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Oprah Winfrey's OWN sets launch date
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:40:00 ESTOprah's new cable network has a launch date. OWN will debut in January 2011 -- eight months before Oprah Winfrey's syndicated talk show airs its final episode.
Oprah Winfrey: Exit 'feels right in my spirit'
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:30:00 ESTHolding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air.
Viacom, Verizon CEOs talk Comcast, retrans
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:11:00 ESTViacom president and CEO Philippe Dauman expressed some concerns about a possible Comcast acquisition of a majority stake in NBC Universal.
TV Guide Network renews Comcast carriage deal
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:46:00 ESTTV Guide Network has reached a multi-year extension of a carriage agreement with Comcast Corp., the largest U.S. cable operator, the companies said Friday.
Scripps takes majority NDTV Lifestyle stake
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:02:00 ESTScripps Networks Interactive has bought a 69% stake for $55 million in leading broadcaster New Delhi Television Group's lifestyle programming subsidiary NDTV Lifestyle, which operates NDTV's Good Times channel.
Alicia Witt to star in Hallmark Channel movie
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:00:00 ESTAlicia Witt has signed to topline a Hallmark Channel movie tentatively titled "Backyard Wedding."
Trio booked for TNT's 'Delta Blues' pilot
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:00:00 ESTSam Hennings, Robyn Lively and Leonard Howze have landed co-starring roles opposite Jason Lee on TNT's hourlong pilot "Delta Blues," executive produced by George Clooney.
Sam Shepard to star in Epix pilot
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:00:00 ESTIn its first casting, Epix has tapped Sam Shepard to star in its inaugural pilot, "Tough Trade."
'Oprah' sign-off leaves huge void
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:47:00 ESTOprah Winfrey exiting broadcast TV is nothing less than a paradigm shift, one that will roil the already fragile local TV station business, writes Elizabeth Guider.
'Chuck,' 'Lost' get return dates
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:15:00 ESTNetworks set premiere dates for the return of fan favorites "Chuck" and "Lost" as well as gave a surprise extension to the ratings-challenged "Trauma."
MTV adds two programming execs
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:19:00 ESTMTV announced a couple new programming appointments Thursday, naming Steve Tseckares senior vp special programming and production and James Bolosh vp series development.
'Oprah Winfrey Show' coming to an end
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:35:00 ESTOprah Winfrey will announce on her show Friday that "The Oprah Winfrey Show" will come to an end on Sept. 9, 2011, after 25 years.
ABC launching 'Grey's' companion Web series
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:54:00 ESTABC is launching "Seattle Grace: On Call," an original Web companion series to the network's long-running hit "Grey's Anatomy."
Liberty Ent., DirecTV Group merger approved
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:14:00 ESTShareholders of Liberty Entertainment and DirecTV on Thursday approved the split-off of the Liberty Media business and its merger with satellite TV giant DirecTV Group, which Liberty Media has also controlled.
Intellectual property guru nears confirmation
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:59:00 ESTA Senate committee on Thursday confirmed the nomination of President Obama's nominee for the top intellectual property position in Washington.
VH1 renews 'Scream Queens'
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:49:00 ESTVH1 is renewing its horror-themed reality series "Scream Queens" for a second season, with the winner landing a role in the next "Saw" film.
Garth Ancier exiting BBC Worldwide America
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:28:00 ESTGarth Ancier is stepping down as president, BBC Worldwide America after three years.
Zucker mum on Comcast deal
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:52:00 EST"There is not a lot to say," NBC Universal president and CEO Jeff Zucker said here Thursday when asked about the potential sale of a 51% stake in his company to cable giant Comcast Corp.
Millionaire kids become TV slumdogs
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:45:00 ESTTrading their Blackberries for scrubbing brushes and their mansions for huts, a group of wealthy youth are gluing Indians to their TV screens in a country struggling to bridge the gap between poverty and prosperity.
Two move into A&E's 'Sugarloaf'
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:00:00 ESTKiele Sanchez and Carlos Gomez have landed co-starring roles on A&E's drama pilot "Sugarloaf."
NBC orders 'United Plates of America'
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:00:00 ESTNBC has ordered an ambitious culinary competition series with a prize that is among the biggest in reality show history.
'Jack and Dan' taps pair of bosses
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:00:00 ESTTim Matheson has been tapped to direct and Diana-Maria Riva to co-star in "Jack and Dan," Matt Nix's new 13-episode hourlong series for Fox toplined by Colin Hanks and Bradley Whitford.
G4 enlists 'Campus PD'
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:00:00 ESTG4 is putting a collegiate spin on the police reality series with "Campus PD."
UTA promotes two to partner
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:09:00 ESTReflecting the ongoing growth of the agency, UTA has promoted longtime talent agents Billy Lazarus and Shani Rosenzweig to partner.
CEO changes at DirecTV, EchoStar
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:24:00 ESTA shake-up in the satellite television executive ranks Wednesday includes a permanent replacement for Chase Carey at DirecTV and has Charles Ergen stepping aside at EchoStar.
Brian Williams gets ASU's Cronkite award
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:40:00 ESTNBC newsman Brian Williams said Wednesday he's not sure if Walter Cronkite would have succeeded in the age of cable news, blogs and Twitter.
Acquisitions head Katz leaving Turner
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:05:00 ESTTurner Broadcasting's head of acquisitions Jonathan Katz is leaving the company.
ABC Family announces premiere dates
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:44:00 ESTABC Family's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" and "Make It or Break It" will premiere Jan. 4.
Top Pepsi exec to take charge of DirecTV
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:46:00 ESTSatellite TV giant DirecTV has picked former PepsiCo top executive Michael White as its new president and CEO.
Calif. regulates TVs to reduce power demand
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:15:00 ESTPower-hungry TVs will be banned from store shelves in California after state regulators Wednesday adopted a first-in-the-nation mandate to reduce electricity demand.
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