RuPaul is, in a word, busy. Between tonight's return of Drag Race, the release of his 11th studio album, an upcoming autobiography and the third annual DragCon in a few weeks, there's plenty on his proverbial plate. An Emmy win and ratings success for Drag Race and its All Stars series prompted Viacom to move...
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TV & Video Daily
March 24, 2017
Insider updates on all things video
The ninth season of Drag Race premieres tonight on VH1
By Sami Main
RuPaul is, in a word, busy. Between tonight's return of Drag Race, the release of his 11th studio album, an upcoming autobiography and the third annual DragCon in a few weeks, there's plenty on his proverbial plate. An Emmy win and ratings success for Drag Race and its All Stars series prompted Viacom to move...
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2018 should see 4 cycles of American Crime Story, American Horror Story and Feud
By Jason Lynch
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By Jason Lynch
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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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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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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Opening up new possibilities for social video
By Jason Lynch
After spending the past year making deals with almost every major TV media company to produce original series for Snapchat, Snap Inc. is now getting into business with entertainment studios as well. MGM Television will be the first major entertainment studio to develop and produce original series for Snapchat's Discover platform, the companies announced today....
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After sitting out last year, company is back to hone its brand messaging
By Jason Lynch
After sitting out last year's big upfront events, A+E Networks is back in the game this year. But that wasn't the only big return to tradition for the company, which also announced that it's relaunching its Biography franchise this spring. The company used its Tuesday night New York event, held at Jazz at Lincoln Center's...
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For brands, our Digital Creator of the Year is a safe bet
By Lauren Johnson
Lilly Singh gets millennials. Specifically, she gets 13.1 million YouTube subscribers to tune in for weekly comedic videos poking fun at everything from her relationship with a fictional pair of parents to dating and work. Better known as IISuperwomanII, 28-year-old Singh--Adweek's 2017 Digital Creator of the Year--is one of YouTube's biggest creators, earning a reported...
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