ESPN has reorganized its content division and launched a development department to create original content for multiple platforms. The development department will be headed by Keith Clinkscales, senior VP, content development and enterprises. ESPN said the move signifies an expansion…
ESPN has lined up its annual bevy of stars to join co-hosts LeBron James and Jimmy Kimmel at the upcoming ESPY Awards in July. The 15th annual gala, which commemorates the past year of sports by honoring sports achievements and…
VH1 is planning a third night of original programming and has given a green light to seven new series to fill its pipeline. Beginning late summer, the network plans to put original shows on Thursday night, a big night for…
The Cable & Television Association for Marketing announced two more keynote speakers for its annual CTAM Summit, which is being held in Washington July 23-25. The conference, which carries the theme “Power to the People,” will focus on four key…
TNT’s “The Closer” opened its third season in a big way, breaking its own record for viewership of an original series on ad-supported cable. Monday’s premiere drew 8.8 million total viewers, up 6 percent from last season’s record-setting premiere, according…
The outrageous behavior exhibited by the director character Billy Walsh in the fourth season premiere of HBO’s “Entourage” Sunday night was not an exaggeration of creator-executive producer Doug Ellin’s on-set experiences. In fact, he based the character on a fellow…
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The Insider, who, as faithful readers know, is schizoid enough to have called her shrink and canceled a nonexistent appointment last week, reinvents herself as one of the pajama-ed hordes with a blog. Look for OMGreppi (a title The Insider…
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