E! Entertainment today announced the second season pick-up of the network's first original scripted series, “The Royals,” in advance of its first season premiere on Sunday, March 15 at 10pm ET/PT. Created by Mark Schwahn, the hour-long drama centered on a fictional modern day royal family features a distinguished cast that includes Elizabeth Hurley and Vincent Regan as Queen Helena and King Simon, along with William Moseley and Alexandra Park as their devious and scandalous royal twins Prince Liam and Princess Eleanor. “The Royals” is a co-production of Lionsgate and Universal Cable Productions and will begin production on season two this spring in London.
Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Artistic Producer) and The Amas Musical Theatre Lab will present staged readings for the New York premiere of I Am, I Will, I Do, a new musical with book, music and lyrics by Dan Manjovi. Directed byChristopher Scott with Musical Direction by Steven Gross, the readings will be held on Monday, February 9th at 6pm and Tuesday, February 10th at 3pm & 7pm at Shetler Studios - Penthouse.
Rentrak (RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, today announced the top 20 digital movie purchases and rentals of the year based on consumer transaction rate. The report includes Internet Video on Demand (iVOD) and electronic sell-through (EST), for both standard-definition and digital HD movie purchases and rentals.
TVGN announced that it will rebrand as Pop across its distribution of 80 million homes today, Jan. 14, 2015. The CBS/Lionsgate joint venture, currently known as TVGN, will embrace a new on-air look and creative design to accompany its new brand promise - celebrating the fun of being a fan.
Each year, GALECA honors its picks for the year's finest in film and television, from mainstream to gaystream, with its annual Dorian Awards. Presented each February, the Dorians are named with a nod to the great and gay wit Oscar Wilde.
David Link has been appointed Chief Digital Officer, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA), it was announced today by Jed Bernstein, President. Link was previously Creative Director of The Wonderfactory, a digital innovation design studio that he co-founded. He comes to Lincoln Center with 20 years of experience in digital strategy, marketing, and product development for top media companies and Fortune 500 brands.
AMC's Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award-winning drama “Mad Men” kicks off its final seven episodes on Sunday, April 5 at 10:00PM ET/PT. Created by Emmy® Award winner Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate, “Mad Men's” highly anticipated series conclusion will, for the last time, follow the complex lives of Don, Peggy, Roger, Joan, Betty and Pete, and their families, colleagues, rivals and love interests, as their stories come to an end.
The final episodes of AMC's MAD MEN have finally received a release date. The Emmy Award-winning drama will return for the second half of the final season on April 5, as writer Matthew Weiner revealed this weekend at the Television Critics Association.
In Alaska, fishing is a full-contact sport, and tonight, January 8, at 10 PM ET/PT, prepare for war on the water. Animal Planet's eight-part series ALASKA: BATTLE ON THE BAY submerges viewers within a high-stakes fishing drama
Continuing its march across the globe, the latest installment of Lionsgate's (NYSE: LGF) global blockbuster Hunger Games franchise, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, will be released in China on February 8
Recent popular releases such as 'Wild' and 'Unbroken' also support the idea that filmmakers strive to integrate a taste of reality in their productions.
Seattle Theatre Group and KeyBank Broadway at the Paramount are proud to present the premiere of Dirty Dancing -- The Classic Story On Stage. The staged musical of this worldwide smash-hit film will play The Paramount Theatre from Tuesday, January 20 through Sunday, February 1, 2015.
Netflix's ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK just unveiled a new HOLIDAYS AT LITCHFIELD video, featuring the inmates getting into the holiday spirit with their own version of the '12 Days of Christmas'. Watch below!
Devolver Digital Films is proud to announce the release of the touching comedy-drama, Diving Normal. Directed by Kristjan Thor, the character-driven narrative feature film tells the story of a love triangle that occurs when two unlikely friends fall for the same beautiful, but broken, woman. In the film, an adaptation of the critically acclaimed play of the same name, the three main characters combat abandonment, addiction, and struggles with conforming to traditional relationships.
The Producers of the UK and Ireland tour of Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage are delighted to announce that eight new venues have been added to its run.
Bowman Wright, last seen as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Arena Stage's The Mountaintop, will tackle the role of King in August Wilson's classic drama King Hedley II at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Wright joins the previously announced E. Faye Butler as Ruby. Under the direction of Timothy Douglas, King Hedley II runs February 6-March 8, 2015 in the Fichandler Stage.
Syfy's limited event series Ascension soared during its first night premiere, taking 1.8 million viewers aboard ship including 882K Adults 25-54 and 772 Adults 18-49 on Monday, December 15 from 9-10:25PM (ET/PT).
