Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group division Entertainment Studios, one of the largest independent producers and distributors of film and television with 64 shows on the air and owner of 15 U.S. Big-Four network affiliate broadcast television stations and nine 24-hour HD television networks serving nearly 160 million subscribers — including The Weather Channel television network and… Continue reading Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Networks Closes Middle East And North Africa Network Distribution Deal
Category: Drama
Blackville, a Community of Black Creatives, Issues Statement of Equality and Reconciliation to Hollywood
Hashtags and symbolic gestures go only a certain distance. To confront and remove implicit, in-built bias in the entertainment industry and especially Hollywood, a community of creatives have come together to form Blackville. Blackville has recently released a statement addressed to Hollywood and available on its official website. Blackville Founder Built for Black people, by Black… Continue reading Blackville, a Community of Black Creatives, Issues Statement of Equality and Reconciliation to Hollywood
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HBO Max Acquires Exclusive Streaming Rights to ‘David Makes Man’
Season One of “OWN” and Warner Horizon Scripted Television’s Peabody Award–winning series “David Makes Man,” a one-hour lyrical drama created by Academy Award®–winning screenwriter/Tony Award–nominated playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney (“Moonlight”), will be available to stream on HBO Max starting July 16. The series centers on David, a 14-year-old prodigy from the projects who is haunted… Continue reading HBO Max Acquires Exclusive Streaming Rights to ‘David Makes Man’
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Philo Adds EPIX and STARZ to its Service
Philo, the national TV streaming service, today announced that it is adding EPIX and STARZ to its line-up of top entertainment, lifestyle and knowledge-based programming. Packed with premium entertainment viewing options and multiple networks in each package, these networks will be available for an additional monthly fee to all new and existing subscribers. Philo’s standard… Continue reading Philo Adds EPIX and STARZ to its Service
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‘Saints & Sinners’ Returns For Summer Run Sunday Nights Starting June 7 on Bounce
The saints and the sinners will be going at it again this summer. Bounce will encore its mega-hit drama series Saints & Sinners with two episodes back-to-back every Sunday night at 9:00 pm (ET) starting June 7. Saints & Sinners centers around the pursuit of power, intertwined with greed, deception, corruption, compromising sexual affairs and murder – all set… Continue reading ‘Saints & Sinners’ Returns For Summer Run Sunday Nights Starting June 7 on Bounce
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BET Announces Renewals of ‘Tyler Perry’s The Oval’ and ‘Tyler Perry’s Sistas’
BET announced second season pick-ups of original dramas “Tyler Perry’s The Oval” and “Tyler Perry’s Sistas” from Tyler Perry. The two series hold top spots as the #1 and #2 as new scripted cable series, respectively, for general market P18-49 & P2+*. Production of the original drama is slated to start at Tyler Perry Studios… Continue reading BET Announces Renewals of ‘Tyler Perry’s The Oval’ and ‘Tyler Perry’s Sistas’
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BET+ and Tyler Perry Studios Announce TYLER PERRY’S BRUH to Debut May 7th
BET+ and Tyler Perry Studios announced that the new original series TYLER PERRY’S BRUH will launch on Thursday, May 7 exclusively across all platforms. The first three episodes of the 24-episode season will be available to stream at launch, with a new episode dropping each subsequent week. Perry’s second original series for BET+, the dramedy… Continue reading BET+ and Tyler Perry Studios Announce TYLER PERRY’S BRUH to Debut May 7th
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Comcast Makes Entertainment Networks AFRO, Aspire TV, REVOLT, TV One, Brown Sugar and More Available for Free
Comcast today announced it is making on-demand programming from more than two dozen more entertainment networks and subscription video services available for its Xfinity X1 and Flex customers to enjoy for free in the coming weeks. “All year round, we provide our customers with a wide variety of diverse and in-language programming and we’re happy… Continue reading Comcast Makes Entertainment Networks AFRO, Aspire TV, REVOLT, TV One, Brown Sugar and More Available for Free
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BET Original Film, ‘OPEN’ to Simulcast on BET & BET HER MARCH 14, 2020
BET announced the television debut of its original film OPEN, a romantic drama that showcases the alternative perspective of open relationships. The film stars Essence Atkins (Smart Guy; Deliver Us from Eva), Keith Robinson (Dream Girls; This Christmas), Jasmine Guy (A Different World; Harlem Nights; The Quad) and Matt Cedeno (Power; Blood, Sweat, and Lies; Z Nation).… Continue reading BET Original Film, ‘OPEN’ to Simulcast on BET & BET HER MARCH 14, 2020
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OWN’s Unscripted Relationship Series ‘Love Goals’ Premiering Saturday, March 7
Series Features Five Celebrity Couples and a Licensed Therapist Under One Drama-Filled Roof Including: Benzino and Althea Heart, Sundy Carter and Breyon Williams, Coolio and Mimi Ivey, Dee Dee “Spinderella” Roper and Quenton “Q” Coleman, and Dwayne “Money” Bowe and Theresa Bowe Courtesy of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Los Angeles – OWN: Oprah… Continue reading OWN’s Unscripted Relationship Series ‘Love Goals’ Premiering Saturday, March 7
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OWN Announces ‘If Loving You Is Wrong;’ Premieres Its Fifth And Final Season Tuesday, March 10
LOS ANGELES – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network’s popular drama “If Loving You Is Wrong” will premiere its fifth and final season on Tuesday, March 10 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Tyler Perry’s seductive series chronicles the lives of friends and frenemies that love and live in the same neighborhood. The much-anticipated final season promises to be… Continue reading OWN Announces ‘If Loving You Is Wrong;’ Premieres Its Fifth And Final Season Tuesday, March 10
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Jussie Smollett Faces New Charges in Connection with 2019 Hate Crime Incident
Jussie Smollett faces new charges in Chicago. On Tuesday, February 11, a grand jury returned a six-count indictment finding the former Empire actor guilty of lying to Chicago police about an alleged racist and homophobic attack on him in January of 2019, according to ABC News. Special prosecutor, Dan Webb, announced the reopening of the… Continue reading Jussie Smollett Faces New Charges in Connection with 2019 Hate Crime Incident
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Nii Mantse Addy: “Marketing/Branding is Essential to Every Business”
Several years ago, it seems like it was only Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu controlling most of the cord-cutting movement. Now there seem to be companies sprouting up left and right monthly! BET+, Disney+, and HBOMax are just a few of the latest to start their ‘cord-cutting’ services with more to debut in 2020. One… Continue reading Nii Mantse Addy: “Marketing/Branding is Essential to Every Business”
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Markuann Smith: “Don’t Look at My Breakthrough, Look at What I’ve Been Through”
Markuann Smith knows exactly how it feels to persevere in the entertainment industry and create success for himself. You may see Forest Whitaker’s image when you think of Godfather of Harlem, but Smith is the one who helped bring the project to life. The Industry Cosign got the chance to speak to one of the… Continue reading Markuann Smith: “Don’t Look at My Breakthrough, Look at What I’ve Been Through”
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UMC And RLJ Entertainment Present A HOUSE DIVIDED: Season 1
Urban Movie Channel (UMC) and RLJ Entertainment will release Season 1 of the UMC Original Series A HOUSE DIVIDED on DVD and on Digital on December 3, 2019. The 6-episode first season of the popular family drama/thriller, starring Lawrence Hilton Jacobs (The Jacksons: An American Dream), Demetria McKinney (“House of Payne,” “Saints & Sinners”), Paula… Continue reading UMC And RLJ Entertainment Present A HOUSE DIVIDED: Season 1
