Chiller is soon to be dead. NBCUniversal confirmed to Deadline today that its 10-year-old horror-fied cable channel, which reaches about 40M homes, will be put on ice for good at year’s end after struggling to secure carriage deals with the likes of Dish, Verizon and others. We hear that NBCU doesn’t plan to pull the…

EXCLUSIVE: Crypt TV, the digital brand co-founded by Eli Roth and Jack Davis, will be premiering Crypt TV's  Slice of Summer, a series of original horror shorts on Chiller network on July 29, 9PM.  The collaboration marks Crypt TV’s foray into television with its original content. Slice of Summer will feature a string…

Jeff Blackman, former SVP Creative Strategy at Nickelodeon, has moved to Syfy and Chiller as SVP Creative. In his new role, Blackman will provide overall creative vision and leadership for the Syfy and Chiller brands, executing advertising and promotional campaigns that support both networks' content and series…

NBCUniversal’s horror channel Chiller is cutting to the chase with its first original series, created and written by DeGrassi: The Next Generation scribe Aaron Martin, to debut later this year. The network, which is available in 40 million homes, also announced a pair of new original movies coming off successes with An…

Katherine Nelson moves to Syfy and Chiller from NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment sister Esquire Network, where she had served as SVP Communications since January 2013. In her new role, Nelson is responsible for overall communications strategy for Syfy and Chiller, including corporate communications, program publicity…

It’s the end of the road for thriller, suspense and horror-themed FEARnet. Comcast has bought out its partners in the joint venture — Sony Pictures Entertainment and Lionsgate Entertainment — to take 100% ownership. Following the transaction, which closed this morning, FEARnet will no longer be a stand-alone brand but…

Chillier, the 24-hour scary fare channel, already has set one piece of its programming plan for 2012: the original movie Brian Keene’s Ghoul, which is set to premiere early this year. Now Thomas Vitale, EVP Programming & Original Movies at Syfy and Chiller, has announced the rest of the channel’s slate. From the…

Michael Engleman has been promoted to EVP Marketing and Global Brand Strategy at Syfy and Chiller. As part of the move, all marketing activities at the channels will align under Engleman, formerly SVP Marketing, Global Brand Strategy and Creative at Syfy. His new oversight will include brand and consumer programs as…

Rob Spodek, who most recently was SVP of the NBCUniversal Corporate Finance Group, has been promoted to SVP and CFO of NBCU’s Syfy and Chiller, where he will oversee all financial aspects of the networks as well as Syfy Ventures and other related projects. He will report to Syfy and Chiller president Dave Howe. At the…