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Vice Media Group’s New Programming Slate: ‘50 Years Of Hip Hop’, Live Juneteenth Celebration & ‘The Culture Of Truth’

Vice Media Group revealed its 2022-23 programming slate showcasing live events, returning originals, and insights. Select offerings include 50 Years of Hip Hop, The Glow Up, and The Culture of Trust. "This year we are making bigger bets and we're responding to what our audiences have asked for," said Nancy Dubuc, CEO…

Hulu + Live TV Expenses To Boost Disney Streaming Content Spending By Up To $1B In Current Quarter; NFL And Oscars Timing Create $500M Linear Hit

Disney CFO Christine McCarthy warned that carriage costs for pay-TV bundle Hulu + Live TV would drive an $800 million to $1 billion increase in streaming costs during the current quarter. The internet-delivered TV package now had 4.3 million subscribers, the company revealed in its fiscal first-quarter results, and…

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Wine, Food And Travel Streaming Service Somm TV Sets 2022 Programming Slate, Including Covid Documentary ‘Saving The Restaurant’

Somm TV, a streaming service dedicated to wine, food and travel, has set its 2022 programming slate, including the Covid documentary Saving the Restaurant and Napa origin story Judgment of Paris. The subscription outlet launched in 2019, taking its name and DNA from the 2012 documentary Somm, which detailed the rigors…

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Tokyo Olympics Full TV & Streaming Schedule: How To Watch Everything On NBC & Peacock, Including USA Women’s Volleyball Going For Gold – Update

UPDATED with schedule changes: NBCUniversal is airing programming from the Tokyo Olympic Games across a wide swath of its broadcast, cable and digital properties, the programming schedules for which are constantly shifting this year. Deadline is updating this list daily from multiple official sources. NBCU’s Peacock…

Quibi Titles Will Be Renamed Roku Originals Under New Streaming Banner

Roku, which acquired most of the programming from Jeffrey Katzenberg’s defunct startup Quibi last January, has rebranded the shows as Roku Originals. The streaming provider used the acquisition to declare its entry into the original programming business, and subsequently announced other projects and acquisitions…

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Tribeca Film Festival Adds Pair Of Programmers Ahead of 20th Edition

José F. Rodriguez and Karen McMullen have joined the Tribeca Film Festival programming team led by fest director and VP of programming Cara Cusumano as the New York event plans its 20th edition. Rodriguez spent a decade at the festival’s not-for-profit sibling, the Tribeca Film Institute. As director of documentary…

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Kobe Bryant Remembered: ESPN Showing His Last Game, SoCal Radio Stations Hold Moment Of Silence

UPDATED: Media outlets across the nation are revising their programming schedules to honor Kobe Bryant, after the Los Angeles Lakers legend, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven other people died Sunday in a helicopter crash in Calabasas. ESPN is re-airing the basketball icon’s final NBA game tonight at 9 p.m…

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