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  • OWN: THE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK ANNOUNCES ADVERTISING PARTNERSHIP WITH LEADING RETAILER KOHL’S DEPARTMENT STORES FOR THE ORIGINAL SERIES “YOUR OWN SHOW: OPRAH’S SEARCH FOR THE NEXT TV STAR”

    Los Angeles, CA - OWN: THE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK has struck an advertising partnership with leading retailer Kohl's Department Stores for the original series "Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search For The Next TV Star."  OWN's new competition series, presented by Kohl's and executive produced by Mark Burnett ("Survivor," "The Apprentice"), is a nationwide search to discover television's next big star.  The winner of the competition will be awarded his or her own studio talk show for the OWN network.  Online auditions to participate in the series begin May 14 at Oprah.com, as announced today on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." "Kohl's …

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  • A HELL OF A TIME … JACK OSBOURNE AND KATRINA WEIDMAN PLUNGE INTO A NEW SEASON OF PETRIFYING PARANORMAL ACTIVITY WHEN TRAVEL CHANNEL’S ‘PORTALS TO HELL’ RETURNS ON FRIDAY, MARCH 13 AT 9 P.M. ET/PT

    NEW YORK (February 20, 2020) – Descend into all-new eerie encounters when Travel Channel’s hit series, “Portals to Hell,” returns for Season Two on Friday, March 13, with a special two-hour episode beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Avid paranormal investigators Jack Osbourne and Katrina Weidman resume their chilling journey to historically haunted locations in the United States, confronting sinister stories of the supernatural as they seek concrete evidence that a spirit world exists. Eight additional hour-long episodes will move to their regular 10 p.m. ET/PT timeslot beginning Friday, March 20. “This season is intense,” said Weidman. “Jack and I purposefully explore locations …

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  • ‘HAUNTED HUB’ ANNUAL PROGRAMMING EVENT SCARES UP SPOOKY LINEUP THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF OCTOBER ON THE HUB TV NETWORK FEATURING OCTOBER 13 SEASON PREMIERE OF ‘R.L. STINE’S THE HAUNTING HOUR: THE SERIES’

        LOS ANGELES – This October, The Hub TV Network will once again celebrate Halloween by hosting a month-long "Haunted Hub" lineup of spine-tingling television, movies, online games and a sweepstakes that kids can enjoy with their entire family. The cornerstone of the “Haunted Hub” lineup is the season premiere of the 2012 Daytime Emmy® Award nominated and critically acclaimed “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series” on Saturday, October 13 (6 p.m. ET).    R.L. Stine (“Goosebumps”), the master of kids’ spooky storytelling is back for a third season of “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series” with all-new tales …

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  • CAUGHT ON CAMERA: NEW SEASON OF ‘WHAT ON EARTH?’ PREMIERES AUGUST 27

    2020 – ever more advanced satellites and drones are above our heads, invisible to us yet scanning every inch of our planet. Bizarre, long hidden structures, mysterious natural phenomena, and top-secret facilities – these are only some of what the more than 4,000 satellites and countless aerial cameras uncover every day. In an all new season of WHAT ON EARTH?, viewers will embark on an extraordinary journey as they travel around the globe, discovering the truth behind these mysteries thanks to state-of-the-art aerial imaging and analysis from the world’s leading investigators and scientists. WHAT ON EARTH? premieres Thursday, August 27 …

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  • Pamela Smart: An American Murder Mystery

    INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY PREMIERES EXPLOSIVE THREE-PART SPECIAL EVENT, “PAMELA SMART: AN AMERICAN MURDER MYSTERY”   -- Featuring Exclusive Interview from Prison with Convicted Murderer, Pamela Smart -- Premieres Sunday, August 19 at 10/9c, only on ID --   (Los Angeles, Ca.) – Sex, lies and a tale too twisted to be real surround the murder of Gregg Smart.  Who Killed Him?  And why? On May 1, 1990, 22-year-old media coordinator Pamela Smart finds her husband Gregg dead on the floor of their southern New Hampshire condo, leaving the town of Derry stunned. Scouring the region for clues, police shift their attention …

