Stark Raving Media’s John Williams has just published a novel: a Christmas fantasy called “The Crimson and the Frost,” available at Amazon.com. Congrats! ,
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Lena and Charlotte Biscuiti – twin daughters of The Lippin Group SVP Matt Biscuiti and his wife Nicole Marousek – turned 1 on November 12th. Happy Birthday!
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Kaiya Karina LaPack was born on Thursday, October 23rd at Providence Tarzana Medical Center. Her proud parents are Kannie Yu LaPack, Vice President, Publicity at Lifetime, and Landon LaPack. Congrats!
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By Laura Michalchyshyn, President Sundance Productions It’s something no one can really plan for when making a documentary: The moment when a great character – a great person – comes to you, the filmmakers. That’s what happened to us earlier this year, while in the midst of filming To Russia With Love, an […]
How Showtime Can Turn ‘Twin Peaks’ 2.0 Into a 21st Century Success Story
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When Something Earns A Culture Of Fandom, it Pops
By Brad Schwartz, President of Entertainment and Media at POP I love a band called The Tragically Hip (yes…I’m Canadian). My passion for The Hip started when I was 18. I discovered them. I went to the shows. All the shows. I got my CD signed. I told everyone about them. I bought the T-shirt. […]
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On August 30, Sandie Lanza, AE at KESQ in Palm Springs was married to Bob Ware, AE at CBS Local 2, Palm Springs. Congrats!
Racing to Capture Generation Z Loyalty, Brands Must Be Quick on Their Feet
By Michael Lowe, President, A Parent Media Co. Inc. and founder, Kidoodle.TV When you work in the children’s programming space, the phrase “Generation Z” comes up frequently. But while defining Gen Z as the kids born roughly after 1995 is easy, actually understanding the needs and desires of the youngest, most digitally ensconced […]
Why TV Audiences Find “Satisfaction” in Complex, Modern Love Stories
By Sean Jablonski, Creator/EP of USA’s Satisfaction My wife has never slept with an escort. I want to get that out of the way up front. Since production began on Satisfaction early this year I have, believe it or not, been asked that question numerous times. If not outright, the implication […]
Reality TV Must Either Evolve or Die — Here’s Why & How
By Jeff Collins, President, Collins Avenue “A show about girls who take dance class, and their mothers? You must be kidding. Who wants to watch that?” I heard it more than once when my company was developing the Lifetime reality series Dance Moms, and it taught me a great lesson: If you bring […]
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