HAS LOGAN LERMAN AGED OUT OF PERCY JACKSON?

MERYL STREEP ON HARVEY WEINSTEIN: "PATHETIC."

DID KYLIE JENNER MAKE SNAPCHAT LOSE $1 BILLION.

THE REAL NEWS ON BLACK PANTHER.

THE GET OUT ACTOR HANGS WITH THE BLACK PANTHER.

LUPITA NYONG'O- ON HER NEW, GREAT, BLACK KING.

NATALIE PORTMAN ON THE CONSERVATIVE, WHITE BASTARD'S ANNIHILATION.

FAMILY GUY FANS VS. THE STARS OF THE SHOW.

NEW YORK'S TOP COP WANTS HARVEY WEINSTEIN'S ASS,IN JAIL!

THE SHAPE OF HIS WATER?

BLACK PANTHER RED CARPET.

BLACK PANTHER'S ANTI-WEAVE WARRIORS.

ADA RON CARVER ON A BLACK PANTHER.

OLD MAN EASTWOOD MERGES REALITY TV AND FILM, NEAR PARIS.

SARAH SILVERMAN AND MIKE SHEEN ARE MASTERS OF SEX,NO MORE.

KOBE BRYANT LOVES ANOTHER'S MOM!

BRAVE ROSE MCGOWAN VS. HARVEY "ASSHOLE" WEINSTEIN.

CITIZEN ROSE MCGOWAN ON WOMAN'S NEW EMPOWERMENT.

NEW COMEDY CENTRAL STAR ROY WOOD JR.,SINGS AN ODE TO PORN.

NEW COMIC ROY WOOD JR- SAID PRES. TRUMP CONTINUES TO DESTROY THE NATION AND ENABLE MOUTHY BIGOTS.

CREED 2 DIRECTOR SPEAKS OUT ON BLACK PANTHER.

BRUNO MARS AND HILLARY CLINTON KILL, AT THE GRAMMY AWARDS.

CAPT. MERCER AND SETH GREEN TELL THE TRUTH, ABOUT VOICE ACTING.

JON HAMM ON MEN, TO HELP THEMSELVES IN THESE #METOO TIMES.

ACTOR TAYLOR KITSCH ,IS HAPPY THAT WACKO-HARVEY WEINSTEIN- REMOVED HIS NAME, FROM HIS MINISERIES.

MAJOR AND CABLE NETWORKS- NEED TO READ THIS GEORGETOWN STUDY!

Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business and emotion measurement leader Canvs today announced a joint study on how television show audience Emotional Reactions (ERs) impact the following week's live airing viewership. The study -- Reacting to Actors, Characters, and Programs: Social TV Content and Television Viewing Behavior -- found that certain viewer ERs in response to talent can predict an increase in live tune-in the following episode. 

The study was led by David Schweidel, professor of marketing, Georgetown McDonough, who will be incorporating the Canvs emotion measurement dashboard into his course, "Leveraging Social Media." Georgetown McDonough is the first partner in Canvs' new Academic Partnership Program, which launched in fall 2017, and focuses on building strategic partnerships between the emotion measurement experts at Canvs and key marketing research and psychology professors at key top-tier universities. For more information or to be considered for the program, please contact marketing@canvs.tv. 

"Talent not only drives emotions, but also live viewer tune-in week over week," said Schweidel. "Further, there is a sustained effect of talent-driven ERs increasing live and time-shifted viewership over multiple weeks."

With appointment viewing on the decline, it's more important than ever for networks to understand what is driving live viewing. The study looked at 621 episodes across 55 primetime scripted programs across broadcast networks (ABC, FOX, NBC, CBS, The CW) and spanning genres (Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy). All programs aired Q1 2017 (January - March).

Key Findings

• Show-specific ERs have a positive impact on live viewing. 
• Talent-related ERs had twice the impact as general emotional reactions, but much less common. 
• In one example, NBC's This Is Us enjoyed more than a 10 percent increase in live viewers from episode 17 to 18 thanks to a spike in total ERs driven by talent. 
• Furthermore, there is a sustained effect over multiple weeks, with talent-driven ERs increasing live and time-shifted viewership over the following three to four weeks.

Download the study here: Emotional Reactions & Live Viewership. 

