NewFront News From Canela Media
From Canela Media: During a virtual IAB NewFront Presentation, Canela Media’s founder and CEO Isabel Rafferty shared news about the company’s next tier of content for Canela.TV and Canela Music, and also announced that the company will be adding to its growing portfolio of ad-supported brands with Canela Kids, a new Spanish-language AVOD destination for kids 2-12 launching August […]
NATAS Announces 2022 Daytime Emmy Nominations
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. The Creative Arts & Lifestyle Daytime Emmy Awards will be presented on Saturday, June 18. The Daytime Emmy Awards telecast will be presented live at 9 PM EDT (replay at 9 PM PDT) on Friday, […]
Newsnation Launches Broadcast Partnership with Decision Desk HQ for 2022 Midterm Primaries and General Election
NewsNation, the cable news network, announced a broadcast partnership with Decision Desk HQ to provide election data and analysis and exclusive polling results for the upcoming 2022 midterm primaries and general election. The new partnership produced immediate results this week when NewsNation was the first network to declare J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan the respective […]
Freeform Releases Summer Schedule
From Freeform: Freeform released its summer schedule, including a slate of new and returning original series. New comedy series “Everything’s Trash,” from Phoebe Robinson, will premiere on JULY 13 with double episodes at 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. EDT/PDT, then weekly at 10:30 p.m. EDT/PDT. Our favorite unit of witches returns for one last fight […]
New Sketch Comedy Special ‘Would It Kill You To Laugh?’ Premieres Friday, June 24
From Peacock: The one-of-a-kind sketch special from A24 will feature famous comedy duo Berlant (A League of Their Own) and Early (Search Party, The Afterparty) as sitcom stars from the world-renowned television program “He’s Gay, She’s Half-Jewish.” Despite their undeniable chemistry and monumental success, Kate and John’s relationship suffers a very public falling out and eventual […]
A&E Documentary Series ‘Accused: Guilty or Innocent?’ Returns For Season Three on Thursday, May 26
“Accused: Guilty or Innocent?” follows the dramatic inside stories – as they unfold – of people facing trial for serious crimes they are alleged to have committed. Each claims to be not guilty or that their actions were justifiable. The acclaimed true crime series offers an extraordinary and compelling account of what happens when someone […]
Ricky Gervais’ ‘Supernature’ Launches Globally on Netflix May 24
From Netflix: · Supernature, the new stand-up special from global comedy icon and Emmy Award-Winner Ricky Gervais, launches May 24 on Netflix. · In his second Netflix stand-up special, Gervais gives his take on the rules of comedy, spoiling his cat and debunks the supernatural, concluding that actual nature is super enough. · Gervais’ previous […]
Teri Hatcher and James Denton Are Set to Reunite as They Guest Star on Fox’s ‘Fantasy Island’
From Sony Pictures Television: Teri Hatcher and James Denton are set to reunite (Desperate Housewives) as they guest star on FOX’s Fantasy Island Episode 203. Andy Richter to also guest star. · The series is currently in production in Puerto Rico. · Liz Craft and Sarah Fain are showrunners and executive producers. Anne Clements is […]
Latin American Original Series ‘Disney Intertwined’ Picked Up for Season Two on Disney+
From Disney+: Disney+ announced today that the hit Latin American series “Disney Intertwined” has been picked up for a second season, with production on season two beginning in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The musical series will see the return of Carolina Domenech (“Allegra”), Elena Roger (“Cocó”), Clara Alonso (“Caterina”), José Giménez Zapiola “El Purre” (“Marco”) and Kevsho (“Félix”). “Disney Interwined” is available on Disney+ in Latin America, in the […]
Amazon Freevee Announces Multiple Pickups of Scripted and Unscripted Original Content
Today, during the Amazon presentation at NewFronts, Amazon Freevee (formerly IMDb TV) announced an increased slate of premium Originals, with multiple pickups of scripted and unscripted content. The free streaming service greenlit a new cooking competition series called America’s Test Kitchen: The Next Generation, the coming-of-age drama Beyond Black Beauty, the family competition series Play-Doh […]