ESPN Takes Night with MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALLOctober 1, 2013Last night's Monday Night Football telecast - a New Orleans Saints' 38-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins - helped ESPN win the night among all networks - broadcast or cable - in households and all key male and adult demos. The MNF game ranked as the top telecast of the night across cable and broadcast in those same categories. ESPN and MNF ranked second for the night, among all networks and programs, respectively, in total viewers.
Sebastian Zurita to Lead Telemundo's LA IMPOSTORAOctober 1, 2013Telemundo Studios is proud to announce that film and television actor Sebastián Zurita will join the network's talented roster of artists as the star of the upcoming original production “La Impostora.” Son of well-known actors Humberto Zurita and Christian Bach, the young leading man is known for his roles in the telenovelas “En Nombre del Amor” and “Corazón Salvaje.” He made his television debut at age 11 in the iconic telenovela “Cañaveral de Pasiones,” produced by his famous parents. On the big screen, his most recent films include “Ciudadano Buelna” and “Ángel Caido.”
ABC Family Launches New RAVENSWOOD AppOctober 1, 2013Leading up to the highly anticipated debut of “Pretty Little Liars” spinoff “Ravenswood,” ABC Family launches the Ravenswood Reveal app. The app, which launches today, October 1, 2013, will reveal exclusive “Ravenswood” content every day leading up to the series premiere on October 22, 2013.
VIDEO: New Trailer for SKINWALKER RANCHOctober 1, 2013Check out the latest trailer for SKINWALKER RANCH, starring Jon Gries, Kyle Davis, Steve Berg and Devin McGinn. The movie, directed by McGinn and written by Adam Ohler, will be hitting theaters across the country on October 30th. Check it out below!
Bridgit Mendler & More Set for Disney Channel's October Anti-Bullying ProgramOctober 1, 2013Disney Channel will present new Disney Friends for Change interstitials featuring stars of its hit series throughout National Bullying Prevention Month, October 1-31. The messages will rotate multiple times per day and feature G Hannelius, Blake Michael and Francesca Capaldi of 'Dog With A Blog,' Bridgit Mendler, Jason Dolley and Bradley Steven Perry of 'Good Luck Charlie' and Dove Cameron, Joey Bragg and Tenzing Norgay Trainor of 'Liv and Maddie.'
THE PHOENIX RISES Now Available on DVDOctober 1, 2013The Phoenix Rises Stars: James Black (Out of Sight, Anger Management, Necessary Roughness), Adam Cardon (Ark), Catalina Soto Aguilar (SkyHook), Casey Myers (My Stepdad's a Frickin Vampire), Robert Penny (Sweet Home Alabama), and Philip Fornah (Django Unchained).
The Hub Posts Continued Growth with 3Q RatingsOctober 1, 2013The Hub Network, a destination for kids and their families, demonstrates year-to-year growth in Total Day with key Kid measurements, Persons 2+ and Households for eight consecutive quarters due to the strength of its popular series, including 'The Aquabats! Super Show!' from Awesome Forces! Productions; 'R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series' from Front Street Productions in association with The Hatchery, LLC; 'SheZow' from Moody Street Kids and Kick Start Productions, Inc.; 'Goosebumps' from Scholastic Media, as well as 'Family Game Night' from Hasbro Studios and Zoo Productions; and 'My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic,' 'Littlest Pet Shop,' 'Transformers Prime Beast Hunters' and 'Kaijudo: Clash of the Duel Masters,' all from Hasbro Studios. The strength of the Hub Network's Monday through Sunday prime-time movie lineup also contributed to the third quarter growth.
CBS Sports Network Now Available to Time Warner CustomersOctober 1, 2013CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour cable sports network from CBS Sports, is now more widely distributed to Time Warner Cable customers. CBS Sports Network has been added to Time Warner Cable's DTV-Digital TV package on most systems, beginning today.
Discovery Channel Hits New High with Men 24-54 in 3QOctober 1, 2013The success of hit series AMISH MAFIA, DEADLIEST CATCH, NAKED & AFRAID, GOLD RUSH - SOUTH AMERICA, FAST N' LOUD coupled with a strong start for freshman series TICKLE and STREET OUTLAWS and the success of SHARK WEEK helped Discovery Channel deliver the most watched 3Q among Men 25-54 in network history. Discovery also earned its FOURTH consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth in both Persons and Men 25-54 delivery, and double digit increases in Persons 25-54 v. the same quarter in 2012 and in year to date growth in the same demo vs. the same time period last year.
BEAST: A MONSTER AMONG MEN Now Available on DVDOctober 1, 2013Beast: A Monster Among Men is an Indie horror film featuring TJ Lavin of MTV's The Challenge. Beast: A Monster Among Men has a surprise ending that you will not see coming. Six Rivers National Forest is a very important clue to what happens to the campers. This national forest is the location of the most famous Bigfoot sighting in history and is the only bit of foreshadowing of the film surprise ending.
ABC Developing Fairytale Musical Comedy Pilot from Alan MenkenOctober 1, 2013After his spin with composing a song for ABC's comedy THE NEIGHBORS, Deadline reports that the network has ordered an off-cycle pilot for a fairytale musical comedy from Menken, lyricist Glenn Slater, and NEIGHBORS creator Dan Fogelman.
BOXEO TELEMUNDO FORD to Present Daniel Lozano-Matthew Villanueva Fight, 10/4October 1, 2013“Boxeo Telemundo Ford” presents a battle of undefeated boxers this Friday, October 4th at 11:35PM/10:35C. Tampa's own Daniel Lozano puts his unbeaten career record on the line against unbeaten California native Matthew Villanueva. Rene Giraldo and Jessi Losada will be on the call, and Karim Mendiburu will be ringside interacting with fans on social media and interviewing the winner after the bout. Boxing fans can also visit Deportestelemundo.com on the web and on their mobile devices to watch the weigh-in and see exclusive behind the scenes footage. They can also keep up with the fight live following @TelemundoSports on Twitter for round-by-round scoring and up to the minute updates.
Disney XD Scores 2nd Best Quarter in Primetime with Key Boy DemosOctober 1, 2013Powered by a growing roster of original series live action and animated programming, most notably live action series “Lab Rats” and “Kickin' It” and animated series Marvel's “HULK and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.,” and “Pac Man & the Ghostly Adventures,” 3Q 2013 was Disney XD's 2nd-most-watched quarter in the network's history (includes its 10 years as Toon Disney, 52 total) among Boys 6-14 (157,000) and Boys 9-14 (108,000), 3rd-most-watched in Boys 6-11 (118,000) and 4th-most-watched quarter in Total Viewers (394,000), Kids 6-14 (238,000) and Tweens 9-14 (165,000) and Boys 2-11 (140,000).
Toyota, Kraft Foods & More to Sponsor TOP CHEF Season 11October 1, 2013Bravo Media has cooked up dynamic sponsorships with Toyota, Kraft Foods, Chase Sapphire Preferred and Cigna for the eleventh season of Bravo's Emmy and James Beard Award-winning series 'Top Chef,' premiering Wednesday, October 2 at 10p.m. ET/PT. These deals represent partnerships across linear, digital, and social platforms, marking the most robust group of online and in-show integration presence in Bravo's history. The announcement was made by Jamie Cutburth, VP of Partnership Marketing, Bravo Media.