Entrepreneurs with good ideas and the right timing can find capital to finance their business if they build strong support networks. This article provides a case of Robert L. Johnson, founder and chief executive of Black Entertainment Television BET. The entrepreneurial drive to create BET arose from a fear that...
Deluxe 4 CD Set Commemorates 40th Anniversary of TV Special 4 Hours of Music Including Never Before Released Recordings Available August 5, 2008 NEW YORK, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In June of 1968 Elvis Presley saved his career and made the best music of his...
Plus, a Groundbreaking Essence Partnership with CNN to Film One Hour Television Special, "Black In America" The Essence Empowerment Seminar Series Will Feature: Tyler Perry and Friends, Soledad O'Brien, Dr. Bill Cosby and Dr. Alvin Pouissant, Reverend Al Sharpton, Mayor C. Ray Nagin, Hill Harper, Bishop T.D. Jakes,...
NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Underdog Entertainment, a New York-based production company, today announces that Daniel Azarian, a rising director of television commercials and branded entertainment, has won three 2008 Telly Awards for his beauty/cosmetic spot, "Bulletproof." Director Azarian's commercial claimed the Telly's highest honor, the Silver Award,...
-- New ad campaign presents the all-new 2009 Lincoln MKS and is an industry first, featuring a three-minute movie commercial scheduled to debut during the Black Entertainment Television Awards pre-show today. -- Partner 30- and 15-second spots will air on select television stations beginning today. --...
Skytide Analytics to Deliver Timely Reporting of Online Viewer Patterns SAN MATEO, Calif., June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Skytide, the leading provider of analytics and reporting for online content, today announced that its analytical application for online media will be used by TV Worldwide to deliver the viewership...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Thomas & Betts Corporation (NYSE: TNB) today announced the appointment of Rufus H. Rivers as a member of the company's Board of Directors. Rivers fills a vacancy left by the retirement of Ernest H. Drew, who did not stand for re-election at the company's 2008 Annual Meeting...
Song Yet Sung James McBride Penguin Audio 375 Hudson Avenue, New York NY 10014 9780143142911, $39.95 www.penguin.com Entertainer Leslie Uggams, who started in network TV at age 6, has decades of experience on TV and Broadway. Uggams' voice translates well...
Song Yet Sung James McBride Penguin Audio 375 Hudson Avenue, New York NY 10014 9780143142911, $39.95 www.penguin.com Entertainer Leslie Uggams, who started in network TV at age 6, has decades of experience on TV and Broadway. Uggams' voice translates well...
Black Broadcasting Network is the Only Service to Exclusively Target Young Black Audiences NEW ORLEANS, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- (Cable Show 2008) -- When Black Broadcasting Network or BBN launches at the Cable Show 2008, it will be the newest option in black television, offering fresh, popular...
ATLANTA -- Ebix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBIX), today announced that its President & Chief Executive Officer Robin Raina was recently awarded the coveted South Asian Personality of the Year award at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. The event hosted by Sony Entertainment Television Asia, was made possible with the support...
New High-Definition Elite Projector Embodies Unrivaled KURO Performance and Evokes Emotional Entertainment Experiences NEW YORK -- Pioneer Electronics USA Inc. today announces that it is expanding its KURO strategy across new display technologies to meet the needs of the most discerning entertainment connoisseurs. Just as KURO high-definition televisions...
Pioneer's 2008 KURO Displays Boast Industry Leading Black Levels and Richer Color to Create an Unmatched Emotional Entertainment Experience NEW YORK -- Pioneer Electronics USA Inc. today announces a new line of KURO plasma displays featuring black levels five times deeper than the previous award-winning KURO. Widely recognized...
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN TRILOGY AIRS ON STARZ FOR THE FIRST TIME ON TELEVISION Includes World TV Premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a swashbuckling weekend as Starz Entertainment flexes its partnership sword with Disney,...
Whether you're into movies on Blu-ray Disc™,enjoying the latest PLAYSTATION®3 games or watching HD broadcasts, the BRAVIA V4500 series matches superbpicture quality with smart features for a home entertainment experiencelike no other. The V4500 series showcases Sony's innovative new draw the LINE designconcept. This beautifully inspired, pared-down styling...
KTV: Korbi TV Will Document TV Scoops, Spoilers and Breaking News Live From LA SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Zap2it.com (http://www.zap2it.com/) today announced that Korbi Ghosh, accomplished entertainment journalist, self-professed TV fanatic and owner of a BlackBerry full of industry contacts, will write exclusively for...
More than 800 celebrities, business leaders and Hollywood luminaries braved a damp Los Angeles evening to help EBONY magazine mark its 4th Pre-Oscar Celebration at the Boulevard 3 nightclub ill Hollywood. The event honored four legends in the film and entertainment world--Denzel Washington, Ruby Dee, Quincy Jones and...
BlackBook2 Holdings, Corp. and TitanGlobal Entertainment, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: TGLI) announced the release oftheir streaming video technology with Titan Global Entertainment's moviecontent through www.BlackBook2.TV . BlackBook2 will be able to deliver awide array of mixed media content (Broadcast Quality Video Streaming ofMovies, Sports, Music, News, simulcast to Cell...
IN HIS RECENT op-ed, Minister Rodney Muhammad feigns bewilderment over the charge, by the Southern Poverty Law Center and others, that the Nation of Islam is a hate group. In the spirit of Hamas and other such organizations who emphasize their "social welfare component" while hoping the public will ignore...
- Timed To Comic-Con and Packed With Bonus Features - The First High Definition Stargate Release! LOS ANGELES -- From MGM Home Entertainment and award-winning Producers Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, Stargate: Continuum debuts exclusively on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc, July 29th. In this adrenaline-driven,...
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