Author: Marc Berman

NBCUniversal Advertising and Partnerships Calls for Industry #MeasurementIndependence

By Kelly Abcarian, EVP, Measurement & Impact, NBCUniversal, Advertising and Partnerships Here’s something we all know: advertising measurement is outdated. Just scroll through the media headlines and it’s impossible to avoid. An Olympics that saw both record consumer engagement and ratings declines. A high-profile dispute over box office numbers and streaming audiences. Or as the Media […]

‘Cowboy Bebop’ Premieres Globally on Netflix on Friday, November 19

“Cowboy Bebop”, an action-packed space Western about three bounty hunters, aka “cowboys,” all trying to outrun the past, will be available for streaming on Friday, November 19. The logline: As different as they are deadly, Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) form a scrappy, snarky crew ready to […]

Disney Branded Television Developing Original Movie ‘From The Desk of Zoey Washington’

Kerry Washington, Pilar Savone, and Effie Brown to Produce Disney Branded Television is developing the original movie “From the Desk of Zoe Washington,” based on the critically acclaimed book from debut author Janae Marks. Multiple award-winning actress Kerry Washington (ABC’s “Scandal”) and Academy Award®-nominated Pilar Savone (“Django Unchained”), both of Simpson Street Productions, and Effie […]

Angela Bassett And Courtney B. Vance To Produce ‘One Thousand Years of Slavery’ Series From MTV Entertainment Studios

MTV Entertainment Studios and Smithsonian Channel announced the latest project with Bassett Vance Productions from Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance: a new docu-series entitled “One Thousand Years of Slavery.” Each episode in this four-part series spotlights powerful stories of notable individuals courageously sharing their deeply personal Black experiences. It’s the 1,000-year story of how […]

Lifetime Announces November 6 Premiere Date for ‘Highway to Heaven’ Movie

The Lifetime original movie Highway to Heaven, starring Grammy Award winner Jill Scott and Barry Watson, is set to premiere on Saturday, November 6 at 8/7c.  A “first look” trailer for the film has been released by the network in anticipation of the upcoming premiere. A contemporary take on Michael Landon’s iconic 80s television series Highway to […]

‘Terror Lake Drive’ Renewed for Season 2 At AMC Networks Streamer ALLBLK

A traveling nurse adjusts to her new living arrangements while on assignment in Terror Lake Drive: Single Black Female. Written and created by Jerry LaMothe (Blackout) and Kajuana S. Marie, the second season of the ALLBLK original series brings a new unsuspecting tenant to the mystifying lakeside apartment complex that terrorized a mother and her […]

Team Coco Announces First Live Recording of Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend Podcast at Los Angeles’ Wiltern Theater on November 3

Conan O’Brien’s award winning podcast Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend announces its first ever live recording on November 3, 2021 at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. O’Brien will be joined by his co-hosts Matt Gourley and Sona Movsesian along with special surprise guests. Presale tickets will be available exclusively to Team Coco Newsletter subscribers from Wednesday, August […]

Magnolia Network Renews 9 Original Series; Picks Up 3 Additional Series to Premiere This Fall

Magnolia Network, Discovery’s joint venture with Chip and Joanna Gaines, today added three new titles to its ever-growing roster of original unscripted programming — The Katie Button Project (wt) with four time James Beard Award-nominee Chef Katie Button, An American Story and In With the Old — all slated to premiere this fall on discovery+ and the Magnolia app. Previously-announced titles also debuting this fall include Art […]