First of all, get your head around the fact that there’s only ONE WEEK LEFT UNTIL CHRISTMAS. Now, if you do not celebrate Christmas, you don’t care about this, but for those of this that do, this is sort of a Holy S**t moment.
That said, the TV industry takes no breather just because the holidays are upon us. Here are a few things that happened over the past week that you should know before you run screaming out the door to do your last-minute shopping. Yes, everyone on your list does want TV-branded merchandise from your company’s storage closet.
PromaxBDA is holding its Europe Conference in the beautiful city of Barcelona. Here are some reasons why Barcelona has become one of Europe’s most creative cities, right from the mouths of this year’s design partners, Comodo Screen.
The Insider’s Guide to Creative Barcelona
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SyFy’s much-promoted The Expanse premiered this week, and Brief was there with a Take Five with the show’s creator, Naren Shankar.
Take Five: Naren Shankar on SyFy’s ‘The Expanse’
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NBC had another opportunity to prove it’s on the right track with its live strategy, scoring its second ratings victory in a row with Adele Live From New York City, which averaged 11.3 million viewers.
Adele Concert Special Pulls In Record Ratings for NBC
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Netflix once again demonstrated its marketing genius, announcing season four of House of Cards during—what else—the Republican debate on CNN?
‘House of Cards’’ Political Ad Announces March Premiere Date
Finally, we leave you with one of our favorite Hot Spots from the week, fresh from Lifetime. In this spot, young rappers prep for their upcoming battles on Lifetime’s new reality competition show from Queen Latifah and Jermaine Dupri.
Happy holidays, everyone!
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