly carry sports networks owned by Comcast on widely distributed…
Pelham Bay Public School 71 in the Bronx has launched a student-run news network to air in its classrooms, the New York Daily News reports. Preparatory Broadcast Network’s media center was born with the help of CNN/U.S. President Jonathan Klein…
NFL Network has added “Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Kansas City Chiefs” to its HD lineup. The Emmy Award-winning series, set to air Fridays at 8 p.m. starting this week, takes a behind-the-scenes look at the NFL team’s training…
“Maxed Out,” a documentary about America’s debt crisis, will make its television premiere on Showtime on May 14 at 9 p.m., Broadcasting & Cable reports. The documentary won the special jury prize at the South by Southwest Film Festival, the…
The Sundance Channel has added documentary film “Crazy Love” to its planned lineup of “high-profile programming” set to coincide with the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. “Crazy Love,” directed by Dan Klores, was in the running for the festival’s Grand Jury…
Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay, who worked together on films such as “The Rock” and “Bad Boys,” may partner on a Warner Bros. television series to be produced for HBO, Daily Variety reports. Based on the 2006 documentary “Cocaine Cowboys,”…
Nickelodeon’s Nick at Nite evening programming block will air more family-oriented shows, including an original game show and dog competition from former Nick executive Albie Hecht, as well as syndicated series such as “Everybody Hates Chris,” Daily Variety reports. “Nick…
Fox Reality Channel will debut weekly wrap-up show “Reality Binge,” which will replace the channel’s “Reality Remix” in July, Daily Variety reports. “Reality Binge,” which will be produced by Weller/Grossman Productions, will have a more “cynical” approach to the genre…
CMT ordered a second season of reality show “Gone Country,” which will feature Jermaine Jackson and Sean Young attempting to release a country single, the Hollywood Reporter says. The second season, which will debut in August, will also feature actress-singer…
Sci Fi Channel signed Paula Malcomson to play the female lead in the new “Battlestar Galactica” prequel “Caprica” while getting Joanne Kelly and Eddie McClintock for its drama-comedy pilot “Warehouse 13,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Ms. Malcomson appeared in HBO’s…