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MTV has taken the wraps off a new campaign and new catchphrase as part of its effort to encourage young people to vote. The campaign, which is being run under the new “Elect This” catchphrase, is aimed at millennials, and…
Adweek, Mediabistro and the Clio Awards show have been put up for sale, according to a report in the New York Post. Guggenheim Partners, which owns the properties, has reportedly retained investment bank BDA Partners to shop for a buyer….
Press release from ESPN and ABC, May 31, 2016: Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson & Doris Burke Longest-Tenured NBA Finals Broadcast Team Jeff Van Gundy’s Record 10th NBA Finals – Most For TV Analyst Extensive On-Site Presence: SportsCenter,…
Press release from FX, May 31, 2016: FX Networks has ordered the first season of Legion, the story of a troubled young man who may be more than human, it was announced today by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, Presidents…
An actor who was one of the stars of the FX drama series “The Shield” has been found guilty of second-degree murder. KNBC reports that Michael Jace was found guilty in the 2014 shooting death of his wife, April Jace….
A pioneering programmatic media executive who became GroupM’s first Chief Digital Investment Officer in 2012 has died. MediaPost reports that Ari Bluman died May 25 after a long illness. He was 44. “Bluman, who spent most of his career at…
The premiere installment of A+E Networks’ new “Roots” miniseries, which was televised Monday by History, A&E and Lifetime, delivered 5.3 million viewers for its first airing across those three cable nets, Deadline.com reports, with its three telecasts chalking up a…
“Viacom’s six independent directors vowed on Monday to fight any attempt to oust them from the board, saying they found ‘inexplicable’ the assertion that controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone was mentally competent and acted of his own free will,” Fortune reports….
An upcoming “Star Wars” movie is said to be in crisis, with the New York Post’s Page Six reporting that “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” will be reshooting over the summer. “The much-anticipated ‘Rogue One’ is due for release…
The ABC late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” had a couple of artists pull out of an appearance because they did not want to be on the same show with Donald Trump. The AP reports that the R&B singer The Weeknd…