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Daily Archives : Nov 21, 2016

Which Show Is the Most Social Scripted Series of the Season — and Also Has All of the Top 5 Most-Tweeted Scripted TV Series Telecasts of All Time?

It may not be the first show that comes to mind, but the social media darling that ranks as this season’s most social scripted TV series is Freeform’s “Pretty Little Liars.” In fact, “Pretty Little Liars” holds a number of…

Post-Election Bump for NFL?

After a period of lower viewership for NFL telecasts, things may be turning around. For the two Sundays since the presidential election — which has been cited as a key reason viewers have had their attention diverted from football —…

NBCU Expands Buzzfeed Partnership

NBCUniversal and BuzzFeed announced today that NBCU made an additional $200 million investment to expand the strategic partnership between the two companies and fund the growth of BuzzFeed’s news and entertainment network. “With this investment, NBCUniversal and BuzzFeed will extend…

Netflix Locks In Plans for ‘Barry,’ About Barack Obama — Here’s the New Trailer, Release Date and Cast Info

Netflix announced plans today to release its new movie about Barack Obama next month, with the movie set in 1981 as a young Obama — known to his friends as “Barry” — arrives for his junior year at Columbia University….

NBCU’s Talent Infusion Program Taps Eight Emerging TV Writers

Three comedy writers and five drama writers have been named by the NBCUniversal Talent Infusion Programs as 2016-17 Writers on the Verge. The program announced today that this year’s selections are comedy writers Mnelik Belilgne, Melanie Boysaw and Jeremy Hsu,…

NBCUniversal Talent Infusion Programs Names Eight Writers for Its 11th Annual Writers on the Verge Program

Press release from NBCUniversal, Nov. 21, 2016: NBCUniversal Talent Infusion Programs has named comedy writers Mnelik Belilgne, Melanie Boysaw and Jeremy Hsu as well as drama writers Lorelei Ignas, Allyssa Lee, Rayna McClendon, Mellori Velasquez and Jeane Wong as its…

PBS’s ‘Soundbreaking’ Series: The Late George Martin’s Swan Song to the Music Industry

It’s a music lover’s dream: an eight-part exploration of innovations and insights across all musical genres over the past century, featuring unreleased footage and interviews with more than 150 artists. The series, “Soundbreaking: Stories From the Cutting Edge of Recorded…