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APPLE TV+: Love You to Death (Premiere)
ABC: Life Interrupted: Isabella Strahan’s Fight Against Cancer (Premiere) at 10pm
CW: Wild Cards (Premiere) at 8pm
DISCOVERY: Destinations of the Damned With Zak Bagans (Premiere) at 11pm
HGTV: Izzy Does It (Premiere) at 9pm
NETFLIX: Prison Cell 211 (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Celebrity Bear Hunt (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Sintonia (Premiere)
AMC Networks kicked off its Upfront on Tuesday with a technology breakfast, where the company unveiled AMCN Outcomes, a feature built into its Audience+ data and insights platform. The tool allows advertising partners to view the performance of their campaigns, across all platforms, in real-time based on their desired consumer outcomes. “This is the culmination of everything we have built in addressable and programmatic, in using data to create custom segments and reach viewers wherever they are,” said Evan Adlman, EVP of Commercial Sales and Revenue Operations for AMC Networks. “We’ve built this groundbreaking tool into our Audience+ platform and it is here for our advertising partners to use with no upsell or premium. Their success is our success, and that success can now be seen in real time through the power of AMCN Outcomes.”
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YouTube revenue grew 13.8% year-over-year, wrapping 2024 with ad revenue of $10.47 billion compared to $9.2 billion in 2023. The last quarter’s growth was largely due to Alphabet’s push into AI, which allowed for better video recommendations.
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In a first-of-its-kind promotion for YouTube, the service has partnered with Starz to offer 30 days of access to Starz’s library of programming included with a subscription to YouTube TV and through YouTube Primetime Channels. “As Starz continues to adapt to the needs of our customers in this rapidly changing digital landscape, strategic partnerships, like this one with YouTube TV, allow us to expand our reach by introducing our premium content to new audiences,” said Alison Hoffman, President, Starz Networks. “We are excited to have YouTube’s support to ensure their customers see the value of this offer just in time for the Super Bowl. This promotion further highlights the strength of the STARZ brand as a complementary service.” The promotion is available through April.
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Prime Video greenlit “For the Win: NWSL,” a four-part docuseries from Words + Pictures tracking the 2024 National Women’s Soccer League playoffs. The show will feature interviews, locker-room access, and match highlights.
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Jesse Collins Entertainment is partnering with Concord Original on a biopic centered on blues man, Robert Johnson. “The Untitled Robert Johnson Biopic” marks the first authorized narrative feature on Johnson, known as the King of the Delta Blues. The film is produced by Jesse Collins and Dionne Harmon for Jesse Collins Entertainment (“The New Edition Story”), and Sophia Dilley (“Stax: Soulsville, USA”) and Charles Hopkins (“Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It”) for Concord Originals. Executive producers are Wesley Adams and Bob Valentine for Concord Originals.
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Get Me Out Productions (“A Recipe For Murder”) has partnered with Hyde Park Entertainment Group to produce two documentary projects featuring athletes. Docuseries “Ultra” will explore the endurance sport of ultra running, and “Where are the Kenyans?” will follow the fortunes of a small, elite team of Kenyan runners.
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FilmRise and Phoenix Television have partnered to co-produce new true crime series “Millionaire Murders.” Each episode depicts a murder case where either the killer or the victim lived a life of wealth.
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Reality show “Jay & Pamela,” following a couple who share the same rare brittle bone disorder, premieres Tuesday, March 4 at 10p on TLC. Fans on TikTok are already acquainted with the duo, thanks to an original multipart TLC digital series.
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“Denise Richards and Her Wild Things” is on the move.Originally slated to air on E, the docuseries launches instead on Bravo, on Tuesday, March 4 at 9p.
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Season four of Fox’s “The Cleaning Lady” kicks off Tuesday, March 25 at 8p, followed by the season three debut of “Alert: Missing Persons Unit.” Both series will have uninterrupted runs all season.
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Hulu has canceled “How to Die Alone” after one season. The comedy, created by and starring Natasha Rothwell and focused a woman determined to change her life after a near-death experience, premiered in September.
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In new Food Network competition “House of Knives,” eliminations are followed by a dramatic reveal (we won’t spoil the surprise!). The series premieres Tuesday, March 18th at 9p.
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Puppy Bowl returns for the 21st year on Sunday, February 9 at 2p, and will be simulcast across Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, truTV, Max and discovery+. Lyft, 1-800-Flowers, Victoria’s Secret PINK, The USO, e.l.f., Dogtopia and Puppy Sphere join returning partners Best Friends Animal Society, Grounds & Hounds Coffee Co., Georgetown Cupcake, NFL Players Association, Southwest Airlines, Pooch Perks and Valpak to support the event. “This year’s Puppy Bowl has expanded to include more partners than ever before, which helps us reach more consumers and create the maximum impact for pet adoption,” said Josh Kovolenko, SVP of Marketing. “Every collaboration connects fans to Puppy Bowl while raising awareness for shelters nationwide and helping more pets find their forever homes.”
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MeTV Toons is launching The House of Hanna-Barbera, a weekday and Sunday afternoon programming block showcasing cartoons from the Hanna-Barbera animation studio (think Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Secret Squirrel and more). The block kicks off with a three-hour, primetime sneak peek on Sunday, February 16 from 8-11p, ahead of its regular Monday-Friday timeslot of 11a-1p beginning on Monday, February 17. The block will also air regularly on Sunday afternoons from 1-3pm beginning on February 23.
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Sunday’s Grammys, broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+ with Showtime, drew 15.4 million Live+SD viewers, according to Nielsen. That’s 8% under the 16.9 viewers for last year’s awards show. On social media, the show had 102.2 million interactions, besting hall sports, news and entertainment programs.
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HGTV’s competition series “The Flip Off,” starring former “Flip or Flop” stars and exes Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack, was the net’s highest-rated freshman series premiere among Adults 25-54 since September 2022, attracting 4.0 million total viewers across linear and streaming. With a .56 Live+3 rating among Adults 25-54, the episode was up 180% over the previous six weeks in its Wednesday timeslot. Real-life drama likely gave the show a boost – Haack and her intended partner in the show, Josh Hall, broke up before the first episode was over.
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Viewership for Billiard TV, the network dedicated to cue sports, wrapped 2024 with a 63% year-over-year increase, or 65 million unique viewers. Billiard TV is available to watch via a growing range of television platforms, including Samsung TV Plus, Pluto TV, LG Channels, DAZN, YouTube TV, Fubo, Sling TV, Xfinity Stream, and Xumo Play, to name a few.
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