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As it experiments with new formats, mitu, creator of media and entertainment seen through a Latino lens, has partnered with Facebook to license two digital series to Facebook platform Watch. But as content creators are all too aware, it’s not a one-size-fits-all-formats world. Mom’s Movie Review is an unscripted comedic series that has mitu-lebrity Emmanuelle and his mother watching and […]

  NEW YORK – AUGUST 18, 2017 – Almost 40 years ago, Justice Thurgood Marshall – the first person of color to sit on our nation’s highest court – spoke in Charlottesville, telling the graduating class of the University of Virginia: “Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your […]

By David Teich Facing a glut of competition, “virtual MVPDs” are scrambling to set themselves apart. But a couple of companies face an added challenge: They’re in competition with their own pay-TV services.              “Virtual MVPDs” are out in force. Industry pros understand the basic concept by now (even if many consumers still don’t): Subscribers get a […]

Self-described “movie geek” Kimberly Wannop found her calling in set decorating. Nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half Hour Or Less), she found a job at her favorite show, Veep, the old-fashioned way: she hounded the boss until he hired her.   Cynopsis: What is a set decorator’s job, and how […]

With HyperX hitting the big 15 this year, anchored with a mantra of developing “gaming products for gamers – high-speed memory, solid state drives, headsets, keyboards, mice, USB flash drives, and mouse pads – to the gaming community and beyond,” the brand continues to establish itself within the esports meta through long-term partnerships that include […]

They really liked it. Last month, A&E ordered 100 more episodes of Live PD, with shows airing Friday and Saturday nights during the summer. Big Fish Entertainment president Dan  Cesareo talks about what makes the new show, cable’s top unscripted crime series, resonate with viewers.  Cynopsis: What are viewers surprised by when they watch the show? Dan Cesareo: […]

By Matt Smith, Principal Evangelist for Media, Brightcove There is no denying the growth in online video. It is an unstoppable force of nature and permeates every aspect of our daily lives. Whether you are eight or eighty, it’s likely you consume some form of video in the course of a day. As viewing […]

By Cathy Applefeld Olson On April 4, 2004, a U.S. 1st Cavalry Division platoon was ambushed in Sadr City, Iraq—an incident that resulted in the deaths of eight soldiers and injury of 50. ABC News reporter Martha Raddatz’s best-selling account of what came to be known as “Black Sunday” is the foundation of eight-part miniseries […]

  Ready or not, here they come! Broadcast and cable nets have a bumper crop of new and returning prime time series. 2017 FALL TV SERIES PREMIERES   Sunday, September 3 8p: Smithsonian Channel: Mighty Cruise Ships 8p: RFD-TV: Hee Haw 9p: Animal Planet: North Woods Law 9p: HGTV: Island Life 9p: AXS TV: The […]

ABC starts the 2017-18 season with a slate of five new series as well as returning shows, including the milestone season 25 of  “Dancing with the Stars.” Monday, September 18 8:00-10:00 p.m.   “Dancing with the Stars” (Season 25 premiere)Monday, September 25 10:00-11:00 p.m.   “The Good Doctor” (Series premiere) Wednesday, September 27 8:00-8:30 p.m.      “The […]