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HBO Renews ‘Ballers’, ‘Insecure’

HBO has renewed comedies Ballers for a fifth season and Insecure for a fourth. Amy Gravitt, executive VP, HBO Programming, announced the renewals. Ballers explores the “glamorous and often cutthroat” football world through a group of past and present players. Dwayne Johnson stars as a former ...

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Piksel Offers Strategies for Broadcasters Struggling to Compete with Netflix, Amazon, Hulu

York, United Kingdom — September 6, 2018 — At IBC 2018, on stand 5.C80, Piksel Group, a global provider of advanced video technology solutions and services, will be discussing various strategies for broadcasters and content owners struggling to compete with Netflix, Amazon, YouTube, Hulu and other ...

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In the NFL, Uncertainty is Certain, Says Phil Simms

The NFL season starts Sept. 6, as the champion Philadelphia Eagles take on the Atlanta Falcons. The game is on NBC. We spoke with Phil Simms, analyst on CBS’ The NFL Today, about the new season. What does he see as the biggest story of the 2018-2019 season? “Uncertainty,” said Simms, former ...

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Ninjas Take Over TOKU with the Premiere of The Ninja Rebellion

TOKU, the only 24/7 live and on-demand network that delivers the most popular and sought-after live-action titles and eye-catching cult classics from Asia dubbed into English, announced the network premiere of the Japanese film The Ninja Rebellion, an adrenaline-packed story brimming with katanas, ...

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CASTING NEWS: QUEENS OF MYSTERY casts Julie Graham, Siobhan Redmond, Sarah Woodward and Olivia Vinall in the leads as the eponymous Queens

Silver Spring, MD; September 6, 2018 – Acorn TV with Acorn Media Enterprises, Sly Fox Productions and Ferncroft Media announce the casting for their commission of British drama series QUEENS OF MYSTERY. As announced on August 1st, Acorn Media Enterprises (AME), the UK-based development division for ...

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DOJ Charges North Korean Hacker for Sony Breach

An alleged member of the North Korean government-backed hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment has been charged with "conspiracy to conduct multiple destructive cyber attacks around the world resulting in damage to massive amounts of computer hardware, and the extensive loss of data, money and other ...

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Final ‘Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown’ Episodes Start on CNN Sept. 23

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown will premiere its final episodes on CNN starting Sunday, Sept. 23. That episode will visit Kenya, and feature W. Kamau Bell, host of CNN’s United Shades of America. Host Bourdain committed suicide June 8. He was 61. Filming for season 12 had been in progress at the ...

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SMPTE 2018 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition to Highlight Technologies Fueling the Future of Motion Imaging

LOS ANGELES and WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Sept. 6, 2018 — SMPTE®, the organization whose standards work has supported more than a century of advances in entertainment technology and whose membership spans the globe, today announced the full conference program for the SMPTE 2018 Annual Technical ...

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Upliftv unveils a great selection of drama movies in September

Upliftv, the network that showcases inspirational movies, captivating series, and powerful documentaries, as well as a variety of TV ministries, announced the network premiere of four thought-provoking and empowering films airing every Saturday at 7 p.m. EST on Cinema Saturdays, the network’s ...

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