In IFC’s documentary short series “Beyond Borders: Personal Stories From a Small Planet,” 10-year-old Mohamed Sidibay talks about how he escaped life as a child soldier in Sierra Leone. In the film he’s a fourth-grader who likes to play soccer,…
Cable Network Has Recipe for Success As It Reinvents the Cooking Show
A&E pulled reruns of some episodes of “Flip This House” off the air after learning of claims against an Atlanta businessman who had been featured on the program, the Associated Press reported. Businessman Sam Leccima presented himself as a successful…
Sci Fi Channel’s “Battlestar Galactica” will end after this season, the show’s fourth, concludes. Season four is currently in production and the producers will use the 22-episodes to bring their tale to a close. “This show was always meant to…
Crown Media, which owns the Hallmark Channel, said it extended the employment contract of Bill Abbott, executive VP of national advertising sales. The new deal is one year longer, expiring in August 2009. Under the deal, Mr. Abbott, who drew…
The premiere of USA Network’s “The Starter Wife” powered the network to its best ever Thursday night. “Starter Wife” drew 2.875 million viewers in the 18-49 adult demographic and 2.76 million adults 25-54. USA said “Starter Wife” was its biggest…
Searching for shows that will bring young viewers back to the network, MTV has restructured its development department. Two executives were elevated and will report directly to Tony DiSanto, executive VP of series development, with a third to be named…
Nickelodeon announced an agreement with Marriott International and Miller Global Properties to create a chain of “Nickelodeon Resorts by Marriott” hotels worldwide. The companies said that as many as 20 hotels could be under construction by 2020, with the first…
The Big Ten Network signed Dave Revsine of ESPN as its first on-air staffer. Mr. Revsine will be lead studio host for the new network, which plans to launch in August. Mr. Revsine joined ESPN in 1996 as an anchor…
Comedy Central has ordered pilots for several new programs including an animated project from Larry the Cable Guy and a mock court show with Lewis Black presiding. Working titles for the new shows are: “Held Up,” a half-hour show in…