Saturday Night Live maybe the best it’s been in years when Chris Rock returns
Nov. 1 as host. And if Purple Rain aka Prince will be the musical guest. The
network announced the lineup on Twitter. We hope that Chris…
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Oct 15 2014
HBO To Launch Stand Alone Online Service, without Cable in 2015
HBO chairman and CEO Richard Plepler just confirmed what had been in
the wind for some time: In 2015 a stand-alone over-the-top HBO Go service
will launch in the the U.S. There are 80 million homes that do not have…Read more
Oct 14 2014
Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Books Nick Cannon
America's Got Talent host Nick Cannon has booked a multiple-episode role
on the Fox sophomore comedy, the network announced. On the cop comedy
starring Emmy nominee Andre Braugher, Cannon will recur as Marcus, Holt's
charming and educated nephew who just…Read more
Oct 3 2014
Program: Rise of the Black Pharaohs
The Egypt of the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx, and the Valley of the Kings was an
empire of indomitable might. Then, around 800 BC, the impossible happened. Kush,
a subject kingdom from the south, rose up and conquered Egypt, enthroned…Read more
Oct 1 2014
Catherine Zeta-Jones To Play Colombian Drug Lord Griselda Blanco
Catherine Zeta-Jones, nominated for a Golden Globe for her turn as the ruthless wife of a
drug lord in 2000’s Traffic, has landed an even juicier role in the true story crime biopic The
Godmother. In a new film directed…Read more
drug lord in 2000’s Traffic, has landed an even juicier role in the true story crime biopic The
Godmother. In a new film directed…Read more
Oct 1 2014
MTA to put surveillance cameras on subway cars to curb sex crimes
Turning up the heat on subway perverts, the MTA will put surveillance cameras in hundreds of
new train cars expected to be ordered in a few years. The MTA for the first time committed to
the security move in a…Read more
new train cars expected to be ordered in a few years. The MTA for the first time committed to
the security move in a…Read more
Sep 30 2014
Kenny Smith gets Family Reality Series on TBS
TBS has given a green light to The Smiths, an unscripted series centering on former
NBA star and current Turner Sports regular Kenny Smith and his wife, Price Is Right
model Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith. Six episodes of the series has been…Read more
Sep 25 2014
Sheila E. wants to turn Memoir into Movie, already has the actor to play her on deck
Days before the release of Sheila E.'s autobiography, news spread that she was once
engaged to Prince. The bigger bombshell, however, didn't get nearly as much attention.
"Pretty much, I was engaged to Carlos Santana. That was huge and no…Read more
engaged to Prince. The bigger bombshell, however, didn't get nearly as much attention.
"Pretty much, I was engaged to Carlos Santana. That was huge and no…Read more
Sep 23 2014
Zoe Saldana series "My Hero" debuts this fall in Oct
AOL has unveiled its new slate of original programming and on the list is a new series from
actress Zoe Saldana set to debut on Oct 24 for the fall lineup. Called My Hero, the short-form
web series follows different…Read more
actress Zoe Saldana set to debut on Oct 24 for the fall lineup. Called My Hero, the short-form
web series follows different…Read more
Sep 22 2014
Damon Dash Moves Forward in Lawsuit Against Director Lee Daniels
In August, Damon Dash filed a summons that outlined his claims of having written and oral
agreements with Lee Daniels. On Sept 22 in New York Superior Court, Dash followed up with
an actual complaint that provides the basis why…Read more
agreements with Lee Daniels. On Sept 22 in New York Superior Court, Dash followed up with
an actual complaint that provides the basis why…Read more
Sep 20 2014
Nick Cannon gets Book/TV deals for Amber Rose
Amber Rose’s business partnership with Nick Cannon has led to the model securing deals
for an upcoming book and television show. TMZ is reporting Rose will star in a TV series
centered around fashion and release an unspecified “How To”…Read more
for an upcoming book and television show. TMZ is reporting Rose will star in a TV series
centered around fashion and release an unspecified “How To”…Read more
Sep 14 2014
Actress Danièle Watts mistaken for Prostitute, accosted by LAPD
An African-American actress who appeared in Django Unchained says she was accosted by Los Angeles
police who mistakenly thought she was a prostitute.Danièle Watts, who portrayed CoCo in Quentin Tarantino's
Oscar-winning film and currently plays Martin Lawrence's daughter on FX's…Read more
Sep 12 2014
SNL will have Its 1st Black Anchor on Weekend Update
The new season of “Saturday Night Live” will have a significant change in its cast and its most
