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Commentary, analysis and observations on the business of television from the staff of Broadcasting & Cable.
Moore and Spurlock Help NYC Officials Break Ground on First All-Doc Cinema in U.S.
By New York’s skyscraping, neon-lit standards, Tuesday’s groundbreaking ceremony for Downtown Community Television’s new all-documentary cinema was fairly low-key. When it opens in 2015, the downtown theatre will seat only 73, so this was miles from promo-happy Broadway. Still, the idea of welcoming the first all-doc theatre in the U.S. was more than sufficient to entice filmm ...... Read More
Comments (0)Where to Be, What to Watch: Week of May 6-May 12
Here is a rundown of where to be and what to watch the week of May 6-May 12. All times Eastern unless otherwise noted. Where to Be… B&C/Multichannel News’ On Demand SummitFor the fifth annual OnDemand Summit, B&C/Multichannel News is bringing an entourage- well, the former star of HBO’s Entourage, Adrian Grenier, that is. The rest of this year’s cast includes ke ...... Read More
Comments (0)'New Girl' Cast Talks 'Virgins' at Academy Q&A
North Hollywood — Tuesday night at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences hosted a screening of the most recent episode of Fox comedy New Girl, followed by a Q&A panel with the cast and executive producers Brett Baer, Dave Finkel and Jake Kasdan. In the episode titled “Virgins,” each member of the gang shares the cringe-inducing sto ...... Read More
Comments (0)Sports Media Struggles in Initial Coverage of NBA Player Coming Out as Gay
April 29 will go down as a milestone day in the sports world, as current NBA player Jason Collins became the first player in a major U.S. sport to reveal his homosexuality during his active playing days. And while it won’t likely have a dramatic impact on how NBA games themselves are broadcast, the large and ever-expanding sports media ecosystem showed notable signs of disorientation. The m ...... Read More
Comments (1)Where to Be, What to Watch: Week of April 29-May 5
Here is a rundown of where to be and what to watch the week of April 29-May 5. All times Eastern unless otherwise noted. Where to Be… B&C’s “Keynotes & Cocktails: Women of New York”B&C presents its third-annual off-the-record event featuring a networking cocktail hour followed by a speaker program that includes a Q&A with Lauren Zalaznick, executive VP, ...... Read More
Comments (0)Prospect Park Betting On Online Model for Revived Soaps
Prospect Park founders Jeff Kwatinetz and Richard Frank saw an opportunity two years ago when ABC canceled longrunning soap operas All My Children and One Life to Live. On Tuesday night, Kwatinetz and Frank were finally able to reunite the shows with their fans (who had been emailing the duo daily since the shows’ cancellation) and perhaps usher in a new wave of viewing habit ...... Read More
Comments (4)Mel B and Heidi Klum Take 'America's Got Talent' to 'a New Level'
Pasadena, Calif. — The judges from America’s Got Talent and host Nick Cannon joked like old friends at NBC Press Day at The Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa on Monday. “I’m going to be an honest judge. You saw how great I was last season,” returning judge Howard Stern said during the show’s session. “He’s bringing humility to the panel, ...... Read More
Comments (1)Where to Be, What to Watch: Week of April 22-April 28
Here is a rundown of where to be and what to watch the week of April 22-April 28. All times Eastern unless otherwise noted. Where to Be… E! Upfront When: Monday, 6 p.m.Where: The Grand at Manhattan Center, New York Scripps Networks Interactive Upfront When: Tuesday, 9:30 a.m.Where: Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, New York MTV Upfront When: Thursday, 4:30 p.m.Where: Beacon Theatre, New Y ...... Read More
Comments (0)How I Kept Tabs on the Boston Saga, One Absurdly Brief 'Push Notification' at a Time
My iPhone has been making lots of those familiar “buh-link!” noises lately, the ones that denote new messages. However, I knew I wasn’t getting loads of friendly notes from friends; instead, these were urgent news reminders, courtesy of push notifications through my CNN, NBC News and The New York Times apps, each chock full of news about unfolding events in Boston, Texas and e ...... Read More
Comments (0)FBI Releases Photos, Surveillance Video of Two Suspects in Boston Marathon Bombing
The FBI on Thursday identified two suspects in Monday’s bombing during the Boston Marathon and released surveillance video and photos and is asking the media and the public for help in identifying them. The FBI’s tip line is 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), prompt #3. NBC, CBS, ABC and Telemundo all cut into their regular programming to carry the FBI’s press conference. ...... Read More
Comments (0)LaunchPad: The Samsung Galaxy S4
The late-April U.S. launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 will make a notable milestone in the ongoing battle between Apple — which saw its stock hit two year lows April 18 — and Samsung, which has been running ads making fun of Apple users, just as Apple used to do with Microsoft. Here are a few things that TV executives need to keep in mind as the phones start hitting the market: Wh ...... Read More
Comments (0)Where to Be, What to Watch: Week of April 15-April 21
Here is a rundown of where to be and what to watch the week of April 15-April 21. All times Eastern unless otherwise noted. Where to Be… B&C/Multichannel News’ Multiethnic TV Leadership AwardsB&C/Multichannel News will honor 11 executives at its inaugural Multiethnic TV Leadership Awards luncheon, hosted by NBC News’ Richard Lui and CNN’s Zoraida Sambolin.When: ...... Read More
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