CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta is in line to be named surgeon general of the United States, according to two Internet reports. Should Dr. Gupta—who was named one of People magazine’s sexiest men alive in 2003—be confirmed, he…
CBS News has unveiled its plans for multiplatform coverage of the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama, led by live broadcasts and Web streams anchored by Katie Couric. Ms. Couric will anchor broadcast coverage for CBS throughout the day on Jan….
FearNet, the 24-hour multiplatform cable network, has relocated its offices to Los Angeles and has become part of the Comcast Entertainment Group. The network began as a joint venture among Comcast Corp., Sony Pictures TV and Lionsgate. The channel has…
A&E is expanding its “Paranormal” franchise with “Paranormal Cops.” The reality series about a team of Chicago-area cops who also investigate the paranormal has been given the greenlight by the network. The series is expected to debut later this year….
AMC will make all 17 episodes of the original 1960s series “The Prisoner” available on its Web site, amctv.com. In addition to full episodes in full screen, the Web site will feature one-minute versions of the episodes, full-episode recaps, behind-the-scenes…
Ion Television has acquired U.S. rights to the original series “Durham County” from ITV Global Entertainment. Ion will premiere the one-hour crime procedural in 2009, making it the network’s first original series debut. The network has also secured digital media…
Television technology provider Sling Media will introduce a version of its service for iPhones this quarter, the company announced today at MacWorld in San Francisco. The SlingPlayer Mobile allows users to access their home TV experience, including local channels, video-on-demand…
Internet television technology provider Move Networks said it doubled the number of Internet users watching online video with its streaming technology in 2008. The company announced today that it reached 55 million unique viewers in 2008, up from 25 million…
Speed’s “Super Bikes!” and “Livin’ the Low Life” with host Vida Guerra will return with new episodes on Jan. 20. “Super Bikes!” enters its fourth season, following Hollywood stunt rider Jason Britton, while “Livin’ the Low Life” begins its second…
As the deadline loomed and Viacom prepared to remove its cable channels from Time Warner Cable over a license-fee dispute, Viacom also was getting ready to take the unusual step of preventing Time Warner Cable broadband subscribers from accessing full…