U.S. regulators may oppose Cablevision’s attempted acquisition of Newsday on anti-competitive grounds, Multichannel News reports, citing a financial analyst’s report. Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Craig Moffet says the Federal Communications Commission might block the transaction because of Cablevision’s dominant position…
Chris McGurk, who heads Liberty Media unit Overture Films, will also run sister company Anchor Bay Entertainment, which distributes Overture’s movies on DVD, Daily Variety reports. Anchor Bay next week will release the DVD version of “Mad Money,” Overture’s first…
Emily Lewis has been named director of business affairs and senior counsel for In Demand, Multichannel News reports. Lewis will be responsible for overseeing business agreements about the video-on-demand and pay-per-view provider’s services and products, the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman
Bravo Media is growing its television network with merchandising and publishing tie-ins, Mediaweek reports. On May 20, the company will release its first non-series DVD, featuring “Work Out” personality Jackie Warner on BravoTV.com; it also will premiere Tuesday on video-on-demand…
TNT’s average household rating is up 10% to a 2.1 household rating through 22 telecasts of the NBA Playoff games, Mediaweek reports. Viewership among men 18-34 has increased by 25% while the overall number of viewers is up 10% for…
Channel One, the in-school network, has replaced its analog broadcasting infrastructure with digital receivers, MediaDailyNews reports. The transition to digital distribution was made possible by Alloy Media + Marketing, which purchased the broadcaster in April 2007 with plans to invest…
HGTV’s home and decor series “Myles of Style,” hosted by “HGTV Design Star” season two winner Kim Myles, has been renewed for a second season. In her series, Ms. Myles transforms ordinary spaces and infuses them with her “global urban…
People and CMT are saddling up for a television special on the magazine’s quarterly country music issue. Allison DeMarcus of “CMT Insider” will host the half-hour program. It will include behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the People issue, which…
Twentieth Century Fox will sponsor TruTV’s “Reel Movie” vignettes with interstitials promoting its upcoming feature film “What Happens in Vegas,” Multichannel News reports. TruTV also is introducing two interactive interstitials, “Actual Ads” and “Real-Life Stories,” which advertisers will be able…
TruTV, formerly Court TV, has picked up the series “L.A. Stringers” for six half-hour episodes, the Hollywood Reporter says. The series follows real-life freelance news reporters as they chase down leads and then try to sell their stories, the newspaper…