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Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe cancellation of GLOW is a big loss when it comes to the representation of women on TV. Although it moved the needle, actress Sunita Mani, who played Arthie Premkumar on the Netflix comedy series, recently posted a letter on Instagram addressing the lack of authentic inclusion in the series.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterNBC launched the 19th season of The Voice on Monday, and though it stumbled in numbers compared with last fall’s debut, its 1.2 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 7.96 million viewers both topped the night in primetime in Nielsen Live+7 data.The reality singing competition’s debut, which did rise from its previous season finale numbers in May, was off two tenths from its previous cycle’s premiere episode in February, and down five tenths from its

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Stand-up comedian Lil Rel Howery is about to lead the charge when it comes to comedy at kweliTV. The Get Out star has been named Head of Comedy for the SVOD platform for global indie Black cinema.Howery will team with kweliTV Founder and CEO DeShuna Spencer to securing new comedy content for distribution as well as partnerships and other opportunities in the comedy space.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterFormer Paradigm Talent Agency booking agents Ali Hedrick, Erik Selz, John Bongiorno, Karl Morse and Ethan Berlin have teamed with former longtime Billions Corporation COO Matt Yasecko to launch the new agency Arrival Artists.Arrival’s roster, which is reflective the agents’ experience, includes Khruangbin, Sufjan Stevens, BADBADNOTGOOD, Mt. Joy and Nubya Garcia to Car Seat Headrest, Andrew Bird, Goose, Chicano Batman, among others.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterIt was a great Sunday night for the L.A. Dodgers as they defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-3 to secure their ticket to their third World Series in four years.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterOscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins took to social media to share a hauntingly beautiful look at his upcoming Amazon limited series The Underground Railroad based on based on Colson Whitehead’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel for fiction.Jenkins posted the video on Twitter with the caption “We the People…” The stunning teaser trailer pans across a sea of gorgeous Black people in a train station staring into the camera with dignity, quiet passion and a

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is changing the game with its latest venture.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAttention all shoppers! ABC’s reboot of the classic grocery store game show Supermarket Sweep debuted Sunday night, overtaking all non-sports fare.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAt the top of Sunday’s new episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver started the night by commenting on the unimpressive Amy Coney Barrett hearings preordained by the Republican party and touching on Thursday night’s dueling Town Halls between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.In particular, he focused on Trump’s high point where a woman complimented his smile to which Oliver described as as if “someone dropped their dentures into a Jack O’ Latnern on November

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAs the United States inches closer to November 3 in one of the most crucial and history-making elections, stakes are high and the country is on their toes.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterSPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about Sunday night’s season finale of Lovecraft Country.Ever since Misha Green unleashed the wonder that is Lovecraft Country to the world in August, she, along with an all-star roster of writers and directors has immersed us in the LCCU: The Lovecraft Country Cinematic Universe. The series played out like an anthology of sorts that connect to create a 10-hour movie.

Dino-Ray Ramos editorThe specialty box office was fairly quiet this weekend with The Kid Detective being the new theatrical release posting numbers.

Dino-Ray Ramos editorDie Hard fans were all a twitter when there was buzz surrounding a mystery tease in regards to the iconic Bruce Willis action pic. His daughter Rumer Willis tweeted the tease as did De’voreaux White, who played limo driver Argyle from the 1988 movie.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThere is a very good mix of theatrical, digital, VOD and hybrid releases this weekend starting with The Kid Detective from Stage 6 Films starring Adam Brody and Sophie Nélisse.Written and directed by Evan Morgan, the movie is about exactly what the title suggests: a kid detective. Brody plays a once-celebrated kid detective who is now 31 and isn’t exactly bathing in fame.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterChris Nee and her production company Laughing Wild are best known for creating all-inclusive children’s programming such as Doc McStuffins and Vampirina in bringing more representation to Netflix.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAva DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing has acquired the highly-anticipated dramatic feature Funny Boy directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Deepa Mehta. The film is based on the best-selling Canadian novel by Shyam Selvadurai and will open theatrically in select cities and debut on Netflix on December 10.Mehta is best known for her trilogy element-title trilogy Fire (1996), Earth (1998) and Water (2005).

