Filed under: BROADCAST/CABLE | Tags: Barack Obama, Convention, Democratic National Convention, Denver Colorado, Invesco Field, INVESCO Field at Mile High, Mile High, Pepsi Center
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne will be back on TV as FOX ordered six one-hour episodes of an untitled variety show hosted by the eccentric married couple and their kids, Jack and Kelly. FremantleMedia North America will produce the old school variety show, filled with musical performances and comedy sketches. There is no firm premiere date set, although the network is reporting considering late fourth quarter 2009. (Cynopsis 7/8)
The Republican National Convention is scheduled for September 1-5, at the Excel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minneapolis. The Democratic National Convention will be held August 25-28 from Denver’s Pepsi Center … and then on the last day when Barack Obama accepts the presidential nomination, from the Invesco Field at Denver’s Mile High stadium, which holds about 3-1/2 times more people at 76,000 seats. The venue switch by the DNC on the last day is throwing network television into a frenzy as the networks work on figuring out the added costs and logistics of a third venue. (Cynopsis 7/8)
Continuing its look inside the Hogan clan, VH1 will premiere Brooke Knows Best this Sunday at 10p. Brooke is the daughter of Hulk Hogan, who at 20 years old, moves to Miami to be on her own. (Cynopsis 7/8)
Bravo this fall will offer “Ironic Iconic America,” a one-hour special that will celebrate American beauty, food, design and fashion. The show will be presented by clothing designer Tommy Hilfiger and hosted by Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli and poet Rives, from HBO‘s “Def Poetry Jam.” (TVWeek.com 7/7)
Cable TV networks have wrapped up their upfront advertising sales and, according to this report, marketers ponied up about $7.7 billion and paid year-over-year increases of between 8% to 10%. “Cable did very, very well,” said Carat director of national broadcast Andy Donchin. “It was a much more healthy upfront than people predicted.” (Multichannel News 7/7)
Still trying to work through their cable carriage impasse, Comcast and the National Football League are going to mediation. The dispute revolves around on which tier the country’s largest cable provider places the league’s NFL Network. (Multichannel News 7/7)
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