Over the decades, TV shows have inspired plenty of toys, but nothing quite like this before. Mattel and ABC have teamed up to launch a new, Shark Tank-like reality competition series, The Toy Box, in which toy inventors vie for approval from a group of toy experts, followed by a precocious panel of kid judges....
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TV & Video Daily
March 27, 2017
Insider updates on all things video
Can the show energize 2 different industries?
By Jason Lynch
Over the decades, TV shows have inspired plenty of toys, but nothing quite like this before. Mattel and ABC have teamed up to launch a new, Shark Tank-like reality competition series, The Toy Box, in which toy inventors vie for approval from a group of toy experts, followed by a precocious panel of kid judges....
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The ninth season of Drag Race premieres tonight on VH1
By Sami Main
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75 years of the most memorable messages in advertising
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Content creator is a venture with Sony Music Entertainment
By Sami Main
2018 should see 4 cycles of American Crime Story, American Horror Story and Feud
By Jason Lynch
As Ryan Murphy's latest anthology series for FX, Feud: Bette and Joan, hits the halfway mark on Sunday, the network is determining its future scheduling plans for all of its anthology series from the prolific producer. The network is now airing three separate anthology series--which each focus on a new subject each season--from Murphy: American...
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Inventory is available across on-demand and live programming
By Marty Swant
Sling TV is getting into programmatic advertising, partnering with Adobe's newly unveiled Advertising Cloud to let brands bid in real time on livestreaming and video on demand. The offering, which is expected to be announced later today at the Adobe Summit in Las Vegas, will let marketers bid on Sling's inventory via a private marketplace....
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Post-inauguration, Stephen Colbert and Samantha Bee are on fire
By Jason Lynch
Two months into his presidency, Donald Trump's pledge to "make America great again" isn't turning out quite as he had anticipated, but he's certainly already made late-night comedy shows lucrative again. Since Trump's inauguration in January, the late-night talk shows that skewer him the most mercilessly are seeing big ratings gains--including The Late Show with...
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Melissa McCarthy returns to host on May 13
By Jason Lynch
Saturday Night Live, which is in the midst of its most-watched season in 24 years thanks to Alec Baldwin's turn as President Donald Trump and Melissa McCarthy's appearances as White House press secretary Sean Spicer, is trying to keep that momentum going by airing the final four episodes of the season live in all time...
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All 6 of its networks saw ratings growth last year
By Jason Lynch
HGTV is turning two of its most popular shows into franchises: spinning off Fixer Upper with a companion show and expanding its Flip or Flop house-flipping series to five new cities. Scripps Network Interactive is sharing the news with buyers and advertisers during its seven upfront presentations around the country, including this afternoon's event at...
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Partnership also includes select Pulse Films productions
By Sami Main
Vice has announced that it will distribute scripted content from short-form digital media studio blackpills. Located on Vice's digital properties for now, topics from the series will include everything from racial and sexual diversity in communities to dealing with death and other coming-of-age stories. "Our partnership with Vice, besides a shared DNA, offers us the...
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