Oxygen has announced a multiplatform programming deal with Tori Spelling and her husband, Dean McDermott. Under the deal, announced at Oxygen’s upfront presentation Wednesday in New York, the couple will produce a couples makeover show for the network and develop a made-for-television movie, in addition...
NBC Sports and Oxygen Media will air a combined 16 hours of World Figure Skating Championships coverage beginning Wednesday. Oxygen will air 14 hours Wednesday through Friday, while NBC Sports will broadcast the ladies free skate Saturday at 9 p.m. from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. NBC’s coverage...
Nine years after launching, cable network Oxygen is returning to its new-media roots. The female-centric channel has started pitching advertisers on a suite of new digital properties as it aims to become the multiplatform brand it originally tried to be nearly a decade ago. Internet advertising appears...
Oxygen will launch “Pretty Wicked,” a competition reality series about inner beauty, on March 31. The eight-episode series will challenge girls to “beautify” their insides for a grand prize of $50,000. “America’s Next Top Model” winner CariDee English will host the one-hour show. Plus-size model Mia...
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Tuesday night’s winter premiere of “Nip/Tuck” on FX was the most-watched telecast on basic cable for the night, with 3.1 million total viewers. It also was the top-rated show on cable for the night among viewers 18-49 (1.8 rating/5 share) and households (2.1/4), according to Nielsen Media Research. The...
Oxygen’s season-three premiere of “Bad Girls Club” Tuesday set records as the network’s highest-rated and most-watched season premiere ever. The premiere drew a 0.8 household rating, averaging 807,000 total viewers. Among viewers 18-49, “Girls” drew 568,000 viewers; 405,000 viewers were women 18-49 and...
Just a year after being acquired by NBC Universal, Oxygen Media has rebranded, cut costs, added distribution and viewers and pumped up its profits. Now it’s ready to add some new original series and launch a new e-commerce business selling products attached to its brand and programming. New shows in...
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Oxygen has acquired the off-network rights to reruns of The CW’s “America’s Next Top Model.” The NBC-owned cable network bought the rights to the full library of “Model,” including its current and future cycles, from CBS Television Distribution. Oxygen will begin to air episodes of “Model” in January...