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  • Wednesday, Jun. 8, 2016
Newtown documentary gets 1st public Connecticut screening 
In this 2011 photo provided by Mark Barden, his son Daniel Barden runs alongside a school bus in Newtown, Conn. Daniel was among those killed during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings on Dec. 14, 2012, in Newtown. Mark Barden is one of the subjects in the documentary "Newtown," which debuted earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival. Its first public showing in Connecticut will be at the Greenwich International Film Festival, which begins on Thursday, June 9, 2016, in Greenwich, Conn. (Mark Barden via AP)
By Pat Eaton-Robb
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- 

Mark Barden and David Wheeler share intimate details of their families' struggles following the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in "Newtown," a documentary that gets its first public showing in Connecticut this weekend.

The men, whose children were among the 26 people gunned down inside the school in December 2012, told The Associated Press they wanted people to understand the grief in Newtown and to open up some lines of communication among those affected by the tragedy.

Wheeler said that already has begun to happen. He said he's had conversations with fellow residents after private screenings in Newtown that wouldn't have taken place without the film.

"It is perfectly natural to be uncomfortable in the wake of this tragic, horrific experience. It is perfectly natural not to know what to say or do for any number of reasons," said Wheeler, whose son Ben died at Sandy Hook. "We humans make mistakes; we can be short-sighted and More

  • Tuesday, Jun. 7, 2016
"Small handful" of NBC employees opt out of Olympics 
In this April 14, 2016, file photo, Savannah Guthrie attends the 2016 Room To Grow Benefit in New York. The "Today" show co-host announced June 7, 2016, on the NBC program that she is pregnant and skipping the upcoming Rio Olympics due to concerns over the Zika virus. (Photo by Christopher Smith/Invision/AP, File)
By David Bauder, Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Savannah Guthrie of the "Today" show put a public face Tuesday on what NBC says is a "small handful" of employees who will not travel to Rio de Janeiro this summer for Olympics coverage because of concern over the Zika virus.

The co-host of the morning news show, who is 44, announced she was pregnant with her second child. Brazil is the country hardest-hit by the mosquito-borne virus, which can cause severe birth defects, including babies born with abnormally small heads.

NBC is sending more than 2,000 employees to Brazil to cover the Olympics, which take place Aug. 5-21. The company advises anyone concerned about the virus to check with their own doctors, and said no one will be required to travel if they believe their health would be at risk.

The network would not specify what it meant by a "small handful" of employees, NBC Sports spokesman Chris McCloskey said. Guthrie is the first employee to drop out of the trip to identify More

  • Tuesday, Jun. 7, 2016
AMC miniseries based on journalist David Carr's memoir planned 
In this Nov. 21, 2011, file photo, New York Times journalist David Carr poses for photographs as they arrive for the French premiere of the documentary "Page One: A Year Inside The New York Times," in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

A TV miniseries based on the late journalist David Carr's best-selling memoir is in development.

AMC and Sony Pictures Television said Monday that "Better Call Saul" star Bob Odenkirk is set to play Carr.

Carr, who was a media columnist for The New York Times, died last year. His 2008 memoir, "The Night of the Gun," details his path from drug addiction to respected journalist.

The six-part miniseries will be written by Shawn Ryan, whose credits include "The Shield."

The AMC debut date for the project was not announced.

  • Monday, Jun. 6, 2016
Television's "Dr. Oz" to bring programming to immigrants
Dr. Mehmet Oz, winner of the award for outstanding talk show host informative for “The Dr. Oz Show” left, and Daphne Oz pose in the pressroom at the 43rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel on Sunday, May 1, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Television doctor Mehmet Oz is a partner in a new venture announced Monday that will attempt to give immigrants online access to popular television programs from their home countries.

The service, called JungoTV, will launch in September with some 18,000 hours of programming. It will target Arabic, Chinese, Filipino, Greek, Iranian, Italian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese communities. For $14.99 a month, subscribers will get an app that provides access to entertainment programs, not news or sports.

"I'm still startled by how often immigrants aren't able to access their cultural stories, the stories they grew up with," the star of TV's "Dr. Oz" show said. He is partners with Sandy Climan of Entertainment Media Ventures and George Chung, who had a company that brought Vietnamese programming to the United States.

Oz and his partners aren't the first media executives to see potential profit in the idea, but hope that the online app More

  • Monday, Jun. 6, 2016
NBCSN to air 330 hours of events during Rio Olympics
This Aug. 9, 2012 file photo shows United States goalkeeper Hope Solo celebrating with teammates after winning the gold medal match against Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) -- 

NBC Sports Network will air 330 hours of events during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the most of any of NBCUniversal's TV networks.

NBC announced Monday that the cable channel's lineup will feature extensive coverage of men's and women's basketball and men's and women's soccer — including the U.S. men's basketball and women's soccer teams. A wide range of other sports will also be broadcast on NBCSN, track and field among them.

