Following its June sale to Britain’s ITV, Thinkfactory Media has reshuffled its exec ranks. Founder and CEO Leslie Greif has promoted 12-year company veteran Joanne Rubino to Svp of production, continuing to oversee all Thinkfactory production and additionally handling biz dev duties and all corporate finance oversight. Adam Freeman, who started with Thinkfactory in 2006 as showrunner on Gene Simmons Family Jewels and worked on productions including Sinbad: It’s Just Family, Dogg After Dark, Marriage Bootcamp: Bridezillas, Kissteria, Hatfields & McCoys: White Lightning and The Great Santini Brothers, is now creative director overseeing unscripted development and productions. He’ll also consult on scripted programming for Thinkfactory. Aaron Fishman currently oversees the R&B Divas franchise and has been named executive producer. The team will report to new Evp Adam Reed, who was promoted to the post in September.
- 10/16/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Rapper Snoop Dogg has no hard feelings against the U.S. TV bosses who canceled his family reality show "Snoop Dogg's Father Hood" - he's convinced the program was scrapped because there was no "drama". The hip-hop star, real name Calvin Broadus, invited cameras from the E! cable channel into his Los Angeles home in 2007 to document his daily routine with his wife Shante Taylor and their children Cori, Cordell and Corde.
The program lasted for two seasons before it was axed in 2008 but Snoop Dogg has no regrets about the show because he's proud of how well-behaved his kids are. He tells talk show host Larry King, "I believe the show was too positive and too enlightening. They wanted some drama."
"You gotta understand, I'm Snoop Dogg so you want confusion, you want destruction, but my house is not like that. My wife does a great job running my...
The program lasted for two seasons before it was axed in 2008 but Snoop Dogg has no regrets about the show because he's proud of how well-behaved his kids are. He tells talk show host Larry King, "I believe the show was too positive and too enlightening. They wanted some drama."
"You gotta understand, I'm Snoop Dogg so you want confusion, you want destruction, but my house is not like that. My wife does a great job running my...
- 3/30/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
The showdown between Conan O’Brien and David Letterman in the late-night wars continues, as “The Late Show With David Letterman” overtook “The Tonight Show” last week following several days of Conan dominance. But starting in September, there will be another player on the scene competing for viewers in the late night hour. Brian McKnight will be getting his own show, a weekly spot on the CW network. McKnight, fresh off his TV run on “The Celebrity Apprentice,” told Billboard that he wants his show to be “a little closer to what Arsenio [Hall] used to do … It’ll be like, ‘Come over to my place,’ except with a studio audience.”
For those of you too young to remember, Arsenio Hall had a successful career first as a stand-up comic and then as the host of “The Arsenio Hall Show,” which aired on Fox from 1989 until 1994. The format borrowed a lot...
For those of you too young to remember, Arsenio Hall had a successful career first as a stand-up comic and then as the host of “The Arsenio Hall Show,” which aired on Fox from 1989 until 1994. The format borrowed a lot...
- 6/15/2009
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
Snoop Dogg is getting waxed! No, not that kind of waxed. He is set to become the first living rapper to be immortalized for Madame Tussauds famous wax museum. "Fa shizzle dizzle I said yes when asked," the rapper tells People. "I'm honored! The D O double G got a double." The rapper-turned-reality star of Snoop Dogg's Father Hood and MTV's Dogg After Dark will have his figure unveiled Monday, April 20 at Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas. The figure will stand in the "On Stage" area. Snoop Dogg will be the third rap icon on display at one of the famous museums.
- 4/17/2009
- by Debra Lewis-Boothman
- PEOPLE.com
Snoop Dogg's latest TV venture, Dogg After Dark, wraps up its season Tuesday at 8:30 pm/Et, and TV Guide Network was lucky enough to chat with the Doggfather about the MTV variety show, which features celebrity interviews, musical guests, sketch-comedy segments and a whole lot of adult beverages.