"This study proves emotions not only drive increased live viewership week over week, but also improve the number of time-shifted viewers in the first three days after a show airing," said Jared Feldman, CEO at Canvs. "With OTT and subscription services on the rise, there's a strong indication audience's Emotional Reactions will align with subscription retention as well." 

Canvs was founded in 2014 to help media companies inform their TV programming results from reactions on Twitter. Today, with API access to YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and with their own API, Canvs is empowers media companies, technology platforms, brands and agencies to decode the troves of social banter across platforms. Companies that trust Canvs for emotion analytics include: Netflix, FOX, NBC, Viacom, Warner Brothers, Sony Entertainment, Initiative, Lionsgate, Pilgrim Studios, PopSugar, StyleHaul, Creative Artist Agency, Assembly, and 360i, among countless more.

DADDY'S HOME 2 TO REDBOX.

Redbox, America's authority on new-release home entertainment, today announced the latest distribution agreement with Paramount Home Media Distribution. The agreement delivers Paramount titles to Redbox® kiosks on the same day as retail sell through dates, as well as digital distribution through Redbox's new streaming service, Redbox On Demand. 

"We're proud to announce our latest agreement with Paramount as it continues same-day access to their titles, at the great value our customers expect from Redbox," said Galen Smith, CEO of Redbox.   

"We're happy to continue our deal with Redbox that ensures our titles are accessible to consumers nationwide at their kiosks and through their new digital service," said Bob Buchi, President, Worldwide Home Media Distribution, Paramount Pictures.  

Upcoming new-releases from Paramount include Suburbicon (Feb. 6), Daddy's Home 2 (Feb. 20) and Same Kind of Different as Me (Feb. 20). 

Redbox recently announced a new On Demand service, offering many of the same new-release movies available at the Box, and an expanded library of a growing collection of hit movies and TV shows for rental or purchase On Demand.

BRITNEY SPEARS TAKES VEGAS ON THE ROAD.

IS THE SHAPE OF WATER, IN THE FORM OF AN OSCAR?

STRANGER THINGS THAN WORKING WITH BABY DRIVER.

SING ABOUT HAVANA,CAMILA!

FORMER COVERT AFFAIRS STAR GOES CORPORATE.

CNN ANCHOR DEFENDS COMIC,PROVES TRULY BAD DATE IS NOT SEXUAL ASSULT.

HARRY TASKER PROTECTS HIS MOVIE DAUGHTER.

ELIZA DUSHKU ENTERS THE #METOOMOVEMENT.

JUSTIN BIEBER CHEATS ON SELENA GOMEZ AGAIN?!

DANNY GLOVER COMMENDS MLK JR.

MATT DAMON APOLOGIZES FOR BEING AN ASSHOLE TO THE #METOO MOVEMENT.

PROUD MARY SPEAKS,LIKE A LIONESS.

IS BELLA THRONE THE NEXT ROSE MCGOWAN, IN THE #ME TOO MOVEMENT?

THE COMMUTER AND VERA FARMIGA ADDRESS "PRESIDENT" WINFREY.

AGENT SCULLY WILL SUPPORT PRESIDENT WINFREY,IF IT HAPPENS.

REAL NEWS- RACIST STEVE BANNON KISSES PRES. TRUMP ASS,AFTER HE WRITES TELL ALL BOOK ON YEAR 1 OF HIS PRESIDENCY.

RYAN REYNOLDS PROVES- WHY HE'S DEADPOOL V. THE KARDASHIANS.

MARGOT ROBBIE CHANNELS HER INNER BITCH AGAIN FOR I,TONYA.

JOHN BOYEGA AND DAISEY RIDLEY SPEAK WITH THE FANS.

WERE THESE STARS AS BRIGHT,AS THEY SEEMED?

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN ON SHOW BIZ.

T.I. MAKES THE GRAND HUSTLE FOR SINGLE MOMS.

CRITICS ON THE LAST JEDI.

RIDLEY SCOTT AND CHRIS PLUMMER, DON'T DISCUSS KEVIN SPACEY.

GET OUT,IF YOU DON'T THINK THAT AND WONDER WOMAN, WERE FILMS OF THE YEAR.

A COUPLE'S RETREAT FOR JELENA?

HOW THE PSYCH BOYS MET...

TRUMP KILLS NET NEUTRALITY,'CAUSE OBAMA LIKED IT.

MATT DAMON-DOWNSIZED!?

ZENDAYA AND ZAC EFRON, ROMANCE IT UP- IN THE GREATEST SHOWMAN.

