FIRST LOOK AT THE ALL NEW SHOWTIME AT THE APOLO!

AFRICAN AMERICANS LOVE AFFAIR WITH PREMIUM TV ,IS COMING TO AN END?

According to a new Horowitz study,Black subscribers have long been some of pay TV's best customers.  Among the highest spenders on home TV, Internet, and phone services, Black households are the most likely to subscribe to digital add-ons like DVR, HD, and premium channels.  But recently-released data from Horowitz's 2014 FOCUS African America study indicate that Blacks, along with other multicultural audiences, are more likely than their White counterparts to consider cutting the cable cord.  
According to the study, Black audiences are some of the most passionate viewers of television content, with 40% of Black respondents saying they are "really into TV" compared to 33% of total urban respondents.  Consistent with previous years, Blacks also spend the most time watching TV content, with 39% reporting watching six or more hours per day.
"To date, cord-cutting has not had as big an impact on the pay TV business as many feared," notes Adriana Waterston, Horowitz's SVP, Marketing and Business Development, "but technology is a bigger disruptor among multicultural audiences, who tend to be early—and enthusiastic—adopters."
Blacks continue to be at the leading edge of new viewing technologies, with 36% of Black viewers saying new technologies are enabling them to watch more TV than ever before.  Furthermore, Black viewers report spending 23% of their TV viewing time streaming content.  In contrast, White viewers report spending 18% of their TV time streaming. View chart.
Black multichannel subscribers are twice as likely as Whites to report being likely to cancel their TV service in the next six months (20% vs. 10%).  Findings suggest that a greater reliance on new video technologies, rather than a lack of interest in TV, may be a contributing factor.  While Blacks who are likely to cord-cut report being "really into TV" at the same rate as total Blacks, these potential cord-cutters spend a higher percentage of their viewing time on alternative platforms (28%). View chart.
"The variety of consumer choices today is a game-changer," asserts Waterston.  "As online on-demand viewing becomes increasingly normalized and expected, MVPDs will need to focus on proving the value proposition of pay TV to retain their most valuable, tech-forward customers."
FOCUS African America is conducted among urban heads of household who are TV viewers. The 2014 edition is now available. 

A SHAMELESS EMMY ROSSUM, TOPLESS AGAIN!

COTTON WEARY ALMOST MADE, THE SECOND BIGGEST MISTAKE OF HIS LIFE.

CARRIE GETS THE TRUTH ABOUT BRODY (FINALLY.)

WATCH NICKI PARSONS: PEE IN FRONT OF YOU AND SLEEP WITH A OLD GUY- IN A DIAPER.SHE'S JUST BEING BLUE.

SNEAK PEEK OF THIS SUNDAY'S DEXTER!!

DEXTER AND MARY L. PARKER AT COMIC-CON (CO-HOSTED BY ALYSSA MILANO.)

F!!! YOU HAWTHORNE- "MAD MEN TOPS DRAMA SERIES CATEGORY FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR WITH RECORD-BREAKING 17 NOMINATIONS INCLUDING OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES, JON HAMM AS LEAD ACTOR AND JANUARY JONES AS LEAD ACTRESS NURSE JACKIE SCORES 8 COMEDY NOMINATIONS INCLUDING OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES AND LEAD ACTRESS FOR EDIE FALCO."

From LIONSGATE:
"SANTA MONICA, CA-- LIONSGATE's ® (NYSE:LGF) acclaimed AMC drama MAD MEN and hit Showtime comedies NURSE JACKIE and WEEDS earned a total of 26 Emmy® nominations today, a record for the studio, including nods for both MAD MEN and NURSE JACKIE in the Outstanding Series categories.

MAD MEN, winner of back-to-back Emmys® the past two years for Outstanding Drama Series, topped the category again this year with 17 nominations breaking its previous record of 16, including nods for Outstanding Drama Series, Lead Actor (Jon Hamm), Lead Actress (January Jones), Supporting Actress (Christina Hendricks and Elisabeth Moss), Supporting Actor (John Slattery), Guest Actor (Robert Morse), Writing, Directing and Cinematography.


The Company's hit Showtime comedy NURSE JACKIE earned eight nominations, the most for any series in Showtime's history, led by an Emmy® nod for Outstanding Comedy Series and a nomination for Edie Falco for Outstanding Lead Actress. WEEDS earned a nomination for Outstanding Cinematography.


"The continued success of MAD MEN, NURSE JACKIE and WEEDS is a testament to the excellence of our extraordinary casts and creative teams as well as the prowess of our television executives led by Kevin Beggs and Sandra Stern," said Lionsgate Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer. "We are delighted that NURSE JACKIE is attaining the signature status of franchises like MAD MEN and WEEDS, and we believe that all three shows will resonate with television and home entertainment audiences for years to come. We thank the members of the TV Academy once again for this tremendous!"

CAN SOMEONE AT PENN AND TELLER'S BULLSHIT, INVESTIGATE THIS ONE?

HEROES FEATURES AN X MAN TO RELAUNCH THE SHOW.


British, Darth Maul thespian Ray Park, will join the cast of Heroes
next year.The former X Man will play- a "knife Thrower" over small number of shows.Also, L worder Deanne Bray will be "a deaf love interest for one of the main Heroes."
The part IS tailor made for her, due to her own "hearing-impaired actress" status.Season four also features: Robert Knepper from Prison Break as a new lead villain and Madeline Zima will portray Claire Bear's snarky "college roommate" after she wraps Californication.

DEXTER'S CUNNING BOSS TALKS ABOUT YEAR 3.

TONI COLLETTE TO STAR IN HOT SHOWTIME CHICK FLICK SERIES.
Production slated to start this summer

Source: Hollywood Reporter
Showtime has began work on a new show, "The United States of Tara." HBO's nemisis will produce 12 episodes of the single cameara comedy, from
Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks TV.

"Tara," features Toni Collette as a married, stay at home mother "with dissociative identity disorder. John Corbett co-stars as her husband." The pilot will be penned by Oscar winner Diablo Cody.

CONTROVERSIAL NEW SHOW ABOUT BEING A CALL GIRL.