NBC Hopes to Rebound With Must-See TV - Again
October, 02, 2012 4:35 pm | Comments On #jennifer salke, NBC, Paul Telegdy, Television, The GrillCan the once-proud peacock network restore some of the luster to its feathers after years of languishing in fourth place?
And can it do it with comedies that go more for mass appeal than critically praised but little-watched shows like "30 Rock" and "Community"?
Those were the questions Jennifer Salke, president of NBC Entertainment and Universal Television, and Paul Telegdy, president of NBC Alternative and Late-Night Programming, tried to address at TheWrap's annual entertainment-industry conference The Grill on Tuesday.
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Read MoreGeoff Reiss and Ed Desser at TheGrill: 'Be Everywhere That Sports Fans Are' (Video)
October, 02, 2012 4:12 pm | Comments On #espn, grill video, Media, sports, The Grill, TheGrill videoMovie Buzz More Likely to Spread by Word-of-Mouth Than Social Networks
October, 02, 2012 3:39 pm | Comments On #Facebook, Ipsos, Movies, social media, The Grill, TheGrill, twitterIn an increasingly interconnected world, people still favor good old fashioned word-of-mouth to Twitter and Facebook to share their thoughts about upcoming movies, according to a new study on social media buzz by Ipsos MediaCT's Motion Picture Group.
Surprisingly, those who do use the internet to vent or rave about movies tend to be those over 25 years old, not the younger set who grew up with an iPad or iPhone in their mitts.
To come up with its numbers, the research company surveyed 1,200 people nationwide between the ages of 13 to 49. Those surveyed were evenly divided by men and women. Of those, only 12 percent prefer communicating with family online, while 24 percent prefer interacting with...
Read MoreHSN's Mindy Grossman at TheGrill: 'We Don't Sell, We Inspire' (Video)
October, 02, 2012 2:34 pm | Comments On #content, e-commerce, grill video, hsn, Media, The Grill, TheGrill videoMindy Grossman, CEO of HSNi, tells AllThingsD's Kara Swisher how her female customer base engages with the online shopping network -- and the games women play in the process.
Also read: How HSN Stopped Screaming at People and Became a Media Arcade
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M-GO Signs Content Deals With DreamWorks Animation, Relativity
October, 02, 2012 2:30 pm | Comments On #DreamWorks, DreamWorks Animation, m-go, Movies, RelativityMultiscreen app service M-GO Entertainment has signed content licensing deals with DreamWorks Animation and Relativity Media, the company announced Tuesday at TheGrill, TheWrap's annual conference.
The M-GO service – set to debut in the fourth quarter of this year -- will enable consumers to rent or purchase digital entertainment including new release movies, TV shows and catalog film & TV shows on multiple digital platforms. It is a joint venture between DreamWorks and Technicolor.
"M-GO’s unique offering has allowed us to secure wins with leading companies in both the technology and entertainment industries,” John Batter, M-GO’s CEO,...
Read MoreNetflix's Ted Sarandos at TheGrill: 'We're a Television Network on Steroids' (Video)
October, 02, 2012 2:10 pm | Comments On #grill video, HBO, Media, Netflix, Ted Sarandos, Television, The Grill, TheGrill videoNetflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos has a busy year ahead.
Netflix is launching five original shows in 2013: David Fincher's "House of Cards"; "Arrested Development"; "Hemlock Grove," a horror thriller produced and directed by Eli Roth; "Derek," written by and starring Ricky Gervais; and "Orange is the New Black" from Jenji Kohan, as well as season two of the Steven Van Zandt series "Lillyhammer."
Also read: 'Arrested Development' Season 4 Footage Premieres at TheGrill
Sarandos, speaking Tuesday at TheWrap's industry conference TheGrill, calls Netflix "a television network on steroids" with the company now streaming more than a...
Read MoreSeth MacFarlane on a 'Classy' Oscars, a 'Family Guy' Movie - and Stewie
October, 02, 2012 1:55 pm | Comments On #Family Guy, oscars, Seth MacFarlane, Ted, Television, The GrillSeth MacFarlane, "Family Guy" honcho and newly designated Oscars host, held court at TheWrap's annual industry conference TheGrill on Tuesday, offering his thoughts on his upcoming go at presiding over the Academy Awards, the future of his flagship series "Family Guy" (and whether fans will finally get the long-discussed "Family Guy" movie), and, oh yeah, who's going to win the upcoming presidential election.
In a discussion moderated by TheWrap's CEO and Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman, MacFarlane offered mixed thoughts on how long "Family Guy," which premiered in 1999 and was resurrected after being canceled a few years later, might continue.
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Read MoreShow Some Respect: Sports Leagues, ESPN Give Hollywood a Blueprint for Success
October, 02, 2012 1:30 pm | Comments On #espn, Hollywood, Media, sports, sports rights, The Grill, Time Warner CablePaging Rodney Dangerfield -- sports just can’t get any respect.
The sports industry has set the standard for the rest of the entertainment industry, embracing digital, luring billions in rights fees and satisfying the consumer above all else.
Yet Geoff Reiss and Ed Desser (pictured below) bemoaned that the industry operates without the esteem bestowed upon another prominent entertainment sector – Hollywood.
“Sports has become a big part of the overall entertainment landscape, and I don’t know that it gets its full appreciation and credit for both ground it broke and the size of its influence on the market,” Reiss, CEO of the...
Read MoreKara Swisher & Sharon Waxman at TheGrill: Silicon Valley and Hollywood Face Off (Video)
October, 02, 2012 1:29 pm | Comments On #allthingsd, grill video, Hollywood, kara swisher, Media, Silicon Valley, The Grill, TheGrill videoHow HSN Stopped Screaming at People and Became a Media Arcade
October, 02, 2012 12:10 pm | Comments On #e-retail, hsn, Media, mindy grossman, retail, The Grill, TheGrillFilm and television merchandising has long been a cash cow for media companies -- "Spongebob Squarepants" knapsacks paired seamlessly with the cartoon, "Star Wars" action figures as critical to the trilogy as Darth Vader himself.
HSN -- formerly the Home Shopping Network -- now sits dead center at the crossroads between retail and media.
In the middle of the last decade, it took a number from Nickelodeon's and George Lucas' playbook when the television network revamped from a 24/7 infomercial to what CEO Mindy Grossman describes as an entertaining shopping experience.
"Basically we had people up there, just selling stuff -- there was no context to it, it was more...
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