RIDLEY SCOTT WON'T TALK, TO KEVIN SPACEY ANYMORE.

B. LAW, ARE THEY DOING IT?!

SEASON 3 OF QUANTICO NOW!

"ROCK"ING THE WALK OF FAME.

TAVIS SMILEY SPEAKS UP ON BEING BANNED FROM PBS,FOR SEX HARASSMENT.

DAN KALUUYA'S GREAT LIFE,AFTER HE WAS TOLD TO GET OUT.

CELEBRTIY Q AND A: LADY CHAMPION BOXER CRIS "CYBORG" VENANCIO!

In early December, I was at the Mia St. John Foundation fundraiser gala,at the 10e eatery in Downtown Los Angeles. I asked the Brazilian-American UFC champion, if she went to prison to get her plethora of shoulder tattoos? She seems stunned at the remark. She even looks at her right shoulder artwork.

She just smiled and answered, in a thick Sofia Vergara style accent,"No" she shrugged "I'm just tough." Then, she playfully throws a few quick, but powerful punches. Her shadow boxing is so brief, I could feel the air from her phantom blows, from just a few feet away.

Later that night,I asked Cyborg-How will she do against her next opponent- Holly Holm? The woman that defeated and pretty much ended Ronda Roussey's big time fight career. She again struggled to understand my English and sweetly said,"I'll see. I'll do my best. It WILL be competitive."

ACTOR DANNY MASTERSON IS FIRED, FROM THE RANCH.

MORGAN FREEMAN IS JUST GETTING STARTED, WITH RUSSIA.

THE BLONDE OFF- ZENDAYA V. SELENA GOMEZ!

CELEBRITY Q AND A: CHAMPION BOXER, SUGAR RAY LEONARD!

He shakes my hand and starts to walk away.

Data Hard: Mr. Leonard! Mr. Leonard! Is there any chance you could bring back, The Contender (the popular ESPN Boxing reality game show?)


Sugar Ray: Oh, I don't know. I'll try! That was a great show.

Hard: THAT was a FANTASTIC show!

Sugar Ray: You're right. I'll see what I can do.Thanks.

A PR GALA FOR THE LAST JEDI

MARK HAMILL'S "LOVE" HIS MEDIA SISTER CARRIE FISHER.

REAL NEWS: MIKE FLYNN FOUND GUILTY FOR LYING FOR TRUMP TO THE FBI

LOVE TEAMS FORM ON RIVERDALE.

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD IS THE PLACE, FOR THE NEW YEAR.

 Universal Studios Hollywood rings in 2018 with Hollywood's biggest New Year's Eve celebration, EVE, on Sunday, December 31, 2017, with extended theme park hours to 1:00 a.m.   
 
The New Year's Eve event, the first ever for Universal Studios Hollywood, is included in the price of theme park admission and invites guests to spend the day and night enjoying its many popular rides and attractions with a special park-wide countdown party featuring multiple entertainment hubs with DJs and live music, starting at 9:00 p.m.

Universal Plaza, Simpsons Plaza located adjacent to "The Simpsons Ride" and an area near "Jurassic Park—The Ride" will transform into three uniquely-themed electrifying party hubs that will culminate simultaneously at midnight with a traditional New Year countdown and a spectacular fireworks display.

Food and beverages, including specialty desserts, champagne, beer and wine, as well as 2018 memorabilia will be available for purchase.
With its festive environment, guests can toast the New Year with the spirit of the holidays already resonating throughout Universal Studios Hollywood. "Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter^TM" introduces "The Magic of Christmas at Hogwarts ^TM Castle."

Several times each night, guests can enjoy amazing images inspires by the Harry Potter films as they come to life in breathtaking digital light projection on the backdrop of Hogwarts castle.  And with extended hours on December 31, guests can celebrate the final day of "Grinchmas^™" with The Grinch, his faithful dog Max and a roster of Who-ville Whos.

THE WEEKEND AND SELENA GOMEZ:STILL FRIENDS?

JULIA ROBERTS FINDS "KINDNESS" IN WONDER.

CARMEN EJOGO WORKS WITH ROMAN J ISREAL.

MATT LAUER FIRED- FROM NBC NEWS FOR BEING AN ASSHOLE...TO WOMEN!

VICTORIA'S SECRET ANGELS LAND IN CHINA.

