The Fox broadcast network is ready to unveil a series from executive producers Ridley Scott, Liz Heldens and Matt Reeves called “The Passage, set to premiere Jan. 14. The action drama is based on the best-selling trilogy from author Justin…
ESPN is getting ready to roll with some special programming in celebration of the 150th anniversary of college football. The celebration includes the launch of two weekly docuseries: “The American Game” and “The Greatest.” Both programs are set to premiere…
“After a five-year sabbatical on the supply-side, agency media vet Tim Spengler is back on the demand-side, sort of,” MediaPost reports. “Spengler has joined Dentsu Aegis Network as president of its M1 unit, according to an alert sent from his…
MTV just announced the launch of a new award, to be presented next month as part of the festivities surrounding the MTV EMA Awards. The first-ever “MTV EMA Generation Change Award” is aimed at honoring “fearless, original young people who…
CBS and the Recording Academy announced the key dates leading up to the upcoming Grammy Awards in February, along with the dates of the 2020 and 2021 ceremonies. The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards will air Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, with…
Barry Frey, president and CEO of DPAA (Digital Place-based Advertising Association), says the group’s upcoming Video Everywhere Summit addresses “basically the societal and media technology changes on how everybody consumes media today. It’s labeled the Video Everywhere Summit because now…
Press release from ABC, Oct. 23, 2018: Oscar-winning producer Donna Gigliotti will produce the 91st Oscars, and Emmy(R)-winning director Glenn Weiss will co-produce and direct the show, Academy President John Bailey announced today. The Oscars will air live on The…
Press release from ESPN, Oct. 23, 2018: With the 150th anniversary of college football arriving in 2019, ESPN is embarking on a year-long, multi-platform storytelling experience that was initially announced in August 2017. As part of the initiative, two weekly…
Here’s a self-professed admission from Hugh Grant, whose films over the past several decades have grossed more than $3 billion globally at the box office. Until just very, very recently, he was a snob about TV, even as his co-stars…
Press release from MTV, Oct. 23, 2018: Viacom’s (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB) MTV today announced the first-ever “MTV EMA Generation Change Award” to elevate and empower the fearless, original young people who are changing the world. Five changemakers from around the…