National Geographic Channel Kicks Off ULTIMATE SURVIVAL ALASKA SweepstakesJanuary 3, 2014Viewers looking for a chance to test their meddle like the survival and wilderness experts seen on National Geographic Channel's Ultimate Survival Alaska will get their chance with the launch of the Ultimate Survival Alaska Sweepstakes, a multiplatform consumer contest. One lucky winner will get the 'ultimate' Alaskan adventure filled with outdoor survival lessons, hiking, fishing and the opportunity to meet some of the cast members featured in the show.
THE TODAY SHOW to go Inside President Obama's Helicopter, 1/6January 3, 2014 On Monday, January 6, 2014, NBC's “Today” goes on-board Marine One, and is given rare access inside President Obama's helicopter. Last year alone, the President made 137 trips on Marine One both across the country and around the world. “Today” goes on-board a flight, an opportunity that only U.S. Presidents and an elite few have ever experienced. NBC News White House Correspondent Peter Alexander meets the select team responsible for flying the most powerful man in the world, and learns what it means to have this top responsibility.
HGTV Welcomes 2014 with Record-Setting Social Media TrafficJanuary 3, 2014HGTV's New Year's Day festivities, which featured live, commercial free coverage of the 125th Tournament of Roses Parade and an all-day Twitter party that allowed fans to tweet along with their favorite HGTV stars, generated enough buzz to exceed the network's best weekly social media performance. On January 1, #HGTVNewYear and #HGTV received more than 26,500 mentions, @hgtv received more than 11,000 mentions and Rose Parade 2014 hosts, Property Brothers Drew Scott and Jonathan Scott, received more than 5,000 mentions each.In addition, a total of 1.96 million people saw Tweets about the Rose Parade on HGTV, making it the top-ranked cable program for the day based on Twitter TV Unique Audience (excluding sports). HGTV also ranked in the top 10 by Twitter TV Unique Audience among all cable networks for the day according to Nielsen SocialGuide.
Hacker Kim Dotcom to be Featured on this Weekend's 60 MINUTESJanuary 3, 2014He's known as Kim Dotcom, and this former hacker-turned Internet entrepreneur lives in a lavish mansion on a vast estate outside Auckland, New Zealand. He leads a lifestyle that is part tech mogul, part Bond villain – and he says, in many ways, his life was inspired by the movies. “Some characters had private islands and super tankers converted into yachts… underwater homes… I got inspired by that,” he tells Bob Simon.
Smithsonian Channel Added to Time Warner Cable's Preferred TV PackageJanuary 3, 2014Smithsonian Channel has launched on Time Warner Cable's widely distributed Preferred TV Package throughout TWC's footprint effective immediately. This allows Time Warner Cable's Preferred TV subscribers to see the channel in both standard and high definition. Smithsonian Channel was previously only available for an additional subscriber fee through the TWC HD tier. The announcement was made today by Tom Hayden, President of Smithsonian Channel.
SPIDER-MAN Swings Off Broadway, Part Four: Broadway Run & The Future - Litigation, Celebration & VegasJanuary 3, 2014Today's final edition of 'SPIDER-MAN Swings Off Broadway' chronicles the production's three-year run, eclipsing the expectations of critics and naysayers that claimed Spidey would fail to weave his web on the Great White Way. From Taymor's notorious legal battle with the show's producers, to an official closing notice, SPIDER-MAN has managed to remain at the Foxwoods night after night, providing audiences with a never-before-seen evening of theatre - and the promise of a Las Vegas venture in the near future.
MTV to Air TEEN WOLF Marathon Leading Up to Season Three Premiere, 1/6January 2, 2014MTV will debut the highly anticipated second half of 'Teen Wolf' season three on Monday, January 6, 2014 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT directly followed by the new half-hour talk show 'Wolf Watch' at 11:00 p.m. ET. To get fans revved up before the series premiere, MTV will create a viewing spree by devoting the entire day to a 'Teen Wolf' marathon airing the most recent episodes with limited commercial interruption from 4:00p.m. - 10:00p.m. ET sponsored by upcoming release 'That Awkward Moment' in theatres January 31st.
SPIDER-MAN Swings Off Broadway, Part Three: The Opening Night - Bows, Red Carpet & Taymor's ReturnJanuary 2, 2014Today's edition of 'SPIDER-MAN Swings Off Broadway' showcases the show's highly anticipated and much-delayed opening night on the Great White Way. Spidey first 'officially' wove his web for an all-star audience on June 14, 2011 - over five months behind schedule - with an altered book, additions to the electric rock score, and a slew of new high-flying aerial feats, in hopes of puting an end to the criticism once and for all.
SPIDER-MAN Swings Off Broadway, Part Two: The Previews - Delays, Departures & InjuriesJanuary 1, 2014Today's edition of 'SPIDER-MAN Swings Off Broadway' features Spidey's time in previews, recalling the show's journey from its first performance in November 2010, until the revamped edition opened on Broadway 183 previews Later. From late 2010 through June 2011, all eyes were on the Foxwoods, as numerous actors sustained severe injuries, and on-and-offstage drama between the creative team and producers emerged, eventually forcing visionary Julie Taymor to walk away, and leave SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK in the hands of others.