EX DEAL OR NO DEAL MODEL- SUITS UP TO MARRY INTO BRITISH ROYALITY.

ADD JOHN LASSETER TO THE HARASSER WATCH LIST.

DENZEL WASHINGTON PLAYS A PICK, IN ROMAN J. ISREAL.

EMILA CLARKE ON ANTI GAME OF THRONE FANS.

TV'S CHARLIE ROSE LOSES BOTH HIGH PROFILE JOBS.

TRUMP FORCES JUSTICE DEPT TO BLOCK AT&T/DIRECTV MERGER OVER CNN.

'HEMAR MOORE THANKS FANS, FOR S.W.A.T.'S AWARD WIN.

THE AMAs BECOME RELEVANT AGAIN.

CHARLES MANSON ARRIVES IN HELL.

DEMI LOVATO GOES SEXY, IN TWO MUSIC VIDEOS.

THANKS TO WILL FERRELL,MEL GIBSON IS BACK.

ANGELINA JOLIE COMMENTS- ON HOLLYWOOD'S SEX ABUSE SCANDAL.

BISEXUALITY BEGINS IN RIVERDALE.

NEARLY TWO DOZEN NEW CASES, AGAINST KEVIN SPACEY.

RADIO HOST ACCEPTS APOLOGY FROM GUILTY SENATOR, VIA INTERVIEW ENTRAPMENT.

WEINSTEIN'S NEW SEX ASSULT LAWSUIT AND ROSE MCGOWAN SELF ARRESTS HERSELF?

EVEN THE WOMAN OF STEEL, CAN'T DIRECTLY ESCAPE HOLLYWOOD'S SEXUAL HARRASSMENT ZONE.

GAL GODOT RUNS THE NEW JUSTICE LEAGUE RED CARPET.

JUSTICE LEAGUE REIGNS OVER THE RED CARPET.

HIGGINS IS DEAD! AND LOUIS CK JOINS THE NEW USUAL SUSPECTS.

AMERICAN JUSTICE WITH DENZEL WASHINGTON.

CAN ONE QUESTION SAVE THE USA?

 A year after the historically divisive 2016 elections, a new documentary is challenging Americans to stop blaming others and question how their own decisions and actions shape the contours of our society and our country. By asking questions about family, money, religion, civics and more, the film gets viewers to question whether the divisions in our society truly stem from group dynamics, or if we're all part of the problem as individuals.

A teaser for the film was released today to audiences worldwide.
"The American Question," produced by Guy Seemann – a political veteran and entrepreneur who's lived all over the world and directed by James Kicklighter – a Hollywood filmmaker raised in rural Georgia, profiles dozens of Americans from across the political, economic and social spectrum in search of these answers, going far deeper than just getting people together to find some superficial common ground.

The film explores this question through the lens of history, deteriorating civic education and evolving culture rather than rehashing the 2016 election. After conducting dozens of interviews of people from different walks of life all across the country, the creators believe something much bigger is at work, and that it has the potential to threaten the status of America as a superpower.

"We found that our divides had nothing to do with the election," Seemann said. "Fights spring up over core values which are supposed to unite us as a nation. Religion, speech, equality, opportunity -- these concepts kept coming up over and over again."

"This is a unique period in time, but the identity crisis we're feeling is part of a cyclical pattern in this country. After our nation unites to defeat a common enemy – the imperial British, slavery and secession or the Nazis, we tend to lose our cohesiveness. This time, though, we have to address this issue or our status as a cohesive entity – let alone a superpower – is under threat," he added.

Kicklighter continued, "there's a set of values that define what it means to be an American. I heard people from all corners of the country saying the other side did not have their interests in mind. A fascinating pattern unfolded about the broader culture here, and we are trying to figure out what's causing it and what it means."

"What's dangerous is when someone comes to a different set of conclusions based on their ideological perspective and pegs the other as an enemy simply because the other doesn't agree with their individualized ideology," Kicklighter said. "I hope The American Question helps people recognize that their neighbor is as American as they are. That's the starting point we need to get to," he said.

With entire communities in crisis due to this breakdown over America's core values, the filmmakers are looking to spark a national conversation to encourage viewers to rethink how they themselves approach their own life decisions as well as their perceived differences with their neighbors. Seemann, Kicklighter and their national team want to enable them to reconcile over the shared values laid out in the founding documents which have helped the country overcome adversity since its founding.