Plus: The D-o-double-g gives up the scoop on what he's been up to on Twizizzle, er, Twitter.
Watch the video after the jump.
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Plus: The D-o-double-g gives up the scoop on what he's been up to on Twizizzle, er, Twitter.
Watch the video after the jump.
Read More >...
- 3/31/2009
- by Gina DiNunno
- TVGuide - Breaking News
.Dogg After Dark. is the latest from rapper Snoop Dogg. .Dogg After Dark. airs on Tuesdays at 8:30pm Et/Pt on MTV. The season finale of Snoop.s show on MTV, .Dogg After Dark. is next week Tuesday at 8:30pm Et/Pt. Dogg today announced a global deal that will bring a new variety talk show, .Dogg After Dark,. and his music to fans with a new album release and into the best-selling music video game Rock Band. On Tuesdays at 8:30pm Et/Pt on MTV, Dogg will host his weekly variety talk show from Los Angeles. .Dogg After Dark. promises "raw" interviews with A-list celebrities and musicians, sketch-comedy segments and musical performances. The show will air every Tuesday night for seven...
- 3/27/2009
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Soulja Boy continues to fight for his existence with an appearance on Snoop Dogg's "Dogg After Dark", and a preview of it has been available. The 18-year-old rapper was invited by the older rapper to talk about his coming of age and what comes next after being an Internet sensation in 2007.
Snoop asked Soulja how his success from producing his own music and moves through the Internet takes effect later on. Soulja said, "We're dealing with Hip-Hop in general. I think you know the Internet is the way to go, you know what I'm sayin'. Ever since I came on the scene, with 'Crank That', on YouTube, MySpace, all different Internet sites, we got all other rapper following me."
Snoop also gave his approval of taking advantage when it's possible, and he mentioned that Soulja inspires him. "Keep going with what you do. I support what you do, I love you,...
Snoop asked Soulja how his success from producing his own music and moves through the Internet takes effect later on. Soulja said, "We're dealing with Hip-Hop in general. I think you know the Internet is the way to go, you know what I'm sayin'. Ever since I came on the scene, with 'Crank That', on YouTube, MySpace, all different Internet sites, we got all other rapper following me."
Snoop also gave his approval of taking advantage when it's possible, and he mentioned that Soulja inspires him. "Keep going with what you do. I support what you do, I love you,...
- 3/10/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
In hopes of making light out of a serious situation, rapper Snoop Dogg thinks Chris Brown and Rihanna should seek relationship advice from Dr. Phil. Hollyscoop caught up with the singer in Los Angeles where he was promoting his new MTV show Dogg After Dark to get his thoughts on Chris and Rihanna being potential guests on his new talk show. "I would definitely have them on the show," Snoop told Hollyscoop. "Or anyone that is in the music or entertainment world. "I would have to have Dr. Phil on the show because that's not my section or department,...
- 3/6/2009
- Hollyscoop.com
When the Dogg speaks, you listen--or watch. If you couldn't get enough of Snoop Dogg in his Father Hood show, we have good news for you, he's back with a new talk show. Hollyscoop caught up with Snoop Dogg in Los Angeles where he was promoting his new MTV show Dogg After Dark to get the scoop on what we can expect. Speaking about his new show, Snoop told Hollyscoop, "We're having a good time. We're bringing people on to talk about what they want to talk about." He adds, "My show isn't about...
- 3/5/2009
- Hollyscoop.com
While the recession seems to have taken its toll on the middle class, a majority of celebrities are also being affected by the slow economy. Rapper Snoop Dogg is one of those celebrities. Hollyscoop caught up with the singer in Los Angeles where he was promoting his new MTV show Dogg After Dark, to get the scoop on his relatively new clothing line, Rich & Infamous. Snoop confessed that although his clothing line just hit stores, it's already been affected by the recession. "The recession is affecting everybody," Snoop told Hollyscoop.com exclusively. "We're trying to keep it 100%...
- 3/5/2009
- Hollyscoop.com
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