NBC Olympics executive producer Jim Bell calls it "the perfect complement to our NBC broadcasts, allowing us to present long-form coverage of many of the games' most popular sports and athletes."

Most days, the network will air 16 hours of events from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. EDT. Coverage will start two days before the opening ceremony with women's soccer Aug. 3.

  • Monday, Jun. 6, 2016
High court rejects Google's appeal in class action lawsuit 
Electronic screens post the price of Alphabet stock, Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York. Alphabet is parent company of Google. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- 

The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from Google over a class action lawsuit filed by advertisers who claim the internet company displayed their ads on "low quality" web sites.

The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that said the lawsuit representing hundreds of thousands of advertisers using Google's AdWords program could go forward.

Google argued that a federal appeals court in San Francisco should not have approved the class action because damages must be calculated individually for each company advertiser. The appeals court rejected that argument and approved use of a formula that would calculate harm based on the average advertiser's experience.

Google runs what is by far the world's largest digital ad network. It generated $67 billion in revenue last year.

  • Monday, Jun. 6, 2016
Kerry Washington to receive SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Actors Inspiration Award
Kerry Washington (photo by Nino Munoz)
LOS ANGELES -- 

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation announced that SAG, Emmy, Golden Globe nominated Actress Kerry Washington will receive the Actors Inspiration Award, to be presented at its 7th Annual Los Angeles Golf Classic on Monday, June 13th at a private golf club in Burbank, California. The star of ABC’s Scandal and HBO’s Confirmation is being recognized by the Foundation as a SAG-AFTRA member who has given back to fellow actors and the community at large.

A longtime champion of civil rights and public service, Washington was appointed by President Barack Obama to the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities in 2009.  Washington is a strong supporter of President Obama and has campaigned on his behalf; she commanded the national stage on the final night of the 2012 Democratic National Convention in a moving address that urged Democrats to get out the vote. In 2013 Washington was honored with the NAACP President’s Award, which More

  • Sunday, Jun. 5, 2016
ANA study offers recommendations to B-to-B marketers
Bob Liodice
CHICAGO -- 

Business-to-business marketing executives must combine strong leadership skills with deep marketing experience to clearly establish their companies’ competitive advantage, which will allow them to increase their influence and play key roles in driving sales, boosting brand awareness, and increasing customer loyalty.

Those were the key conclusions of a new study conducted by the ANA (Association of National Advertisers) in conjunction with GfK, a global market research firm, which was released today at the ANA/BMA16: Masters of B2B Marketing Conference.

“Our study shows that B-to-B marketers have much to offer, but that message is not getting through to the right people within their own organizations,” said ANA president and CEO Bob Liodice. “These marketers need to implement growth leadership initiatives, put forth a clear vision of their brands, and develop strategies to remove barriers.”

The study showed that 39 percent of B-to-B More

  • Friday, Jun. 3, 2016
Hiding female cast, "Ghostbusters" courts male moviegoers 
In this image released by Sony Pictures, from left, Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon from the film, "Ghostbusters," opening nationwide on July 15. (Hopper Stone/Columbia Pictures, Sony via AP)
By Jake Coyle, Film Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

To sell "Ghostbusters," who are you going to call? In the film's initial nationwide TV spots, not its female stars.

Sony Pictures trotted out commercials Thursday night that promoted the female-led reboot not with cast members Melissa McCarthy or Kristen Wiig, but basketball stars Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony. The ads ran on ABC during game one of the NBA Finals, which is watched by a largely male audience.

Targeting different demographics through varied marketing strategies is commonplace for Hollywood films. Rarer are ads that replace a movie's actual cast wholesale.

The ads, which drew mixed reactions from viewers Thursday night, exhibited the anxiety Sony may have in getting enough male moviegoers to buy tickets for the big-budget comedy. A lot is riding on the film, due out July 15, which cost more than $150 million to make.

Since its inception, Paul Feig's "Ghostbusters" — which also stars Kate McKinnon and Leslie More

  • Friday, Jun. 3, 2016
Universal Pictures restores silent film, 1929’s "The Last Warning"
"The Last Warning" poster art
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- 

Universal Pictures announces the premiere of the restored 1929 silent film classic, The Last Warning. The film will screen on June 4, 2016 at the Castro Theater as part of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival.  Directed by Paul Leni and starring Laura La Plante, The Last Warning is a dramatic horror centered on an unsolved murder during a theatrical performance and the revival production meant to solve the mystery.  This restored version is a part of Universal’s silent restoration initiative announced last year.

“The Last Warning is significant in Universal’s history as it was Paul Leni’s last film and a key role for Universal’s leading lady of the 1920s, Laura La Plante,” said Michael Daruty, sr. VP, NBCUniversal Global Media Operations.  “Through the silent film initiative, our two goals are to preserve the films for the future and share them with audiences.” 

Beginning in March 2015, Universal’s team of More

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