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THE NEW SHOWTIME DRAMA SERIES I’M DYING UP HERE IS AVAILABLE NOW FOR EARLY SAMPLING
From Executive Producer Jim Carrey, Series Premieres On Sunday, June 4 At 10PM ET/PT NEW YORK, NY – May 22, 2017 – SHOWTIME is giving viewers nationwide an early opportunity to sample the series premiere of the network’s highly anticipated new drama series I’M DYING UP HERE for free, ahead of its on-air debut on Sunday, June 4 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Starting today, consumers who do not subscribe to SHOWTIME can watch the series premiere for free on YouTube and SHO.com. Consumers can also sample the premiere of I’M DYING UP HERE across multiple television and streaming providers’ devices,...
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SHOWTIME LIMITED EVENT SERIES GUERRILLA TO AIR TWO-PART FINALE THIS SUNDAY, MAY 14 AT 9 PM ET/PT
LOS ANGELES – May 11, 2017 – The critically acclaimed SHOWTIME limited event series GUERRILLA will air its final two episodes back-to-back on Sunday, May 14 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on air, on demand and over the internet. As the series comes to a close, Marcus (Babou Ceesay) and Jas (Screen Actors Guild Award® winner Freida Pinto) are tested in the wake of tragic loss. Meanwhile, Kent’s (Golden Globe® winner Idris Elba) actions have a disastrous effect on the black community, while the Black Power Desk launches a reign of terror. Infighting threatens to split the radicals, throwing their final miss...
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SHOWTIME EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT MELINDA BENEDEK TO RETIRE
New York – May 8, 2017 – Today, Showtime Networks announced that Melinda Benedek, Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and Production, has decided to retire after 22 years with the company. Benedek will remain at SHOWTIME through the end of the year. An integral member of the Showtime Networks leadership team, Benedek has skillfully managed the company’s business affairs and production teams, responsible for negotiating and managing the business and legal aspects of the development and physical production of all Showtime original productions and licensed original programming. Her...
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SHOWTIME DOCUMENTARY FILMS’ BECOMING CARY GRANT TO PREMIERE AT 2017 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
New Documentary To Debut On SHOWTIME Friday, June 9 At 9 PM ET/PT NEW YORK – May 3, 2017 – Showtime Documentary Films will debut the new documentary BECOMING CARY GRANT, a definitive biography of the extraordinary Hollywood icon, at the Cannes Film Festival. Following the festival, the film will have its world television debut on SHOWTIME on Friday, June 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on air, on demand and over the internet. Directed by Mark Kidel (Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance, A Journey With Peter Sellars), the captivating biopic reveals Cary Grant’s inner search to find himself at the height of ...
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SHOWTIME TO PREMIERE DOCUMENTARY JACKSON ON TUESDAY, MAY 2
Film Examines Legal, Moral and Emotional Complexity Surrounding Mississippi’s Last Standing Abortion Clinic NEW YORK – April 20, 2017 – SHOWTIME will air the television premiere of the critically acclaimed documentary JACKSON on Tuesday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT. From award-winning director Maisie Crow (A Life Alone, The Last Clinic), JACKSON is an intimate look at the lives of three women caught in the complex issues surrounding access to abortion in the Deep South. To watch and share the trailer for JACKSON, go to: https://youtu.be/vqSvJCF0d0s . Set against the backdrop of the f...
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SHOWTIME TO DEBUT NEW COMEDY SPECIAL AL MADRIGAL: SHRIMPIN’ AIN’T EASY ON FRIDAY, MAY 5 AT 9 PM ET/PT
Madrigal’s Special Is The First In Network’s Rollout Of Three Stand-Up Specials From Comedians Starring In The New Drama Series I’M DYING UP HERE LOS ANGELES, CA – April 17, 2017 – Comedian and I’M DYING UP HERE star Al Madrigal returns to the stage in the debut of his new one-hour comedy special AL MADRIGAL: SHRIMPIN’ AIN’T EASY on Friday, May 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. Madrigal’s sidesplitting stand-up kicks off the first of three standalone comedy specials from the stars of the new SHOWTIME drama series I’M DYING UP HERE premiering Sunday, June 4 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Following ...
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SHOWTIME PROMOTES DONALD BUCKLEY TO CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
NEW YORK – April 10, 2017 – Today, Showtime Networks announced that Donald Buckley has been promoted to Chief Marketing Officer. Buckley will continue to oversee the network’s marketing, creative advertising and digital media divisions, including consumer marketing, promotions, media, and the day-to-day operations for Showtime Networks' digital platform marketing, broadband, mobile, emerging platform initiatives and multiplatform content. He previously served as Executive Vice President, Program Marketing and Digital Services. The announcement was made today by David Nevins, President ...
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SHOWTIME DOCUMENTARY FILMS AND NEON TO PREMIERE OSCAR® WINNER LAURA POITRAS’NEWEST DOCUMENTARY RISK THIS SUMMER FOCUSING ON JULIAN ASSANGE AND WIKILEAKS
Courtesy of Praxis Films NEW YORK – April 9, 2017 – Showtime Documentary Films will release RISK, the latest documentary from Academy Award winner Laura Poitras (CITIZENFOUR). Filmed over six years including through the 2016 presidential election and up to the present moment, RISK takes viewers closer than they have ever been before to Julian Assange and those who surround him. With unprecedented access, Poitras give us the WikiLeaks story from the inside, allowing viewers to understand our current era of massive leaks, headline-grabbing news, and the revolutionary impact of the intern...
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SHOWTIME DEBUTS NEW TRAILER FOR I’M DYING UP HERE
New Drama Series From Executive Producer Jim Carrey To Premiere On Sunday, June 4 At 10PM ET/PT NEW YORK, NY – April 7, 2017 – Today, SHOWTIME will debut the new trailer for the network’s one-hour drama series I’M DYING UP HERE, which will kick off the SHOWTIME summer lineup on Sunday, June 4 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The fictional series explores L.A.’s famed ’70s stand-up comedy scene and stars Academy Award® winner Melissa Leo (The Fighter, Treme), Ari Graynor (Bad Teacher), Michael Angarano (The Knick), Clark Duke (Hot Tub Time Machine), Andrew Santino (Mixology), Erik Griffin (Workah...