The Big Ten Network signed a carriage deal with WideOpenWest, an alternative cable provider that operates in the Midwest. WOW serves markets such as Chicago and Detroit also covered by Comcast, the nation’s biggest cable operator, which does not carry…
Sci Fi Channel said it has greenlit production of a third season of “Eureka,” the network’s most watched original series. The new season of “Eureka” will be 13 episodes and will begin production early next year. It’s slated to premiere…
Federal Communications Commissioner Michael J. Copps has suggested the agency is starting to speed up in the pace of its examination of new media-ownership rules and warning that some important questions about minority media ownership need to be resolved before…
Alexis Glick has been named vice president of business news for Fox Business Network, which launches Oct. 15 to more than 30 million cable subscribers. She will report to Senior VP and Managing Editor of Business News Neil Cavuto. “Alexis…
Fox News inked a deal today with online television technology service Maven Networks to deliver Web video for the network. Fox News will use Maven’s service to expand its online video offerings starting in the next few weeks, Maven said….
From CB to DIY
Doug McCormick has joined ReelzChannel as vice chairman of the network’s executive management board. Mr. McCormick is non-executive chairman of LIN TV and a venture partner with Rho Ventures. He previously was CEO of iVillage, which was sold to NBC…
Expressing continuing doubts about whether the digital transition is going smoothly enough, the chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s telecom panel is setting two October hearings to explore whether more needs to be done. U.S. Rep. Edward Markey,…
“Live with Dan Abrams” and “Morning Joe,” hosted by Joe Scarborough, have earned official status as shows on MSNBC’s channel lineup, effective immediately. Both shows have been operating without long-term commitments; Mr. Scarborough since May — shortly after the cancellation…
Cable Channel Marks Anniversary, Adds Actor’s Sports Show