Roskino, Gravitas Ventures Announce VOD Collaboration to Bring Russian Films to HuluNovember 2, 2012 Roskino and Gravitas Ventures announced today the exclusive availability of twelve Russian films on the free, ad-supported Hulu and the Hulu Plus subscription service. Key titles that will release in mid November on Hulu and Hulu Plus include the internationally recognized The Edge, Bedouin, Another Sky, Spy and Paper Soldier.
VIDEO: Lady Gaga Urges Voters to Back Marriage EqualityNovember 2, 2012Lady Gaga is one of the country's most prominent spokespeople for marriage equality - she recently produced a video for the social media campaign, 'The Four 2012,' focused on passing same-sex marriage legislation in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, and Washington next week. Check out her video below!
Sharon Leal, Tyson Beckford, & More Join Erotic Drama ADDICTEDNovember 2, 2012Lionsgate announced this evening that Broadway Vet Sharon Leal, Tasha Smith, William Levy, Emayatzy Corinealdi, and Tyson Beckford have signed deals to round out the cast of the upcoming erotic drama ADDICTED - which began filming this week in Atlanta. Billie Woodruff is directing.
PBS' NATURE: ANIMAL ODD COUPLES to air Wednesday, 11/7November 2, 2012PBS' NATURE: ANIMAL ODD COUPLES is set to air next Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 8/7c on your local PBS station. ANIMAL ODD COUPLES investigates unlikely cross-species relationships and learn what they suggest about animal emotions.
Goldberg, Tyler Join NBC's HURRICANE SANDY: COMING TOGETHER, Airs TonightNovember 2, 2012Steven Tyler and Joe Perry (Aerosmith) and Whoopi Goldberg are the newest stars to join NBCUniversal's broadcast of 'Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together.' The one-hour live benefit telethon will air tonight -- Friday, November 2, (8-9 pm ET) -- across the networks of NBCUniversal, including NBC, Bravo, CNBC, E!, G4, MSNBC, Style, Syfy and USA. The NBC Sports Network and The Weather Channel also have now signed on to air the event.
THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Hits 11 Month High in RatingsNovember 2, 2012Last night's episode of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES was the series' most watched (3.27 million viewers) since January, and its highest rated in key demos since this season's premiere, according to final Live Plus Same Day Nielsen ratings for Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012.
VIDEO: Latest WEST OF MEMPHIS Trailer UnveiledNovember 2, 2012The latest trailer for the documentary WEST OF MEMPHIS has just been released by Sony Pictures Classics - check it out below.
Amy Berg's documentary WEST OF MEMPHIS - about the trial, conviction, and release of the West Memphis 3, is set for release on Christmas Day this year.
NIGHTLINE Takes Top Late Night Spot for Fifth Consecutive WeekNovember 2, 2012For the week of October 22, 2012, ABC's "Nightline" ranked as No. 1 late-night program in Total Viewers (3.881 million) and Adults 25-54 (1.469 million), according to Nielsen Media Research. "Nightline" has taken the top spot in late-night in all 5 weeks of the season to date in overall viewers and in the key adult news demo.
Freestyle Digital Media Picks Up Rights to SAMSARANovember 2, 2012 Freestyle Digital Media (FDM) announced today that they have acquired Digital and Television rights to SAMSARA, the highly acclaimed documentary from filmmakers Mark Magidson and Ron Fricke ("Baraka," "Chronos"). In addition to directing and photographing the film, Fricke wrote the screen treatment with Magidson, who also produced. SAMSARA which was the number one per screen average film in the USA when it opened on August 31, 2012, has now exceeded $2m box office on a theatrical release covering the entire country, becoming Oscilloscope's most successful release to date. The film will be available on VOD beginning January 8th, 2013.
TONIGHT SHOW, LATE NIGHT Come Out on Top in Ratings for 10/22-10/26November 2, 2012 NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' have generated seven-week highs to finish #1 for the late-night week of October 22-26 with bigger audiences than the time-period competition on ABC and CBS in every key category: adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.
TODAY Closes in on GOOD MORNING AMERICANovember 2, 2012 For the week of October 22, "Today" cut into "Good Morning America's" lead by 13% (77,000) compared to the first four weeks of the season. This marked "Today's" narrowest A25-54 gap to "GMA" since the week of September 10, 2012. "Today" was up in homes (+3%) and rating W18-49 (+7%) week-to-week. Versus its 4Q'12/season-to-date average, "Today" was up in homes (+3%), total viewers (+2%, or +97,000), rating W/A18-49 (+7%/10%) and rating W25-54 (+5%), according to Nielsen Media Research Data.