prominent segment, “Weekend Update.” Michael Che, a comic perhaps best known for his role
as a correspondent on Comedy Central’s “The Daily…Read more
Sep 4 2014
Rosie Perez, Nicolle Wallace join ‘The View’ as new Co-Hosts
Actress Rosie Perez and political commentator Nicolle Wallace will take vacant seats on
The View when the ABC daytime talk show returns for a new season. They will join Rosie
O’Donnell and Whoopi Goldberg. Perez and Wallace will succeed co-hosts…Read more
Aug 28 2014
Netflix Acquires The Blacklist for $2 Million an Episode
In what is believed to be the biggest subscription video-on-demand deal for a TV series,
Netflix has acquired the rights to hit NBC drama The Blacklist from Sony Pictures TV in a
deal that will net $2 million per episode.…Read more
Aug 15 2014
African American Ballet Star Misty Copeland is getting a Biopic
New Line Cinema has optioned the inspirational true story of ballet prodigy Misty Copeland,
who fought against the odds to become the only the second African-American female soloist to
dance with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre. Offspring Entertainment’s Adam Shankman…Read more
Aug 6 2014
Shazam teams with AMC, Fuse to Resonate Deeper with Television
Music discovery app Shazam is looking to become more valuable to TV advertisers with a
new service for branded integrations. The New York-based company, which is best known
for its song-identification technology, has announced Resonate, a sales product that allows…Read more
Jul 28 2014
Jeffrey Wright to narrate Epix Doc on 1st African American NFL Players
Epix will put the four African-American athletes known for integrating the NFL back
on the field with a documentary recounting their lives and careers, the cabler announced.
The documentary, “Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Football,” will focus on the…Read more
on the field with a documentary recounting their lives and careers, the cabler announced.
The documentary, “Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Football,” will focus on the…Read more
Jul 24 2014
MTV and Spotify are joining Forces
As streaming takes over from downloading, services from Spotify to Beats Music to Google
are scrambling to answer a key question: What do listeners want to hear next? Spotify's
new move in that direction involves a marketing partnership with Viacom-owned…Read more
Jul 23 2014
Syfy Partners With Nick Cannon for Sci-Fi Improv Series
Syfy has partnered with Nick Cannon’s NCredible Entertainment to develop a
sci-fi/fantasy improv series. The weekly, one-hour series will feature two teams
battling each other in front of a live audience to win points and prizes. Each week
the comedians…Read more
sci-fi/fantasy improv series. The weekly, one-hour series will feature two teams
battling each other in front of a live audience to win points and prizes. Each week
the comedians…Read more
Jul 15 2014
Aaron McGruder Inks First-Look Deal with Adult Swim
Writer-cartoonist Aaron McGruder has signed a first-look development deal with Adult Swim.
The deal comes a month before the “Boondocks” creator’s live-action comedy “Black Jesus”
premieres on Adult Swim. The series finds the religious figure living in present day Compton,…Read more
The deal comes a month before the “Boondocks” creator’s live-action comedy “Black Jesus”
premieres on Adult Swim. The series finds the religious figure living in present day Compton,…Read more
Jun 20 2014
Russell Simmons Shooting TV Pilot, Producing Rap Opera
The hip-hop impresario-turned-lifestyle guru, author of the NY Times best-seller Success Through
Stillness, moved from the East Coast to Los Angeles early in 2014. Now, he is launching a flurry of
new entertainment projects and has begun blasting the way…Read more
Jun 19 2014
Chelsea Handler to start Netflix Talk Show in 2016
Chelsea Handler has lined up her next TV gig and it is the one she’d wanted all along
a talk show on Netflix. After months of negotiations and speculation, the streaming service
has announced a deal with the comedian that…Read more
Jun 18 2014
The Rock: Dwayne Johnson talks his Depression, rough childhood, wrestling stardom
Twelve years after Johnson's inauspicious big-screen debut in 2001's The Mummy
Returns — and after a decade of "singles and doubles," as he puts it he is poised to
go from a dependable player to MVP, if two mammoth upcoming…Read more
Jun 9 2014
Oxygen To Premiere T.I. produced Docuseries "Sisterhood Of Hip Hop"
Oxygen Media‘s new docuseries Sisterhood Of Hip Hop features up-and-coming
female emcees in a music genre traditionally dominated by men. The eight-episode
series from 51 Minds (TI And Tiny: The Family Hustle, Below Deck) showcases female
artists (the “femcees”) who…Read more