Sue Naegle, who co-heads talent agent UTA’s television department, may be named HBO’s entertainment president as early as today, Daily Variety reports, citing industry executives it didn’t identify. USA Network’s Jeff Wachtel and Universal Media Studios’ President Katherine Pope had…
Harvey Weinstein is trying to move hit show “Project Runway” from Bravo to Lifetime because the NBC-owned network had “always underpaid” for it while “taking all of the credit” for its success,” the New York Post reports. The new deal…
Sundance Channel acquired the rights to air 22 movies from Lionsgate, including films directed by Kurosawa and Fellini and the network premiere of “Starting Out in the Evening,” Daily Variety reports. Other Lionsgate films Sundance will premiere include the Tom…
Planet Green is adding more celebrity power to its lineup. The new eco-lifestyle channel launching June 4 announced additional programming plans as part of parent Discovery Communications’ upfront presentation to ad buyers Tuesday in Los Angeles. Adrian Grenier, Tom Bergeron,…
Mark Burnett Productions has partnered with event production company AEG to create original content for multiplatform distribution. The multiyear deal gives AEG clearance to produce live entertainment based on MBP’s reality television and game show properties, which include “Survivor,” “The…
John Matluck, senior VP for advertising sales, is leaving Lifetime Networks, which last month hired Debbie Richman from media agency OMD to head its sales organization. Mr. Matluck, who has been with Lifetime for 20 years, had effectively been in…
MGM Networks will broadcast its MGM Channel in high-definition in Israel starting this spring. The new version will start as part of the HD basic tier of the Israeli DTH platform YES, simulcasting with the standard channel, and will ramp…
College basketball commentator Dick Vitale will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, in September as a contributor, ESPN says. The former high school, college and professional basketball coach has been an analyst on…
CNN will broadcast a forum for U.S. presidential candidates on faith-related issues from Pennsylvania’s Messiah College on April 13, Multichannel News reports. Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have agreed to take part in the 90-minute event while Republican…
Darren Aronofsky, whose directorial and writing credits include 2000’s “Requiem for a Dream,” will develop a psychological thriller series with Cablevision unit AMC, the Hollywood Reporter says. The script for “Riverview Towers,” featuring a family living in a paranormal-inhabited apartment…