Broadcasting & Cable News

AMC Orders Season Two of ‘Eli Roth’s History of Horror’

November 10, 2019

AMC has renewed Eli Roth’s History of Horror. Season two will have six episodes. AMC promises episodes devoted to monsters, evil children, witches, body horror, houses of hell and “Eli’s Terrifying Twelve.” Roth is a horror director and producer. “I’m so thrilled to be continuing this historic ...

CTIC, Yoo, to Vet Economics of Big Tech

November 10, 2019

The Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition (CTIC) has secured a $350,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to help figure out how to regulate Big Tech. Specifically, CTIC and its founding director, Christopher Yoo, will be trying to provide "a basis for evidence-based ...

Disney Profits Fall Before Streaming Service Launch

November 10, 2019

The Walt Disney Co. reported lower fiscal fourth-quarter profits as it geared up to launch its Disney+ streaming service next week. Net income fell to $1.054 billion, or 58 cents a share, from $2.322 billion, or $1.55 a year ago. Earnings per share from continuing operations decreased 72% to 43 ...

Disney+ Adds Distribution With Amazon, Samsung, LG

November 10, 2019

The Walt Disney Co. that when its Disney+ streaming service launches next week, it will be available via additional distributors, including Amazon Fire, Samsung and LG. Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the new distribution deals during the company’s earnings call with analysts Thursday. Previously ...

Den of Thieves Delivers For E!’s People’s Choice Awards

November 10, 2019

When The People Choice Awards moved to E! from CBS last year, the cable network’s choice to produce the show was Den of Thieves. Den of Thieves is known for producing live television events, including award shows like MTV’s Video Music Awards for 13 consecutive years, concerts by artists including ...

Williams Joins CNE as Senior VP, Programming

November 10, 2019

Condé Nast Entertainment named Reginald Williams as senior VP Programming, a new post. Williams had held senior positions at BET and MTV before founding his own hip-hop lifestyle digital media company Ambrosia for Heads. At Condé Nast Entertainment, Williams will be based in New York and report to ...

TOKU Presents the Chinese Warring States Age Drama The Legend of Hao Lan

November 10, 2019

TOKU, the only 24/7 live and on-demand network dedicated to that delivers the most popular and sought-after live-action titles and riveting cult classics from Asia dubbed into English, The 63 episodes Chinese Drama TV series The Legend of Hao Lan is the story of the heroin Li Hao Lan (Wu Jin Yan), ...

WE TV Orders More ‘Growing Up Hip Hop’

November 10, 2019

Growing Up Hip Hop has been renewed for a fifth season on WE TV, with 13 new episodes rolling out beginning Dec. 5. The show follows the next generation of rap royalty as they battle for respect and success while blazing their own trails outside the family shadow. “The Growing Up Hip Hop franchise ...

Fox Won’t Make More ‘BH90210’

November 10, 2019

Fox will not bring back reboot BH90210, which debuted Aug. 7. Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green and Tori Spelling, the original stars of Beverly Hills, 90210, are in the cast for BH90210. Six episodes aired, the stars playing what ...