Author: Kevin Little

Kevin Little

Atlanta/ Editorial Director (TNT, tbs, TCM and truTV)
Shows: Dallas, Falling Skies, Franklin & Bash, Leverage, Major Crimes, Perception, Rizzoli & Isles, Southland and The Closer

On weekends, my Mac doubles as a DJ deck.

@KALKevin | Kevin.little@turner.com

TNT and TBS to Become First National Entertainment Networks To Offer Live Streaming 24/7

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TBS and TNT are about to become the first national entertainment networks in the industry to stream on-air content live across multiple platforms 24/7, including through the networks’ websites and a pair of newly created Watch TNT and Watch TBS apps. Live streaming is the latest phase in the rollout of TV Everywhere, the industry-wide initiative that gives subscribers to cable, satellite and telco video services access to more of their favorite shows across a wide range of digital platforms.

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TBS and TNT Unveil Extensive Development Slate with Projects from Television’s Top Storytellers

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TNT and TBS, two of cable’s most successful brands, have unveiled an extensive slate of series being developed with some of the industry’s best storytellers. The slate reflects the network’s programming strategies, which were laid out by network executives during TNT and TBS’s annual Upfront presentation today in New York. Among the many high-profile storytellers developing new projects for TBS and TNT are Steven Spielberg, Steve Carell, Diablo Cody, Denis Leary, Sylvester Stallone, Dick Wolf, Nicholas Sparks, Marcia Clark, Dee Johnson, Walt Becker, Jamie Foxx and James Duff, to name a few.

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TNT Greenlights “INSIDE JOB,” Unscripted Series that Puts Job Candidates through Unique Screening Process

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TNT has greenlit INSIDE JOB, a new unscripted series that puts executive job candidates through a truly unique screening process that includes being spied upon by a company insider in order to find the most suitable candidate. The series is being produced for TNT by All3Media America/Studio Lambert (“Undercover Boss,” “The Million Second Quiz”), with creator Stephen Lambert and Eli Holzman serving as executive producers.

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TNT Books Second Season of Gripping Docudrama BOSTON’S FINEST

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TNT has ordered a second season of the powerful docudrama BOSTON’S FINEST, which recently completed its first season. The unscripted series offers viewers an up-close and very personal look at the men and women of the Boston Police Department and what it takes to protect one of America’s greatest and most distinctive cities. TNT has ordered six episodes for the second season of BOSTON’S FINEST, which is set to return in early 2014. As part of the TNT renewal, sister network CNN plans to encore the series.

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Screen shot 2013-03-20 at 6.17.27 PM TNT Announces 2013 Summer Premiere Dates Lineup Includes Four New Series and Five Returning Hits

TNT is going to ramp up the drama this summer with a spectacular lineup of original series, including four brand new shows and five returning favorites. Set to launch new seasons this summer are the hit series FALLING SKIES, RIZZOLI & ISLES, MAJOR CRIMES, PERCEPTION and FRANKLIN & BASH. New series joining them in the lineup include KING & MAXWELL; the unscripted competition series THE HERO and 72 HOURS; and the docu-drama procedural COLD JUSTICE.

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Screen Actors Guild Awards® Grows Audience As TNT and TBS Announce New Three-Year Contract

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Last night’s live simulcast of the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® on TNT and TBS drew a total of 5.2 million viewers, including more than 2.1 million adults 18-49, a +5% boost in that key demographic compared to last year. The show’s strong performance comes as TNT and TBS announce a new three-year deal with SAG-AFTRA for the SAG Awards®.

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Amazon Announces Exclusive Prime Instant Video Licensing Agreements with Turner Broadcasting and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution for Two of TNT’s Hit Series

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Amazon.com, Inc. today announced exclusive content licensing agreements with Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution to add the epic TNT drama series “Falling Skies” and the Warner Bros. Television-produced TNT series “The Closer” to its Prime Instant Video catalog, giving Prime members instant access to these titles at no additional cost.

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