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Taking place starting tomorrow, October 31, and running through November 2 in Johannesburg, South Africa is the 2012 edition of DISCOP AFRICA - the annual event/market dedicated to the production and distribution of multi-platform, film and television content across Africa. It’s similar to other international markets like MIPCOM, which is held annually in Cannes, France - essentially an [...]

Continue Reading 2012 DISCOP AFRICA Kicks Off (Market For Producers, Distributors Of Film, TV, Web Content In Africa)

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ATLANTA, Oct. 19, 2012 — Bounce TV (www.bouncetv.com), the fastest growing African American network in television, will premiere its newest original series, Off The Chain, on Monday, Oct. 22 at 9:00 p.m. (ET) with two episodes back-to-back. The new half-hour stand-up comedy series will feature performances by some of the country’s most talented African American [...]

Continue Reading Bounce TV To Premiere New Original Comeday Series ‘Off The Chain’ On Monday, Oct 22

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Like you, I watched the first two episodes of Season Two of ‘Scandal’. The production values are higher. The style of the show is handled much better. Olivia Pope, at least, in the first episode, felt stronger. She was making decisions and leading the charge. Last night, however, the show started to lose me as [...]

Continue Reading The Ongoing Trouble With ‘Scandal’ And Why It’s Starting To Lose Me As A Viewer

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Nothing you read in this report should at all be news, nor shocking. As I’ve said before, I’ve long moved on from getting worked up over the findings of reports like this, year after year, so no commentary from me this time around. Why bother? I’m much more interested in how we move forward. But [...]

Continue Reading New DGA Report Assesses Director Diversity In TV Hiring Practices (It’s Business As Usual)

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Nothing you read in this report should at all be news, nor shocking. As I’ve said before, I’ve long moved on from getting worked up over the findings of reports like this, year after year, so no commentary from me this time around. Why bother? I’m much more interested in how we move forward. But [...]

Continue Reading New DGA Report Assesses Director Diversity In TV Hiring Practices (It’s Business As Usual)

Tags: Caucasian, caucasian females, caucasian males, hiring practices, Minority, minority males, network television, television, television season

ATLANTA, Aug. 21, 2012 – In a major personnel addition, Bounce TV (www.bouncetv.com), the fastest growing African American network in television, has named veteran television programmer Billy Hall to the newly-created position of Executive Vice President, Programming Production. In this role, Hall will oversee all scheduling, program planning, acquisitions, operations and original production for the network. [...]

Continue Reading Former Fox, TNT, TBS Programming Exec Named Bounce TV’s EVP, Programming & Production

Tags: Bounce, digital platforms, fox movie channel, jonathan katz, meet the browns, Programming, television, television programmer, turner entertainment networks

A good doc… one we’ve covered here on SA, and recommended viewing. NEW YORK (August 13, 2012)—Shining a light on stories from diverse corners of the African Diaspora, the series AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange brings you an election season special, An African Election, on Monday, October 1 at 6:30pm ET on the 24/7 public television channel WORLD. The show repeats at [...]

Continue Reading Acclaimed Documentary ‘An African Election’ To Premiere On TV Nationally On October 1

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After an unplanned hiatus last week we return with part duex of what you should or could be watching this summer on television, whether with Black talent or just entertaining or different – that’s if you’re not out at the beach, or impromptu BBQ’s and such.  I know I left Melissa Joey off this list [...]

Continue Reading This Week in Black Television

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US audiences have only been able to catch this on Hulu, or VOD services like Amazon’s streaming platform. For those who still haven’t seen an episode, and you have the Logo cable tv network, here’s your chance to catch up on maybe one of the best British TV series right now. I know a lot [...]

Continue Reading Sci-Fi British Megahit ‘Misfits’ Will Make USA TV Debut on Logo Next Month

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The bulk of this week’s column focuses on what television shows with Black talent that you should be watching this summer, when you’re not out at rooftop parties, BBQ’s, picnics, outdoor concerts and the like, as well as other shows that are just too good to miss.   Yet since it has its season finale this [...]

Continue Reading This Week In Black Television: Summertime Shows… And Of Course, ‘The Game’

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