NBC Sports to Provide Discussions at COMCAST NBCUNIVERSAL HOUSE at SXSWMarch 6, 2019NBC Sports will have a strong presence at SXSW this year as it presents three engaging discussions at “Comcast NBCUniversal House” on Saturday, March 9, and Monday, March 11. Highlighting the discussions are Olympic gold-medalist Monique Lamoureux-Morando; motorsports legend Mario Andretti and Indy 500 winner Will Power; and senior digital executives from NBC Sports, NASCAR, the PGA TOUR, and the IOC's global Olympic Channel.
NO GOOD NICK Starring Melissa Joan Hart and Sean Astin to Premiere April 15March 6, 2019No Good Nick, a new live-action multicam dramedy series starring Melissa Joan Hart (Clarissa Explains It All, Sabrina the Teenage Witch), Sean Astin (Stranger Things, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Goonies), Siena Agudong (Star Falls, Alex & Me), Lauren Lindsey Donzis (Liv & Maddie) and Kalama Epstein (The Fosters) will launch on Netflix April 15, 2019.
PBS is Now Airing Season Two of MUSEUM ACCESSMarch 6, 2019Behind-the-scene tours of some of the nation's most interesting museums continue as Season 2 of Museum Access begins airing on Public Television (PBS stations) across the country.
Film Independent Announces 2019 Directing Lab FellowsMarch 6, 2019Film Independent announced today the five directors selected for its 19th annual Directing Lab. The Lab is an intensive eight-week program designed to support emerging independent film directors on their feature films. This year's creative advisors and guest speakers include Andrew Ahn, Ruth Atkinson, Daniel Barnz, Ava Berkofsky, Destin Cretton, Catherine Hardwicke, Tina Mabry, Alex O'Flinn, Lisa Robertson, and Emily Schweber.
Ella Mai Announces Second Leg Of 'The Debut Tour'March 6, 2019Grammy-winning songstress Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records) will be extending her wildly successful, sold-out The Debut Tour. The tour will now run through May 22nd before wrapping in Nashville, TN. The tour is in support of Ella's self-titled album, which was executive produced by 10 Summers' label head, Mustard. The album features Ella's latest single, 'Shot Clock' as well as the record-breaking hits, 'Boo'd Up' and 'Trip.' Tickets for The Debut Tour will be made available to the public on Friday, March 8 at 10:00am local time.
Brett Leonard to Host Historic Immersive Screening at SXSWMarch 6, 2019Coming off the highly successful 5th annual installment of VR Fest in Las Vegas during CES this past January, 3opolis announces that VR Fest will now take the act on the road to the SXSW Film Festival, with its traveling version dubbed 'VR Lounge.'
Atom Tickets Launches Digital Ticketing For Film FestivalsMarch 6, 2019Atom Tickets, the first-of-its-kind social movie ticketing app, launched a new service aimed at North American film festivals featuring a reserved ticketing experience powered by Atom's convenient digital ticketing capabilities to reserve seats in advance at designated host venues. The first partner to use the new service is The Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF), running April 11-18. It will simplify the ticketing process for the 100,000 people who are expected to attend DIFF's screenings, outdoor concerts and festival-related activities.
STARZ Launches in CanadaMarch 6, 2019 STARZ has officially launched in Canada, delivering a slate of the bold, diverse, and genre-bending programming that has already established the channel as one of the leading pay television services in the United States. STARZ is now the Canadian home of all new STARZ original programming, select library titles, and classic films from all eras, including the new millennial comedy series NOW APOCALYPSE from acclaimed filmmaker Gregg Araki who's behind such indie hits as Kaboom, the winner of the first-ever Queer Palm Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010.
DAVID MAKES MAN Chosen as an Official Episodic Selection at 2019 SXSW Film FestivalMarch 6, 2019OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the world premiere of its highly anticipated new drama series, “David Makes Man,” from Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (“Moonlight”) and Warner Horizon Scripted Television at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival as an Official Episodic Selection, with the screening and panel Q&A taking place on Sunday, March 10 at 5:30pm CT. McCraney serves as executive producer of the series alongside Dee Harris-Lawrence (“Shots Fired,” “Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.”) who serves as showrunner. Mike Kelley and Melissa Loy (“Revenge,”) under their Page Fright production banner, Michael B. Jordan (“Creed”) via his Outlier Society Productions and Oprah Winfrey are also executive producers.
Professor Louie & The Crowmatix to Release 'Songs Of Inspiration'March 6, 2019Professor Louie has emerged in the music industry as the torchbearer of the true spirit of American Roots music. As a seasoned live performer, prolific recording artist, and versatile multi-instrumentalist Louie also wears the hat of award-winning recording producer and engineer, capturing the talents of some of the world's most highly acclaimed musicians, most notably, The Band.
Michael Schur Renews Overall Deal at Universal TelevisionMarch 6, 2019Two-time Emmy and Peabody Award winner Michael Schur, one of the most creative and respected minds in television and a writer-producer on some of the most critically acclaimed shows in history, has reupped his overall deal with Universal Television with a multi-year contract.
MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO Announce New Album 'Opaque Couché'March 6, 2019According to Brooklyn-based art blog Hyperallergic, opaque couché wins “the title of 'World's Ugliest Color'… So why did MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO (MBM) name its fantastic new album Opaque Couché? “I wanted to do a title based around a particular color, so I wanted to give opaque couché a chance since it's not black or white,” explains MBM mastermind Jack Dangers.
DrinkTV Launches on Roku and Additional PlatformsMarch 6, 2019 Today, DrinkTV is announcing its launch into the digital streaming world on multiple OTT platforms, offering new and curated cocktail, beer, wine and travel content that aims to do for drinking culture what food-focused programming has done for foodies. With hundreds of hours of content for beverage enthusiasts, DrinkTV's streaming destination celebrates the visionaries in the world of cocktails, beer, spirits, travel and adventure.
Diskolab Announces Miami Music Week PartiesMarch 6, 2019Diskolab has long been one of dance music's fastest growing brands and after another record breaking year, it now makes a huge statement with more than 30 parties announced for this year's Miami Music Week. They will once again take over the best venues in the city from raw and artistic warehouse spaces to luxury pools, and welcome the world's most recognised brands and globally acclaimed DJs to party with them. The likes of Above & Beyond, Fisher: Catch & Release, elrow, a huge 10th Anniversary for No Sugar Added, Brownies & Lemonade with Dog Blood (Skrillex and Boys Noize), Green Velvet's La La Land, Do Not Sit, Spinnin' Hotel, Steve Aoki and Dim Mak, Mixmash, All Day I Dream, Gareth Emery's Laserface, Robin Schulz, Heldeep, and many more all host spectacular parties covering all forms of electronic music in late March.
MIDEM Unveils 2019 Midemlab Jury MembersMarch 6, 2019Midem, the home of the global music community is set for its 53rd year as the leading conference in bringing the music world together in Cannes, France, June 4-7.