VH1 president Tom Calderone has admitted that he is not pleased with the tone of many of the network's shows.
The channel recently cancelled Megan Wants a Millionaire and I Love Money 3, after contestant Ryan Jenkins was accused of killing his ex-wife Jasmine Fiore.
Jenkins was later found dead in a Canadian hotel room, while questions were raised about how the 32-year-old's criminal history was missed in a background check.
However, Calderone has revealed that the fallout from the tragic series of events will lead to changes in VH1's programming. He said that he is "trying to get together" with 51 Minds Entertainment – the company that produced the now-cancelled shows - in order to reprioritise the content of their series'.
He told the Los Angeles Times: "This is not what I signed up for. We always want 51 Minds to be part of our arsenal and stable of creativity, but the only way VH1 will survive and be healthy is to have several different voices and production partners."
Calderone cited The T.O. Show as an example of the direction he'd like to take VH1 in. The programme features American footballer Terrell Owens trying to rehabilitate his career and image, which Calderone said is a more "redemptive" kind of programing.
He explained: "We don't want our viewers tuning in and feeling like it's the same network all the time, that is not something we want to be famous for."
Credit: digitalspy.com
-JT
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