VH1 GREENLIGHTS SEVEN NEW PRODUCTIONS

The music and pop culture network VH1 plans to keep their momentum going well into 2008 by greenlighting seven new productions under Jeff Olde, VH1's new Executive Vice President of Programming and Development. The greenlights include four new Celebreality sitcoms including "The Cho Show," which stars Margaret Cho and chronicles her interactions with her friends AND her beloved parents; "Luke's Parental Advisory" starring Luther Campbell from 2 Live Crew, as he manages to balance fatherhood with the demands of overseeing his adult entertainment empire; "New York Goes To Hollywood" starring Tiffany "New York" Pollard as she tries to catapult from reality show maven to A-list actress; and "Brooke Hogan Knows Best" which chronicles Brooke Hogan as she leaves the family nest and strikes out on her own. Also being greenlit are new editions of VH1's Emmy Award-winning "Rock Docs" franchise featuring stories on James Brown and Elton John and a brand new "VH1 Storytellers" starring Snoop Dogg. "Breaking into cable's overall top 10 network rankings is a new milestone in VH1's ratings ascent that's been propelled by some of the most talked about shows in television this year including 'Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew' and 'Rock Of Love 2,'" said Olde. "VH1 has never had so many hit shows on our air at one time. This new slate of provocative 'Celebreality' shows, insightful music documentaries and exclusive music performances will keep our success streak going while fueling our expanding original programming efforts." Don't miss VH1 and VH1 HD on DIRECTV channel 335.