Ken Lowe, Scripps Interactive board chairman, president and CEO, and WPP Chief Executive Martin Sorrell will be honored by the Paley Center for Media at its annual gala in New York. Proceeds from the Feb. 24 gala, at Cipriani 42nd…
BET Networks has appointed Barbara Zaneri executive VP of programming, strategy, scheduling and acquisitions. Ms. Zaneri, who will be based in New York, will lead the network’s program planning, scheduling and acquisitions teams, in addition to overseeing its programming strategy….
The pace of homes getting ready for the digital TV changeover is quickening, but with the Feb. 17 transition date approaching, the potential is growing for a significant loss of TV audience for advertisers. There is still the possibility that…
ABC Entertainment and ABC Studios are merging into a single unit to be headed by Steve McPherson. Anne Sweeney, president of the Disney-ABC Television Group, announced the expected decision Thursday morning at a meeting of ABC and ABC Studios employees….
Cablevision is adding 15 premium channels to its iO TV high-definition lineup, including HD channels from HBO, Showtime, Encore, Cinemax and Starz, the company announced Wednesday. The new channels arrive hot on the heels of the removal of Voom HD’s…
Senate Makes Strides Toward DTV Delay Senate negotiators are working on striking an agreement on a change to the digital transition date of Feb. 17, with legislation reaching the House by tomorrow, TelevisionWeek reported. Even with an agreement, there is…
TV is good with green, with environmentally friendly flat-screen television sets expected to account for more than half of the market by 2011, display industry analyst firm DisplaySearch said in a new report. Green displays are expected to have eco-friendly…
HD programming picks for Jan. 22-28: “The Last Templar,” “Life on Mars,” “Big Love” “The Last Templar” (NBC) Sun., Jan. 25, 8 p.m.: Mira Sorvino stars in this four-hour miniseries about uncovering the secrets of the Knights Templar after four…
Showtime’s Sunday night premiere of “The United States of Tara” outpaced the series premieres of other original series for the cable network, including “Californication,” “Dexter,” “The Tudors” and “Weeds.” “Tara’s” telecast at 10 p.m. drew 881,000 viewers. On-demand viewing leading…