Following FOX and FX Networks and FX Productions, it was National Geographic’s turn to take center stage at the winter 2017 Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour in Pasadena, California on Friday. Highlights from the day include National Geographic greenlighting a second season of “MARS,” Nat Geo WILD’s new lineup for 2017 and a sneak […]
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The Hollywood Reporter’s 2016 Women in Entertainment spotlights 21CF’s female leadership
21st Century Fox has 13 colleagues chosen for The Hollywood Reporter’s 2016 Women in Entertainment Power 100, an annual list of “female heavy hitters” in the industry. 21CF is once again well-represented on the list, underscoring the breadth of its female leadership across the company’s film and television businesses, where more than a dozen women […]
National Geographic launches Earth Week on Sunday, Oct. 30, airing climate change-related programming
National Geographic will kick off its first ever Earth Week on Sunday, Oct. 30, launching six straight days of primetime programming focused on climate change. The broadcasting event, timed to lead up to the U.S. presidential election, will feature the global premieres of “Before the Flood,” Leonardo DiCaprio’s documentary about climate change; and the second season of the […]
National Geographic goes ‘Further’ with the largest rebrand in its history, setting the course for readers, viewers, colleagues
National Geographic is set to launch a rebrand as expansive as the view from the top of One World Trade Center, where the company announced its plans Tuesday afternoon. The rebrand will reach all of the company’s properties, in addition to its nonprofit organization, National Geographic Society. The 700 million consumers that National Geographic reaches […]
‘Before the Flood’ premieres at the United Nations
National Geographic Channel hosted a very special screening of “Before the Flood“from Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Fisher Stevens and Academy Award-winning actor, and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and actor Mark Ruffalo were among those attending the screening and party co-hosted by Courteney Monroe, Chief Executive Officer of National […]
Nat Geo announces Earth Week, premieres new season of ‘Years of Living Dangerously,’ unveils ‘Before the Flood’ trailer
At Climate Week NYC 2016, National Geographic announced its first ever Earth Week, a week of programming dedicated to climate change that will launch ahead of the U.S. presidential election this fall. Nat Geo also premiered the second season of climate change series “Years of Living Dangerously” and unveiled the trailer for Leonardo DiCaprio’s critically […]
National Geographic Channel’s summer 2016 TCA announcements: Climate change, gender fluidity, ivory trade VR documentary, more
National Geographic Channel made a number of big announcements during its summer 2016 Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour Saturday, signaling the realization of the transformational vision to become the world’s leading destination for premium science, adventure and exploration programming announced last year. The brand’s “new breed of premium programming” reinforces the notion that “entertaining and smart […]