When the economy turns bad, what’s a lifestyle network supposed to do? The new management at HGTV is planning to add more reality to its real estate shows and make its design shows more competitive. “One of the first things that we wanted to do right was to step up the amount of design competition on...
Freddy P. James has been named HGTV’s senior VP of program development and production. Mr. James previously was the network’s VP and Web site director for HGTV.com. Jillian St. Charles, site director at FineLiving.com, will step into James’ previous position, effective immediately. Both will be based...
The most engaging shows on cable television last season were HGTV’s “Living With Ed," and TLC’s “Property Ladder,” according to data from Nielsen IAG. Shows from NBC Universal’s Cable Entertainment Networks captured 16 of the top 30 spots on the list, which looked at premiere episodes of series...
Scripps Networks keeps finding hosts for new programs through reality shows. Jennifer Bertrand was voted the winner of HGTV’s “Design Star” Sunday night. As part of her prize, she’ll get her own show on the network. It is expected to premiere on the network in January. Meanwhile, Food Network announced...
Paige Hardwick has been promoted to vice president of on-air strategy and media planning for HGTV from director. Before joining HGTV in 2005, Hardwick worked for Turner Network Television in strategic off-channel marketing. Also, Gary McCormick has joined HGTV as its director of partnership development...