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Controversy Lifts CBS’‘Big Brother’ to Season High
Controversy and curiosity seem to be driving viewers to “Big Brother,” as Thursday’s installment delivered the CBS show’s best numbers of the summer and stood as the night’s top program in demos....
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CBS’‘Big Brother’ Hits Another Season High On Sunday
CBS reality veteran “Big Brother” took a while to get going in the ratings this summer, but it has picked up of late and on Sunday was easily the top broadcast program in key demos. According to...
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CNN’s ‘New Day’ Hits Ratings Lows Despite Big Interviews
CNN has made much-needed ratings strides this summer, but its new morning program “New Day” — a pet project of CNN’s new president Jeff Zucker — hasn’t been able to gain that much traction. This week,...
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Arab Film Fests: The Big Three Work to Boost Regional Biz
The Arab world's film festival landscape is undergoing changes, partly due to the disruptive impact of post-Arab Spring turmoil in such countries as Egypt but mostly prompted by a concerted effort...
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Netflix Unveils ‘Spoiler Foiler’ to Block ‘Breaking Bad’ Spoilers on Twitter
Netflix seems to know the frustration of having to tread lightly on the spoiler danger zone that is Twitter after a new episode of “Breaking Bad,” so they have attempted a solution. Netflix has...
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Cult Musical ‘Inappropriate’ Gears Up for L.A. Revival
Big Block Theatrical, a new legit arm of VFX firm Big Block, will revive 1999 musical “Inappropriate” in an L.A. workshop staging this fall, with an eye toward returning the Off Broadway alum to...
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Big Block Entertainment Makes Broadway a ‘Family Thing’
Big Block Entertainment, the company behind the well-received Off Broadway run of the musical adaptation of “Heathers,” has Broadway plans for “A Family Thing,” a new play by former “Orange is the New...
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YouTube’s Fine Bros. Developing Teen Comedy Movie
Fine Bros. Entertainment, which operates one of the most popular channels on YouTube, is producing an untitled feature-length teen comedy — billed as a spin on genre staples like “Mean Girls” and...
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Retooled ‘One Day’ to Play Off Broadway from Producers of ‘Heathers’ Musical
“One Day,” a retooled version of cult 1999 teen musical “Inappropriate,” will play New York in a new multimedia production from Big Block Entertainment — which produced the musical “Heathers” — and...
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Russell Simmons Bringing Hip-Hop Musical ‘The Scenario’ to New York Next Year
Russell Simmons is developing a hip-hop musical that will draw songs from hip-hop’s “golden age” from between the mid-1980s and the mid-1990s, in the same way that “Rock of Ages” pulled tunes from the...
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YouTube’s Fine Brothers Announce First Film, Comedy ‘F*&% the Prom’
Fine Brothers Entertainment, the team behind the popular YouTube “React” series, together with Big Block have kicked off production of feature-length teen comedy “F*&% the Prom.” The film stars...
View ArticleRaleigh, NC Preparing to Host Major Esports Events
Creative services company Big Block is teaming up with the city of Raleigh, NC as it prepares to host major global esports events, it announced on Tuesday. Big Block, which specializes in esports...
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