Category: Television

  • Johnny Gifford takes the helm at Brattleboro Community Television

    Johnny Gifford, the new executive director at Brattleboro Community Television. By Kristopher Radder, Brattleboro Reformer BRATTLEBORO — Johnny Gifford is getting ready to lead Brattleboro Community Television into the station’s next era.  In an interview, Gifford said it feels “very surreal” to leave Springfield Area Public Access Television “but I’m also super excited.”  BCTV recently announced Gifford…

  • WOW Women Of Wrestling Could Be In Line For Live Television Special

    WOW Women of Wrestling gets attention for their syndicated show, but they could be in line for a much bigger platform. The roster has a lot of potential, and now it appears that the structure of WOW’s deal may present even more opportunities. Although WOW Women of Wrestling has seem some departures, they are still…

  • Column from Italy: What did we gain from 70 years of RAI television?

    This year started with a big celebration. On the 3rd of January, RAI, the Italian state television, celebrated its 70th anniversary. This is an important event for our country. When RAI started, half of Italy’s population could not read! Before 1954, the country was very different. Partly, we can thank the television for the Italy…

  • Charles Barkley milked a cow on live television

    One of the most prolific rebounders in NBA history, Charles Barkley has never been one to shy away from getting his hands dirty. So when it came to celebrating National Milk Day on Thursday, Sir Charles had no qualms about milking a cow on live television during TNT’s Inside the NBA. “I know how to…

  • True Detective: By the Numbers

    Writer Nic Pizzolatto originally envisioned True Detective as a novel, but he soon realized that only television enabled him to drive his storytelling goal. “The voice may lie to you,” he told The New York Times in 2014, “but the image never will.” When True Detective premiered on January 12, 2014, the viscerally dark HBO…

  • At Hollywood conference, VCUarts professor Yossera Bouchtia enjoys a c

    By Dina Weinstein Ydina, an assistant professor of cinema at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of the Arts, recently enjoyed a big honor tied to the small screen in Hollywood. Bouchtia, a screenwriter and director whose short films have screened at Sundance and other festivals, was one of just 12 educators selected for an Alex Trebek Legacy Fellowship to…

  • Moon landing, Beatles, MLK speech are among TV’s 75 biggest moments, released before 75th Emmys

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  • Moon landing, Beatles, MLK speech are among TV’s 75 biggest moments, released before 75th Emmys

    LOS ANGELES – The moon landing, the Beatles’ first appearance on American TV and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech are among the 75 Most Impactful Television Moments as ranked by the Television Academy before Monday’s 75th edition of the Emmy Awards. Academy members from the television industry collaborated with…

  • ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’ Renewed For Third Season

    The Jennifer Hudson Show has been renewed for a third season by the Fox Television Stations and Hearst Television. The Jennifer Hudson Show has posted growth among younger viewers (up 13 percent among A18-34) and averages 4.4 million total P2+ weekly viewers in its second season. The show was nominated for 6 Daytime Emmy Awards in 2023…

  • Surprise! The Emmys Are On Monday

    Jan. 12, 2024 8:00 am ET Listen (2 min) Head’s up. There’s a wormhole opening in the race-time continuum of Hollywood award shows. On Monday night, just as 2024 ceremonies for the standout movies of 2023 are ramping up, comes a celebration of television shows dating back to 2022. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company,…