Special Events

NBCUNIVERSAL TO PROVIDE UNPRECEDENTED COVERAGE OF 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS

Record 5,535 Hours across NBC, NBC Sports Network, MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo, Telemundo, NBCOlympics.com, Two Specialty Channels & 3D NBC to Broadcast 272.5 Hours, Most-Ever for an Olympic Broadcast Network   NBCUniversal will provide 5,535 hours of coverage for the 2012 London Olympics across NBC, NBC Sports Network, MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo, Telemundo, NBCOlympics.com, two specialty channels, and the first-ever 3D platform, an unprecedented level that surpasses the coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics by nearly 2,000 [...]

Spike TV Announces Presenters and Attendees for 2012 “Guys Choice”

SPIKE TV’S HOMAGE TO GUYDOM DRAWS BIG STARS  “Guys Choice” Presenters and Attendees Include Adam Sandler, Emma Stone, Jeremy Renner, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane, Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and Many Others  Foxy Shazam To Be Featured House Band   “Guys Choice” Tapes On Saturday, June 2 At Sony Pictures Studios and Premieres On Spike TV on Saturday, June 9 At 9:00 P.M. ET NEW YORK, May 16, 2012 – Spike TV’s “Guys [...]

FIRST WAVE OF “TEEN CHOICE 2012” NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

“The Vampire Diaries” and AMERICAN IDOL lead the TV Categories with Most Nominations; Justin Bieber Leads Top Artist Categories   Vote for Your Favorite Nominees Online at www.teenchoiceawards.com   Special Airs Sunday, July 22, LIVE on FOX   TEEN CHOICE 2012 will once again celebrate the hottest teen icons in television, music, film, sports, fashion, comedy and the web in the choicest, star-studded two-hour event airing live Sunday, July 22 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) [...]

Audi Polo Challenge – Video and Photos including Kate Middleton, Prince William & Prince Harry

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News about 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AUDI POLO CHALLENGE – COWORTH PARK, ASCOT, which took place this weekend (12th and 13th of May) More than 500 VIPs (over the two days) were treated to exciting high goal polo featuring HRH the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry This was the 10th anniverary of the Audi Polo Challenge – an annual exclusive occasion which has raised more than £1.4 million over the last 10 years for [...]

2012 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 66TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS®

A THREE-HOUR CEREMONY TO BE BROADCAST LIVE FROM THE BEACON THEATER, SUNDAY, JUNE 10 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK NEW YORK — Nominations in 26 competitive categories for THE 66th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® were announced today by Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Jim Parsons and Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress  Kristin Chenoweth at the Tony Award Nominations Announcement.  The nominees were selected by an independent committee of 22 theater professionals appointed by the Tony Awards [...]

CARRIE UNDERWOOD, JUSTIN BIEBER, LMFAO AND THE WANTED TO PERFORM AT 2012 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS

CARRIE UNDERWOOD, JUSTIN BIEBER, LMFAO AND THE WANTED TO PERFORM AT 2012 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS Carrie Underwood, Justin Bieber, LMFAO and The Wanted have been announced as the first artists to perform at “The 2012 Billboard Music Awards,” which airs live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on SUNDAY, MAY 20 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Additional acts and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks. With more [...]

NBCUNIVERSAL CELEBRATES 100-DAY COUNTDOWN TO LONDON GAMES WITH 20-CHANNEL PROMOTIONAL ‘ROADBLOCK’

Networks of NBCUniversal to Increase Olympic Promotion Starting April 18, 100 Days to Opening Ceremony of 2012 London Olympics NEW YORK – April 16, 2012 – Beginning Wednesday, April 18, the date that marks 100 days from the July 27 Opening Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, NBC Sports Group and the networks of NBCUniversal will take part in a multi-platform marketing initiative to promote the upcoming Olympic Games. In the 8 p.m. ET/PT hour [...]

