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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 11/21/24)
MAX: Human vs. Hamster (Premiere)
MAX: The Sex Lives of College Girls (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Tokyo Override (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Saudi League: Kickoff (Premiere)
NETFLIX: A Man on the Inside (Premiere)
PEACOCK: Based on a True Story (Premiere)
PEACOCK: Press Start (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: Cruel Intentions (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: Dinner Club (Premiere)
THE ROKU CHANNEL: The Great American Baking Show Celebrity Holiday (Premiere)
Comcast plans to spin off NBCUniversal cable networks MSNBC, CNN, USA, Oxygen, E!, Syfy and Golf Channel into a separate company. “The transaction will be structured as a tax-free spin to existing shareholders,” said Comcast President Mike Cavanagh in an internal memo, estimating the transition will take about a year. The independent company “will be positioned to lead in the changing landscape for cable networks given the strength of its portfolio and the quality and focus of its management team,” added Cavanagh. Bravo will remain with the mother ship, along with NBC and Peacock.
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One reason Disney+’s integration of Hulu is working is because of the services’ complementary programming, notes Parrot Analytics’ new Streaming Report Card. Hulu provides more general entertainment and female skewing content versus Disney+’s young male centric offerings. TV programming commands a significantly higher share of audience demand in the US on Hulu than movies, while movies command a higher share than TV on Disney+. And Hulu boasts a significantly higher share of non-English programming than Disney+. As for 4Q24, Parrot says once Disney’s buyout of Comcast’s stake in Hulu is completed, the company “must decide if it wants to invest the resources necessary to position the vMVPD to compete with YouTube TV or if it should be shuttered to focus on ESPN’s forthcoming OTT offering.”
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Netflix has been hit with a lawsuit over the streaming glitches that occurred during the fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul. The streamer “delivered the first punch of the night, to its customers, with unrelenting ‘buffering’ and blocked coverage,” alleges a class action complaint filed on Monday. Netflix has reported there were 65 million live concurrent streams and 108 million total live viewers tuning in for the fight around the world.
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Disney, ESPN and the NBA are teaming up to present “Dunk the Halls,” a real-time animated NBA game using Sony’s Beyond Sports technology. The game airs Wednesday, December 25 at noon, when the New York Knicks host the San Antonio Spurs, on ESPN2, Disney+ and ESPN+. The alt-cast is the first animated presentation of an NBA game and the first NBA game to stream on Disney+.
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Telemundo has acquired the adaptation rights to “Velvet,” the hit Spanish drama. The modern adaptation is set to premiere in 2025 and will be the next major production to take place at Telemundo Center’s new facilities in Miami. “We are thrilled to bring this beloved series to our audience, with its universal themes and compelling narrative that make it a perfect addition to our diverse programming lineup,” said Javier Pons, EVP of Telemundo Studios. “With ‘Velvet,’ we continue to strengthen Telemundo’s content strategy with drama series that connect with our audience through relevant, contemporary stories featuring their favorite established and up-and-coming stars.”
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Cowshed Collective is producing a second season of YouTube-originated reality series “Inside” for Netflix alongside The Sidemen. The 7 part-series is set to premiere globally in early 2025.
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Pamela Hayden, who has voiced many characters on “The Simpsons,” has opted to retire from her character voice work. “The time has come for me to hang up my microphone, but how do I say goodbye to ‘The Simpsons’?……not easily,” she said. “It’s been an honor and a joy to have worked on such a funny, witty, and groundbreaking show, and to give voice to Milhouse (and Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders, Janey, Malibu Stacy, and many others),” she said.
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“A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” will be back for a second season. Netflix, the BBC and producer ZDFneo ordered a six-part second run of the series based on the YA A Good Girl’s Guidebooks by Holly Jackson.
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Impact Network, a home for Black family entertainment, has greenlit its first original scripted series, workplace comedy “Highly Favored.” “’Highly Favored’ is just the beginning of our investment in original programming and our promise to give audiences authentic family-oriented content they won’t get anywhere else,” said Royal W. Jackson, EVP, Impact Network and series co-executive producer.
