The two-phase charity auction conducted by eBay featuring donations from songwriters and artists in the EMI record label family has raised $940,000 to be given to the Red Cross in support of its efforts to assist people in Japan affected by the tsunami and earthquake which hit the country in March. According to a press [...]
NBCUniversal (NBU) will celebrate Earth Week by featuring over 100 hours of environmentally themed programming across 45 of the company’s brands April 17 – 24. In a press release on April 13, 2011, the Vice President of Green is Universal, Beth Colleton states that 93% of their consumers state that they feel “they have a [...]
The Spur Awards were established in 1953 and awarded annually by the Western Writers of America (WWA). The WWA is an organization of over 600 writers specializing in nonfiction and fiction about the American West. In a press release Issued on April 10, 2011, the WWA announced this year’s Spur Award winners which will be [...]
A charity auction managed by eBay will feature items donated by songwriters and artists from the EMI Group to raise funds for the Red Cross in support of relief efforts in the tsunami and earthquake ravaged areas of Japan. The world wide auction is set to be conducted in two phases the first of which [...]
The first novel of the futuristic teen trilogy, Earthseed, has been optioned by Paramount Pictures Film Group. In a press release on March 29, 2011, the studio announced the acquisition and the attachment of Melissa Rosenberg, screenwriter of the popular Twilight film series, to pen the script. Earthseed was written in 1983 by Pamela Sargent [...]
The inaugural ceremony of the annual, “The Comedy Awards” took place on Saturday, March 26, 2011 and was taped and scheduled to be broadcast on Comedy Central in addition to several other networks on April 10 at 9:00 EST/PST. In a press release issued on the day of the event, the winners of the awards [...]
The President of The Style Network, Salaam Coleman-Smith, announced the twelfth season of the series “How Do I Look?” to begin on April 2 at 8:00 PM EST/PST in a press release on March 17, 2011. The Emmy® nominated based on fashion crisis intervention will begin 20 new episodes filled with “firsts” including a high [...]
EMI Label Services/Caroline Distribution and Century Media, leading Heavy Metal music label, have renewed their global distribution agreement. In a news release on March 15, 2011, the Century Media’s President, Don Robertson, stated that he is looking forward to the continued relationship and to both companies growing together “during these new and exciting times”. The [...]
The annual Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) Revlon Walk/Run for Women will take place in New York on Saturday, April 30, 2011 and in LA on Saturday, May 7, 2011. EIF announced the hosts for the country’s largest one-day fundraisers supporting women’s cancer research in a press release on March 17, 2011. The New York event [...]
The resignation of National Public Radio’s (NPR) President and CEO, Vivian Schiller, coupled with the departure of the Director of News Staff Development, Cheryl Hampton, have caused concerns about NPR’s commitment to diversity to resurface within the National Association of Black Journalists(NABJ). The contents of a letter from NABJ President, Kathy Y. Times, was released [...]
