TLC is teaming up with Real Simple magazine to produce multimedia content. The cable network has ordered 15 episodes of a prime-time television series, to launch in August, aimed at working women who want to make their lives easier. The…
Country superstar Naomi Judd, vocal coach Brett Manning and songwriter Aimee Mayo were named as judges on the new CMT country-music competition series “Can You Duet.” “Can You Duet” is set to premiere April 14 on CMT, Viacom’s country music…
Crown Media Holdings renewed its distribution agreement with DirecTV for Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel. Financial terms of the multi-year deal were not disclosed. DirecTV also has the right to distribute the high definition version of Hallmark Movie Channel….
Turner Entertainment Network is planning to hold an upfront presentation on May 14, during the week of the broadcast networks’ upfront. Traditionally, the cable networks discuss their programming plans and pitch why marketers should advertise on their channels well before…
Post-Newsweek, Bright House Working on Deal
Major Operators’ Earnings Show TV Is Slowest-Growing Division
To show that she can laugh as well as cry, Sen. Hillary Clinton will appear as a guest on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” on Monday. The appearance will be the second on the show by the New York…
ESPN has tapped basketball Hall of Famer Bob Knight, the winningest coach in Division I men’s college basketball with 902 victories, as a men’s college basketball studio analyst. He’ll be on the network during its coverage of “Championship Week Presented…
Discovery Communications has plucked celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse for a daily series on its new Planet Green eco-lifestyle cable channel, which launches in June. The new show, tentatively titled “Emeril Green,” will be shot entirely at Whole Foods Market stores….
Cablevision returned to profit in the fourth quarter as revenue jumped for its Rainbow Media and Madison Square Garden units. A court ruling caused the company to take a loss a year ago from discontinued operations. Net income was $6.64…