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  • OPRAH WINFREY INTERVIEWS AWARD-WINNING ACTRESSES LUPITA NYONG’O AND CYNTHIA ERIVO FOR AN OWN PRIMETIME SPECIAL AIRING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26

    OPRAH WINFREY INTERVIEWS AWARD-WINNING ACTRESSES LUPITA NYONG’O AND CYNTHIA ERIVO FOR AN OWN PRIMETIME SPECIAL AIRING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26    Interviews Highlight the Actresses’ Rise to Fame and How They Are Breaking Down Barriers in Hollywood   Also Available on “Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations” Podcast Beginning October 30 (Lupita) and November 6 (Cynthia)       For hi-res photos, click here Photo Caption: Oprah Winfrey with (L) Lupita Nyong’o (R) Cynthia Erivo Photo Credit: Harpo, Inc./Huy Doan   LOS ANGELES – Oprah Winfrey sits down one-on-one with the award-winning actresses Lupita Nyong’o and Cynthia Erivo, who discuss their fast rise to fame and …

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  • Andrew Strauser Promoted to Vice President of Talent Development & Casting for TLC

    Andrew Strauser Promoted to Vice President of Talent Development & Casting for TLC (Los Angeles, CA) TLC announced that Andrew Strauser has been promoted to Vice President, Talent Development & Casting for TLC.  Reporting to Howard Lee, Senior Vice President of Production & Development, Strauser will continue to lead the charge in bringing new talent to TLC, including casting for existing series, as well as finding new talent to build series around. "Andy has an expert eye for talent, and has helped discover some of TLC's more recognizable talent, including Buddy 'Cake Boss' Valastro. He has a passion for the …

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  • Comfort Food Tour

    The Grill Dads, Mark Anderson and Ryan Fey -- built for comfort, not speed -- guarantee to get messy on their foodie road trip by finding simple dishes done with love. From drip-down-your-arm burgers to slurpalicious soups and hand-shaped pasta passed down through generations, the Grill Dads pledge to ignore the calories and belly up to homey comfort food. They'll discover destinations like Cypress, Texas, where a food truck has 'em coming from miles away for Mediterranean finger food and find out where to get the juiciest rotisserie chicken in Chicago. They'll definitely need extra napkins for this one!

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  • Gritty Hard Work Delivers Authenticity, Style & Elegance in the Motor Trend Group Original Series LONG ROAD TO MONTEREY

    Every August the unrivaled, finest and most historic vehicles gather on the storied 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links on California’s picturesque Monterey peninsula for the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance®. The Concours is the most impressive car show in the world where antique and post war autos sit alongside Ferraris and other high-performance cars as expert judges meticulously review every inch of the cars, awarding best of show honors for authenticity, originality, design, style and elegance.Getting the cars in pique condition inside, out and under the hood is a taxing labor of love for some of the world’s top …

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  • ALL-NEW DISCOVERY CHANNEL SERIES ‘LEGENDS OF THE WILD’ INVESTIGATES INCREDIBLE MYSTERIES OF THE NATURAL WORLD

    (Los Angeles) - Across the planet, there are startling reports about strange animal attacks against humans, new apex predators changing the natural order, and sightings of mysterious creatures that nobody can explain. Now, two lifelong friends and wilderness experts, Damian Duffy and Matt Hoffmann will use their combined skills in an attempt to document, discover and solve the most extraordinary mysteries of the natural world. The brand-new series, LEGENDS OF THE WILD premieres Wednesday, April 1st at 10PM ET/PT on Discovery Channel. Damian Duffy, a former Australian army paratrooper and certified wilderness guide, and Matt Hoffmann, a professional wildlife photographer …

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