NEW YORK--Expect ESPN to be in the game for the 2014 and 2016 Games.

NBCU Tuesday said its coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing has attracted more than 200 million total viewers through the first 11 days of the games—meaning that more than 83% of all U.S. households have tuned in for at least some of the events.

DIY Network Tuesday named Steven Lerner as the home-improvement network’s new director of programming.

Inspiration Network will more than double its distribution reach next week, having signed carriage deals with both DirecTV (announced today) and Dish Network to launch on Aug. 27, the network said.

Comedy Central Tuesday said Sunday night’s roast of actor and comedian Bob Saget delivered a household rating of 2.3 and more than 3 million total viewers, good enough to make it the second most-watched program on television in its timeslot behind only NBC’s Olympics coverage.

When it came to the Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency Saturday night, more viewers watched the event on Fox News Channel than its cable news competitors.

Comcast Corp. has launched 15 additional HD cable networks in Chicago.

The inaugural "National Gospel Music Heritage Month" is now being supported by an exclusive Web site from Gospel Music Channel dedicated to all aspects of the September celebration.

Fox News will provide extensive multiplatform coverage from the Democratic and Repubican National Conventions.