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A&E Partners with WWE Studios to Produce Original Documentaries About WWE Hall of Famers
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 04, 2019 A&E Network is partnering with WWE Studios to produce five original two-hour documentaries under the award-winning 'Biography' banner showcasing some of the most iconic WWE Superstars of all time, including 'Macho Man' Randy Savage(R), 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper(TM), Booker T(R), Stone Cold Steve Austin(R)...
Showtime Acquires U.S. Rights to THE GO-GO'S Documentary
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 11, 2019 SHOWTIME announced today it has acquired U.S. rights to THE GO-GO'S, a feature documentary about the most successful female rock band of all time, with plans to premiere the film later this year. Alison Ellwood (HISTORY OF THE EAGLES, American Jihad) will direct the project. The band granted full ac...
Peyton Manning to Host New ESPN+ Original Series PEYTON'S PLACES
by Tori Hartshorn - April 15, 2019 Peyton's Places, a 30-episode documentary series hosted by legendary quarterback Peyton Manning, is coming to ESPN+. Peyton will host the football-themed series, revisiting seminal moments in NFL history through conversations with former players, coaches and other key figures about football history ...
Justify Runs For Triple Crown History In 150th Belmont Stakes This Saturday
by Tori Hartshorn - June 04, 2018 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Justify runs for history, aiming to succeed American Pharoah with a historic Triple Crown win, as NBC Sports presents the 150th Belmont Stakes this Saturday, June 9, at 4 p.m. ET on NBC. Justify aims to become the first undefeated Triple Crown winner since ...
Ken Jeong Joins CBS Comedy From CRAZY RICH ASIANS Author
by Tori Hartshorn - February 15, 2019 According to Variety, actor/comedian Ken Jeong has signed on to star on the forthcoming CBS comedy THE EMPEROR OF MALIBU. The new comedy comes from Kevin Kwan, who is known for writing the acclaimed CRAZY RICH ASIANS. Jeong will play the lead role of the character named Gerry....
Ken Jeong to Speak at UNCG Commencement
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 05, 2019 UNC Greensboro (UNCG) today announced that actor, writer, producer, and Greensboro native Ken Jeong will deliver the keynote address at the university's May 10 Commencement at the Greensboro Coliseum. ...
Showtime Signs Overall Deal with BILLIONS Executive Producers Brian Koppelman, David Levien
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 07, 2019 SHOWTIME has announced it has signed acclaimed executive producers and writers Brian Koppelman and David Levien to an overall deal under which they will continue to serve as showrunners of the hit drama series BILLIONS while also developing new projects exclusively for the network. The announcement ...
AMC Renews ELI ROTH'S HISTORY OF HORROR for a Second Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 07, 2019 AMC announced today that it had renewed “Eli Roth's History of Horror” for a second season of six episodes. The second season, which will also appear on AMC Networks' horror streaming service, Shudder, will feature episodes devoted to monsters, evil children, witches, body horror, houses of hell and...
EPIX to Premiere NFL: THE GRIND
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 08, 2019 Premium television network EPIX(R) and NFL Films will team up this fall on the weekly series NFL: The Grind, premiering Wednesday, September 11 at 9pm eastern time and airing for 17 episodes throughout the entirety of the 2019 NFL season. Featuring a yet-to-be-named host, NFL: The Grind will serve a...
30 for 30 RODMAN: FOR BETTER OR WORSE to Premiere September 10 on ESPN
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 03, 2019 ESPN will debut the next documentary in the Peabody and Emmy award-winning 30 for 30 series with “Rodman: For Better or Worse” the unfettered and definitive look at the life and career of Dennis Rodman. The film, directed by Emmy-winning director Todd Kapostasy, will premiere on Tuesday, September 1...
Starz Releases Premiere Date For New Original Series WARRIORS OF LIBERTY CITY
by Tori Hartshorn - July 16, 2018 Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), announced today that the new unscripted six-part series 'Warriors of Liberty City' will premiere on Sunday, September 16, 2018, at 8:00 PM ET/PT. This perceptive documentary series is created by PGA award-winning director and producer Evan Rosenfeld (...
AMERICAN SON, FOSSE/VERDON, & More Nominated for Producers Guild Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 07, 2020 The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the Motion Pictures and Television nominees for the 31st Annual Producers Guild Awards. Winners in these categories will be announced at the PGA awards ceremony on January 18 at the Hollywood Palladium. ...
RTG Features Produces Coach John Thompson Documentary
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 23, 2020 RTG Features, the newly established sister studio to basketball media leader SLAM, has announced that it is co-financing and co-producing an upcoming documentary on legendary basketball coach John Thompson and his Georgetown University program as one of the first projects from the company....
The 40th Annual Telly Awards Announce Winner And CBS Interactive As First Ever Company Of The Year
by A.A. Cristi - May 24, 2019 Marking its 40th anniversary as the world's largest honor for video and television content across all screens, The Telly Awards announced this year's winners, including animated, environmentally-conscious standouts like Passion Pictures & CNN's 'There's a Rang-Tan in my Bedroom', live streaming favo...
Tate Donovan Joins CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY Monday
by Stephi Wild - November 24, 2018 Celebrity Autobiography, the award-winning hit comedy show in which celebrities act out other celebrities' jaw-dropping memoirs verbatim, will come to Broadway's Marquis Theatre (210 West 46th Street) three nights only this holiday season. After a decade of playing Off-Broadway and across the globe,...
BLINK OF AN EYE Races Into Select Movie Theaters Nationwide September 12 Only
by Tori Hartshorn - August 08, 2019 Based on the inspiring life story of NASCAR icons Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Sr., the high-octane documentary “Blink of an Eye” is set to race into select cinemas nationwide this September. The film features interviews with Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr. along with former Executive Vice Pres...
Grammy-Nominated Producer/Songwriter JT Daly Announces New Band The Voodoo Children
by Abigail Charpentier - February 20, 2020 Today, the new Nashville-based band The Voodoo Children released their debut single 'Caroline,' that will appear on their forthcoming record Instant Nostalgia. The Voodoo Children is an ever-evolving community-based project revolving around Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, producer and visual ar...
ESPN to Premiere 30 FOR 30 Documentary on Motorsports Pioneer Janet Guthrie
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 03, 2019 ESPN Films' award-winning 30 for 30 series continues on May 28 with the documentary 'Qualified' at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. Directed by Jenna Ricker ('Ben's Plan,' 'The American Side') with producers Caroline Waterlow and Nina Krstic ('O.J.: Made in America') and Greg Stuhr ('The American Side'), 'Qualifi...
Showtime To Develop Limited Series SUPER PUMPED: THE BATTLE FOR UBER
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 16, 2019 SHOWTIME has announced the development of a new untitled limited series based on the bestselling book Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, written by Mike Isaac. Brian Koppelman and David Levien (BILLIONS) will executive produce and write the series, as part of their overall deal with SHOWTIME. Isaac ...
ESPN Films' Latest 30 for 30 LANCE to Premiere on ESPN & ESPN2
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 19, 2020 ESPN will air two versions of the 30 for 30 documentary 'LANCE' over the next two Sundays (Part 1 on May 24th and Part 2 on May 31st). As with 'The Last Dance,' a version containing strong adult language will air on ESPN and a version edited for that language will air simultaneously on ESPN2....
Showtime Documentary Films Announces Comedy Store Docu-Series
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 22, 2019 Showtime Documentary Films today announced a four-part documentary series that will chronicle the history of the iconic L.A. club The Comedy Store, directed and executive produced by Mike Binder (Black or White) and executive produced by Oscar®nominee and Emmy® winner Mike Tollin (THE FRANCHISE). Th...
JDS Sports Launches RTG Features Film/TV Studio
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 18, 2020 JDS Sports, a next-generation sports, media and entertainment holding company, has announced the official launch of RTG Features, a new film and TV production and financing brand....
Documentary Series LAUREL CANYON to Premiere on EPIX This May
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 20, 2020 Premium network EPIX® has announced that its two-part doc series Laurel Canyon will premiere Sunday, May 31st at 10p.m., and conclude the following Sunday, June 7th at 10p.m. Directed by Alison Ellwood (History of the Eagles), the series features an intimate portrait of the artists who created a mu...
Showtime Acquires U.S. Rights to THE GO-GO'S Documentary
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 11, 2019 SHOWTIME announced today it has acquired U.S. rights to THE GO-GO'S, a feature documentary about the most successful female rock band of all time, with plans to premiere the film later this year. Alison Ellwood (HISTORY OF THE EAGLES, American Jihad) will direct the project. The band granted full ac...
HBO Sports Presents COURTSIDE AT THE NBA FINALS, Unprecedented Special Capturing Sights and Sounds of Finals
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2018 HBO Sports, one of television's premier storytellers, is teaming up with the Bill Simmons Media Group for COURTSIDE AT THE NBA FINALS, an unscripted one-hour special chronicling the sights and sounds of the 2018 NBA Finals, debuting TUESDAY, JUNE 19 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), with a replay that evenin... |