Category : Industry Related News
African American Film Critics Name Moonlight Top Film of 2016
The African American Film Critics Association named Moonlight the top film of 2016, with Queen Sugar winning best TV show. Denzel Washington and Ruth Negga...
Netflix Reports 30M Members Using Movies and TV
Netflix research reveals 30 million members globally pair movies with TV shows during binge-watching breaks. 59% of viewers take 3-day pauses between series, with 61%...
CBS Corporation Q3 2016: Strong Results and Growth
CBS Corporation reported record Q3 2016 results with revenues up 4% to $3.4 billion and operating income rising 6% to $798 million. The media giant...
Black Hollywood Stars at First Ladies High Tea
The 19th L.A. Focus First Ladies High Tea at Beverly Hilton featured over 1,000 attendees celebrating church first ladies. Lynn Whitfield received the Legacy Award...
Black Hollywood Unites for Social Justice March
Black Hollywood celebrities led by Cedric the Entertainer united for a social justice march in Los Angeles, forming the Artistic Alliance for Justice nonprofit organization....
CBS Corp. Proposes $1.46B Debt Financing
CBS Corporation announces $1.46 billion debt financing by CBS Radio Inc. in connection with separating its radio business operations....
‘Olympic Pride, American Prejudice’ Trailer is Powerful
New documentary explores 18 African American Olympians who defied Jim Crow and Hitler at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, including Jesse Owens who won 4 golds....
Bai Partners With VH1 Save The Music Foundation
Bai Brands partners with VH1 Save The Music Foundation to restore music programs in public schools, donating proceeds from sales through September 2016....
Have You Seen the Official Luke Cage Trailer?
Marvel's Luke Cage Netflix series trailer shows the street-fighting ex-con superhero battling crime in New York. The highly anticipated live-action series brings the comic book...
Grandmaster Flash on His Role in Netflix’s The Get Down
Grandmaster Flash discusses his portrayal in Netflix's The Get Down, Baz Luhrmann's series about hip-hop's birth in 1977 South Bronx....
Warren G & E-40 at Outside Lands Festival
Hip-hop legends Warren G and E-40 reunite to perform their classic track 'Saturday' live for the first time at Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco....
Sheryl Underwood Competes on Celebrity Family Feud
Sheryl Underwood from The Talk competes on Celebrity Family Feud August 28th, donating winnings to Zeta Phi Beta Sorority's educational foundation....
Bounce TV to Air Live Town Hall on Racial Violence August 2
Bounce TV will air a live town hall on racial violence featuring Martin Luther King III on August 2nd. The Baton Rouge meeting addresses recent...
ASPiRE Launches I ASPiRE Series Featuring Olympic Athletes
ASPiRE network launches I ASPiRE series featuring Olympic athletes Miles Chambley-Watson, Michael Tinsley, Will Claye and Natasha Hastings in 90-second profiles....
Angie Stone is Highly Disappointed in VH1
Angie Stone expresses outrage after VH1 Hip Hop Honors excluded The Sequence from their female hip-hop legends celebration, despite the group's pioneering 1979 hit 'Funk...
Netflix And The CW Network Announce New Agreement
Netflix and The CW announce new multi-year licensing deal making Netflix the exclusive streaming home for CW series, including DC shows and fan favorites....
$4.4 Billion Later and Lionsgate Has Now Acquired Starz
Lionsgate announced a $4.4 billion acquisition of Starz, creating a global content powerhouse with 16,000 titles and enhanced streaming capabilities....
Shirley Caesar Honored with Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
Gospel legend Shirley Caesar received her Hollywood Walk of Fame star on June 28th, celebrating 50 years as a solo artist. The ceremony featured Kirk...
NASA Hosts Space Exploration Events at ESSENCE Festival 2016
NASA partnered with ESSENCE Festival 2016 in New Orleans for NASA Week, featuring presentations by Administrator Charles Bolden and astronaut Victor Glover on African American...
BET Experience at L.A. Live: BETX Music Stage
BET Experience at L.A. Live featured multiple stages with performances by Ro James, BJ the Chicago Kid, Bibi Bourelly, Dreezy, Desiigner, and more artists....
BET Experience at L.A. Live Celebrity Basketball Game Pics
BET Experience Celebrity Basketball Game featured Snoop Dogg, Floyd Mayweather, The Game, and more competing at L.A. Live with performances by Chloe x Halle and...
T.I. & The Internet Join The Roots at BET Experience 2016
T.I. and The Internet join The Roots at the 2016 BET Experience at L.A. Live. The four-day festival featured top artists and 106 & Park...
T.I. and The Internet Lead BET All-Star Lineup
T.I. and The Internet join The Roots at the 2016 BET Experience at L.A. Live. The four-day festival features Lil Wayne, Usher, Fetty Wap and...
Underground Stars at 2016 Essence Festival
Stars of WGN America's hit series Underground including Aldis Hodge, Alano Miller, and Amirah Vann will appear at the 2016 Essence Festival in New Orleans...
Pixar’s Finding Dory Dominates Global Box Office
Disney's Finding Dory dominated the global box office with $186.2M worldwide, including $136.2M domestically in its opening weekend....