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TCA: REVOLT looks to be “CNN of music”

January 12, 2014 Barb Oates

What’s new, what channel is REVOLT on … When Sean Combs launched his music network REVOLT in October of 2013 he set out to create a channel created entirely from the ground up helping new artists reach the masses. At the Television Critics Association 2014 Winter Press Tour, REVOLT president Andy Schuon told critics they are ready to be the “CNN of music” and announced the rollout of a new live news show. REVOLT Live will serve as a multi-platform live news show that will air at 5pmET and 8pmET beginning Jan 27. The series will focus on breaking news, […]

TCA: El Rey Network announces From Dusk Till Dawn series premiere date, lucha libre show

January 12, 2014 Lori Acken

Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez discussed upcoming projects and programming on his new El Rey Network, including the premiere date for his From Dusk Till Dawn series, today at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. Named for a fictional town in several of his films and curated by Rodriguez himself, El Rey Network features content — from original series and films to sports coverage — designed to appeal to an adventurous viewership and, he says, give Hispanic audiences their due in the television landscape. “A lot of the country doesn’t see itself in a positive, iconic way,” Rodriguez explained in a […]

TCA: Starz plans for continued growth with “Outlander,” “Black Sails”

January 11, 2014 Barb Oates

Starz CEO Chris Albrecht took the stage at the Television Critics Association 2014 Winter Press Tour sharing the networks ongoing plans for more original content and continued subscriber growth. The network boasts 22 million subs for its flagship Starz network, and 35 million for sister net Encore. “We’ve had eight consecutive quarters of subscriber growth,” Albrecht said. “Combined, the Starz/Encore package is the largest premium offering combo in the U.S.” Bolstering the network for future growth are several new series. For 2014, one of the most anticipated series is Outlander, a romantic drama/sci-fi/adventure series based on the immensely popular book […]

TCA: AMC announces 2014 programming lineup

January 11, 2014 Barb Oates

AMC announced their anticipated 2014 programming premiere dates for Mad Men and Better Call Saul at the Television Critics Association 2014 Winter Press Tour, as well as new series Turn and Halt and Catch Fire. Leading the AMC 2014 programming lineup are several new dramas including Turn, a Revolutionary spy thriller about the untold story of America’s first spy ring. Turn will begin Sunday, April 6 at 9pm with a 90-minute series premiere. The series stars Jamie Bell in the title role as Abraham Woodhull and Seth Numrich as Ben Talmadge (pictured). The seventh and final season of Mad Men […]

Duck Dynasty Season 5: 5 Things You Need To Know

January 10, 2014 StayTuned Staff

Don’t know about you, but Dec. 11, when the Duck Dynasty Christmas special aired, sure seems like a long time ago. Since then the show that just about everybody and their grandma could agree was a bright spot in the dark cloud that is reality TV has undergone quite a transformation. Phil Robertson’s comments in a GQ profile regarding his thoughts on homosexuality and the effect of the civil rights movement on African-Americans turned A&E’s biggest show into a lightning rod of controversy. Suspensions, boycotts, protests, calls for protests and extreme levels of righteous indignation on both sides has threatened […]

TCA: Starz new drama Power begins production

January 10, 2014 StayTuned Staff

Starz announced the beginning of production on a new eight-hour drama Power to debut later this year. The series is set in modern day New York and tells the story of wealthy New York City nightclub owner, James “Ghost” St. Patrick, played by Omari Hardwick, (Sparkle), who caters to the city’s elite. He wants to build an empire, turn the club into a Fortune 500 business, but there’s just one problem: he is living a double life. When he is not in the club, he is the kingpin of the most lucrative drug network in New York for a very […]

Banshee Season 2 preview: Good town, bad blood

January 10, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Banshee Season 2 preview: Lucas Hood (Antony Starr), Carrie Hopewell (Ivana Milicevic) and the Banshee Sheriff’s Department cope with the fallout from their bloody face-off against Rabbit (Ben Cross), while Lucas faces a new and deadly threat in Season 2 of this gritty Cinemax action series. Executive produced by Alan Ball (True Blood), the show focuses on Lucas, an ex-convict who assumed the identity of the new sheriff in the rural town of Banshee, Pa. Picking up where the first season left off, Season 2 finds Carrie exposed and estranged from her family, while Lucas has his hands fuller than […]

“Enlisted” on FOX an irreverent and endearing comedy

January 10, 2014 Barb Oates

It’s a family affair in Enlisted, FOX’s new military-based comedy that follows three bumbling brothers who are assigned to what they believe to be one of the lower echelons of their Florida army base — the Rear Detachment unit. Providing the brotherly banter and military mishaps with magnificent chemistry are Geoff Stults (Ben and Kate), Chris Lowell (The Help) and Parker Young (Suburgatory). The creator and executive producer of the series is Cougar Town’s Kevin Biegel, who was looking to do something “intensely personal,” so he tapped into his own relationships. “My relationship with my two younger brothers is the longest, […]

Australian Open 2014 TV schedule

January 10, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Australian Open 2014 TV schedule: The first Grand Slam of the tennis calendar takes place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, as the world’s best tennis players head Down Under. On the men’s side, Novak Djokovic looks for his fourth straight title, with Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and David Ferrer all trying to unseat him. On the women’s side, Victoria Azarenka looks for a threepeat against challengers like Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Agnieszka Radwanska, Li Na, Sara Errani and Petra Kvitova. ESPN2, ESPN and Tennis Channel air the tournament Jan. 12-26. Coverage begins Sunday, Jan. 12, at 7pm […]

TCA: Sarah Palin talks new series Amazing America With Sarah Palin

January 10, 2014 Barb Oates

Sarah Palin kicked off day two of the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour discussing her new original series Amazing America With Sarah Palin coming to Sportsman Chanel in April. The series is an anthology of stories that explores some of the most original, interesting and – sometimes eccentric – people, places and pastimes connected to America’s outdoor lifestyle. Palin showed up in black pants and a black sweater, with three-plus-inch, star-spangled stilettos. She told critics that she’s going to “help bust this network out” with her new series. Palin will take viewers coast-to-coast into what Sportsman Channel calls “Red, […]