Sci Fi Channel will air all three “Indiana Jones” films and an investigative special, “Mystery of the Crystal Skulls,” prior to the May 22 release of the fourth film, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” Multichannel News…
WE tv has acquired off-network rights to NBC’s “The Baby Borrowers” and The CW’s “Girlfriends,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. “The Baby Borrowers” will be re-aired on WE following each original episode broadcast on NBC beginning June 30, the newspaper says….
Time Warner Cable has agreed to carry BabyFirstTV’s lineup of educational programs aimed at children 3 years old and under, Multichannel News reports. The affiliation agreement will allow BabyFirstTV to reach up to 13.3 million Time Warner Cable subscribers, the…
Comedy Central’s “Indecision 2008” will welcome Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain on Wednesday, Multichannel News reports. It will be Sen. McCain’s 13th appearance on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.” —Vlada Gelman
Three years after being hired to revamp the programming on BET, former Hollywood director Reginald Hudlin faces complaints that the cable network is still serving up negative stereotypes of African Americans, the Washington Post reports. Mr. Hudlin tells the paper…
TV Guide, in a multimillion-dollar agreement with NBC Universal, guaranteed that its promotions of the network’s shows would increase ratings, TelevisionWeek reports. The agreement included shows such as “Lipstick Jungle” and “American Gladiators,” whose ratings rose during the weeks they…
MTV next month will debut a reality show featuring actresses looking to replace the star of a musical based on the movie “Legally Blonde,” Daily Variety reports. The eight-episode season, which will follow 10 actresses trying to win the part,…
WE and Sci Fi Channel agreed to share the rights to show reruns of “Ghost Whisperer” on cable starting next year, Daily Variety reports. Including an off-network agreement with Ion Television, the drama will generate as much as $700,000 per…
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