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Disney+ and Hulu have ordered a second season of Australian series “The Artful Dodger.” Filming will begin next year in Sydney.
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Big Bad Boo Studios gave the official greenlight for season two of animated action-adventure series “Galapagos X.” Commissioning partners TVOKids, SRC Radio-Canada, Knowledge Kids, and TFO have ordered another 26 11-minute episodes of the time-travel show.
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Seven actors have been added to the cast of Peacock’s upcoming “The Office” series: Duane Shepard Sr. (“The Conners”), Allan Havey (“Loot”), Nate Jackson (“Young Rock”), Mo Welch (“Kwaczala”), Nancy Lenehan (“The Boys”), Molly Ephraim (“A League of Their Own”), and Tracy Letts (“Saturday Night Live”). The comedy focuses on workers at a dying Midwestern newspaper.
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Apple TV+ set Friday, March 14 as the debut date for crime drama “Dope Thief,” created and executive produced by Peter Craig (“The Batman”), and executive produced by Ridley Scott (“Gladiator”).
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Gabriel Macht, who played lawyer Harvey Specter on “Suits,” will reprise his role in a three-episode arc on NBC spinoff “Suits LA.” The original ran on USA Network from 2011-19.
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“Kids Baking Championship” returns to Food Network on Monday, January 6 at 8p for an animal-inspired season. Look for fluffy, furry and feathery friends to drop in to the kitchen.
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Comedic drama series “Good Cop/Bad Cop” premieres on The CW on Wednesday, February 19 at 9p. Leighton Meester and Luke Cook star as sibling detectives.
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AXS TV is airing a two-day marathon of the first season of “Nashville”beginning Saturday, December 7 at 10a. As part of the event, AXS TV will present new exclusive interviews with cast members Clare Bowen, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson, and Sam Palladio.
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Documentary “The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies and the FBI”premieres Friday, December 6 on Paramount+ with Showtime and on air at 10p. The film follows the infamous Berlin rapper Denis Cuspert aka Deso Dogg and his journey from artist to MMA fighter to ISIS recruiter.
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Stingray announced the launch of seven new FAST channels for Xfinity customers. The lineup includes Stingray Naturescape, Stingray Holidayscapes, and five Stingray Music audio channels.
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Hemisphere Media Group and Roku have launched FAST channel “Todo Novelas, Más Pasiones” on The Roku Channel in the US and Mexico, offering telenovelas from around the world.
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TNT Sports’ networks and platforms will televise more than 30 men’s and women’s college basketball games during Thanksgiving Week’s Acrisure Series and the Players Era Festival events spanning Tuesday, November 26 through Saturday November 30. TNT, TBS, and truTV, with all games streaming live on Max’s B/R Sports Add-On, will offer coverage throughout the week.
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“Yellowstone” Season 5B ranked as the #1 premiere for any series internationally in Paramount+ history on launch day, surpassing all previous “Yellowstone” debuts.
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ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” on November 18 drew 17 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN Deportes. The game joins last season’s Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl rematch as the two most-watched “MNF” Week 11 games in the ESPN era (2006 – present).
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Telemundo’s broadcast of the73rd Miss Universe pageant set a new record for the network last Saturday, delivering 243 million engagements across television, digital, Peacock and social platforms, nearly doubling (+96%) the total engagement delivered by the 72nd edition in 2023.
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Viewers of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” apparently didn’t approve of the hosts’ meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago to “restart communications.” According to Nielsen data, 56 minutes after Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzeninski shared news of their trip, viewership dropped 17%, from 839,000 to 694,000. Among A25-54, viewership dropped by 38%.
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2024 COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS (58TH ANNUAL) – COMPLETE WINNERS LIST
https://www.eonline.com/news/1409923/2024-cma-awards-the-complete-list-of-winners
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