Because everybody keeps asking:
The video above is for Paul. He knows who he is. Glad to be of service, P.W.
Month: April 2019
Lionsgate & Howard University Join To Bring More Diversity to Hollywood
via TVWriter™ Press Service (& Deadline.Com)
Thanks to Lionsgate, students at Howard University in D.C. are getting a
chance to learn the entertainment business through paid internship programs. Lionsgate is the first entertainment company to join forces with Howard University to start the educational institute’s program that has allows six to 12 students to learn the filmmaking and television businesses. This particular program was launched by UCLA’s Anderson School of Management.
The idea for this came from Sen. Kamala Harris, who is a Howard alumni and mentioned to Lionsgate that intern programs with higher education could increase diversity across the entertainment business. “She was one of the catalysts to help raise awareness around this opportunity,” Jay Tucker, Exec Director at the Center for MEMES (Media, Entertainment & Sports) at UCLA told Deadline. “It really helped to get the ball rolling.”
Starz Doesn’t Like News About Its Leaked TV Shows
(UPDATE: Bear with us. This gets complicated. Shortly after we prepared the article below for publication, Starz tweeted an apology and explanation to TorrentFreak.) You can find it HERE.
(Maybe this is over now. Or maybe it isn’t? Guess we’ll have to see.)
Yesterday, we ran an article from TorrentFreak about leaks about several TV shows including Starz’s American Gods. Guess who immediately demanded that a TorrentFreak tweet on the subject be taken down pronto?
In Case You Wondered Why Disney+ is Going to Be So Wonderful…
Know that article we ran about how Disney is going all out to make its new Disney+ streaming circle the best of the best? In addition to all the idealistic and altruistic reasons that we are absolutely certain have figured into the launch, turns out there’s also this:
As Cord Cutting Grows The Disney Channel Has Lost 72% of Its Average Audience
by Luke Bouma
This week, The Information wrote an expansive story about Disney and Netflix as Disney gets ready to launch Disney+.
ABC’s ‘Whiskey Cavalier’ Battles Assassins, Double Agents, & Poor Ratings
by Doug Snauffer
Cold war intrigue is upon us this spring — not from Washington, D.C. or the Kremlin, but from ABC. Viewers need only turn to the alphabet network on Wednesday nights at 10:00 pm to catch the ambitious new hour-long espionage series Whiskey Cavalier.
The lightweight spy spoof/buddy comedy follows the escapades of an inter-agency group of agents who join forces to save the world from the worst the enemy has to offer.