Andy Grammer Returns to LIVE! WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL to Perform, 11/6November 1, 2012 Acclaimed gold-selling singer, songwriter, musician ANDY GRAMMER has been invited back to the recently renamed LIVE! with Kelly and Michael on Tuesday, November 6. GRAMMER--who was previously on the show to perform his nearly platinum Top 5 hit single "Keep Your Head Up"--will perform his latest hit single "Miss Me."
ABC Family’s 13 NIGHT OF HALLOWEEN Programming Brings Big RatingsNovember 1, 2012 ABC Family's 14th annual "13 Nights of Halloween 2012" event wrapped as the network's 2nd-most-watched "13 Nights" stunt in the event's history in Total Viewers (1.53 million), Adults 18-34 (441,000), Women 18-34 (309,000), Adults 18-49 (730,000), Women 18-49 (489,000), Viewers 12-34 (641,000) and Females 12-34 (460,000), pacing just shy of last year's record levels in core demographics, including off by a mere -1% in Women 18-49.
VIDEO: Boogat Pitches in for Movember with New Track & VideoNovember 1, 2012The past few months have been very busy for Montreal's trilingual MC Boogat. Aside from spending countless hours in the studio preparing his first full-length Spanish album to be released in the new year, Boogat also took some time to help the Movember campaign by recording a brand new song with Washington D.C. Tropical Bass producer G-Flux. Check out the video below!
ESPN3 Presents the Williams Sisters in S. Africa 11/4; 'The Face Off' in Toronto, 11/16November 1, 2012 ESPN3 will present live two special tennis events with some of the biggest names in the sport - a family affair in Johannesburg, South Africa, with Serena and Venus Williams on Sunday, November 4, and a doubleheader from Toronto on Friday, Nov. 16, with Serena facing Agnieszka Radwanska and Andy Roddick against local favorite Milos Raonic.
Erica Hill to Co-Host WEEKEND TODAY Alongside Lester HoltNovember 1, 2012 NBC News President Steve Capus announced today that Erica Hill will be joining 'Weekend Today' as co-anchor. The weekend anchor team of Lester Holt, Erica Hill, Jenna Wolfe, and Dylan Dreyer officially debuts Saturday, November 3.
AKA & Bow Street Films Announce MergerNovember 1, 2012 AKA and Bow Street Films announced today that they will merge into a new production outfit that will be named AKA/Bow Street Films (AKA/BSF). The new entity will allow filmmakers at the company to make high quality films for under $3 million. The slate at AKA/Bow Street Films will consist of two primary tranches of films, all with budgets between $500k and $3 million: genre films such as suspense, thriller, horror and contained action and, second, dramatic features of upcoming directors with strong casts that are made for a sensible price.
Disney/ABC Issues Call to Action to Help Those Affected by Hurricane SandyNovember 1, 2012Following the announcement made today by Robert A. Iger, chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company of a $2 Million donation for Hurricane Sandy relief and rebuilding efforts, the Disney/ABC Television Group today announced that it will designate Monday, November 5, 2012 as a "Day of Giving" across network and syndicated programming spanning News, Daytime, Primetime and Late-Night, encouraging the tens of millions of viewers engaged throughout the day to help those impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
RESCUE ME, DISTRICT 9 Available This Month on CrackleNovember 1, 2012 Crackle, the multi-platform entertainment network, today announced its monthly line-up of new and notable titles available across all platforms this November including movies, television series and original programming. This month, viewers can discover the third season of the critically acclaimed drama series "Rescue Me," joining the first two seasons, and sci-fi feature film DISTRICT 9, available for its final month, all at no cost to viewers.
Showtime to Premiere ROMAN POLANSKI: ODD MAN OUT in 2013November 1, 2012SHOWTIME has acquired the U.S. television premiere of the critically-acclaimed documentary Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out, slated to air in 2013. The documentary will examine the controversial and celebrated filmmaker by recounting his contentious arrest in 2009 at the Zurich Film Festival, which developed into a 10-month imprisonment. Emmy winning director Marina Zenovich, who also serves as narrator, explores the bizarre clash of politics, celebrity justice and the media as she sheds new light on the infamous saga of Polanski's sexual abuse case and his escape from Swiss house arrest.
Over 8.2 Million Viewers Turned to NBC NEWS for Hurricane Sandy CoverageOctober 31, 2012One day after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast, NBC News presented a special hour of primetime coverage anchored by Brian Williams (Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 10pm/9 CT). NBC and Weather Channel correspondents spread throughout the impacted region reported on the record-breaking hybrid storm system that swamped neighborhoods, paralyzed the nation's biggest city, and left millions of families from the Carolinas to Ohio without power.
WatchMojo's Videos Are Seen by 42 Million Consumers MonthlyOctober 31, 2012 WatchMojo, one of the largest independent producers of premium video content, announced a 15% annual growth in the size and reach of its monthly audience in out-of-home (OOH) locations, including restaurants, malls, cabs and other retail outlets. With a monthly reach of 42 million consumers, it puts the company's total multi-platform reach at over 75 million consumers each month across the world, as it also experienced explosive growth online where it's on pace to generate 600 million video views throughout 2012. WatchMojo's catalog of English and French videos reaches a combined 75 million consumers across all platforms and in all markets.
Samsung Smart TV Online Campaign Wins W3 GoldOctober 31, 2012 When Samsung Consumer Business Division (CBD), the consumer products division of Samsung Electronics, wanted to launch its ES8000 Smart TV at CES 2012 the global innovator turned to Austin-based digital-centric marketing agency nFusion to collaborate on the creation of the online promotions for the product.
FX Renews WILFRED for Third SeasonOctober 31, 2012 FX has picked up its acclaimed comedy series Wiflred for a third-season order of 13 episodes, it was announced today by Nick Grad, Executive Vice President of Original Programming for FX. Production of season three begins next spring and is slated to debut in June of 2013.
Former Guns N' Roses Bassist Duff McKagan Stars in IT'S SO EASY AND OTHER LIES DocOctober 31, 2012 Rainstorm Entertainment has announced that it will produce the biographical documentary IT'S SO EASY AND OTHER LIES, which will be directed and produced by Christopher Duddy ("Cougar Club"). The film will be produced by Steven G. Kaplan ("The Big Empty", "F*CK" and "Sunset Strip") for Rainstorm Entertainment, and by former Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan, whose life story the film is based on. The start date is scheduled for later this year. Executive producers include Daniel Zirilli ("Locked Down"), Joe Mundo ("Sunset Strip"), Christopher Shelburne and Kati Thomson ("Sunset Strip").
News Corp To Donate $1 Million to Hurricane Sandy Relief EffortsOctober 31, 2012News Corporation today announced it will donate $1 million to help victims of Hurricane Sandy - $500,000 to the Mayor's Fund for NYC and $500,000 for relief in New Jersey. The storm affected millions of people and, with the Company's global headquarters in New York City, had a direct impact on the communities within which many News Corporation employees live and work.