Comedy Central is going high-definition. Comedy Central HD will launch on Cablevision over a three-day period beginning today and on Cox and DirecTV later this month. More HD launches are expected throughout the year. As part of its programming, Comedy…
President-elect Obama’s choice of Julius Genachowski to head the Federal Communications Commission is being greeted with rave reviews from advocacy groups and some people who have worked with him. Industry groups also are welcoming the selection. Some who know Mr….
Digital studio Generate launched the third season of its popular Web series “Pink: The Series” today, the company announced. This season’s 15 hi-def episodes will be distributed on Blip.tv, Break, Crackle, DailyMotion, Hulu, iTunes, Joost, Metacafe, MSN, MySpace, Veoh, TheWB.com,…
“Prison Break” will wrap up its four-season run on Fox, the network confirmed Tuesday. In addition, the network will try to launch its next animated series this spring, setting Sunday, April 19, as the premiere date for “Sit Down, Shut…
TV Guide has decided to dump listings for The CW and MTV, and at least one CW affiliate is fighting back. Without any official explanation to its readers, the venerable listings magazine quietly dropped both networks from its listings grids…
President-elect Barack Obama may about to finally confirm that he is appointing longtime friend Julius Genachowski as the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. The Obama transition office did not immediately return calls to confirm that Mr. Genachowski’s appointment…
Last week’s presentation of “WWE Friday Night Smackdown” set viewership records for MyNetworkTV. Jan. 9’s telecast of the wrestling series drew 3.9 million viewers, the most ever for any telecast in the network’s history. “Smackdown” also matched the network’s highest…
Sci Fi Channel had a strong finish Friday night thanks to the series finale of “Stargate Atlantis” and the first-season finale of “Sanctuary.” The network finished the night as the No. 4 network on cable TV. In the 9 p.m….