WGN America Orders Second Season of Crime Drama PUREApril 5, 2018WGN America is excited to announce that the much-anticipated thrilling crime drama, “Pure,” has been greenlit for a second season. With season one of the series premiere slated to debut on WGN America in early 2019, “Pure” stars Ryan Robbins (“Arrow,” “The Killing”) as Noah Funk and Alex Paxton-Beesley (“The Strain”) as Anna Funk.
NBCUniversal Unveils Industry's First Cross Platform, Unified Advertising Metric Measuring Viewership Across Linear & Digital PortfolioApril 5, 2018NBCUniversal today announced the industry's first unified advertising metric, measuring all live, on-demand and time-shifted commercial impressions on every viewing platform. Called CFlight, the new metric delivers NBCUniversal's advertising clients the most comprehensive representation of their marketing campaign's advertising exposures within full episodes of shows across all screens. Additionally, NBCUniversal will use this metric to create a new currency, guaranteeing campaign performance in the company's programming, especially where significant audience consumption is on digital platforms.
ALLEGIANCE TO BROADWAY, Documenting George Takei's Broadway Debut to Premiere at the American Documentary Film FestivalApril 5, 2018Sing Out Louise! Productions are pleased to announce that the new documentary, Allegiance to Broadway, will be the Opening Night Film of the American Documentary Film Festival. Allegiance to Broadway, by Greg Vander Veer, details the challenges of bringing George Takei and his life experience in WWII Japanese American internment camps to Broadway in the musicalAllegiance. The showing and opening night ceremonies will take place in Palm Springs, CA on Friday, April 6, 2018 with Mr. Takei in attendance.
PARKS AND RECREATION, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, & More Coming to Amazon PrimeApril 5, 2018Ever wondered about the quirky inner-workings of a small-town Indiana Parks Department, or wanted to cheer from the football bleachers as the players fight to win on and off the field? You're in luck! Starting today, Prime members can binge every episode of four popular NBCUniversal hit series at no additional cost to their membership: Parks and Recreation, Friday Night Lights , House, and Eureka. To note, Prime Video is currently the only streaming service to offer access to all seasons of House and Eureka.
The 6th Annual Northern Nights Announces Festival Dates + New PartnershipsApril 5, 2018Under the towering California Redwoods and on the banks of the South Fork Eel River (Mendocino / Humboldt County Line), the forces behind Northern Nights (NNMF), California's premier electronic dance music festival, The Emerald Cup and Starr Hill Presents(Outside Lands, Bonnaroo, Lockn') announce their collaboration to produce the 6th Annual Northern Nights Music Festival on the weekend of July 20-22, 2018. Tickets are available online at: www.northernnights.org or can be picked up at the following Mendocino/Humboldt County local retailers: One Log Tree Lounge Dispensary and Area 101.
The Orchard Project Announces Advisors for New Episodic LabApril 5, 2018The Orchard Project, a nationally renowned theater development laboratory, today announced the roster of leading TV industry professionals who will advise writers selected to participate in the first ever Orchard Project Episodic Lab. Advisors will help create this new world-class program and provide advice and mentorship to participants as they elevate the level of their TV pilots.
Brooklyn Techno Favorite Brian Cid and Stranger Than Present ENDANGEREDApril 5, 2018DJ Mag's Best of NORTH AMERICA Awards, 'Best Breakthrough DJ'-nominee, Brian Cid, reveals the next chapter in his rapid ascent as a Brooklyn ambassador of melodic techno with the launch of ENDANGERED, a new event concept series and record label. Co-produced by Stranger Than on Friday, April 27 from 10pm-5am at a secret Brooklyn location, ENDANGERED will be a night of immersive performance, like-minded talents, Brian Cid and more.
Actress Gabrielle Union & NBA Champion Dwayne Wade Team Up for HGTV Special ALL STAR FLIPApril 5, 2018Actress, producer and best-selling author Gabrielle Union and three-time NBA Champion, producer and best-selling author Dwyane Wade will take a break from their day jobs to complete a major home transformation in a new HGTV special, All-Star Flip. In a surprising twist for the famous couple's fans, Gabrielle and Dwyane will showcase their love of home renovation as they buy, overhaul and flip a fixer upper in an up-and-coming Miami neighborhood. The half-hour special will premiere Thursday, April 12, at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT.
IRON CHEF AMERICA Returns May 16 on Food NetworkApril 5, 2018Iron Chef America is back with the franchise's classic fan-favorite format and a new ten-episode season beginning Wednesday, May 16th at 9pm ET/PT. Overseen by host Alton Brown, each standalone episode pits an up-and-coming chef competitor against an elite Iron Chef in a stunning secret ingredient battle of over-the-top edible greatness. Joining Alton and the Chairman (Marc Dacascos) this season is Chef Jet Tila, who will serve as floor reporter and, along with Alton, offer commentary on all the Kitchen Stadium action. Each week, two guest judges taste the extraordinary offerings and determine 'whose cuisine reigns supreme,' sending one chef into culinary infamy.
The Neville Staple Band Will Kick Off Three Generations of Ska Tour Tonight!April 5, 2018The Neville Staple Band will be kicking off their '3 Generations of Ska' tour with Stranger Cole, Sugary Staple and The AC30s on Thursday, April 5 in Glasgow, with these artists also playing with numerous support bands along the way. These nine dates present a great opportunity for music lovers to see several legends of ska music, spanning various age brackets, perform together on the same bill.
VIDEO: Watch A Sneak Peek of the Premiere Episode of Smithsonian Channel's AERIAL CITIESApril 5, 2018The most expansive and ambitious aerial series in U.S. television history – AERIAL AMERICA – is taking a closer look at the nation's great urban areas in a new six-part spinoff series, AERIAL CITIES. Each episode reveals fascinating insights in the day and night life of some of America's most famed metropolises: Las Vegas, Chicago, Seattle, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Along with showcasing each city's iconic landmarks and often-surprising history, the series' 4K cameras capture a bird's-eye perspective of the frenzy of work and play that make each city so distinctive – from morning yoga on Miami Beach to the dizzying job of changing a lightbulb at the top of Seattle's Space Needle and the highest open-air cocktail bar in the Western Hemisphere in L.A.'s newest skyscraper. AERIAL CITIES premieres Sunday, April 8 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel.