Sentences with phrase «by television producer»

People for the American Way, a national civil - liberties advocacy group founded by the television producer Norman Lear, began working to have the procedures changed last year after it was denied the opportunity to testify in favor of textbooks criticized by Mel and Norma Gabler of Education Research Analysts, a nonprofit organization...

The Condemned (Lionsgate, April 27) Starring: Stone Cold Steve Austin, Vinnie Jones Director: Scott Wiper Rating: NR The Pitch: Joe Conrad (Austin), a death row inmate in a Central American prison, has his freedom purchased by a television producer, who then drops Conrad on a remote island where he is forced to fight nine other killers to the death.

The original dating game shows were introduced by television producer Chuck Barris There's something about reality dating shows that we just can't get enough of.

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He said that the Internet had allowed the company to «reinvent television,» by giving viewers the freedom to watch what they wanted, when they wanted it, and by allowing content producers to reach a global audience more easily than in the past.

Discovery Communications: A global provider of non-fiction video content, Discovery's share price performance during the period was hurt by market concerns about content producers» business models as the industry transitions from traditional cable television to internet - based streaming technology.

It has also said it will extend the conditions agreed in its 2011 takeover of NBC Universal, including a commitment not to deny access to its customers by television and film producers that compete with NBC.

Were the television networks, the movie producers, and the editors of the prestige papers really in charge, there would be no pro-life movement, active euthanasia would be the uncontested law of the land, every school child would be indoctrinated in the joys of gay sex, home schooling would be prohibited, church schools would be run by state agencies, government day care for preschool children would be mandatory, churches would not be tax - exempt, and smoking anywhere would be a criminal offense.

Such integrated mythic structures provide the continuity and stability among the different types of programs, a continuity and stability needed by television's advertisers, used by its creative writers and producers, and sought by its users in their search for relaxation and entertainment.

Of the 176 religious program producers, agencies, and television stations approached by the author in 1981, for example, only six indicated that they had undertaken independent research into their program audiences or program effectiveness.

This distinction is well illustrated by the example of two different producers of television programs within one denomination of Independent Christian Churches.

There was a time in American life, not so very long ago, when the only significant relation between religion and popular culture seemed to be the tedious symbiosis enjoyed by such envelope - pushing television producers as Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley and the conservative Christians who loved to....

The Twitter broadcast will be co-hosted by television host and food and travel blogger Jaymee Sire; journalist, producer, and red carpet correspondent Alex Hudgens; and cookbook editor, food writer, and host of «The Splendid Table» podcast, Francis Lam.

The Annual Awards have included appearances by stars, celebrities, producers and executives from networks and platforms such as the Food Network, Bravo, the Cooking Channel, TLC, Discovery, Lifetime, E! Entertainment Television, PBS, NBC, ABC, the CW, HGTV, the Travel Channel, HD Net, Hulu, YouTube, Sony Pictures, Esquire Network, Spike TV, Vimeo, iHeart Radio, Vice, Bio / FYI Channel, Dreamworks and more.

The Awards have included appearances by stars, celebrities, producers and executives from networks and platforms such as the Food Network, the Style Network, Bravo, the Cooking Channel, TLC, Discovery, Lifetime, E! Entertainment Television, PBS, NBC, ABC, the CW, HGTV, the Travel Channel, HD Net, Hulu, YouTube, Sony Pictures, and more.

The Annual Awards have included appearances by stars, celebrities, producers and executives from networks and platforms such as the Food Network, the Style Network, Bravo, the Cooking Channel, Sony Pictures, DreamWorks, TLC, Discovery, Lifetime, E! Entertainment Television, PBS, APT, Create TV, NBC, ABC, the CW, HGTV, the Travel Channel, HD Net, Hulu, YouTube, Vimeo, Vice, LiveWell Network, Esquire Network, Bio / FYI Channel, iHeart Radio, HBO, MyxTV, Small Screen Network, StyleHaul, PTA, Zagat, Mode Media, WatchMojo, and more.

The Annual Awards have included appearances by stars, celebrities, producers and executives from networks and platforms such as the Food Network, the Style Network, Bravotv.com, the Cooking Channel, Sony Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, TLC, Discovery, Lifetime, E! Entertainment, PBS, American Public Television, Create TV, NBC News, ABC, the CW, HGTV, the Travel Channel, HD Net, Hulu, YouTube, Vimeo, VICE, LiveWell network, Esquire Network, Bio / FYI Television Network, Iheart Radio, HBO, Myx TV, Small Screen Network, StyleHaul, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Zagat, Mode Media, WatchMojo, Gusto TV, Netflix and more.

TASTE AWARDS Finalists are selected from nomination submissions by the ACADEMY OF MEDIA TASTEMAKERS, a diverse and respected association of food & wine editors, writers and bloggers, chefs, fashion journalists, television producers and stations, online video platforms, mobile device providers, retail and technology enterprises, and others.

About Zero Point Zero Production: Zero Point Zero Production, Inc. is a television, film and digital media company founded in 2003 by Executive Producers Chris Collins and Lydia Tenaglia, with partner and Managing Director Joe Caterini joining in 2009.

Over-regulation of the communications sector led to a dearth of television channels in the 1970s, and, indirectly, to The Gong Show, a talent competition hosted by a squinty TV producer who in his spare time, he would have us believe, murdered people for the government.

The heat of passion infuses I Dream in Blue, another book about the Giants, by television writer and producer Roger Director.

E.J. McMahon, president of the fiscally conservative Empire Center, said Cuomo would do better to find money by canceling a property tax rebate program or rolling back generous tax breaks given to film and television producers.

Other bold - faced names at the dinner parties — hosted by the likes of billionaire Cathy Lasry, real estate developer Henry Lambert and federal prosecutor Leslie Cornfeld — include Meredith Bennett, co-executive producer of «The Colbert Report»; television personality (and Rudy Giuliani's ex-wife) Donna Hanover; Democratic pollster Celinda Lake; former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton; Founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council John Adams; and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.

Organized by a group headed by the husband - and - wife team of Columbia University physicist and author Brian Greene and former ABC News television producer Tracy Day, the festival may become an annual event.

As we previously reported, the hit show's top stars were signed on as spokespeople for the fashion extravaganza in a deal brokered by Bee Schaffer, an associate managing producer for Ryan Murphy Television and, of course, Anna Wintour's -LSB-...]

The Big Bang Theory is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom serve as executive producers on the series, along The five leading stars of CBS's «The Big Bang Theory» are apparently taking pay cuts so that two of their longtime castmates can get

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The Big Bang Theory is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom serve as executive producers on the series, along

Despite her recent onscreen success, Washington remains true to her stage roots by remaining active in theater and has also begun to branch out by attempting to make a name for herself as a writer and producer as well.Still, it was on the screen that Washington truly earned her keep, and following roles in Sexual Life, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and Fantastic Four, Washington took a trip to the courtroom for a supporting role on David E. Kelley's Emmy - winning television comedy Boston Legal.

Florida governor Bull Tyler (Roy Scheider) is trying to ease the dissatisfaction of his constituents in the midst of a major crime wave by getting tough on wrongdoers, and television producer Marty Rockman (Jerry Springer) has offered him a high - profile way to do just that.

By the mid -»50s, Hitchcock's persona became the basis for the television anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents, which ran for eight seasons (although he only directed, or even participated as producer, in a mere handful of the shows).

Nominees for the Producers Guild Awards are endorsed as the predictor of eligibility for producing honors given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA), the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), and the Television Academy.

The Emmy - winning drama about a Nazi war - crime trial, which was American television's first miniseries in 1974, will be accompanied by a discussion led by its legendary producer, Douglas S. Cramer, and one of its stars, Juliet Mills.

Audition tells the story of a widower convinced by his TV producer friend to hold mock television auditions as a way of finding a suitable new mate.

Animal Kingdom was developed for television by Jonathan Lisco and inspired by the award - winning feature film written & directed by David Michod and produced by Liz Watts, who also serve as executive producers on the series.

Producer Gil Cates told the annual luncheon of nominees this week in Beverly Hills, Calif., that the changes for the Feb. 27 telecast were a way to reduce the time it takes winners to make their way to the stage and to get more nominees seen by the worldwide television audience.

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The BBC is teaming up with Harry Potter producer David Heyman's Heyday Television for a new miniseries adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's 1952 novella The Birds, famously adapted for the big screen by Alfred Hitchcock in 1963.

When a no - nonsense LAPD detective (Robert De Niro) is forced to star in a reality - based television show with a frustrated actor - turned - LAPD - patrolman (Eddie Murphy), they find their lives turned upside down by a powerhouse producer (Rene Russo) and her very intrusive camera crew.

Based on the book «Truth and Duty: The Press, The President and the Power of Privilege» by Pulitzer and Emmy winning television producer Mary Mapes and detailing the explosive story of then President George W. Bush's questionable history with the National Guard during the Vietnam War, Truth is a riveting piece of cinema with a powerhouse performance by two - time Academy Award ® winner Cate Blanchett as Mapes.

Scripted by Noah Oppenheim, a former TV news producer and current executive at the Today show, Jackie is a movie with a historical thesis to argue: that the first first lady to take advantage of the television age was a master manipulator of image, a practitioner par excellence of the art of political theater.

Electric Entertainment is a full service film and television production and distribution company and studio headed by veteran producer Dean Devlin along with Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan.

Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Films Made for Television «Deep Web» Directed by Alex Winter Produced by Marc Schiller, Alex Winter and Glen Zipper For EPIX: Executive Producers Jill Burkhart and Ross Bernard

Created by Tassie Cameron, the new thriller starring Kyra Sedgwick (who also serves as executive producer) tells the story of a television producer trying to balance a complicated work and home life after her daughter disappears in the middle of the night.

Produced by Marvel Television and ABC Studios, with executive producers Steven S. DeKnight (Spartacus), Jeph Loeb (Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Drew Goddard (Cabin In The Woods), the series also stars Rosario Dawson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll and Elden Henson.

FilmRise is a film and television distribution company founded by veteran producers and financiers Danny Fisher, Jack Fisher and Alan Klingenstein.

30 Rock has also won a Golden Globe for Best Television Series Comedy or Musical, a Screen Actor's Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, three Producers Guild Danny Thomas Producer of the Year Awards in Comedy Episodic Television and three Writers Guild Awards (WGA) for Writing for a Comedy Series and three WGA Awards for Episodic Comedy, among others.

The series will be brought to the screen by the highly acclaimed director / executive producer Douglas Mackinnon, whose credits include Knightfall, Dirk Gently, Doctor Who, Outlander and the standalone Victorian episode of Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, winner of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie last year.

With a stellar cast headlined by Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn, Linda Cardellini, Norbert Leo Butz, Jacinda Barrett, Jamie McShane, Enrique Murciano, Sissy Spacek, and Sam Shepard, the 13 - episode series is from executive producers Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman and Glenn Kessler (Damages), and produced by Sony Pictures Television.

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In addition to its competitive awards, the PGA presented special honors to Jim Gianopulos with the Milestone Award; producer David Heyman with the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures; Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) with the Visionary Vanguard Award, accepted by Lynwen Brennan and John Knoll; and producer Shonda Rhimes with the Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television.