Television

Digital Opportunity is Customer Service Breakthrough for Television Academy

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 30, 2008 – For the first time in its 60-year Primetime Emmy® Award history, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will be opening an official website for posting and viewing "For Your Consideration" screeners of Emmy-eligible programs and professional achievements.    » read more »

Award to be Presented at the 60th Primetime Emmy® Awards Airing Sunday, September 21 on ABC

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 22, 2008 -- The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Board of Governors has voted to create a new award category for "Outstanding Host For A Reality or Reality-Competition Program.” The award will be presented at the 60th Primetime Emmy® Awards, broadcast live SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. The show is being produced by Ken Ehrlich and will be held at the new NOKIA Theatre, L.A.Live in Los Angeles.    » read more »

Vicki Lawrence Guest Stars in New Episode of Disney's "Phineas and Ferb"

May 2008 -- A marathon of the hit animated series "Phineas and Ferb" and the fan-favorite sitcom "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" will be presented SATURDAY, MAY 24 (12:00 noon-9:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel.

The programming event, entitled "If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Brother," features 18 brother-themed episodes in alternating one-hour blocks. At the conclusion of the marathon, a brand-new "Phineas and Ferb" episode guest-starring Vicki Lawrence will be featured.    » read more »

Burbank, CA, May 1, 2008 -- Paul Lee, president, ABC Family, today outlined ABC Family’s plans for Summer and Fall of 2008. Scheduled to debut this summer are new original series including “The Middleman” and “The Secret Life of the American Teenager.”

In addition to the summer series, ABC Family will premiere “Samurai Girl,” a special event premiering with six hours over three nights this Fall and has ordered a third season of “Lincoln Heights,” a second season of “Greek,” and a third season of “Kyle XY.” The 11th annual “25 Days of Christmas” event will feature an original movie and special as well as the basic cable premieres of “The Chronicles of Narnia” and “Cars.”

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Evil Meets Its Match On June 16

Burbank, CA, May 6, 2008 – There are the strange occurrences that can never be explained…incidents with creatures that couldn’t possibly be real…evil forces lurking in the dark, out of the sight of ordinary people…but there is one man out there who fights such evil every day so you don’t have to: The Middleman.    » read more »

April 2008 -- SOAPnet is adding more original series to its slate and will premiere “MVP: The Secret Lives of Hockey Wives” (working title) on Thursday, June 19. A total of ten one-hour scripted episodes will air Thursdays at 11:00 p.m. The series, produced by Screen Door Inc., follows the on and off-the-ice drama surrounding the Canadian Mustangs hockey team and the women in their lives.    » read more »

- Original Special Counting Down The 25 Most Over-The-Top Tv And Celebrity Siblings
- Jessica Simpson & Ashlee Simpson, Paris Hilton, Nicky Hilton and Barron Hilton, Vinnie Chase & Johnny Drama, Princes William & Harry, Jane & Sydney and Many More Are Featured

- Original Special Counting Down The 25 Most Over-The-Top Tv & Celebrity Families
- Jessica Simpson & Nick Lachey, Angelina Jolie & Jon Voight, “The Sopranos,”
The Royal Family, Paul McCartney & Heather Mills, Bobby Brown and Many More Are Featured

Thursday, May 08, 2008 -- This summer's reality show, Disney's "High School Musical: Get in the Picture" [new title], will award one prize winner the chance of a lifetime - he or she will literally "get in the picture" when that person appears in a music video shown in the end credits of the feature film, Disney's "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," opening this fall.

Hosted by Nick Lachey, the television series debuts on ABC on Sunday, July 20 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) and runs Sundays and Mondays (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) for three weeks, then continues Mondays at 8:00 p.m., ET through mid-September. During the series, finalists will ultimately participate in a summer music program to hone their skills, and one talented newcomer will become a part of "High School Musical" history.    » read more »

Final Eight Duos Are Revealed And Move On To Compete For A Recording Contract With Sony BMG Nashville

NASHVILLE, May 10, 2008 – Thousands of country star hopefuls auditioned, but only two performers will make the final cut to become country’s next great duo on the new CMT music competition series CAN YOU DUET, from “American Idol” producers FremantleMedia North America. After five weeks of rigorous auditions and performer boot camp, the pool of talent has been narrowed to the final eight duos that will perform weekly at the famed Nashville Wildhorse Saloon to stay in the competition. CAN YOU DUET had the network’s highest rated original series debut and new one-hour episodes air every Friday at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on CMT.    » read more »

Production is Currently Underway in Nashville and John Rich Returns as Host with a Cast that Includes Sebastian Bach, Irene Cara, Mikalah Gordon, Jermaine Jackson, Chris Kirkpatrick, Lorenzo Lamas and Sean Young Who Are All Vying for a Chance at Releasing Their Country Single

Comedian John Caparulo Hosts

NASHVILLE, April 24, 2008 – From the producers of CMT's hit series GONE COUNTRY comes the unique new home renovation show MOBILE HOME DISASTER, premiering Friday, May 16 at 9:00 p.m., ET/PT. Hosted by comedian John Caparulo, MOBILE HOME DISASTER finds deserving families that are living in less than desirable mobile homes and gives them the home makeover that they so desperately need. With help from the accomplished Home Disaster Team including Lori-Lynn Lively, Joe DeRobbio and Kyle Carlson, they use their expertise to revamp these houses on wheels into beautiful trailer park palaces.    » read more »

5/7/2008 -- Cartoon Network invites kids to take a trip to the extraordinary sea village of Stormalong Harbor with a kooky, adventure-seeking kid named Flapjack as it premieres the original new animated series The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack on Thursday, June 5, at 8:30 p.m. (ET, PT).    » read more »

8 May 2008 -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today launched the tender process for the sale of the broadcast and exhibition rights for all territories within Europe for the XXII Olympic Winter Games (2014) in Sochi, Russia, and the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (2016).

The Invitation to Tender issued by the IOC provides organisations interested in acquiring the rights with specific guidelines relating to bid submissions. The IOC has asked for bids to be submitted by 5 p.m. (CET) on 1 July 2008.    » read more »

Deal Includes "Superhero Movie," "Fanboys" And "The Promotion"

NEW YORK, May 7, 2008 -- COMEDY CENTRAL and The Weinstein Company today announced that they have reached an agreement for the first broadcast-window premiere rights to a multi-picture package of comedies, it was announced today by David Bernath, senior vice president, programming, COMEDY CENTRAL.    » read more »