AOL Time Warner Considers Name ChangeAOL Time Warner, the media titan that has been rocked by accounting scandals and declining subscriptions at its America Online unit, is considering dropping the “AOL” from its name, and could make a decision on…
Spike TV, Game Show Network and other programmers-particularly in cable-are fast-tracking new video game-related programming in attempts to capture the coveted young, affluent male demo that typically plays games at home.Spike has at least four new gamer-related shows in development,…
Apparently, on-demand users have an appetite for anime.The Anime Network, an on-demand package of Japanese animation, is the second-highest-rated on-demand category in its two Comcast VOD markets of Philadelphia and northern New Jersey, second only to movies, according to the…
Reunion series “Classmates” and makeover show “Ambush Makeover” have been on regional trial runs on Fox Television stations since July 7. Now insiders say both have passed their first tests. Twentieth Television has ordered six more episodes of each show,…
I have to take issue with TelevisionWeek’s assertions in the editorial “`Queer Eye’ Faces Up to a TV Taboo” (July 28).The issue as I see it is not that the homosexual lifestyle is being opened up to a broader audience…
Rainbow Media Holdings has eliminated several production positions at its Mag Rack video-on-demand service, including Senior VP of Programming Michael Connor, as the Cablevision Systems unit opts to use third-party production companies for the development and production of original content.The…
Although the French owners of Vivendi Universal indicated from the start of the dragged-out auction process that they wanted and needed a significant amount of cash for the company’s U.S. entertainment assets, it appears they are ready to reverse course…
The selection of the congenial ensemble of hosts who star on the cult hit “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” came about because of an approach to casting akin to bringing a family together. Creator and executive producer David Collins,…
Give us a chance.That’s the plea cable operators are making to the movie studios, implicitly promising that video-on-demand will drive tremendous revenue, perhaps more so than the hallowed video store.Cable operators currently receive movies about 45 to 52 days after…
The on-again, off-again network courtship of Army Pvt. Jessica Lynch received a fresh influx of speculation last week amid reports that NBC was in serious negotiations for her life story for an upcoming telepic. Previously, CBS attempted to entice the…