Intent on proving its manhood, TNN will change its name to Spike TV in June, network chief Albie Hecht said Tuesday. The name change reflects the network's desire to be known as the first television ...

TNN, known to many as The Nashville Network - and later The National Network - or indeed, The New TNN - is having another rebrand. From June 16 onwards, TNN will become 'Spike TV: The First Network ...

Could the imbroglio over the use of Spike TV actually help the rebranded cable channel? It might. Filmmaker Spike Lee and media giant Viacom announced yesterday they had settled Lee's suit over the ...

Filmmaker Spike Lee has sued Viacom Inc. over plans to rename its TNN cable channel Spike TV as part of its campaign to attract male viewers. In court papers filed Tuesday, Lee asked for an injunction ...

The New TNN says it still plans to be the "First Network for Men" - even though plans to rename it Spike TV have been halted. The New TNN says it still plans to be the "First Network for Men" - even ...

TNN's goal to change its name to Spike TV and be known as a guy's network would seem to be up in the air. A judge June 23 granted filmmaker Spike Lee an injunction blocking the name change. But based ...

The amazing part is, Spike Lee and his enormous ego managed to both fit into a courtroom, and that's not counting the lawyers. This gravity-defying act doesn't mean he prevailed. He sued Viacom Inc.

Two months later than its operators had hoped, The National Network (TNN) will be renamed Spike TV. Viacom announced Tuesday it will make the change Aug. 11. It had been scheduled for June 16, but was ...