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15 Oct Quibi & The Weather Channel Partner for Daily Programming

Posted at 15:32h in News

By Erik Pedersen Quibi’s torrential downpour of programming deals continues. Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman’s shortform digital platform is teaming with the Weather Channel to be its exclusive source for weather content. The deal includes daily weather-related programming from the Byron Allen-owned outlet that will be part of Quibi’s Daily Essentials, which...

14 Oct ‘Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable’ Nominated for Best Sports Documentary at Fourth Annual Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards

Posted at 12:34h in News

By Tim Gray “The Biggest Little Farm” leads nominees for the fourth annual Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards, with seven bids, followed by “Apollo 11” and “They Shall Not Grow Old.” “One Child Nation” received five nominations. The winners will be presented their awards at a gala, hosted...

11 Oct The Weather Channel Now Available On Frndly TV

Posted at 11:26h in News

Television Network Is Platform’s Inaugural Launch Partner Today, The Weather Channel television network announced a partnership with Frndly TV, the first-of-its-kind family-friendly live TV streaming service. The television network is one of the platform’s inaugural partners, with its content and programming now available to all Frndly...

11 Oct The Weather Channel: HURRICANE DORIAN BY THE NUMBERS

Posted at 11:25h in News

Over 12 straight days, from August 26th -- September 6th, Hurricane Dorian moved as a category 5 hurricane from the mid-Atlantic Ocean through Puerto Rico and the Bahamas, up the south east coast of the U.S. before making landfall on the Outer Banks as a...

09 Oct The Weather Channel wins News & Documentary Emmy® Award for Immersive Mixed Reality Storytelling

Posted at 16:15h in News

The network’s Immersive Mixed Reality segment on tornado danger was awarded for Outstanding Science, Medical or Environmental Report Tonight, The Weather Channel television network was awarded at the 40th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards for Outstanding Science, Medical or Environmental Report for its segment on...

09 Oct The Weather Channel television network is an Honoree in Fast Company’s 2019 Innovation by Design Awards

Posted at 16:14h in News

The Weather Channel television network joins 483 projects, products, and services from Nike, Microsoft, Mastercard, Gensler, and others The Weather Channel television network’s Immersive Mixed Reality Experience was honored in Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards for 2019 in the Best Design North America category. Innovation by...

02 Oct Deadline: Byron Allen Strikes $290M Deal To Buy 11 Local Stations From USA Television

Posted at 18:00h in News

By Dade Hayes Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has acquired 11 local TV stations from USA Television for $290 million. The stations serve small to mid-sized cities (spanning markets ranked No. 79 to No. 188 in the U.S.) and have network affiliations with ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox. While the deal’s valuation is...

27 Sep DEADLINE: Comcast Urged By NAACP To Stop “Attack” On Civil Rights Statute In $20B SCOTUS Battle With Byron Allen

Posted at 17:37h in News

By Dominic Patten Locked in a U.S. Supreme Court bound $20 billion racial discrimination lawsuit with Bryon Allen’s Entertainment Studios, the alliance between Comcast and Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has now roused the scrutiny of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People – and it might...

11 Sep Jeremy Renner talks Upcoming Animated Feature ‘Arctic Dogs’ in this ‘Extra’ Exclusive

Posted at 15:29h in News

Also starring Anjelica Huston, Alec Baldwin, and Heidi Klum, 'Arctic Dogs' is coming to theaters this November. [video width="640" height="360" mp4="https://s4ra69.p3cdn2.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/extra-arctic-dogs.mp4"][/video]...

05 Sep Sarah Hyland Talks ‘The Wedding Year’ in this ‘Extra’ Exclusive

Posted at 10:45h in News

"Extra's" Renee Bargh sits down with Sarah Hyland to discuss her role in upcoming film "The Wedding Year." Hyland plays Mara, a commitment-phobic 27 year old whose relationship is put to the test when she and her new boyfriend go to 7 weddings in the...