Is This the Best Super Bowl Ad We’ll See?
Ad Age’s Ken Wheaton goes so far as to say that this print ad is the best Super Bowl ad ever. Do you agree? (The company that makes this product, McIlhenny Company, is based in Louisiana.)
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A&E Sets Debut Date for Kirstie Alley Series
"Kirstie Alley’s Big Life," the actress’ return to series TV, will premiere on A&E with back-to-back episodes on Sunday, March 21 at 10 p.m. The reality show will chronicle Alley’s attempt to get back in shape from the "Fat Actress" days….
Epix Picks Up Another Cable System
New pay TV service Epix, which has struggled to get distribution, is being added to Charter Communications systems in May, the Los Angeles Times reports. The pick-up will give it access to an additional 16 million subscribers. –Elizabeth Jensen
The U.K.’s ‘Merlin’ Headed to Syfy
Syfy has picked up basic cable rights to the first two seasons of the U.K. series "Merlin," which will join the lineup in April, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Season one aired on NBC last summer. The BBC is producing a…
Kenny Rogers to Mark His 50 Years in Music With a TV Special
Country music star Kenny Rogers has been in the music business for 50 years so he plans to celebrate by lining up his famous friends for a TV special, the Associated Press reports. Dolly Parton, Allison Krauss, Lionel Richie and…
Is There a Hollywood Blogger Who’s the Model for This HBO Series?
HBO is developing a half-hour comedy series about a powerful and tough female showbiz blogger, reports The Hollywood Reporter. According to the report, "It comes at a time of booming Internet showbiz journalism as a number of veteran Hollywood print…
Pop Stars’ Father Developing Show for Nick
Joe Simpson will turn his experiences raising pop stars Jessica and Ashlee Simpson into a comedy series for Nickelodeon, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Simpson, who was a psychologist before becoming his daughters’ manager and a producer, is teamed up with…