TV: PBS, cable offer Black History Month specials

Each February, two strong forces — PBS and cable — propel Black History Month. This year’s shows range from the upbeat and uptempo — a Cab Calloway profile (Feb. 27), a vibrant production of the Tony-winning musical “Memphis” (Feb. 24) — to the dead-serious.

ASTRA is the Leading TV Infrastructure in Germany

SES announced today that for the first time in the history of television in Germany, more viewers are watching TV via satellite than via cable. At the end of 2011, 17.5 million households were watching TV via satellite, almost 900,000 more than in the previous year.

‘I Love Jenni’ - #1 Hispanic Celeb Reality Series on Cable Television - Returns for Season Two on mun2

Jenni Rivera, the iconic Latin music superstar, returns for season two of her mun2 original reality series I Love Jenni on March 4 at 9pm/8c. I Love Jenni is mun2’s most watched original program to date.

Cable Customers Can Share Passion for Black History Month Programming via Facebook

Industry's Multiculturalism Expands with Year-Long Diversity On Demand CampaignNational Harbor, MD (PRWEB) February 01, 2012 Beginning today, and throughout February, digital cable customers are poised just a “click away” from unlocking some of the history, struggles and beauty that are an integral part of the African-American experience as part of cable’s Diversity On Demand initiative. With ...

Dana Walden and Gary Newman to Keynote Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation and Variety 2012 TV Summit

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation and Variety have announced that Twentieth Century Fox Television Chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden will be the keynote Q

Alabama-LSU game draws second-highest rating in cable history

ESPN announced Tuesday that the BCS National Championship Game drew the second-highest ratings in cable television history. It drew a 16.2 overnight rating, according to Nielsen. That's an average of 16,072,000 households and estimated 24,214,000 viewers.