The Food Network is hedging its bets this summer, bringing new hosts into the fold while backing them up with a few MVPs. Bobby Flay, host of a panoply of Food Network shows from “Iron Chef” to “Throwdown,” will add…
Discovery Communications has made a deal with Blockbuster for the retailer to sell Discovery’s programming on DVD. More than 2,500 Blockbuster stores will carry more than three dozen nonfiction titles from Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, Discovery Kids and the…
Cablevision Systems has added Versus and Golf Channel to the on-demand options available to its digital cable customers. Versus on Demand will offer subscribers sports programming including National Hockey League, international cycling, hunting, boxing and mixed martial arts. Golf Channel…
NBC drama chief Katie O’Connell has been promoted to executive vice president, the network announced Monday. Ms. O’Connell, who has been a senior vice president since 2006, will continue to oversee drama development as well as current drama series for…
Turner Broadcasting this year gambled that original programs such as “The Closer” on its TNT cable network would appeal to advertising buyers as much as broadcast shows. Judging by Turner’s upfront advertising market sales, it was a winning bet. Turner…
Hyundai, Lowe’s Home Improvement and Nationwide Insurance are sponsoring WeatherREADY Hurricane Preparedness Week on the Weather Channel beginning today. As a part of Preparedness Week, the network will feature storm tracker Jim Cantore live in high-definition from communities in Florida…
Turner Broadcasting ad sales President David Levy has declared his “network replacement” strategy in the upfront to be a success, saying the cable networks he peddles drew price increases that were as high as anyone in all of television. Most…
Invision, an ad inventory management company, will begin offering its services to online platforms. The company has hired Michael Stoeckel, formerly Fox Interactive Media vice president of advertising innovations and operations, to oversee the new Web operations as VP of…
Continuing its trend of product integration in reality programming, Bravo has added an agreement with Nexxus Salon Hair Care to its list of integrated sponsorship deals. The partnership makes Nexxus the sole integrated sponsor of the upcoming season of Reveille…