Neil Patrick Harris to host Tony Awards again

EMMY AWARD WINNER NEIL PATRICK HARRIS RETURNS TO HOST “THE 66TH ANNUAL TONY® AWARDS,” TO BE BROADCAST LIVE FROM THE BEACON THEATER IN NEW YORK, SUNDAY, JUNE 10 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK          Emmy Award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris, star of the CBS comedy HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, returns to host THE 66TH ANNUAL TONY® AWARDS, to be broadcast live from The Beacon Theater in New York, Sunday, June 10 (8:00-11:00 PM, [...]

E! Presents A Full Hour Of “Live From The Red Carpet” Coverage From Nickelodeon’s 25th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards

E! Presents A Full Hour Of “Live From The Red Carpet” Coverage From Nickelodeon’s 25th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards E!’s Ross Mathews and Kelly Osbourne Will Be Reporting On All Of The Excitement LIVE On March 31st Beginning At 7:00 PM ET/PT LOS ANGELES — March 29, 2012 — As Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards turns 25, E! won’t miss a beat with live coverage of the celebrity-filled famous orange carpet at the Galen Center at [...]

TOP COMPOSERS FROM TELEVISION’S HOTTEST SHOWS ENTHRALLED FANS AT “BEHIND THE MUSIC: COMPOSING FOR WONDERCON’S FAVORITE PROJECTS”

Award-winning music talents Nathan Barr, Jim Dooley, Robert Duncan, Mark Isham, Danny Jacob, David Ari Leon and Blake Neely Gave Large Audience Sneak Peaks Into Their Careers, Lives and Projects Anaheim, CA (March 20, 2012) – In front of an enthusiastic crowd of television and music fans, actress Ellen Greene (“Pushing Daisies”, “Heroes” and Audrey in “Little Shop of Horrors”) dug into her job as moderator and happily grilled seven of Hollywood’s most esteemed film and television [...]

WonderCon – Summer Movie Trailers – Beyond Sci Fi

Yesterday TrailerPark premiered a number of movie trailers in the first big session in the big ballroom. Over half an hour of movie trailers from a variety of genres were screened. Some were for the big blockbusters we have heard about- but they also previewed some smaller flicks with potential including all of the big animated family flicks. I really want to see Seeking a Friend for the End of the World with Keira Knightley [...]

THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK AND THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES ANNOUNCE DATE FOR THE 85TH ACADEMY AWARDS®

BEVERLY HILLS, CA — The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, and the Oscar® telecast will be presented on Sunday, February 24. The ceremony will take place at the Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network to more than 225 countries.     ABOUT THE ACADEMY The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world’s preeminent movie-related organization, [...]

Academy of Country Music Awards – More Show Details Announced

ACM NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR NOMINEES BRANTLEY GILBERT, HUNTER HAYES AND SCOTTY McCREERY TO PERFORM AT 2nd ANNUAL ACM FAN JAM, HOSTED BY ZAC BROWN BAND, AND NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD TO BE PRESENTED AT THIS FANS-ONLY LIVE CONCERT ON THE “47th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS,” BROADCAST LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS, SUNDAY, APRIL 1 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK CHEAT TWEET:  New Artist noms @BrantleyGilbert @HunterHayes @Scotty McCreery join @zacbrownband [...]

“THE 2012 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS” SET TO RETURN TO ABC LIVE, SUNDAY, MAY 20

ABC announced that “The 2012 Billboard Music Awards” will return to ABC and will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, SUNDAY, MAY 20, sponsored by Chevrolet and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The live broadcast will be co-executive produced by Richard Beckman and Don Mischer.   “The 2011 Billboard Music Awards” (8:00-11:00 p.m.) ABC’s three-hour broadcast of “The 2011 Billboard Music Awards” ran No. 1 against its [...]

March 13, 2012 NBC TO BROADCAST 2012 NCLR ALMA AWARDS® AS PRIMETIME SPECIAL ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – March 13, 2012 – For a second year, NBC will broadcast the 2012 NCLR (National Council of La Raza) ALMA Awards airing Friday, September 21 (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET). Celebrating national Hispanic Heritage Month, the one-hour primetime special honors the nation’s premiere Latino performers who promote accurate and positive images of Hispanics in entertainment. The announcement was made by Paul Telegdy, President, Alternative and Late Night Programming for NBC Entertainment, and Janet [...]