Wanda Sykes to Host 28th Annual Bounce Trumpet Awards

EMMY® Award-winning comedian, actress and writer Wanda Sykes will host the 28th Annual Bounce Trumpet Awards, an exciting night of inspiration, history and crowd-rousing performances celebrating African-American achievements and contributions. For the first time in its history, the Bounce Trumpet Awards will be held in Hollywood, taking place at the Dolby Theatre. It will tape Dec. 4, 2019 and will world premiere nationwide on Bounce on Sun. Feb. 23 at 9:00… Continue reading Wanda Sykes to Host 28th Annual Bounce Trumpet Awards

America’s Most Musical Family? Premieres Friday, Nov. 1

Nickelodeon has set the premiere date for its brand-new music competition series, America’s Most Musical Family: Friday, Nov. 1, at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT). 30 talented family bands performing in all genres take center stage in front of celebrity judges Grammy Award-winning global superstar Ciara, digital media sensation David Dobrik, pop icon and Broadway star Debbie… Continue reading America’s Most Musical Family? Premieres Friday, Nov. 1

Byron Allen Agrees To Purchase Eleven Television Stations For $290 Million

Entertainment Studios, one of the largest independent producers and distributors of film and television, with 64 shows on the air, and owner of nine 24-hour HD television networks now serving nearly 160 million subscribers — including The Weather Channel television network and its streaming service Local Now — proudly announces it has reached an agreement to… Continue reading Byron Allen Agrees To Purchase Eleven Television Stations For $290 Million

The Africa Channel Expands Reach with Launch in Canada

The Africa Channel (TAC) announced today it has introduced its service in Canada by launching on the subscription streaming platform Demand Africa. The Africa Channel currently broadcasts in more than 7 million homes in the U.S. and Caribbean,  with over 1,000 hours of the most outstanding English language lifestyle and entertainment programming from across Africa and… Continue reading The Africa Channel Expands Reach with Launch in Canada

Family Time Returns for Season Seven on October 9th

Family Time, Bounce’s popular original comedy series, returns for an all-new season of laughs on an all-new night – Wednesday – this fall starting with two new episodes back-to-back on Weds. Oct. 9 at 9:00 p.m. (ET). New episodes will also be available on Thursdays on Brown Sugar, Bounce’s subscription video-on-demand service, along with complete… Continue reading Family Time Returns for Season Seven on October 9th

Oprah Winfrey Invites Loni Love to Join ‘2020 Vision’ Tour

  Media Mogul Oprah Winfrey Invites Loni Love to Join ‘2020 Vision’ Tour with WW (Los Angeles, CA) September 25, 2019 –  It was nearly a year ago, The REAL Daytime Talk Show paid homage to influential talk show hosts for their Halloween special. Loni Love channeled one of her favorites Oprah Winfrey and yesterday… Continue reading Oprah Winfrey Invites Loni Love to Join ‘2020 Vision’ Tour

Verizon Fios Launches THE IMPACT NETWORK

The Impact Network, the only African American owned and operated Christian television network in the United States, is now available on Verizon Fios, channel 787 in High Definition (HD) and channel 287 in Standard Definition (SD).  The network features programming on urban ministries and gospel lifestyle entertainment. “Verizon’s dedication to diversity is evident, and we’re… Continue reading Verizon Fios Launches THE IMPACT NETWORK

2019 Black Music Honors Paid Tribute To Xscape, Freddie Jackson and Others

The highly anticipated 4th Annual 2019 Black Music Honors hosted by television and radio personality Rickey Smiley and Grammy® Award-winner and actress LeToya Luckett-Walker is currently airing in national broadcast syndication. The star-studded show was taped live at The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA. ATLANTA, GEORGIA – SEPTEMBER 05: Kandi Burruss, Tameka “Tiny”… Continue reading 2019 Black Music Honors Paid Tribute To Xscape, Freddie Jackson and Others

