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SHOWTIME ANNOUNCES SXSW PLANS FEATURING A THREE-DAY MUSIC LINE-UP HEADLINED BY THE HEAD AND THE HEART
The SHOWTIME ROADIES House Will Celebrate Music’s Unsung Heroes Providing A VIP Experience To Roadies Working At SXSW From March 16 To 18 Series Stars Luke Wilson And Carla Gugino To Appear At ROADIES House NEW YORK – February 10, 2016 – SHOWTIME is celebrating music’s unsung heroes at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Music, Film and Interactive Festival, in honor of Oscar® winner Cameron Crowe’s new music series ROADIES, premiering on the network this summer. SHOWTIME will be taking over Clive Bar on Rainey Street in Austin from March 16-18 for a three-day music experience featuring...
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FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, A SHOWTIME SPOT IS FEATURED IN THE SUPER BOWL
New SHOWTIME Stand-Alone Service Ad, With Music By Grammy® Nominee Sia Airs During Super Bowl 50 NEW YORK – February 7, 2016 – Tonight, SHOWTIME debuted a new spot promoting its stand-alone streaming service, during CBS’ exclusive broadcast of SUPER BOWL 50 – marking the first time the Company has had an ad featured during the Super Bowl. The new spot, with music by Grammy® and Golden Globe®-nominated singer-songwriter Sia, was one of the only streaming service commercials to air during the game. The SHOWTIME stand-alone streaming service is currently available through Apple®, Roku®, Amazo...
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SHOWTIME NETWORKS ELEVATES TOM CHRISTIE TO CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
NEW YORK – February 4, 2016 – Veteran Showtime Networks executive Tom Christie has been elevated to Chief Operating Officer, Showtime Networks Inc. With over 25 years of service at the Company, Christie will continue to lead Showtime Networks’ distribution, sales, affiliate marketing, network operations and new business development teams, and the SHOWTIME® streaming service product group. Additionally, Christie will continue to have oversight of the planning and execution of future strategies and new business ventures. The announcement was made today by David Nevins, President and CEO, Show...
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COUNTDOWN TO CAUCUS: EPISODE THREE OF THE CIRCUS AIRS SUNDAY, JAN. 31 ON SHOWTIME
Anxious Campaigns Eye Polls In The Final Stretch Before Iowa Caucuses NEW YORK, NY – January 29, 2016 – It’s decision time in Iowa, with a showdown brewing between Democrats Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton and the GOP’s first real test of outsider candidates versus the establishment. Tune in to SHOWTIME this Sunday, January 31 at 8 p.m. ET/PT for episode three of THE CIRCUS, “Tension City,” which follows the angst and drama leading up to the Iowa caucuses and goes behind-the-scenes of the process of putting together the final Bloomberg Politics-Des Moines Register Iowa Poll. THE CIRCUS...
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SHOWTIME DRAMA SERIES PENNY DREADFUL TO SHOOT ON LOCATION IN SPAIN
Third Season To Premiere Sunday, May 1st At 10 PM ET/PT On SHOWTIME On-Air, On Demand And Over The Internet LOS ANGELES, CA – January 28, 2016 – The hit SHOWTIME drama series PENNY DREADFUL is heading to Spain to shoot select episodes for its third season. Shooting in the city of Almería in the Andalusia region, the episodes will follow Ethan (Josh Hartnett), Sir Malcolm (Timothy Dalton), new series regular Kaetenay (Wes Studi) and Hecate (guest star Sarah Greene) as they battle dark forces in the 1800s American West. The new season will premiere on Sunday, May 1st at 10 p.m. ET/PT on-ai...
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STAN BECOMES OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN HOME OF SHOWTIME
CBS CORPORATION AND STAN ANNOUNCE LONG-TERM EXCLUSIVE LICENSING AGREEMENT FOR SHOWTIME® BRAND AND PROGRAMMING IN AUSTRALIA NEW YORK – January 27, 2016 – CBS Corporation and Stan, a joint venture between Nine Entertainment Co. and Fairfax Media, today announced a long-term, exclusive licensing agreement that will bring all future SHOWTIME series and hundreds of hours of acclaimed SHOWTIME programming to the Australian streaming service. It will also provide Stan with an exclusive license to the SHOWTIME brand and trademark, making Stan the official home of SHOWTIME in Australia. The Stan...
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SHOWTIME PICKS UP SECOND SEASON OF NEW HIT SERIES BILLIONS, THE NETWORK’S HIGHEST-RATED FRESHMAN SERIES PREMIERE EVER
NEW YORK, NY – January 26, 2016 – On the heels of delivering the biggest premiere week ever for the network, SHOWTIME has picked up its new critically-acclaimed drama BILLIONS for a second season. BILLIONS had the best series debut performance ever for a SHOWTIME original series with 6.5 million viewers, besting the series premiere of RAY DONOVAN by 7 percent (with 6.1 million viewers in June 2013). Starring Oscar® nominee and Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner Paul Giamatti and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Damian Lewis, BILLIONS airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The announcement was made t...
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CBS CORPORATION AND SKY ANNOUNCE LONG-TERM, PAN-EUROPEAN AGREEMENT FOR SHOWTIME PORTFOLIO OF PROGRAMMING
Jan. 21, 2016 Sky and CBS Corporation today announced a long-term licensing agreement for Sky Atlantic to be the exclusive home to SHOWTIME’s growing portfolio of programming across all its territories in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Italy. Previously, Sky has licensed select SHOWTIME content from CBS on a program-by-program basis. The deal will span all new and future series, including BILLIONS, which premiered in the U.S. with the best series debut performance ever for a SHOWTIME original series. Other new series include the return of TWIN PEAKS and new seasons of current...
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SHOWTIME RELEASES FIRST LOOK AT MICHAEL JACKSON’S JOURNEY FROM MOTOWN TO OFF THE WALL
Documentary Directed By Spike Lee Will Premiere On Friday, February 5th At 9 PM ET/PT Across All Platforms LOS ANGELES – January 12, 2016 – SHOWTIME has released a first look at Oscar® nominee Spike Lee’s latest documentary MICHAEL JACKSON’S JOURNEY FROM MOTOWN TO OFF THE WALL. An illuminating portrait on how an earnest, passionate, hard-working young man becomes the “King of Pop,” the film will make its world television premiere on Friday, February 5th at 9 p.m ET/PT on SHOWTIME, with multiple plays throughout the month on-air, on demand and over the internet. To watch an exclusive clip f...