NBC Universal, the Weinstein Co. and Lifetime have settled their dispute over “Project Runway,” the companies announced today. According to a statement released today, the Weinstein Co. will pay NBC Universal to move “Runway” from Bravo to Lifetime. “All of…
Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast, the nation’s largest cable company, says that Web video can be a friend of the cable industry. Taking part in the opening session at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association’s Cable Show in Washington, D.C….
A new version of “The $25,000 Pyramid” from Sony and producer Michael Davies (“Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”) is one of the projects CBS is considering as a replacement for “Guiding Light.” Neither Sony nor CBS would comment. However,…
Keynote Remarks of Kyle McSlarrow, NCTA President & CEO, at The 2009 Cable Show Good afternoon. We are in Washington, D.C., this year, in part, because we knew that with a new President and a new Congress, it would be…
Univision and Time Warner Cable have signed a multiyear retransmission-consent deal for Univision’s broadcast and cable offerings. Broadcast networks Univision and TeleFutura, as well as cable offering Galavision, are covered by the retransmission deal, the companies announced. Along with the…
Outdoor Channel HD has expanded its reach. The network has been added to select Comcast, Time Warner Cable, RCN Corp. and U.S. Cable of Coastal Texas markets. The HD network already has made its debut in several markets, including Comcast…
Looking to reduce production costs, Fox Television Stations and the E.W. Scripps Co. established a local news service that will allow the use of shared footage among stations in Detroit, Phoenix and Tampa, Fla., the companies announced today. Scripps and…
The Style Network will present the U.S. premiere of the Canadian series “Outlaw In-Laws” on April 7. Two episodes of the show, which attempts to broker peace between spouses and their in-laws with the help of advice columnist Ellie Tesher,…
Total broadcast TV revenues were down 6.3% in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to a Television Bureau of Advertising report. Network TV posted the biggest decline for the quarter at 9.3%, while local broadcast TV was down 3.4% for…
ABC’s “Lost,” NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” and HBO’s “Entourage” and “John Adams” are among the television programs being honored with a 2008 Peabody Award. AMC’s critical darling “Breaking Bad” will also receive a Peabody Award, as will Nick’s “Avator: The…