QuizUp TV game show sold to UK
ITV, one of the UK’s major commercial television companies, is the first European channel to buy the rights to the show and plans to produce one pilot programme. ......
View ArticleZing launches a new talk show - 'BAD COMPANY' (Zee Entertainment Enterprises...
(Source: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited) Zing launches a new talk show - 'BAD COMPANY' Watch the most entertaining talk show starting 10th October, 7:00pm only on Zing! Zing, India's leading...
View ArticleMore Marvel TV shows on the way with FX's 'Legion' and Fox's 'Hellfire'
Noah Hawley Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times "Fargo" showrunner Noah Hawley is set to write the pilot of "Legion" for FX and serve as executive producer. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) Tracy Brown...
View ArticleTVN will redeem the full outstanding amount of 7.875% Senior Notes due 2018...
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View ArticleThe saga of soaps
(A column on TV trends, personalities and a bit of history) This column hopes to trace the advent of soaps on Indian television, with special reference to Tamil TV. So, you will learn a bit of history...
View ArticleRobert Peston confirmed as ITV political editor and Sunday show host
Robert Peston has been confirmed as ITV’s new political editor this afternoon after signing a contract that includes presenting a new Sunday morning politics show....
View ArticleDon't touch that dial: Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin, Judy Garland are back on TV
AntennaTV to air "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" episodes Handout Tribune Broadcasting’s Antenna TV plans to launch full-length encore airings of “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” on...
View ArticleEmurgenz Innovation Inc. turns to CATA's New Social Trade Show Channel to...
(Source: CATAAlliance - Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance) Montreal, PQ...Emurgenz Innovation Inc., developer of the world's first integrated, emergency escape mask (PEPA) announced today that it...
View ArticleChannel 4 takes stake in Sacha Baron Cohen's TV production company
Deal reunites comedy star with broadcaster that made him a household name...
View ArticleEntertainment portal LeTV signs deal to screen CBS shows in Hong Kong
Chinese entertainment portal LeTV is expanding its international programming by streaming content of two new RTL CBS channels: Entertainment HD and Extreme HD. Popular TV programmes such as Limitless,...
View ArticleFirst Singapore Production to be Recognised at the 4th International Emmy®...
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View ArticleH.R. Pufnstuf, child of the '60s, visits Nickelodeon show
H.R. Pufnstuf is coming back to television, and he's bringing a few old pals along with him. The title character of the 1969-71 children's series will appear on an episode of Nickelodeon's new...
View ArticleRobert Peston to be confirmed as ITV political editor and Sunday show host
Journalist on verge of leaving as BBC economics editor to take up role putting him head-to-head with Andrew Marr – reportedly earning close to £500,000...
View ArticleThe Nana Churcher Show Celebrates 3 Years Anniversary
The Nana Churcher Show (TNCS) is one of the best talk shows currently on television with an overwhelming viewership which keeps increasing after each season. On a weekly basis, the show features...
View ArticleC4 invests in Sacha Baron Cohen & Andrew Newman's new start-up indie (Channel...
(Source: Channel Four Television Corporation) Channel 4 today announced it has partnered with Spelthorne Community Television, a UK based start-up indie co-founded by world leading comedy talent, Sacha...
View ArticleJason Reitman, ‘Casual’ Creator Share Real Life Story Behind New Hulu Comedy
Jason Reitman is making his first foray into television with Hulu’s new comedy series “Casual.” “When I write a film, all I think about is where the thing ends and how to get the audience there,” the...
View ArticleBBC defends right to make shows such as Strictly Come Dancing
Corporation asserts right to make primetime entertainment shows in response to government’s green paper on its future...
View ArticleSatellite broadcaster Sky boosted by growth hopes
Credit Suisse says market is underestimating Sky’s earnings potential...
View ArticleBBC left with big shoes to fill after director of television departs
Speculation begins about who will replace Danny Cohen as he moves on after eight years at corporation...
View ArticleNew TV show from Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin called Skin Trade
Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin may soon have another hit TV show under his belt with the HBO-owned Cinemax ordering a pilot script of a novella he wrote in the 80s. Titled Skin Trade, the...
View ArticleA Maroon 5 Music Video Is Getting Turned Into A TV Show, Actually Sounds Good
Sometimes, it feels like networks are willing to make a reality series out of anything. The latest reality series to be announced, however, looks like an entirely new type of show. No participants will...
View ArticleNew Marvel X-Men TV Shows Are Being Developed
With Marvel's various TV productions--including Daredevil, Agents of SHIELD and the upcoming Jessica Jones--causing such a buzz, it was only a matter of time before some of their biggest properties...
