Michael Thornton has been named executive VP of business and legal affairs for Buena Vista Television. The announcement was made Monday by Janice Marinelli, president of the company, to whom Mr. Thornton will report. Based in Buena Vista’s Burbank offices,…
Jeremy Pink has been named CNBC’s VP of international news and programming, effective Sept. 26. He will report to David Friend, CNBC’s senior VP of business news. Mr. Pink, who had been with CNBC Europe since 2000 and with CNBC…
Oxygen signed a new carriage agreement with Comcast-the nation’s biggest cable operator-that will put the women-oriented channel in additional homes, the network said Tuesday. Comcast will added Oxygen to its systems in Baltimore, Tucson, Ariz., and Las Cruces, N.M. Oxygen…
Senate leaders announced late Monday that the Senate Budget Committee has postponed until Oct. 26 a vote on a massive budget reconciliation bill, giving lawmakers an additional month to work on digital TV legislation. The DTV bill, which will include…
MTV Networks will launch MHD, a high-definition music channel that will feature content from MTV, VH1 and CMT, in January, the company said Tuesday. MHD “will be a totally immersive experience,” said Van Toffler, MTV Networks Music Group president, “a…
Time Warner has hired Tim Berry, chief of staff to House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, to serve as VP for global public policy, sources said. But in a statement, Jeff Chester, executive director of the watchdog Center for Digital…
BBC America has signed a two-year agreement with Granada International for 160 hours of drama programming, the network announced today. The deal includes access to Granada’s new and catalog programming, though titles have yet to be announced.“We have a constant…
IFC has renewed its Henry Rollins series under an expanded format for 2006, the network announced Monday. The monthly review show, “Henry’s Film Corner,” will return as a weekly series called “The Henry Rollins Show” next March. The new series…
More than 90 cable TV networks sent a letter Monday urging federal lawmakers to reject an effort by broadcasters to win legislation requiring operators to carry all of the free programming streams TV stations multicast on their new digital television…
DISH Network has agreed to carry the NFL Network, continuing the channel’s record-setting growth, the companies said Monday. The NFL Network, which was the fastest-growing network in its first season, now has 35 million subscribers in the U.S. and needs…