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Nov 03 2015
TV News: HBO and Jon Stewart Conclude Exclusive 4-Year Production Pact
In a press release: JON STEWART AND HBO CONCLUDE EXCLUSIVE FOUR-YEAR PRODUCTION PACT Deal Kicks Off With Creation Of Topical Short-Form Digital Content ——— LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3, 2015 – Jon Stewart and HBO have concluded an exclusive four-year production pact, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. The partnership marks …
Oct 30 2015
TV News: The CW Gets Into the Spirit With Schedule of Upcoming Holiday Specials
The CW today announced its slate of upcoming all-new and classic holiday specials including: Kung Fu Panda Holiday, Merry Madagascar, Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer, Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol, and more!
Oct 28 2015
TV News: Starz Greenlights 2nd Season of ASH vs EVIL DEAD In Advance of Series Premiere
Ahead of its Halloween premiere, STARZ Original series “Ash vs Evil Dead” has earned an early renewal for a second season from Starz. Strong fan, affiliate and distributor demand for the highly-anticipated premiere of “Ash vs Evil Dead” has generated the early pickup of the series which is the long-awaited follow-up to the classic horror film The Evil Dead.
Oct 28 2015
TV News: Fox Orders Full Season of New Comedy GRANDFATHERED
FOX has ordered a full season of freshman comedy GRANDFATHERED, it was announced today by David Madden, President, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company.
Oct 27 2015
Smithsonian Channel Special THE DAY HITLER DIED Featuring Rare Interviews Premieres Nov. 16
A new Smithsonian Channel one-hour special recounts the final days of Adolf Hitler, told in the words of those who were with him. A trove of rediscovered interviews with the Nazi leader’s inner-circle, who surrounded Hitler in his bunker as his enemies closed in, are the centerpiece of THE DAY HITLER DIED, premiering Monday, November 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. These tapes, thought to be lost to history, were found in an archive in Pittsburgh in 2013. This extraordinary footage will be shown on television in the U.S. for the first time in THE DAY HITLER DIED.
Oct 23 2015
Smithsonian Channel Set to Premiere HOZIER: THE CHURCH TAPES Friday, Nov. 6
Grammy® nominee Hozier opens up about his meteoric rise to superstardom, as well as his musical influences in the new Smithsonian Channel special, HOZIER: THE CHURCH TAPES, premiering Friday, November 6 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The one-hour program also features Hozier performing an intimate set in front of less than a hundred people at the Other Voices Festival in the legendary St. James Church situated in the spectacular seaside town of Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland.
Oct 21 2015
TV News: Actress Laverne Cox Cast as Dr. Frank-n-Furter in THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW to air on Fox in 2016
Emmy Award-nominated actress Laverne Cox (“Orange is the New Black”) has been cast as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, which is set to air Fall 2016 on FOX. The two-hour event is a reimagining of the cult classic, which is celebrating 40 years of theatrical distribution – longer than any other film in history. One of the most popular films of all time, it still plays in movie theaters around the world.
Oct 17 2015
TV News: Fox Orders Full Season of Hit Drama ROSEWOOD
FOX has ordered a full season of the hit drama ROSEWOOD. Set against the vibrant backdrop of one of the world’s hottest cities – Miami – new medical procedural ROSEWOOD stars Morris Chestnut as Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr., the city’s top private pathologist. Brilliant, cool with tons of charisma, Rosewood teams up with the tough-as-nails Detective Annalise Villa (Jaina Lee Ortiz), to uncover clues no one else sees and help the Miami PD solve the city’s most challenging cases.
Oct 16 2015
ABC Family Is Having a HARRY POTTER Funday Weekend Beginning Friday, Oct. 16 – Sunday, Oct. 18.
ABC Family invites you to explore the world of magic with Harry, Ron and Hermione as they escape the muggle world for adventures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Relive the power in magic and friendship during ABC Family’s October “Funday” weekend event, starting Friday, October 16th and continuing through Sunday, October 18th. ABC Family is becoming Freeform in January 2016. In addition, Potterheads can create their own magic on social media! Fans can visit FunDay App to Potterfy their social media profiles with art inspired by their favorite witches and wizards. The app also allows viewers to create memes of their all-time favorite Harry Potter moments.
Oct 15 2015
TV News: ATLANTA Ordered To Series On FX Networks, Premieres September 6
FX has ordered the first season of Atlanta, a half-hour series created by and starring Donald Glover. Atlanta revolves around two cousins on their way up through the Atlanta rap scene.
Oct 15 2015
THE FLASH Season 1 and ARROW Season 3 Original Television Limited Edition Soundtracks Being Released
La-La Land Records is proud to announce the release of THE FLASH Season 1 – Original Television Soundtrack and ARROW Season 3 – Original Television Soundtrack. Both albums are 2-CD limited edition sets (3000 units) composed by Blake Neely (BLINDSPOT, SUPERGIRL). As a special bonus, both releases contain music from THE FLASH VS. ARROW crossover episodes, with Part One appearing on THE FLASH album and Part Two appearing on the ARROW recording.
Oct 14 2015
TV News: Fox In Development On HELLFIRE (wt)
Set in the late 1960s, the series – which will be produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Marvel Television, with 20th Century Fox handling the physical production – follows a young Special Agent who learns that a power-hungry woman with extraordinary abilities is working with a clandestine society of millionaires – known as “The Hellfire Club” – to take over the world.
Oct 14 2015
TV News: FX Networks Orders Pilot For LEGION
FX Networks has ordered the pilot for Legion, the story of a troubled young man who may be more than human. The pilot introduces the story of David Haller: Since he was a teenager, David has struggled with mental illness. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and the visions he sees might be real.
