Variety TV Summit Tunes In to Trends in the Industry
It was a day of examining the latest trends in the industry at “Tune In!,” the Variety TV Summit, an annual confab featuring panel discussions and spotlight conversations with leading executives and talent in the television business. Held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on June 14, the event attracted several hundred industry professionals from across the country. Among the many highlights were keynotes with...
American Spirit Awards Brighten a Dark Day in History
The nation was still reeling from the horrifying mass shooting in Orlando, yet the timing couldn’t have been better for the Caucus for Producers, Writers and Directors to present its 11th Annual American Spirit Awards on June 13 at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills. The speakers and recipients of the honors were inspirational yet humble in the wake of the tragedy. “All this does is make us better,” said Caucus co-chair Tanya Hart as...
Television Academy Honors Socially Relevant Programs
Whether you lean toward calling it the new golden age of television, peak TV or another catchy phrase, there is no doubt that we are living in an era where the amount of high-quality programming is vast and deep. But a smaller subset of fine shows are those that also serve to educate about socially important issues and to inspire the audience. Those are the kind of programs that the Television Academy awards in its Honors ceremony,...
Yad Vashem Salutes The Hollywood Reporter at Benefit Gala
It was a stark black and white cover that stood in bold contrast to those usually published by the Hollywood Reporter. Entitled “The Last Survivors,” the magazine identified 11 people who lived through the Holocaust and made their careers in the world of entertainment. Inside the issue, their stories were told. And for that, the American Society for Yad Vashem honored THR’s Janice Min and Lynne Segall with the Vanguard Award at its...
Lear and Lorre: An Iconic Television Tag Team
They are both undisputed kings of comedy on CBS, with years of number one shows between them. And although Norman Lear and Chuck Lorre came up in the business during different generations, many of their core values are very similar – especially when it comes to making people laugh. Lear and Lorre were interviewed onstage at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills by journalist Pete Hammond June 2 as part of programming by the...
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