Upfronts ’13: E! lines up “Total Divas,” “Pop Innovators”
TVU.S. cable network E! has unveiled a slate of more than 700 hours of original programming for the year ahead, including The Wanted Life and Total Divas (pictured).
VH1 programming head Jeff Olde joins E!
PEOPLE NEWS / TVVH1 exec Jeff Olde (pictured) is leaving the network to become executive VP of program development at E!, effective this summer.
E! wants The Wanted
TVThe Wanted Life (w/t), produced by Ryan Seacrest Productions, SB Productions and Global TV UK, is being billed as “the perfect blend of music, bromance and superstardom.”
Renewals round-up: “Married to Jonas,” “Push Girls”
TVNorth American cable networks are reinvesting in reality series, with more Married to Jonas (pictured), Ghost Hunters and Deadly Affairs on the way in 2013.
E! to begin airing Minaj specials in November
TVEccentric rapper Nicki Minaj (pictured) will star in a trilogy of specials that will begin airing on the U.S. cable network in November.
Realscreen West preview: Reality tweets
DIGITAL / TVAhead of the sold-out Realscreen West conference in Santa Monica, realscreen looks at the impact Twitter-savvy talent has on reality programming. (Pictured: the Kardashian sisters)
E! extends deal with Giuliana Rancic
PEOPLE NEWS / TVE! has extended its overall agreement with news anchor and managing editor Giuliana Rancic (pictured) until April 2014, in a deal that will see the U.S. cable network have first-look rights to her ideas for unscripted projects.
E! moves into scripted
TVAt its E! Entertainment Upfront presentation, the U.S. cable network unveiled a global brand refresh, with a new tagline “Pop of Culture” and a 2013 debut of scripted programming.
E! examines “Death in Paradise”
TVE! Entertainment will air Death in Paradise, a special recounting four different exotic vacations that ended in horrific circumstances, this evening (April 23).
E!’s “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” to return in May
TVE! will move the long-running reality series to Sunday nights at 9 p.m. EST from May 20, to lead in to its new series Mrs. Eastwood & Company.
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Doc/Fest ’13: BBC promises to protect blue-chip wildlife series
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Realscreen Summit 2013 - Discovery, TLC and Discovery Fit & Health group president Eileen O\'Neill