Big East Conference & FOX Sports Announce Innovative Integrated Sales Partnership
by Christina Raquel - November 11, 2013 FOX Sports and the BIG EAST Conference have formed an unprecedented partnership to sell the conference's sponsorship assets and broadcast advertising....
Smithsonian Channel To Launch In Canada This Fall
by Caryn Robbins - July 15, 2013 Smithsonian Networks, a joint venture between Showtime Networks Inc. and the Smithsonian Institution, and Blue Ant Media are partnering to launch Smithsonian Channel in Canada this fall....
Supertel Hospitality, Inc. Announces Sale of Eight Hotels
by Robert Diamond - July 01, 2013 NORFOLK, NE(Marketwired - Jul 1, 2013) - Supertel Hospitality, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPPR), a real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced that it has closed on the sale of eight hotels with an aggregate of 840 rooms in the second quarter of 2013. Combined proceeds from the sales totaled $10.3 milli...
THE TASTE Helps ABC Finish #2 for Thursday Night
by Caryn Robbins - January 03, 2014 Featuring the season premiere of The Taste and the first part of The Assets mini-series (ABC's new 8-week Thursday line-up until the mid-season return of its dramas in February), the Net took second place on Thursday...
Beyonce to Kick Off North American Tour at BET Experience LIVE, 6/28
by Caryn Robbins - February 04, 2013 BET Networks, the foremost entertainment brand for the African-American audience, and AEG, one of the leading entertainment companies in the world and developer/ operator of L.A. LIVE have teamed up to create a one-of-a-kind event, the BET EXPERIENCE AT L.A. LIVE(BETX), June 28 - 30, 2013....
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Hits The Road Today, Visits 42 Cities
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2013 So You Think You Can Dance, the eleven-time Primetime Emmy Award winning show that sparked America's fascination with dance, is set to captivate audiences again this fall live on tour. Celebrating its landmark 10 th season, So You Think You Can Dance's Top 10 finalists will make their way across Nor...
Techie Turned Entrepreneur Shelly Wolcott Now Proud Owner of Healthy Solutions Spice Blends
by Robert Diamond - October 30, 2013 A long-time techie and self confessed connoisseur of comfort food, Shelly Wolcott is now fulfilling one of her life-long ambitions of being a business owner, and especially to own a company within the food industry that offers consumers a 'healthy solution' for preparing family meals. In March, Shel...
Kevin Spacey to Narrate THE DAY THAT KENNEDY DIED on Smithsonian, 11/17
by Caryn Robbins - September 30, 2013 November 22, 2013 marks 50 years since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Smithsonian Channel pays tribute to that milestone with an immersive new two-hour documentary, THE DAY KENNEDY DIED, premiering on Sunday, November 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT....
American Airlines Announces Private Offering Of Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates
by Robert Diamond - July 24, 2013 FORT WORTH, Texas, July 24, 2013 - American Airlines, Inc. (American), the principal operating subsidiary of AMR Corporation, today announced the private offering of American Airlines, Inc. Class A Pass Through Certificates, Series 2013-2 (Class A Certificates) in the aggregate face amount of $1,40...
Nile Rodgers Joins CBS News Live Experiences Event 50 YEARS: THE BEATLES
by Caryn Robbins - February 04, 2014 Grammy Award-winning musician, producer, guitarist and songwriter Nile Rodgers will join the eclectic panel of experts to appear at the first-ever CBS News Live Experiences event, 50 YEARS: THE BEATLES...
Cuba Gooding Jr. to Narrate Smithsonian Channel's BREATH OF FREEDOM, 2/17
by Caryn Robbins - January 23, 2014 This largely unknown chapter in American history is told in BREATH OF FREEDOM, a new two-hour documentary narrated by Academy-Award winner Cuba Gooding, Jr. (Red Tails, Men of Honor) premiering Monday, February 17 at 8pm ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel....
Edward Kassar and More Star in OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY at Ivoryton Playhouse, Now thru 5/5
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2013 Corporate takeovers and romantic comedy make unlikely bedfellows in this though-provoking, fast-talking, satire of the excesses of the 80s, opening in Ivoryton tonight, April 17th....