CLEO TV Announces Debut of Travel Series, ‘LENS OF CULTURE’ September 21

CLEO TV INTRODUCES NEW MILLENNIAL TRAVEL SERIES LENS OF CULTURE PREMIERING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 AT 12PM ET/11C Series Hosted by Lifestyle Influencer Tai Beauchamp and Celebrity Photographer Elton Anderson LENS OF CULTURE Co-hosts Tai Beauchamp and Elton Anderson. SILVER SPRING, MD – September 12, 2019 – CLEO TV will debut LENS OF CULTURE, a groundbreaking travel series for millennial and Gen X viewers of… Continue reading CLEO TV Announces Debut of Travel Series, ‘LENS OF CULTURE’ September 21

Saints & Sinners Wraps Most-Watched Season Ever

It’s rare for a television series to increase viewership season over season. Bounce’s original drama Saints & Sinners has done exactly that – for the fourth consecutive time. The show’s just-concluded fourth season reached 7.1 million viewers and increased audience versus season three by +11% among Households and +13% in the delivery of Persons 2+.… Continue reading Saints & Sinners Wraps Most-Watched Season Ever

Comedy Central Heads Back to ‘South Side’

Comedy Central  ordered a 10-episode second season of hit series South Side, the aspirational, scripted comedy set in and around the working class neighborhood of Englewood on the South Side of Chicago. Season one of South Side, currently airing Wednesday nights at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central, is garnering universal praise from critics and… Continue reading Comedy Central Heads Back to ‘South Side’

BET Network’s ‘Sunday Best’ Announces Season 9 Finalists

BET SET TO CROWN SEASON 9 WINNER OF “SUNDAY BEST” ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 25TH AT 8PM ET/PT “ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE” AND “NOT THE END OF YOUR STORY” FROM JOSHUA COPELAND AND MELVIN CRISPELL, III NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH RCA INSPIRATION SEASON 9 FINALE WILL FEATURE PERFORMANCES BY TASHA COBBS LEONARD, VASHAWN MITCHELL, KELLY PRICE, AND JONATHAN… Continue reading BET Network’s ‘Sunday Best’ Announces Season 9 Finalists

Phoebe Robinson Gets Her Own Show on Comedy Central

Comedy Central today ordered a new unscripted, interview-based series from Phoebe Robinson, the multi-talented stand-up comedian, New York Times best-selling writer and actress. In this half-hour, 10-episode untitled series, Robinson will create experiences with her guests that take us into their world and out of her comfort zone. This is Robinson’s first project from her… Continue reading Phoebe Robinson Gets Her Own Show on Comedy Central

Truly Hard Seltzer Taps Keegan-Michael Key for Advertising Campaign

Truly Hard Seltzer, a leader of the exploding hard seltzer category, today announced the launch of a new advertising campaign with American actor Keegan-Michael Key, best known for his roles on Mad TV, Comedy Central’s Key & Peele and Netflix’s Friends From College and the two hit summer blockbusters Toy Story 4 and The Lion… Continue reading Truly Hard Seltzer Taps Keegan-Michael Key for Advertising Campaign

Nickelodeon Recruits Ciara, Debbie Gibson and Nick Lachey for ‘America’s Most Musical Family’

NICKELODEON SETS ALL-STAR LINE-UP WITH POP CULTURE SUPERSTARS CIARA, DAVID DOBRIK, DEBBIE GIBSON AND NICK LACHEY FOR NEW MUSIC COMPETITION SERIES, AMERICA’S MOST MUSICAL FAMILY 30 Musical Families Compete for a Recording Contact with Republic Records and a $250,000 Cash Prize Share it: @AmericasMostMusicalFamily #AMMF @nickelodeon Nickelodeon sets the stage with an all-star celebrity lineup… Continue reading Nickelodeon Recruits Ciara, Debbie Gibson and Nick Lachey for ‘America’s Most Musical Family’

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