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C4 report suggests alternatives to social grade and class
Industry assumptions around consumers’ social grade and class could be among the last remaining acceptable stereotypes in the media industry, according to Mirror on Class and Social Grade – the latest phase in Channel 4’s Mirror on the Industry series, which tracks the diversity and inclusivity of advertising. The report, commissioned by Channel 4 and…
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Sweet corn takes center stage on national television
Syngenta Vegetable Seeds will be featured in two episodes of RFD-TV’s “Where the Food Comes From,” hosted by Chip Carter. Set in the backdrop of the Central Sand region of Wisconsin at peak production time, the episodes highlight two generations of sweet corn farmers and their journeys. Farmers that will be featured in this series…
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Young Mazino Cast As Jesse In HBO And Sony Pictures Television’s ‘The Last Of Us’ Season 2
Want to hear more from the actors and creators of your favorite shows and films? Subscribe to The Cinema Spot on YouTube for all of our upcoming interviews! My name is Bradley Gammel, and I’m an avid gamer and lover of cinema. My academic background features an English degree from Oklahoma State, and I am…
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Jason Bateman, Quinta Brunson, Stephen Colbert, Jon Cryer, Jodie Foster, Jon Hamm, Ken Jeong, Joel McHale, Pedro Pascal, and Hannah Waddingham Among Stars Announced To Take The Stage at Milestone 75TH EMMY® AWARDS, January 15
About the Television AcademyThe Television Academy strives to shape and advance the dynamic television landscape; cultivate a diverse, inclusive and accessible professional community; and advocate for the television industry while capturing the spirit of a new generation of content creators and industry professionals. Through innovative programs, publications and events, the Academy and its Foundation foster…
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Roku Chief Charlie Collier Says ‘We’re Going to Be the Lead-In to Most of Television, If Not All of Television’
Just over a year into his tenure at the top of Roku Media, president Charlie Collier sees his service, “the number one TV operating system in America,” as the streaming industry equivalent to a hit primetime series airing ahead of your new show on broadcast TV. “We host the experience of television,” Collier told Variety…
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‘True Detective: Night Country’ is a dark delight
It’s always darkest before the dawn — unless you’re a character in HBO’s “True Detective: Night Country,” set in an Alaskan town where there’s no dawn for weeks each year. It’s all dark, darker, and darkest, day in and day out, just like the crimes, the eerie mysteries, and the gobs of existential dread that…
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WLOX Chief Meteorologist Carrie Duncan retiring from television
Today brings a mix of sun and clouds along with the possibility of a stray rain shower. Temps today will stay into the comfortably, mild 60s. Tonight, temperatures will stay mild in the 60s with increased chances for scattered showers and maybe even a few thunderstorms. Friday, will be another windy day. A wind advisory…
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After the Flood review – an unexpectedly riveting disaster drama
I’ll be honest with you. My hopes weren’t high for new six-part drama After the Flood. ITV drama is a hit-and-miss affair – increasingly the former, but not yet often enough that you can approach an evening’s viewing with unassailable confidence in the investment you are about to make – and the publicity made this…
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In Ecuador, Gunmen Take over Live Broadcast
Officials in Ecuador say men with face coverings broke into the set of a public television channel in Ecuador waving guns and explosives during a live broadcast on Tuesday. That led the president to declare that the country had entered an “internal armed conflict.” The men were armed with guns and what looked like sticks…
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Surprise! Rep. Jonathan Jackson star of TV spot for Maryland Senate candidate
WASHINGTON — I’m in my kitchen at my home in northwest Washington doing dishes and not paying much attention to the cable news show that’s on when, to my surprise, as I pass the television, I see an ad with a House member from Chicago touting someone running for a Maryland Senate seat — a…