Oxygen Media named Amy Introcaso-Davis as senior VP of original programming and development, bringing another Bravo executive to the network acquired by NBC Universal last year. Ms. Introcaso-Davis had been senior VP of development and production at Bravo, having joined…
Producers of Baltimore-based drama “The Wire,” which ended its five-year run on HBO yesterday, criticized U.S. drug-enforcement policy as “a venal war on our underclass” in a Time magazine editorial. Given the opportunity to serve on a drug-offense trial, the…
Some Time Warner Cable set top boxes failed to adjust for the start of daylight savings time Sunday morning, leaving millions of customers with program guides that appeared to be running a hour behind, the New York Times reports.
Time Warner’s Cartoon Network consolidated operations by moving its current series department from Atlanta to Burbank, where its development team works, Daily Variety reports. Sci Fi Channel executive Robert Swartz was named the network’s vice president of original series, the…
WE tonight debuts “High School Confidential,” a documentary tracking 12 girls during their four years at a Kansas high school, the Los Angeles Times reports. The eight-part series profiles how the girls deal with issues such as drugs and sex,…
Viacom-owned TV Land, which specializes in airing classic reruns, will add at least four reality series this season, Multichannel News reports. Among the new shows will be “ Family Foreman,” tracking the life of ex-heavyweight champion George Foreman, and “She’s…
HBO is teaming up with the Weinstein Co. and the BBC on drama series “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.” Based on Alexander McCall Smith’s popular book series, the show will star Grammy Award winner Jill Scott as Precious Ramotswe….
As the broadcast networks try to recover from the Writers Guild of America strike, cable networks plan to be more aggressive during the upfront, selling more original content. Last week, Turner Entertainment Networks announced plans to make its upfront pitch…
Fueled on the weekends by NASCAR programming, Speed is changing gears on weeknights. Rather than featuring racing, the cable network’s newest show focuses on the sometimes risky life at a family-owned tow truck company in Chicago. The network’s strategy is…