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"When Networks Network: TV Gets Social" Study Reveals Interplay Between TV and Social Media NEW YORK and LONDON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) and its Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) division today unveiled the results of "When Networks Network: TV Gets Social," its new multi-country study investigating the relationship between TV and social media usage. The findings uncovered three key types of motivations leading fans to engage in TV-related...
LAS VEGAS, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Best Bet on Sports, America's leading website for sports handicapping, is proud to announce the latest statistics on the sports success of its membership. The world of sports handicapping is full of gimmicks and one-trick ponies. The Best Bet on Sports bucks that system by relying on cold, hard data analysis and research to pick winners in America's three major sports. A team of experts pore over the latest news and historical trends in...
HOSTED BY BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE STAR AND COMEDIAN CHRIS TUCKER LOS ANGELES, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier today, nominees were announced at the official BET Awards '13 press conference in Los Angeles, by BET's President of Music Programming and Specials, Stephen G. Hill; this year's BET Awards '13 host, blockbuster movie star and comedian Chris Tucker; R&B artist Chris Brown; hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar; and singer and television personality Tamar Braxton....
BET NETWORKS WILL ALSO LIVESTREAM THE PRESS CONFERENCE AT WWW.BET.COM LOS ANGELES, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BET Networks announces this year's BET Awards '13 official nominees, as well as the Cadillac Lifetime Achievement Award recipient at a special press conference in Los Angeles. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20070716/BETNETWORKSLOGO ) Hosted by Stephen G. Hill, BET Networks' President of Music Programming and Specials, the BET Awards '13 press conference will...
Featuring the Popular GRAMMY®-Nominated Family Gospel Group ATLANTA, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bounce TV (www.BounceTV.com), the nation's first-ever broadcast television network for African Americans, will premiere its first original non-scripted series, Forever Jones Presented by Walmart on Wednesday, June 5(th) at 9:00 p.m. ET. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130509/CL10835) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130215/MM61506LOGO) Coming on the heels of...
Cleopatra Pendleton, Mother of Slain Chicago Student Hadiya Pendleton, Delivers Fiery Call to Action NEW YORK, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "The day Hadiya was born my life began and the day she died I thought it was the end of mine, until I realized it was the beginning of my new life - as an activist," said Cleopatra Pendleton, mother of slain 15-year-old Chicago student Hadiya Pendleton, during an emotionally charged speech at the launch of MOTHERS ON A MISSION:...
TOM ARNOLD GUEST STARS AS 'VICE PRESIDENT ARTHUR CRANDALL' ON BYRON ALLEN'S SITCOM "THE FIRST FAMILY" - PREMIERING ON BET'S CENTRIC ON FRIDAY APRIL 19 at 8P/7C LOS ANGELES, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Entertainment Studios, Inc., (www.es.tv) the largest independent producer and distributor of first-run syndicated television programming for broadcast television stations, and owner of eight 24-hour linear HD television networks (CARS.TV, COMEDY.TV, ES.TV, MYDESTINATION.TV, PETS.TV,...
- New Report Reveals Extraordinary Growth in Video-on-Demand, Measurement From Over 102 Million Televisions - PORTLAND, Ore., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT), which measures TV and movies everywhere, today announced the release of the Rentrak State of VOD Report 2012. The report, which includes four years of video-on-demand (VOD) analysis from Rentrak's OnDemand Essentials service, shows that the total time spent viewing free-on-demand television content...
NEW YORK, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BET Networks announced the following programming at its annual Upfront presentation: NEW PROGRAMMING ON BET: BEING MARY JANE - From the producers of the award-winning, record breaking BET comedy THE GAME, GIRLFRIENDS and box-office hits JUMPING THE BROOM and SPARKLE comes an original series starring the gorgeous and talented Gabrielle Union. The series is a follow up to the release of the BEING MARY JANE movie of the week slated to launch...
Maximus Overdrive’ 24/7 Music Videos Now in Blu-Ray Streaming Quality Picture and Sound Now Available Worldwide to Internet Content Viewers Surpassing Television Level Experience for First Time Scottsdale, Arizona (PRWEB) April 04, 2013 KO Entertainment, Inc. announces the launch of the first network to stream in Blu-Ray quality to come to IPTV. That network is Knockout LIVE featuring ‘Maximus Overdrive’ providing non-stop music videos in high quality picture and sound. The network...
