Producer Mark Wolper and the Wolper Organization have inked a deal with Feld Entertainment, producer of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, to develop a range of programs related to the circus, such as celebrity-driven reality shows and a…
Paxson Communications said Tuesday it is dropping the Pax TV Network name and changing its programming strategy. The company’s new brand, called “i,” will focus on offering independent producers and syndicators a national platform for their content. The new format…
ABC News, Disney Online and ESPN.com announced Tuesday that their free audio podcast content now is available via the extensive iTunes Podcast Directory. Users can subscribe to this content, among other podcasts, and iTunes will automatically download new episodes into…
Emmis Communications Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Smulyan on Tuesday said he is “cautiously optimistic” that his company will get more than $1 billion for the 16-station television group it put up for sale in May.Separately, the company reported that it…
HBO is moving “Six Feet Under,” a spokesman for the network confirmed.Starting next week, the series will anchor the network’s Sunday originals lineup at 9 p.m., followed by “Entourage” and “The Comeback.” “Six Feet Under,” which is in its fifth…
Country music channel CMT has reached a two-year agreement to televise the “Miss America Pageant,” the network announced Monday. As reported in Monday’s issue of TelevisionWeek, CMT and WE were finalists in the bidding for the annual pageant, which has…
BBC America announced six new co-productions and six new acquisitions Monday. The slate includes comedies, dramas, miniseries and telepics. Recently the channel announced it plans to double its programming budget over the next two years. “BBC America has a fantastic…
Digital video recorder maker TiVo on Monday named Tom Rogers as CEO and president of the company.Mr. Rogers has been a board member since 2003, and was named vice chairman in 2004. He was a key figure in the deal…
In a victory for the programming industry, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in the MGM v. Grokster case that companies that provide Internet file-sharing software can be sued for copyright infringement. The decision gives Hollywood studios ammunition in their fight…
ABC News said Monday it has agreed to a multiyear renewal of its agreement to offer video-on-demand content and the live 24/7 news channel ABC News Now to MobiTV, which provides live TV on mobile phones through carriers including Sprint,…