Discovery Communications’ TLC announced it is working on shows with two high-profile showbiz couples: Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, and Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos. Ms. Lopez and Mr. Anthony will appear in a reality series looking at the inner…
Tony Petitti is leaving CBS Sports to head the new cable channel being set up by Major League Baseball, a CBS Sports spokeswoman confirmed. Mr. Petitti has been executive VP and executive producer at CBS Sports. He reported to CBS…
Nick at Nite had the highest retention of viewers through commercial breaks of any network in cable for the first quarter of this year. The Hallmark Channel placed second, followed closely by the Weather Channel and TVLand. Advertising buys are…
Oxygen Media announced a rebranding of its cable network using the new slogan “Live Out Loud.” Acquired by NBC Universal last year, Oxygen also announced plans to air its original programming Tuesday nights at 10 p.m., a strategy designed to…
Former top Showtime executive Mark Greenberg is expected to be named head of the new premium TV service being launched by Viacom and three movie studios, BusinessWeek reports. Hiring an exec who worked for Showtime when Viacom ran it is…
Election coverage has helped push CNN past Fox News Channel for the first time since 2001 in March, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. But analysts question how the network will hold up after the race is decided.
VHI is preparing a spin off of its reality series “Flavor of Love” called “I Love Money,” Daily Variety reports. Instead of looking for romance, contestants in the new show will compete for cash prizes, the trade magazine says.
Larry King may be staying on longer than anticipated, according to TVNewser. A source told the television news blog that the 74-year-old host has agreed to extend his contract with CNN for an extra year, which would keep “Larry King…
Cable and satellite TV operators questioned whether they need another premium movie channel like the one announced by Viacom, Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and LionsGate Entertainment, the Wall Street Journal reports. Even Comcast, which owns 20% of MGM, has little…
Bill Maher, host of HBO’s “Real Time” is under fire from some Catholics for comments he made about Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic Church’s sex scandal, the Chicago Tribune reports. Mr. Maher apologized for describing the pope as a…