As a way of strengthening its bond with both its audience and with the advertiser community at large, National Geographic is moving beyond its famed yellow border and going "further" in 2017. "Further" is part of a total Global rebrand that was set in motion last year with the genre-busting part-scripted/part-docuseries Mars, which has been...
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News From The Upfront
April 25, 2017
A daily recap of TV's biggest event
The show centers on the life of Albert Einstein
By A.J. Katz
As a way of strengthening its bond with both its audience and with the advertiser community at large, National Geographic is moving beyond its famed yellow border and going "further" in 2017. "Further" is part of a total Global rebrand that was set in motion last year with the genre-busting part-scripted/part-docuseries Mars, which has been...
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6 key brands are producing short- and long-form video
By Sami Main
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After sitting out last year, company is back to hone its brand messaging
By Jason Lynch
Blends linear and digital viewing for a curated TV experience
By Sami Main
The network chief is betting big on live and unscripted shows
By Jason Lynch
When he first started working at Viacom in 2004, Chris McCarthy harbored what he considered a shameful secret: his educational background. Then a freelance director of marketing for mtvU, MTV's online network for college students, he kept quiet about the fact that he had received his MBA at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton business school,...
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Network will focus on creating programming for a 'point-of-view'
By Sami Main
With Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee moving to Netflix, streaming network Crackle is determined to continue creating programming based around psychographics rather than demographics for its 18 million monthly viewers. At this morning's upfront presentation, the network rolled out the results of a study that looked at just that. The Sony-owned network did a deep...
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In its upfront slate, the network also branches out into scripted drama
By Jason Lynch
Pop, which targets "modern grown-ups" in their 30s and 40s who are nostalgic for '90s programming and stars, has landed its biggest '90s celebrity yet as part of its new upfront slate--Keanu Reeves. The actor, who starred in '90s hits like Speed, Point Break and The Matrix, and made a comeback with the John Wick...
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Network's fall slate also has more family reality and original movies
By A.J. Katz
"Television is hard," remarked Rahsan-Rahsan Lindsay at TV One's Upfront presentation in New York this morning. Lindsay, the network's evp of ad sales and marketing, expressed that sentiment after the extensive work that went into unveiling TV One's very ambitious programming lineup for the upcoming season of television. Fulfilling its tagline "Represent," the executives and...
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All 6 of its networks saw ratings growth last year
By Jason Lynch
HGTV is turning two of its most popular shows into franchises: spinning off Fixer Upper with a companion show and expanding its Flip or Flop house-flipping series to five new cities. Scripps Network Interactive is sharing the news with buyers and advertisers during its seven upfront presentations around the country, including this afternoon's event at...
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Highlights all 5 of its networks at first combined upfront
By Jason Lynch
As it prepares for its first combined upfront event on Thursday night, AMC Networks is taking an unconventional approach to connect with buyers this year. The company is going to let the quality of its shows do most of the talking. So, instead of unveiling new brand messaging or network refreshes at New York's Skylight...
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