June 18, 2013

Thandie Newton: ‘The Best Adult Drama is on TV These Days’

_W4A0751.CR2

*Thandie Newton this year joins the list of film actresses who have made the jump to series television, a magical land where quality roles for female leads seem to be less of a needle in a haystack. A-list talent like Glenn Close (“Damages”) and Holly Hunter (Sundance Channel’s “Top of the Lake”) have praised the bigger [...]




Thandie Newton on a Rampage in DirecTV Series ‘Rogue’

thandie rogue

*DirecTV folks – only you will have access to Thandie Newton’s new series “Rogue,” airing this spring. The British actress plays Grace Travis, an undercover cop whose son is killed in a drive by shooting. In her gut, she believes his death is connected to her police work, but the department takes her off the [...]




DirecTV Customers Abruptly Lose Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and Others in Bad Deal

spongebob

*If you’re a fan of South Park, Key and Peele, and/or Mob Wives AND you’re a DirecTV subscriber our hearts go out to you. It must have been a total shock to you when you no longer had access to your favorite shows last night. MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon were all lost Tuesday [...]




Thandie Newton in Talks for DirecTV Series ‘Rogue’

thandie newton

*Deadline.com is reporting that DirecTV is looking to launch its own original drama series with the pickup of “Rogue,” a 10-episode drama with British actress Thandie Newton in talks to topline. Written by British writer-director Matthew Parkhill , the story centers on an undercover cop (Newton) who takes on a gangster after her young son [...]




Carson H.S. and Punch TV Network Team-Up to Put Students behind the Camera

punch_tv_logo1(2011-med)

*Carson, CA – Lights!  Camera!  Action! Students at the Performing Arts and Media Academy (PAMA) at Carson High School in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) will get real-life exposure to the professional world of the performing arts and media thanks to a new partnership between the school and Punch Television Network. Earlier this [...]




New African American TV Network (Punch TV) Launches on DirecTV

punch_tv_logo1(2011-med)

*Punch TV Network, America’s newest television network will launch on DirecTV this summer. In many respects, Punch TV is a marketer’s dream. With 90 percent African American ownership, Punch TV was conceived as a vehicle to address the unmet entertainment needs of the country’s 41+ million African Americans. African Americans have a Gross Domestic Product [...]