The Cinemart to Adapt Podcast ‘A Slight of Plans’ Into a Documentary Series
On the heels of Apple selecting A Slight Change of Plans as the Best Show of the Year 2021, documentary production house The Cinemart is partnering with Dr. Maya Shankar and Pushkin Industries, the audio company co-founded by Malcolm Gladwell, to adapt their podcast into a premium nonfiction series. Maya Shankar, who served as Senior […]
Roku Premieres New Roku Originals in December
Roku will premiere second seasons of popular Roku Originals, Punk’d and Dishmantled throughout the month of December. Punk’d returns for its second season on Friday, December 10th. The iconic series returns with Chance the Rapper as host — masterminding the biggest pranks behind the scenes. The biggest stars are about to learn what happens if […]
Casting Society of America Announces Television, Theatre, Short Form Series Nominations for ’37th Annual Artios Awards’
Casting Society of America (CSA) today announces the television, theatre, short film and short form series nominees for the 37th Artios Awards, which honor the contribution of Casting Directors in these categories. The winners will be revealed on Thursday, March 17, 2022, when the Artios Awards returns for an in-person gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. The […]
Halle Berry to Receive ‘The Peoples Icon’ Award at the 2021 ‘People’s Choice Awards’
NBC and E! announced that Academy Award-winning actress, director, and producer Halle Berry will receive “The People’s Icon” award at the 2021 “People’s Choice Awards.” Grammy Award-winning artist Cardi B will present the award to Berry at the ceremony. The PCA Award-winner and seven-time nominee will be honored for her contributions in TV and film, including her […]
Netflix Announces New Ramy Youssef Stand-Up Special and Orders Scripted Show with Youseff as Co-Creator
Netflix has announced two new projects from comedian Mo Amer (“The Vagabond”, “Black Adam”) including a stand-up special, “Mo Amer: Mohammed in Texas”, premiering on November 30, 2021 and an untitled scripted comedy. “Mo Amer: Mohammed in Texas” Synopsis: Mo Amer is back for his second Netflix comedy special, MO AMER: MOHAMMED IN TEXAS. As […]
Civil Rights Group Calls for Netflix to Immediately Pull New Transphobic Dave Chappelle Special
National Black Justice Coalition: “Black LGBTQ Exist, and Have Always Existed. White Supremacy Is Not an Excuse for Homophobia or Transphobia” Statement from David Johns, executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition, a leading civil rights organization, on Dave Chappelle’s transphobic and homophobic Netflix special, The Closer: “It is deeply disappointing that Netflix […]
The 2021 ‘Bet Hip Hop Awards’: And the Winner’s Were…
From BET: This year the 2021 BET “HIP HOP AWARDS” brought the hottest names in Hip Hop back to Atlanta, GA for the annual taping. Comedy supergroup 85 South (Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly, and Chico Bean) hosted this year’s awards from The Cobb Energy Centre which premiered on Tuesday, October 5 on BET, BET Her, MTV2 and VH1. Watch an encore airing […]
Redbox Partners with Comcast’s Freewheel to Bring Advertising Technology to its Free Streaming Platform
Entertainment company Redbox announced it will partner with FreeWheel, a Comcast Company that provides global technology solutions for the future of television advertising, to integrate programmatic technology across Redbox’s free streaming platforms. Through this technology, advertisers will be able to easily access and buy Redbox inventory – both nationally and locally— and target specific audiences. […]
Concert Special ‘Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler’ to Be Broadcast Thursday, September 23 on CBS
The life and legacy of country music legend Kenny Rogers is honored in a new star-studded concert special, KENNY ROGERS: ALL IN FOR THE GAMBLER, to be broadcast Thursday, September 23 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Filmed at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville before […]
IFC and Sundance Now Acquire Exclusive Rights to Season 1 of New Zealand Comedy ‘Good Grief’ and Co-Commission Second Season
AMC Networks’ IFC and the targeted streaming service Sundance Now have acquired the exclusive U.S., Canada and U.K. premiere rights to New Zealand comedy Good Grief and have already co-commissioned a second season from Kiel McNaughton and Kerry Warkia’s Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Ltd. Co-created, co-written and starring sisters Eve and Grace Palmer along with co-creator/co-writer Nick […]