Spike TV said it has extended its deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and will remain the UFC’s exclusive basic-cable home through 2011. UFC programming is among the highest-rated on Spike. The UFC reality show “The Ultimate Fighter” averages more…
The Federal Communications Commission is abruptly scheduling one of the final hearings necessary to complete its media ownership review for next week. The move is a strong indication that Chairman Kevin J. Martin will move ahead with his aggressive timetable…
Software Giant Will Drop $240 Million for Hotly Contested Stake in Social Net
Comcast reported lower third-quarter earnings compared to a year ago, when the cable giant reported big gains from the acquisition of systems from Adelphia Communications. Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast, acknowledged that increased competition and a slowing economy were impacting…
Limelight Networks, a digital media content delivery company, on Tuesday introduced LimelightHD, a service that transmits high-definition media and digital content over the Internet. LimelightHD will allow companies to deliver HD-quality movies, TV shows, video clips and games directly to…
High-definition television viewers with TiVo now have the ability to increase their HD programming storage capacity with Western Digital’s My DVR Expander external hard drive. The company said Tuesday the hard drive was verified compatible with TiVo HD and TiVo…
‘ET’ Goes HD Celebrity gossip and stories about Hollywood happenings will be getting a whole lot clearer. CBS Domestic Television’s syndicated series “Entertainment Tonight” is set to begin airing in high definition next year, according to TVPredictions.com. The Web site…
HD programming picks for Oct. 25-31: “Scrubs,” “Californication,” “Eragon” “Scrubs” (NBC HD) Thursday, Oct. 25, 9:30 p.m.: The quirky hospital comedy makes its seventh and final season premiere. “Californication” (Showtime HD) Monday, Oct. 29, 10:30 p.m.: Revelations and emotional crises…
CBS Sports has unveiled its college basketball slate for the upcoming season, the network’s 27th consecutive year of broadcasting the sport. There are 50 regular-season matchups on the docket, with teams representing nine conferences in the mix, including the Atlantic…
Anne Hopkins, veteran producer and TV exec, has been chosen to receive the 2007 Caucus for Television Producers, Writers & Directors’ Lifetime Achievement Award. Ms. Hopkins, president/partner at Marian Rees Associates, has produced 27 films for network, cable and public…