Oct 14 2015
Movie News: Broad Green Pictures Developing NY Times Best Selling Novel “ORPHAN TRAIN” Into Major Motion Picture
Between 1854 and 1929, so-called orphan trains ran regularly from cities on the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned children whose fates would be determined by pure luck. Inspired by these little-known events in American history, Orphan Train weaves together the stories of Vivian Daly, a 91-year-old Irish immigrant who as a child was shipped from New York City to Minnesota on one of thousands of ‘orphan trains’ and Molly Ayer, a 17-year-old who is on the verge of aging out of the foster care system in present-day Maine. An unlikely friendship develops between the two women when Molly is “hired” to help Vivian clean out her attic as required community service, and soon discovers the parallels in their lives as outsiders, exposing a secret which has haunted Vivian her entire life.
Oct 13 2015
TV News: Taye Diggs to Guest Star in a Multi-Episode Arc on ROSEWOOD
Actor Taye Diggs (“The Best Man Holiday”) will guest-star in a recurring role on the new drama ROSEWOOD, appearing in a multi-episode arc of the series. Diggs will portray “Dr. Mike Boyce,” a world-renowned infectious disease doctor based in Miami and the longtime best friend of Dr. Beaumont Rosewood (Morris Chestnut), who is brought in to consult on a case and catches the eye of Detective Villa (Jaina Lee Ortiz), much to Rosewood’s surprise.
Oct 08 2015
TV News: TYRANT Returning For Third Season on FX
From Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award-winning Executive Producer Howard Gordon, TYRANT has been renewed for third season on FX. The 10-episode third season will air in 2016. Tyrant is the story of an unassuming American family drawn into the inner workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation. Bassam “Barry” Al-Fayeed (Adam Rayner), the youngest son of a war-torn country’s controversial dictator, returns to his homeland after a self-imposed 20-year exile in America, only to be forced back into the treacherous familial and national politics of his youth.
Oct 06 2015
News: Sanaa Lathan to Star in New Event Series for Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) is developing an explosive new event series from Gina Prince-Bythewood (“Beyond the Lights,” “The Secret Life of Bees,” “Love & Basketball”) and Reggie Rock Bythewood (“Beyond the Lights,” “Notorious”), that examines the dangerous aftermath of a police shooting when an African-American cop kills a white teen in Tennessee.
Oct 05 2015
Fox To Air Halloween Episodes of SCREAM QUEENS, THE SIMPSONS, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, FAMILY GUY And More!
Halloween comes early this year when FOX airs frightfully funny all-new episodes of SCREAM QUEENS (Tuesdays, Oct. 6 and 13; 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), THE SIMPSONS (Sunday, Oct. 18 and 25; 8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), BOB’S BURGERS (Sunday, Oct. 18; 9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (Sunday, Oct. 25; 8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT). Also, the scientific world of BONES meets the supernatural world of SLEEPY HOLLOW in a crossover event to thrill the living, the dead and everything in between, airing Thursday, Oct. 29 (8:00-9:00/9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).
Sep 28 2015
The Knick Returns to Cinemax on Friday, October 16
THE KNICK kicks off its ten-episode second season FRIDAY, OCT. 16 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on CINEMAX,
Sep 24 2015
TV News: FX Renews SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL For Second Season
Long live Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll! FX Networks has ordered a second season of the FX comedy Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll created by and starring Denis Leary. The 10-episode second season of Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll will return in 2016 with stars Leary, Elizabeth Gillies, John Corbett, Elaine Hendrix, Robert Kelly and John Ales.
Sep 22 2015
Movie Trailer: THE BIG SHORT Starring Steve Carell, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt
When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea: The Big Short. Their bold investment leads them into the dark underbelly of modern banking where they must question everyone and everything. Based on the true story and best-selling book by Michael Lewis.
Sep 18 2015
TV NEWS: Megan Fox Joins NEW GIRL In Recurring Role
Actress Megan Fox (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “Transformers”) will guest-star in a recurring role on the upcoming season of NEW GIRL, appearing in a multi-episode arc of the hit comedy.
Sep 14 2015
Starz to Co-Produce Stephen Poliakoff’s CLOSE TO THE ENEMY Miniseries
Set in a bomb-damaged London hotel during the aftermath of World War II, Close to the Enemy is a thriller that follows British intelligence officer Captain Callum Ferguson (Jim Sturgess), whose last task for the Army is to ensure that a captured German scientist, Dieter (August Diehl), hands over secret cutting-edge military technology crucial to national security. Callum employs unorthodox methods in his attempt to convince Dieter to work for the British, developing a friendship with him, which is soon threatened as the German’s involvement in the Nazi war machine may be more than it initially seems.
Sep 08 2015
Smithsonian Channel Presents THE WEAPON HUNTER Premiering Oct. 5
History buff and restoration expert Paul Shull goes on a quest to get his hands on some of the world’s rarest and most remarkable pieces of military history in the new Smithsonian Channel original series, THE WEAPON HUNTER. The six episode series chronicles Shull’s adventures as he finds, fixes, and fires the antique weapons that have been used throughout history. THE WEAPON HUNTER premieres Monday, October 5 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Sep 08 2015
Travel Channel Names New York City Nanny First Ever Travel Channel Star
One New York City nanny’s dreams have come true. Janel Koloski is giving up her days scheduling playdates for a dream job hosting her own five-part web series on TravelChannel.com. On last night’s finale, Koloski was crowned the first “Travel Channel Star” winner and will showcase her love of people and unique travel lens. Koloski’s first stop for the web series is Santa Fe, N.M., where she’ll explore the city’s history, art and unique culture.
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