NBC Universal/Telemundo Bids for Mexico National Football Team Media RightsSeptember 28, 2017NBCUniversal/Telemundo and Am rica M vil jointly submitted today to the Mexican Football Federation bids for the Mexico National Team media rights, one for the United States, and the other for the rest of the world, for two World Cup cycles. The bids include rights to all men's and women's Mexico National Team divisions.
Parents Television Council Asks Amazon to Help Parents Protect KidsSeptember 28, 2017The Parents Television Council applauded Amazon for adding Kid Genius Cartoons Plus to its streaming service but simultaneously called on the company to reconsider charging an additional fee for this programming block. Instead, the PTC suggested that Amazon move to a model similar to Sirius/XM.
HOCUS POCUS Remake in the Works at Disney!September 28, 2017Areimagining of the cult classic HOCUS POCUS is now in the works at Disney Channel. The original 1993 comedy starred Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy.
PBS's AMERICAN MASTERS Presents EDGAR ALLEN POE: BURIED ALIVE, 10/30September 28, 2017Written and directed by Eric Stange (The War That Made America, American Experience: Murder at Harvard), the new documentary American Masters - EDGAR ALLEN POE: BURIED ALIVE draws on the rich palette of Poe's evocative imagery and sharply drawn plots to tell the real story of the notorious author.
VIDEO: Channing Tatum Grooms James Corden for 'Magic Mike Live'September 28, 2017On last night's LATE LATE SHOW, after dismissing James Corden's plea to try out for Magic Mike Live Las Vegas, Channing Tatum has a change of heart and trains Magic James on a show stopping routine that James puts to the test in front of a live audience.
Triple Threat: A Night with Jackie Chan Coming to the Egyptian TheatreSeptember 27, 2017In honor of Jackie Chan's epic return to the big screen on Friday, October 13th in STXfilms' THE FOREIGNER, Beyond Fest have partnered with STXfilms, a division of STX Entertainment, and SR Media, to present a very special triple bill featuring an uber-rare, in-person Q&A with the legend himself, the Cannonball, Jackie Chan.
Smithsonian Channel Examines Catastrophic Aviation Accidents in AIR DISASTERS, 10/15September 27, 2017Smithsonian Channel's popular and long-running series AIR DISASTERS follows the stories of these fatal crashes and the investigators on the scene who must search for the clues in the aircraft's final descent. The premiere episode, AIR DISASTERS: HIGH RISE CATASTROPHE, airs Sunday, October 15 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel.
VIDEO: Preview TBS' SNOOP DOGG PRESENTS JOKER'S WILD and DROP THE MICSeptember 27, 2017TBS will be fueled by hip-hop, comedy and culture with the reboot of a classic game show, SNOOP DOGG PRESENTS JOKER'S WILD airing at 10 p.m. (ET/PT). Immediately following, the new celebrity-led rap battle contest DROP THE MIC, based on the wildly popular segment from The Late Late Show with James Corden, is hosted by Method Man and Hailey Baldwin and will premiere at 10:30 p.m. (ET/PT).