CBS Media Ventures, NuTime Media, Partner On Effort To Connect Advertisers With African American Customers

The show must go on! “American Idol” began whittling down the competition in a big way on Sunday, and this left some viewers with strong feelings about the season.

began whittling down the competition in a big way on Sunday, and this left some viewers with strong feelings about the season.Sunday's began a new round of Showstopper Performances, and marked the start of the judges' unenviable task of cutting the wide field of hopefuls down to just the Top 24.One of the night's many lucky ones was 17-year-old Hannah Everhart, who grabbed people's attention for her uncanny resemblance to Katy Perry, as well as her seemingly unpolished, take-no-gruff

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It’s the end of the road for Claudia Conway!

TikTok star Claudia Conway attempted to impress the “American Idol” judges once again during Monday’s instalment of the show.

Neon16 co-founder Lex Borrero, music mogul Tommy Mottola and Range Media Partners have formed Ntertain, a new media company that will focus on creating, developing, and producing content across multiple platforms, telling Latin stories and launching talent, brands and culture.

Like Minded Media Ventures continues its expansion with three new hires in key executive roles, tapping Kristen Jenkins as their CFO, Damian Parker-Kidd as their Head of Design and Kyle Cowan as their Head of Product.

The Drew Barrymore Show is returning for a second go-round. Producer and distributor CBS Media Ventures said today the syndicated daytime series has been renewed for a second season.

Matt James, the first Black leading man of ABC’s The Bachelor, said on Good Morning America today that reuniting with his reality show costar and season winner Rachael Kirkconnell for the first time following her racial controversy “hit me like a ton of bricks.”

BNC, which launched in 2020 as the Black News Channel, has set a deal with CBS Media Ventures to bolster its advertising reach and resources.

A not-so-final rose. Matt James chose Rachael Kirkconnell during the Monday, March 15, finale of The Bachelor, but when it came time for the After the Final Rose special, the pair revealed they had split.

Gravitas Ventures has picked up the North American rights to writer/director Leon Pierce Jr.'s Welcome Matt comedy ahead of a planned theatrical and on demand release on May 28, 2021. The indie stars Tahj Mowry, Deon Cole, Jazsmin Lewis-Kelley, Dorien Wilson and G.G.

Roger Mudd, the Peabody Award-winning journalist who spent a quarter-century at CBS News and NBC News and came close to becoming a No. 1 network anchorman — not that he wanted that, anyway — has died.

died Tuesday of complications from kidney failure at his home in McLean, Virginia. He was 93. «Roger was a hero in the CBS News Washington bureau,» said Susan Zirinsky, president and senior executive producer of CBS News.

Antonio Ferme editorRoger Harrison Mudd, a longtime CBS News political correspondent and Peabody Award-winning journalist, died at his home in McLean, Va, on Tuesday. He was 93.His son, Jonathan Mudd, told the Washington Post the cause of death was complications from kidney failure.Mudd spent almost 20 years covering Capitol Hill, political campaigns and corruption scandals.

Judas and the Black Messiah took top honors from the African American Film Critics Association, the world's largest group of Black film critics. The film was named best picture, with star Daniel Kaluuya winning best supporting actor for his portrayal of Black Panther Party deputy chairman Fred Hampton and Dominique Fishback named best supporting actress for her role as Deborah Johnson, Hampton's fiancee and mother of his child.

Fierce and fabulous! Meadow Walker, the daughter of the late Paul Walker, made her runway debut in Givenchy’s Fall/Winter 2021 fashion show during Paris Fashion Week, and not just as any model — she opened the show! Footage was released on Youtube on March 8. And in the 12-minute clip, it’s clear that the 22-year-old was born to strut the catwalk.

Also Read: 'One Night in Miami' Writer Kemp Powers on the 'Painful' Process of Reworking His Play for the ScreenOther acting awards went to Andra Day for “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” and the late Chadwick Boseman for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Day and Boseman won Golden Globe acting awards last week.Powers also co-wrote and co-directed “Soul,” the Best Animation winner.

African American Film Critics Association has released its annual list of recipients for the 12th AAFCA Awards with Judas and the Black Messiah being named the year’s Best Picture by the world’s largest group of Black film critics. The Fred Hampton-Bill O’Neal drama took home the most awards with a Breakout Director nod for Shaka King as well as Best Supporting Actor and Actress wins for Daniel Kaluuya and Dominique Fishback, respectively.