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Universal Sports Network Taps Scott Brown as President

Veteran to Lead Olympic Sports Service Following Sternberg's Departure
By: Mike Reynolds May 15 2013 - 6:07pm
Veteran to Lead Olympic Sports Service Following Sternberg's Departure

Universal Sports Network has elevated Scott Brown to president with responsibilities for overall leadership of the Olympic and endurance sports network.

Brown, who joined Universal Sports as senior vice president and general manager in August 2011, will have oversight of all aspects of the network’s operations, while retaining responsibility for its legal matters from the company’s corporate headquarters in Woodland Hills, Calif.

MPAA Launches One-Stop Legal Video Resource

Provides Links to Host of Online Video Sites
By: John Eggerton May 15 2013 - 4:27pm
Provides Links to Host of Online Video Sites
 

The Motion Picture Association of America has launched a new website, www.WheretoWatch.org, that will let Web surfers know where to find and access legal content for viewing online.

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Warner Bros. Reorganizes TV Management

Roth Becomes President, Chief Content Officer of WBTV Group, While Retaining TV Studio President Title
By: George Winslow (Broadcasting & Cable) May 15 2013 - 4:11pm
Roth Becomes President, Chief Content Officer of WBTV Group, While Retaining TV Studio President Title
Warner Bros. has announced significant changes to the top management of its TV and home entertainment units, with worldwide television operations for production and distribution being overseen by Peter Roth, Craig Hunegs and Jeffrey Schlesinger.
The changes are effective immediately and come as the longtime head of Warner Bros. Television Group Bruce Rosenblum prepares to leave the company. They are the first executive changes announced by Kevin Tsujihara, CEO, Warner Bros. since he assumed his position.
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DirecTV Looks to Test Off-Air Antenna in Set-Top

Device Would Help Satellite Giant Ease Retrans Fees
By: Mike Farrell May 15 2013 - 3:36pm
Device Would Help Satellite Giant Ease Retrans Fees

DirecTV is considering testing a new set-top that incorporates an antenna allowing customers to pull over-the-air broadcast signals, which could allow the satellite giant to avoid paying millions of dollars per year in retransmission consent fees.

Disney Jr.’s `Sofia The First’ To Air Daily

Network To Launch ‘Sofia’ Retail Products
By: R. Thomas Umstead May 15 2013 - 2:31pm
Network To Launch ‘Sofia’ Retail Products

Disney Junior will air its pre-school-targeted animated series Sofia the First on a daily basis beginning June 10.

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Rep. Conyers to Reintroduce Shield Law

Says He is Troubled that Government Would Pursue Broad Array of AP Phone Records
By: John Eggerton May 15 2013 - 2:13pm
Says He is Troubled that Government Would Pursue Broad Array of AP Phone Records
 
Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, said Wednesday he plans to reintroduce the Free Flow of Information Act, the federal shield law bill that twice passed the Congress over the past few years before being stalled in the Senate.
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Lifetime Names Lehrer Senior VP, Non-Fiction Development

Exec Joins Network on July 8 from Bravo
By: Alicia Barber (Broadcasting & Cable) May 15 2013 - 1:01pm
Exec Joins Network on July 8 from Bravo
 
Lifetime Networks has selected Eli Lehrer as senior vice president and head of non-fiction development, the network announced Wednesday.
 
Beginning July 8, he will oversee development of Lifetime's unscripted series, reporting to Rob Sharenow, executive vice president of programming.
 
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Seibert: Consumers Will Drive Programming Cost Reductions

Cablevision CFO Says McCain's A la Carte Program, Others Will Depend on Consumer Reaction
By: Mike Farrell May 15 2013 - 12:38pm
Cablevision CFO Says McCain's A la Carte Program, Others Will Depend on Consumer Reaction

Consumer reaction could be the biggest catalyst for programming cost reform, Cablevision Systems vice chairman and chief financial officer Gregg Seibert told an investment conference audience Wednesday.

Seibert, speaking at the JP Morgan Technology, Media and Telecom conference in Boston, said recent initiatives by Sen. John McCain to force a la carte options also could help foster reform.

Upfronts 2013: Turner Announces New Projects for TNT, TBS

Big Names Developing Scripted, Unscripted Series
By: Jon Lafayette (Broadcasting & Cable) May 15 2013 - 10:06am
Big Names Developing Scripted, Unscripted Series
 
New York -- Turner Broadcasting, holding its upfront presentation here Wednesday, announced new series coming to its TNT and TBS entertainment networks.
 
Turner’s projects come from high-profile names, including Steven Spielberg, Steve Carell, Diablo Cody, Denis Leary, Sylvester Stallone, Dick Wolf, Nicholas Sparks, Marcia Clark, Dee Johnson, Walt Becker, Jamie Foxx and James Duff.
 

Turner Takes Wraps Off Live Streaming for TNT, TBS

New Apps Available to View Summer Programming
By: Jon Lafayette (Broadcasting & Cable) May 15 2013 - 10:02am
New Apps Available to View Summer Programming
 
Turner Broadcasting said it soon will be live streaming TNT and TBS via new apps for tablets and smartphones.
 
As such,Turner said TBS and TNT will become the first national entertainment networks to stream on-air content live across multiple platforms 24/7, including through the networks' websites and a pair of newly created Watch TNT and Watch TBS apps. The announcement was made during TNT and TBS's annual upfront presentation today in New York.
 
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