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterOctober 15 marks the end of Hispanic Heritage Month and some of the top creators in TV and film are punctuating it with a demand for change when it comes to Latinx representation — and they have every right to voice their demands.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: In May, The Black List unveiled the 10 writers for the inaugural Latinx TV List. To mark the conclusion of Hispanic Heritage Month (which is today), three of the writers from the list have been selected to receive blind script deals with Hulu:  Dominic Colon, Juan Carlos Fernandez and Anna Salinas.Initially, only two WGA minimum blind script deals were expected, but expectations were exceeded and three were chosen.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterSony Music Entertainment has signed a multi-year venture with René Pérez Joglar who is also known as Latin rapper and producer Residente to launch 1868 Studios.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe 32nd season of The Amazing Race premiered on CBS last night and, well, it stumbled out of the blocks. The global reality competition took a dive from last the last season opener delivering a 0.7 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 3.43 million viewers.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: World of Wonder (WOW), the company behind the Emmy-winning RuPaul’s Drag Race, has launched its own documentary division, WOW Docs with unscripted executive Jim Fraenkel leading the charge. The news was announced after  DOC NYC unveiled their lineup.Fraenkel has been with WOW since 2018.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterBlack Lives Matter co-founder and Executive Director Patrisse Cullors continues to make moves and will bring her artistic impact to television. Warner Bros.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThose of a certain generation of people who thrive when they hear songs like Boyz II Men’s “Motownphilly” or Tony! Toni! Toné!’s “Feels Good” or Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative”. There’s an incomparable sense of nostalgia when any song by Guy, Jade, Troop or the iconic Bell Biv DeVoe hits the airwaves.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterSeriesFest and Shondaland have announced Tamika Miller as the winner of their annual Women Directing Mentorship.The Women Directing Mentorship was first launched in 2018 as a partnership between SeriesFest and Shondaland, founded by Shonda Rhimes who is a champion of inclusion in front of and behind the camera.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAs the term “fake news” gets thrown around recklessly and clickbait headlines spread misinformation, many people have found it hard to find facts from reliable sources. Perhaps people should turn to documentaries.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterCBS was in the zone Tuesday as it dominated the night with an NFL matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans. The game scored a 2.7 in the adults 18-49 demographic in fast nationals while 9.94 million viewers watched the Titans annihilate the Bills 42-16.

Dino-Ray Ramos editorWavelength Productions (Feels Good Man, Farewell Amor) has partnered with the Black TV & Film Collective (BTFC) to launch the inaugural BTFC Producers Fellowship. Wavelength has committed to financing and co-producing a collection of six short films, alongside the BTFC and Cinereach to amplify Black creative voices and bring their stories to the screen.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThere are some promotions and additions taking place at Kevin Hart’s comedy brand Laugh Out Loud (LOL) as it expands across its core divisions of LOL Network, LOL Studios, LOL Audio, LOL X!. Hart will move from his position as CEO to Chairman while continuing to take an active role in the company’s overall comedic vision, content, and talent development.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAs expected, L.A. Comic-Con has been canceled.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterATN Entertainment, the management company that represents LGBTQ talent including Carter Ray, Daniielle Alexis and Emmy-nominated actress Rain Valdez, has launched a new production and development division, ATN Productions. The production banner will develop a TV adaptation of the YouTube comedy series Panic as their debut project.Panic follows Sam (Christopher Cox), a teenager who struggles with anxiety.

Dino-Ray Ramos, Amanda N'Duka In August, HBO debuted Misha Green’s Lovecraft Country and the world hasn’t been the same since.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterIn the next installment of “Zoom Where It Happens”, Cedric the Entertainer, Wayne Brady, LaLa Milan and Dwyane Wade will do a live, virtual table read of the classic trailblazing sitcom Sanford and Son which aired on NBC for 6 seasons from 1972 to 1977. The live table read is set for October 13 (that’s today!) at 6pm PST.The “Zoom Where It Happens” series showcases script reads of throwback sitcoms, with all-Black casts for a civic cause.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterRapper, actor and producer Chris “Ludacris” Bridges is introducing us to Karma’s World.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterIt was ’80s night at Dancing With The Stars and fans ate it up. The homage to acid wash and side ponytails won the night delivering a 0.9 in the adults 18-49 demographic while netting 6.09 million viewers.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterKeir Gilchrist, Nik Dodani, Brigette Lundy-Paine and Amy Okuda of Netflix’s dramedy Atypical are ready to hit the polls for November 3 and they are leading the charge with two events for the election.The first of the two events have Lundy-Paine, Dodani, and Gilchrist partnering with White People 4 Black Lives, a group associated with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, to host a virtual phone bank to persuade and turn out Los Angeles voters against incumbent

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterIf you were in Los Angeles on Sunday night there was plenty of reason to celebrate as the Lakers beat the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to win the franchise’s 17th championship. The game on ABC delivered a 2.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic while 5.60 million viewers watched the Lakers’ 106-93 victory in the bubble in Orlando.The game matched a demo high in early Nielsen Live+Same Day ratings for the series and was even with Game 5.