Livin’ La Vida Loca with Ricky Martin at PaleyFest
The excitement was palpable and there was not an empty seat in the house as Ricky Martin took the stage at the Paley Center in Beverly Hills on the second night of PaleyFest, a celebration of the best in television. Martin was there–his first time at the festival– as the executive producer and one of the three judges of Univision’s upcoming musical competition show “La Banda,” which premieres Sunday, September 13 at...
Miley, Kanye, Taylor and Beyonce Head For MTV VMAs
Even as the stock market was crashing Monday, Van Toffler’s spirits were heading in the other direction. “This is my favorite week,” he told me by phone from New York, referring to the days leading into MTV Video Music Awards this coming Sunday. Toffler is an executive producer of the show who has worked on the VMAs since 1987, just three years after its inception, when Madonna set the standard for opening performances with her...
Networks Unveil New TV Shows at Television Critics Association Summer Tour
From a reflection of how much the culture has changed in the past year– hello, Season 2 of “Transparent”– to the sci-fi special abilities of “Heroes Reborn,” the second half of the semi-annual Television Critics Association press tour showcased a diverse array of new programming, some old favorites, re-boots, spinoffs—and some star-making turns. New and returning shows were presented from August 3-13 by Amazon Studios,...
TCA Awards Honor ‘Empire,’ ‘The Americans,’ Amy Schumer and Jon Hamm
It was a big night for Jon Hamm, Amy Schumer, “The Americans” and “Empire” at the 31st annual TCA Awards held Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton. The non-televised ceremonies were hosted by James Corden of CBS’s “Late Late Show,” who got the festivities off to a rollicking, irreverent start with cracks about the awards themselves. “When I was first asked to host the TCAs, I thought it was the ‘Teen Choice Awards,’” he said, and went...
‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Just One of Exciting Cable & Streaming Shows Previewed at TCA
The wealth of programming riches was overwhelming during the first week of the summer TCA press tour being held at the Beverly Hilton as Netflix and cable nets including National Geographic Channels, Viacom, WGN America, Discovery Communications, UP, El Rey Network, AMC Networks and BBC America presented program clips and panels with creators and talent. Some, like Hallmark Channel and FUSE opted to showcase their programming during...
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