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Daily Archives : Apr 3, 2017

Cartoon Network Rolls Out Plans for Ambitious Eight-Part Miniseries

Cartoon Network is about to launch an eight-part miniseries, and the channel today unveiled the program schedule along with a trailer for the project and other details. “Adventure Time: Elements,” part of the channel’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning “Adventure Time”…

‘The Great War’: Producer, Writer and Director Stephen Ives on the Moment When America Came of Age

Thousands upon thousands of women carrying protest signs march down Fifth Avenue in New York City. No, it’s not a scene from the nationwide protests that took place the day after the Trump inauguration in January. This women’s march is…

March Madness Drawing Huge Ratings Increases, With Title Game Set for Tonight

With North Carolina and Gonzaga still to determine the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship tonight, coverage of this year’s March Madness tournament across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV has been a huge draw. CBS and Turner announced that the Final Four…

Google Is Training Its Ad Placement Systems to Be Offended

Google has figured out that what’s missing in the computers that determine where ads are placed on YouTube is the abilty to understand context. As a result of this inability, The New York Times reports, ads from major retailers such…

Peabody Awards Lock In TV Plans

The Peabody Awards announced that the upcoming awards ceremony will have television coverage on both PBS and the Fusion network. The AP reports that the 76th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony will take place May 20 in New York, with a…

Comedy Central Launches New Weekly Late-Night Series ‘The President Show’ Starring Anthony Atamanuik as Donald J. Trump

Press release from Comedy Central, April 3, 2017: Continuing in Comedy Central’s grand tradition of producing groundbreaking late night formats, comes The President Show. Just like a certain chief executive in Washington, The President Show gleefully tosses out the rulebook…

After Bombshell Accusations Against Bill O’Reilly Over the Weekend, Attorney for One O’Reilly Accuser Calls for Independent Investigation Into Fox News

“An attorney for one of the women who accused Fox News host Bill O’Reilly of sexual harassment is calling for an independent investigation into the network,” CNN reports. According to the story, “Lisa Bloom, a civil rights attorney and advocate,…