View ArticleDownton Abbey profits to fund TV writers from ‘below stairs’
Hit dramas will play a part in helping a new generation to write for more diverse audiences...
View ArticleChannel 4’s obsession with genitalia and surgery demeans trans people
Thirteen years ago, Channel 4 made a documentary called Make Me a Man, about a transgender man undergoing surgery and testosterone hormone therapy. Back then, very few of us had heard of “transgender”...
View ArticleEnd of an era for UTV as ITV buys its Northern cousin
ITV is to swallow up the television division of UTV Media plc, marking an end of an era for the channel that began life as Ulster Television in 1959. The FTSE 100-listed media group is buying UTV’s...
View ArticleQuizUp Will Be Developed Into an NBC Game Show
The network has placed a bet that one of the world’s most popular mobile game apps will translate into a hit television show. ......
View ArticleSpencer Proffer Joins Momentous Entertainment Group Board of Advisors
HENDERSON, NV--(Marketwired - Oct 20, 2015) - Momentous Entertainment Group, Inc. (OTCBB: MMEG), an entertainment and direct response marketing company, has appointed Spencer Proffer, a highly...
View ArticleHong Kong's new free-to-air TV channel hints it might not hit the airwaves on...
Viewers waiting for more free television options may face a longer wait, with newcomer Hong Kong Television Entertainment hinting it may not hit the airwaves early next April as had been hoped. Instead...
View ArticleSeven's live streaming app not set to show AFL games
Seven West Media's controversial plans to stream its three broadcast television channels live over the internet will not extend to its AFL coverage unless it can strike a deal with fellow rights holder...
View ArticleTAKEN! Cable channels didn't just up and disappear
The following is a lightly edited version of a presentation made at the Rotary Club of Kingston's luncheon on October 15, 2015: It is now seven months since the Broadcasting Commission issued a...
View ArticleRussia drone footage shows devastated Damascus suburb
A video released by one of Russia's biggest state media networks shows Russian jets targeting rebel positions and the widespread damage and destruction in a Damascus suburb. A remarkably clear drone...
View ArticleSeven Now Next Future (Seven West Media Limited)
(Source: Seven West Media Limited) ff4154a3e47f922df529de.pdf Seven unveils plans for development for 2016 and beyond Seven confirms expanded commitment to Australian television and delivery of content...
View ArticleNFL Personality: CBS's Smith, only woman directing NFL games
NEW YORK (AP) - Suzanne Smith likes to assign a cameraperson to shoot the teams running onto the field when she directs NFL games for CBS. Typically those images might be used as a backdrop when the...
View ArticleThe politics of the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ glitterball
In Donegal, it was reported that Saturday evening Mass attendances were suffering. Prayers were said. Alas, there is no God, and Daniel O’Donnell is out of Strictly Come Dancing. But as he waltzed, cha...
View Article127/2015 : 21 October 2015 - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case...
(Source: CURIA - European Court of Justice) The offer of short videos on a newspaper's website may fall under audiovisual media services legislation Court of Justice of the European Union PRESS RELEASE...
View ArticleJudgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-347/14 (CURIA - European Court of...
(Source: CURIA - European Court of Justice) The offer of short videos on a newspaper's website may fall under audiovisual media services legislation Court of Justice of the European Union PRESS RELEASE...
View ArticleCan Hong Kong's filmmakers change the script? Local talent struggles to break...
Hong Kong filmmaker Saville Chan Sum-yiu is busy preparing for next month's launch of She Remembers, He Forgets, a drama about indulging in past glory that he is co-producing. But he is also mulling...
View ArticleIs globalisation good for the UK TV industry? – live webchat
Join us and a panel of experts from 1-2pm GMT on 27 October to discuss the changing landscape of British television...
View ArticleProtecting consumer choice, not special interests, in video market
For decades, the political left and right have been deadlocked in an intractable debate about the proper role of government regulation in our economy. From the environment to health care to Wall...
View ArticleContent battle could change how Americans watch TV
It's a familiar trade-off to anyone who has tried cutting the cord: Streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu often deliver access to on-demand video any time and on screens of any size, while...
View ArticleAl Roker to headline Weather Channel's digital show
After The Weather Channel canceled his morning show, Al Roker is coming back on a much smaller screen. He's the headliner for "The Lift," a digital offering that could have intriguing implications for...
View ArticleISBA/NMG Guideline on ‘Product Placement’ (ISBA - Incorporated Society of...
(Source: ISBA - Incorporated Society of British Advertisers) As the latest Bond movie hits our screens, ISBA, in association with NMG Product Placement, has produced timely Guidance, which explains the...
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