BEVERLY HILLS–Oscar fans will soon have a chance to vie for seats on the most coveted and glamorous spot on Hollywood Boulevard. Beginning on Monday, September 13, at noon ET/9 a.m. PT, and continuing for only one week, fans from around world may apply online to take part in a random drawing for seats on […]
Big Changes Come To A Small Town On SyFy’s Eureka
Imagine a small town in the Pacific Northwest teeming with some of the smartest people in the world with access to the best technology in the world. Now have them create better technology from that. And watch as things go awry and a sheriff, sometimes the sole voice of common sense in the group of […]
ESPN’s Bryan Burns to speak at 3D Entertainment Summit
LOS ANGELES–Bob Dowling, President of The Bob Dowling Group, and Unicomm, LLC, a leading event management company, announced Tuesday that Bryan Burns, ESPN’s Vice President, Strategic Business Planning and Development, will address the 3rd annual 3D Entertainment Summit™ presented in association with Variety. Burns will outline the sports network’s commitment to 3D on day two of […]
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark returns to weekly television this fall
By Gina Yarbrough SAN DIEGO–She’s baaaaack! The world’s sexiest, most outrageous and completely original movie hostess ever is making her long-anticipated return to weekly television this fall, when Elvira’s Movie Macabre (tentative title) premieres on THIS! Television and in national syndication throughout the U.S. the weekend of September 25. The weekly two-hour movie block is distributed […]
52nd Grammy Awards receives two Emmy nominations
LOS ANGELES–The 52nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards telecast has received two Emmy® Award nominations in recognition of outstanding production excellence. Nominations were announced today by the Television Academy at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood, Calif. Including today’s nominations, the GRAMMY Awards have been nominated 20 times for production excellence, and a total of […]
Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer to produce 83rd Academy Awards telecast
BEVERLY HILLS–Academy Award®-winning producer Bruce Cohen and acclaimed television producer/director Don Mischer will produce the 83rd Academy Awards telecast, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak announced this evening. Mischer will also serve as the telecast’s director. This will be the first involvement with the Oscar® telecast for both men, though the […]
Video: Interview with Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian
AP Live interviews Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian.
Cook’s Television Review: Dr. Who
By Ragna Cook On November 23, 1963 the BBC launched a new science fiction series, aimed at teaching children about science while entertaining the entire family. William Hartnell was the lead in this series, and it also starred Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill and William Russell. The very first episode drew very little comment due […]
Reality TV pilot/contest taps San Diego talent
SAN DIEGO–From celebrities and camera crews, to big brands and job opportunities, a new reality sales contest and TV pilot program is coming to San Diego. Produced and hosted by Next Productions, a San Diego-based marketing and production company, The VP Contest is a seven-week reality sales competition in which 25 contestants vie for a […]
Oscar® gets an app
BEVERLY HILLS–Movie lovers can now get the only official Oscars® App for iPhone and iPod touch. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced it has premiered its first Academy Awards® application, the Oscars App, giving iPhone and iPod touch users access to movie trailers, real-time Oscar Night® results and shareable content. Designed […]