NBC NEWS Welcomes Jacob Rascon as CorrespondentOctober 2, 2014Jacob Rascon has joined NBC News as a Correspondent, it was announced today by NBC News President Deborah Turness. Rascon has been a general assignment reporter for KNBC, NBC's owned television station in Los Angeles, since 2012.
4 MOONS Set for DVD, VOD Release on 12/2October 2, 2014Breaking Glass Pictures will be releasing the Mexican LGBT drama Four Moons (Cuatro Lunas) on DVD and VOD (iTunes, Amazon Instant) December 2, 2014.
American Graduate Day 2014 Recognizes Over 2.7 MillionOctober 1, 2014American Graduate Day 2014 ended on Saturday with 2,761,210 American Graduate Champions recognized – individuals committed to work with youth across the country to graduate high school and stay on track to college and career success – WNET and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today.
Fox Downsizes UTOPIA, Moves MASTERCHEF JUNIOR to TuesdaysOctober 1, 2014Season Two of MASTERCHEF JUNIOR premieres Tuesday, Nov. 4 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX, followed by all-new episodes of NEW GIRL (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and THE MINDY PROJECT (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT). The hit culinary competition series gives talented kids between the ages of eight and 13 the chance to showcase their culinary abilities and passion for food through a series of delicious challenges.
Bill Burr to Lead New FX Pilot PARIAHOctober 1, 2014FX Networks has placed an order for the comedy Pilot, Pariah, starring Bill Burr and co-created by John Chernin and Dave Chernin, it was announced today by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, Presidents of Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Productions.
RED NIGHTS Set for DVD/VOD Release on 10/21October 1, 2014Breaking Glass Pictures will be releasing the French-Hong Kong film RED NIGHTS on DVD and VOD (Comcast, Vubiquity, iTunes) on October 21, 2014. RED NIGHTS is a thriller and a tale of erotic horror by Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud.
Netflix Developing Animated KING KONG SeriesOctober 1, 2014Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and 41 Entertainment announced today, Kong - King of the Apes, an original animated TV series for kids from Executive Producer Avi Arad. Arad has been a producer of iconic superhero stories like Spider-Man franchise movies, the X-Men franchise movies, the Iron-Man films, and The Incredible Hulk. He has also executive produced kids TV with the extremely popular Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures series which began in 2013. Netflix members around the world will be introduced to KONG first through a full length feature film that will be followed by 12 half hour episodes beginning in 2016.
AMC Begins Production on Second Season of TURN: WASHINGTON'S SPIESOctober 1, 2014The second season of AMC's Revolutionary War drama “TURN: Washington's Spies” began production this week in and around Richmond, Virginia, including at two historic locations in Williamsburg; Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area and on the campus of the College of William & Mary.
Patriots-Bengals Game Set for SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL this WeekOctober 1, 2014 Andy Dalton and the Cincinnati Bengals look to start their season 4-0 for the first time since 2005 with a road victory this Sunday, when they travel to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., to face Tom Brady and the New England Patriots on Sunday Night Football on NBC. Pre-game coverage begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET.
Casting for Third Season of Telemundo's LA VOZ KIDS Kicks Off Next MonthSeptember 30, 2014Telemundo's castings for the third season of the highly rated music competition “La Voz Kids,” featuring contestants between the ages of 7 and 15, will take place across the U.S. and Puerto Rico from October 4th to the 26th and online at LaVozKidsCasting.com. The search begins with the auditions in the cities listed below. Registration has been extended to the following dates:
Disney Channel Sweeps Total Day During 3Q 2014 in Total ViewersSeptember 30, 2014For 3Q 2014 in Total Day measurements, Disney Channel was TV's #1 network in Total Viewers, Kids 2-11 (757,000/1.9 rating), Kids 6-11 (548,000/2.3 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (479,000/2.0 rating). The ratings results mark Disney Channel's 14th-consecutive quarter at #1 among Kids 6-11 (2Q11 to present) and the 22nd consecutive quarter at #1 among Tweens 9-14 (2Q09 to present).