Several people have figured out that the best way to get a message to President Trump is to do so via a TV program he is likely to watch, but no one has gone to the lengths that John Oliver has to get a television-based message to the president. On Sunday's Last Week Tonight with...
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TV & Video Daily
February 13, 2017
Insider updates on all things video
First spot, about the nuclear triad, aired Monday morning
By Jason Lynch
Several people have figured out that the best way to get a message to President Trump is to do so via a TV program he is likely to watch, but no one has gone to the lengths that John Oliver has to get a television-based message to the president. On Sunday's Last Week Tonight with...
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The newspaper continues to gain momentum
By Christopher Heine
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She also inked a deal with Revlon
By Sami Main
Viewing habits on YouTube and other platforms
By Emma Bazilian
Network’s double entendre slogan titillated viewers
By Jason Lynch
In New York and Los Angeles, it was impossible to escape the billboards for that high-profile new entertainment project featuring an attractive, successful entrepreneur and the suggestive slogan, "He'll get you off." No, it wasn't the campaign for this weekend's Fifty Shades Darker, but a far less likely program: Bull, CBS's freshman procedural drama starring...
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The showrunner talks juggling Legion and Fargo’s third season
By Jason Lynch
Three years ago, Noah Hawley did the impossible: he made a TV adaptation of Fargo that held its own with the classic 1996 Coen Brothers film that inspired it. He then topped himself a year later, turning Fargo's second season into the best TV show of 2015. Now the creator is ready for his biggest...
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Bob Bakish will also rebrand Spike
By Jason Lynch
Almost two months into his tenure as Viacom's new permanent president and CEO, Bob Bakish has unveiled his plan to turn around the struggling company: by shifting resources to six "flagship" networks with global revenue potential. Going forward, Viacom's highest priorities will be on what Bakish called its "flagship six": BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon,...
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Its first show, the unscripted Second Chance, will debut in April
By Jason Lynch
At this point, there are more major TV media companies that are in business with Snapchat than are not. A+E Networks is the latest to partner with Snap Inc., announcing today that its in-house agency, 45th and Dean, will develop shows for Snapchat's Discover platform. The content will involve talent and brands from its various...
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The ads target young professionals who want to stay informed
By Sami Main
Reuters TV wants to deliver the news to people who live in a post-broadcast world. With the release of four new promotional spots, the publisher is trying to reach its core audience of smart, young professionals who want to stay informed. The ads won't air on traditional television, because, Reuters said, that's not where the...
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Networks will present separately at this year's upfront, though
By Jason Lynch
Instead of simply filling ABC's vacant ad sales chief position, Disney-ABC has instead enacted broad changes to its ad sales team, combining sales for its various properties into a single division, much as NBCUniversal, Fox and Turner have done in recent years. The company has created a portfolio-wide ad sales division, which will be led...
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