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| News From: CBS | | News Posted On Friday, April 18th 2008 At 5:22 am | CBS announces 2008 Summer Schedule
CBS to Present Nearly 90 Hours of Original Programming, Including Three New Reality Series, Two New Dramas, a Summer Edition of "Big Brother," Two Mixed Martial Arts Live Events, "The Tony Awards" and a New Chapter in its "AFI's 100 Years" Series
"Greatest American Dog" (Working Title)
Premieres Thursday, July 10, 8:00 PM
"Million Dollar Password," Hosted By Regis Philbin,
Premieres Sunday, June 1, 8:00 PM
"Jingles," (Working Title) from Executive Producer Mark Burnett,
Debuts Sunday, July 27, 9:00 PM
"Big Brother" Returns with Three Weekly Editions
Beginning Sunday, July 13
Mixed Martial Arts Comes to Primetime Network Television for the First Time with Two Live Events
Saturday, May 31 and Saturday, July 26
"Swingtown" Premieres Thursday, June 5, 10:00 PM (NEW PREMIERE DATE)
Original Drama Series "Flashpoint"
Debuts Friday, July 11, 10:00 PM
"The American Theatre Wing's 62nd Annual Tony Awards" to be Broadcast
Sunday, June 15, 8:00 PM
"AFI's 10 Top 10" to Air Tuesday, June 17, 8:00 PM
New Summer Time Periods for "Without a Trace," "Numb3rs" and "Cold Case"
CBS today unveiled its 2008 summer schedule comprising nearly 90 hours of original programming, including three new reality series (GREATEST AMERICAN DOG, MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD and JINGLES), two new dramas (SWINGTOWN and FLASHPOINT), summer stalwart BIG BROTHER, two live mixed martial arts events (CBS ELITE XC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS), THE AMERICAN THEATRE WING'S 62ND ANNUAL TONY AWARDS and AFI's 10 TOP 10.
The summer lineup will also see rebroadcasts of WITHOUT A TRACE, NUMB3RS and COLD CASE moving to new time periods.
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| | News From: AZN | | News Posted On Friday, April 4th 2008 At 7:54 am | AZN Going Off The Air
The management of AZN Television regrets to announce that the channel will be taken off the air effective April 9 at 12 p.m.
AZN was having difficulty gaining advertisers and distribution. After considerable review of the network’s financial situation, it was decided that it was no longer financially viable.
We thank you, our loyal viewers, for your support of AZN over the years. AZN has paved the way for Asian American television and wishes other media outlets success in creating compelling programming and fostering Asian American talent. |
| | News From: BBC One | | News Posted On Friday, October 19th 2007 At 4:11 am | Changes On The Way.
The BBC have announced a radical programme of change which means it will continue to deliver the highest quality programming to viewers but will also make it available when they want to view it.
Read More... (Source: BBC) |
| | News From: Oxygen | | News Posted On Thursday, October 11th 2007 At 12:00 pm | Cable network Oxygen Bought by NBC Universal
NBC Universal is acquiring Oxygen Media, one of the nation's leading female-focused cable television networks, thus expanding its highly successful cable portfolio. The announcement was made today by Jeff Zucker, President and CEO, NBC Universal.
Under the agreement, NBCU will acquire Oxygen for $925 million. Net of financial assets, the purchase price is approximately $875 million. The network, which is available in more than 74 million homes, has been registering significant growth in both ad sales and viewership, with the just-completed third quarter being the most-watched in the history of the network. Launched in 2000, Oxygen is the only fully distributed entertainment cable channel launched in the last decade.
Read More... (Source: TheFutonCritic) |
| | News From: NBC | | News Posted On Tuesday, July 17th 2007 At 3:00 pm | NBC announces new fall '07 schedule, premieres
The fall schedule changes are: - Friday Night Lights and Las Vegas switch spots on Fridays
- Chuck starts off Monday nights
- The Biggest Loser expands to 90 minutes, followed by 30 minute episodes of The Singing Bee
- Deal or No Deal moves its Monday airing to Friday
The premieres are as follows:
Sunday, Sept. 9
7 p.m. "Football Night in America"
8:15 p.m. "Sunday Night Football"
Tuesday, Sept. 11
8 p.m. "The Biggest Loser" (two hours)
Monday, Sept. 17
8 p.m. "Deal or No Deal" (last Monday airing)
Monday, Sept. 24
8 p.m. "Chuck"
9 p.m. "Heroes"
10 p.m. "Journeyman"
Tuesday, Sept. 25
9:30 p.m. "The Singing Bee"
10 p.m. "Law & Order: SVU"
Wednesday, Sept. 26
8 p.m. "Deal or No Deal"
9 p.m. "Bionic Woman"
10 p.m. "Life"
Thursday, Sept. 27
8 p.m. "My Name Is Earl" (one hour)
9 p.m. "The Office" (one hour; new timeslot)
Friday, Sept. 28
8 p.m. "Deal or No Deal" (new timeslot)
9 p.m. "Las Vegas" (two hours)
Thursday, Oct. 4
8:30 p.m. "30 Rock"
Friday, Oct. 5
9 p.m. "Friday Night Lights" (new timeslot)
Thursday, Oct. 25
9:30 p.m. "Scrubs" |
| | News From: Logo | | News Posted On Wednesday, July 11th 2007 At 12:10 pm | Presidential candidates debate gay issues on Logo
The top Democratic presidential contenders will take part in an Aug. 9 debate on gay issues, in what is being billed as a first-of-its-kind event, with Viacom's Logo cable net to air it.
Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards and Christopher Dodd have agreed to participate in the forum, with questions to be posed by a panel that includes singer Melissa Etheridge and Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation and Logo are sponsoring the debate, to be held in Studio City.
Event is a coup for Logo, the cable channel aimed at the gay, lesbian and transgender community that was launched in 2005. Debate will be the network's first live event.
The fact that all of the top-tier candidates agreed to the debate is perhaps a testament to the importance of the gay vote, which organizers say makes up about 4% of the voting population. Logo has about 27 million subscribers and a much smaller audience than Fox News. Many Democratic candidates have shunned Fox News' plans to co-sponsor debates, citing what they call the network's conservative bias in its programming.
HRC spokesman Brad Luna said there will be no forum of Republican presidential candidates, even though the Human Rights Campaign did extend invites. Among HRC's criteria for holding the debate was that it would have to secure at least two top-tier contenders to participate. Mitt Romney's campaign said no, and HRC never got a response from the campaigns of John McCain and Rudy Giuliani, Luna said.
It's unclear who else in the Democratic field will show for the Aug. 9 event. A spokeswoman for Chris Dodd's campaign said that he will attend. The campaign of Joseph Biden has declined, citing prior scheduling commitments, and HRC has yet to hear from Bill Richardson and Dennis Kucinich, Luna said. Another contender, Mike Gravel, was not invited because he did not meet organizers' viability threshold of being a candidate who raised at least $100,000 in the first quarter, Luna said.
(Source: Variety.com - Read more) |
| | News From: truTV | | News Posted On Wednesday, July 11th 2007 At 12:05 pm | Court TV to become truTV on January 1
Court TV today unveiled its long-awaited new name - truTV. Come Jan. 1, 2008, the network will drop its old moniker and logo in favor of truTV and expand its programming slate to include the action-based programming executives say the new name reflects.
Network executives announced plans for the rebrand at Court's upfront in March and, as per plans to unveil the changes this summer, told key advertisers and cable operators of the new branding last night.
The plan, said executives at the time and now, is to target a psychographic called "Real Engagers," by revamping daytime trial coverage, adding nighttime entertainment shows and taking on a new name and look. |
| | News From: FOX | | News Posted On Tuesday, July 10th 2007 At 8:28 am | FOX Announces Fall Premiere Schedule
Thursday, Aug. 30
8 pm/ET Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?
Saturday, Sept. 8
8 pm Cops
9 pm America's Most Wanted
Thursday, Sept. 13
9 pm Kitchen Nightmares (series premiere)
Friday, Sept. 14
9 pm Nashville (series premiere)
Saturday, Sept. 15
11 pm Mad TV
Midnight Talkshow with Spike Feresten
Monday, Sept. 17
8 pm Prison Break
9 pm K-Ville (series premiere)
Wednesday, Sept. 19
8 pm Back to You (series premiere)
8:30 pm 'Til Death
9 pm Bones
Sunday, Sept. 23
8 pm The Simpsons
8:30 pm King of the Hill
9 pm Family Guy
Tuesday, Sept. 25
8 pm New Amsterdam (series premiere)
9 pm House
Sunday, Sept. 30
9:30 pm American Dad |
| | News From: TV Guide Channel | | News Posted On Monday, July 9th 2007 At 7:51 pm | TV Guide up for sale
NEW YORK -- Publishing and television outfit Gemstar TV Guide is on the block.
The company said Monday that it is looking into a number of options, including a sale, after a period when it began to reverse its fortunes under topper Rich Battista.
Company chair Anthea Disney said in a statement that Gemstar-TV Guide is "now poised to investigate the range of available strategic alternatives for continuing to build shareholder value."
News Corp., which controls Gemstar, said it supports a sale; the conglom said the company could fit better under a different owner. UBS Investment Bank is advising the firm on the potential sale.
But who might buy the company -- which is an odd amalgam of user guides and content -- is a difficult question, especially as more freewheeling buyers like private-equity firms seek to be more careful about their investments.
Gemstar-TV Guide endured setbacks after an accounting scandal; it also has faced erosion on the print side of its biz as competition has grown.
But it increased net income by more than 30% last year and revenue by about 9% in the first quarter of 2007.
And the company earlier this year purchased rival firm Aptiv Digital in a bid to solidify its hold on the interactive program-guide market.
On the airwaves, TV Guide is moving into original programming with shows including "America's Next Producer." Net also made news when it announced that actress Lisa Rinna will take over red-carpet duties from Joan Rivers. |
| | News From: FOX | | News Posted On Monday, July 9th 2007 At 7:50 pm | FOX Names Reilly President
The network has changed, but the title's the same.
Less than two months after he was pushed out of NBC, Kevin Reilly is back in the entertainment president's chair -- but this time at Fox.
To make room for Reilly, current entertainment topper Peter Liguori has been bumped up to Fox Entertainment chairman; both moves were expected (Daily Variety, July 6). New arrangement will mimic the Liguori-Reilly one-two punch the duo offered at FX until Reilly left for NBC in 2003.
Also moving in the shuffle: longtime Fox exec VP Craig Erwich, who is ankling the net but could still wind up elsewhere in the Fox family. |
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