Cooking Channel to Premiere Season 2 of EMERIL'S FLORIDA, 1/5
by Caryn Robbins - December 05, 2013 Chef Emeril Lagasse digs deeper into the rich cuisine, stunning scenery and diverse culture of the Sunshine State in Cooking Channel's returning series Emeril's Florida, premiering Sunday, January 5th at 2:30pmET/11:30amPT....
Smithsonian Channel to Premiere THE LOCKERBIE BOMBING, 12/21
by Caryn Robbins - December 13, 2013 On December 21st 1988, Pan American World Airways Flight 103 exploded in the skies above Lockerbie, a small town in Scotland. All 259 people on board the Boeing 747 were killed, as were 11 people on the ground....
Cooking Channel to Premiere New Lagasse Series EMERIL'S FLORIDA, 1/6
by Caryn Robbins - December 07, 2012 Emeril Lagasse uncovers the authentic cuisine and unbeatable scenery that make the Sunshine State a hotspot for travelers and locals alike in his new series EMERIL'S FLORIDA premiering Sunday, January 6th at 10:30amET/7:30amPT....
Statistician Nate Silver Joins ESPN
by Tyler Peterson - July 22, 2013 Leading statistician and best-selling author Nate Silver will join ESPN later this year, bringing his unique brand of creativity, journalism and statistical analysis through his award winning website, FiveThirtyEight.com. The site's new incarnation will allow Silver to return to his sports roots wh...
BWW Review: LEGALLY DEAD: Certifiably Funny
by Nancy Grossman - February 16, 2013 Boston Playwrights' Theatre final new play of the season is Dan Hunter's LEGALLY DEAD, a dark comedy about a dysfunctional family deciding how to deal with its missing Dad. The wacky, scary characters are immensely entertaining, but you wouldn't want them on your family tree....
Smithsonian Channel Commissions New Documentary Series TERROR IN THE SKIES
by Caryn Robbins - June 05, 2013 Arrow Media, one of the UK's fastest-growing independent content creators, has been commissioned to make TERROR IN THE SKIES, a 4x60 documentary series that will premiere on Channel 4 in the UK...
BWW Interviews: Choreographer Ray Dumont Comes Home with GYPSY
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - July 13, 2013 'Gypsy is a dream come true for me. I have been involved with Maine State Music Theatre since 1993, and to become part of the family is very special.' Raymond Marc Dumont's eyes sparkle and he glows with enthusiasm as he talks about his current involvement with the company as choreographer for th...
ABC's SHARK TANK Delivers Season-High Repeat Performance
by Caryn Robbins - January 07, 2014 During the week of December 30, 2013, ABC delivered 7 of the Top 20 non-sports programs in Adults 18-49: “New Year's Rockin' Eve '14” – No. 3, “NYRE Presents the 30 Greatest Women in Music”...
Ashley Judd, Trace Adkins to Host Smithsonian Channel's CIVIL WAR 360
by Caryn Robbins - August 13, 2013 Smithsonian Channel is set to premiere CIVIL WAR 360, a powerfully moving three-part documentary miniseries that explores one of the most divisive eras in American history from multiple perspectives....
Cooking Channel Premieres New Lagasse Series EMERIL'S FLORIDA Today
by TV News Desk - January 06, 2013 Emeril Lagasse uncovers the authentic cuisine and unbeatable scenery that make the Sunshine State a hotspot for travelers and locals alike in his new series EMERIL'S FLORIDA premiering today, January 6th at 10:30amET/7:30amPT....
CNBC's Maria Bartiromo Talks with Oracle CEO Larry Ellison
by Caryn Robbins - October 03, 2012 Oracle CEO Larry Ellison sat down for a one-on-one with CNBC's MARIA BARTIROMO. Below is a transcript from the segment:...
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Hits The Road Today, Visits 42 Cities
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2013 So You Think You Can Dance, the eleven-time Primetime Emmy Award winning show that sparked America's fascination with dance, is set to captivate audiences again this fall live on tour. Celebrating its landmark 10 th season, So You Think You Can Dance's Top 10 finalists will make their way across Nor...
John Oates, Neil Innes Join Line-Up of CBS's 50 YEARS: THE BEATLES
by Caryn Robbins - January 29, 2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee John Oates and comedic musician Neil Innes of "Monty Python" and The Rutles have joined the lineup of music and pop culture experts to appear at the first installment of CBS News Live Experiences, 50 YEARS: THE BEATLES... |