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2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards tap global icon Drew Barrymore to host

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

MTV today announced that film and television powerhouse Drew Barrymore has been tapped to host the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards LIVE from the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 7, beginning at 8 PM ET/PT.

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  • MTV today announced that film and television powerhouse Drew Barrymore has been tapped to host the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards LIVE from the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 7, beginning at 8 PM ET/PT.
  • She was most recently nominated for Best Talk/Topical Show at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED.
  • Executive Producers for the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards are MTV's Bruce Gillmer, Wendy Plaut and Vanessa Whitewolf, along with Den of Thieves’ Jesse Ignjatovic and Barb Bialkowski.
  • The 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards Press Credential Application is open here through Friday, April 7.

Season Two of Charlamagne Tha God’s Weekly Late-Night Show Gets New Name and New Format With Same Great Host for a Comedic Look at the Week’s Events

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Friday, July 15, 2022

MTV Entertainment Studios today announced that season two of Charlamagne Tha Gods weekly late-night show will get a new name and new format with the same great host for a comedic look at the weeks events.

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  • MTV Entertainment Studios today announced that season two of Charlamagne Tha Gods weekly late-night show will get a new name and new format with the same great host for a comedic look at the weeks events.
  • Comedy Centrals Hell of A Week will showcase a hilarious and off-the-cuff Charlamagne, bolstering the late-night talk show format that churns Americas news into digestible soundbites.
  • Ari Pearce, Bola Fapohunda and Driadonna Roland are executive producers with Matthew Parillo as Executive in Charge for MTV Entertainment Studios.
  • Follow Comedy Centrals Hell of A Week with Charlamagne Tha God on social Instagram , Facebook , TikTok , and Twitter for updates and information about the upcoming new season.

VH1 Partners With Thee Media Mavens for the First-Ever Thee Media Mavens x ESSENCEFest Takeover Brunch in New Orleans on Saturday, July 2nd

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Friday, July 1, 2022

VH1 announced today that it has partnered with Thee Media Mavens for the inaugural Thee Media Mavens x ESSENCEFest Takeover Brunch this Saturday, July 2nd in New Orleans.

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  • VH1 announced today that it has partnered with Thee Media Mavens for the inaugural Thee Media Mavens x ESSENCEFest Takeover Brunch this Saturday, July 2nd in New Orleans.
  • The attendees will also hear from Chelsea Von Chaz with #Happy Period and the Thee Media Mavens collective founded by Shanelle Genai, entertainment writer.
  • VH1 continues to be the network that provides the best in pop culture, fan-favorite competitions, lifestyle and more.
  • Thee Media Mavens is a collective of Black Women professionals across various creative industries including digital media, writing/editing, public relations, marketing, social media content creation, TV/film, print/radio, and video production.

VH1’s ‘Level Up’ Mondays Achieves Double Digit Growth IN KEY 18-49 DEMO

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Thursday, May 26, 2022

VH1s Level Up Mondays - with the season premieres of Basketball Wives and VH1 Couples Retreat achieved a win with double digit increases vs. P4W across total day (+13% rtg & shr) and prime (+14% rtg, +16% shr) overall.

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  • VH1s Level Up Mondays - with the season premieres of Basketball Wives and VH1 Couples Retreat achieved a win with double digit increases vs. P4W across total day (+13% rtg & shr) and prime (+14% rtg, +16% shr) overall.
  • Additionally, May 16th was VH1s highest rated Monday prime in three months with both massive gains over P4W across rating (+86%) and share (+104%).
  • Basketball Wives season 10 premiere (5/16) posted a +6% increase vs. the prior season average and +25% on share
    Massive demo gains among M18-34, up +90% on rating and +116% on share
    Premiere delivered 517K total viewers, up +7% from last season avg (485K)
    VH1 Couples Retreat season two premiere (5/16) scored a +100% increase vs. the P4W time period and +114% on share
    Source: Nielsen; LSD/P18-49 coverage ratings & coverage share unless noted; time periods- BBW Mon/8p, CR Mon/9p; Social Source: SCR Ranker- Cable Reality.
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MTV Taps TV Host and Fashionista Tayshia Adams to Host the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

MTV today announced television host and multi-media personality Tayshia Adams (The Bachelorette) will host the 2022 Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED from Barker Hangar in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 5 at 10PM ET/PT.

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  • MTV today announced television host and multi-media personality Tayshia Adams (The Bachelorette) will host the 2022 Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED from Barker Hangar in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 5 at 10PM ET/PT.
  • This year, the highly anticipated MTV Movie & TV Awards and Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED airs as an epic, one-night event honoring the brightest stars in movies and television.
  • Executive Producers for both MTV Movie & TV Awards and the Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED are MTV's Bruce Gillmer, Wendy Plaut and Vanessa WhiteWolf and Den Of Thieves Jesse Ignjatovic and Barb Bialkowski.
  • Daily Pop, and now, she is the host of this years MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted.

MTV Entertainment brings together leading entertainment, technology and media brands to join first-ever Mental Health Youth Action Forum on May 18 in Washington, D.C.

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Thursday, May 5, 2022

Sofia Gross, Head of Policy Partnerships and Social Impact at Snapchat: "Snap is proud to partner with the first-ever Mental Health Youth Action Forum.

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  • Sofia Gross, Head of Policy Partnerships and Social Impact at Snapchat: "Snap is proud to partner with the first-ever Mental Health Youth Action Forum.
  • Were honored to collaborate with MTV Entertainment and to amplify the action-oriented messages from the upcoming Mental Health Youth Action Forum.
  • Leveraging its decades-long history of sparking conversations about mental health, in April 2021 MTV Entertainment Group launched Mental Health is Health , a multi-year initiative to tackle the nations growing health crisis by harnessing the power of storytelling to normalize mental health conversations and inspire action.
  • MTVE convened a coalition of entertainment media companies and mental health experts for the Better Together Mental Health Storytelling Summit and unveiled The Mental Health Media Guide , a first-of-its-kind comprehensive resource for content creators designed to elevate storytelling opportunities that can change the narrative on mental health.

MTV Announces Second Annual ‘Mental Health Action Day’ on May 19

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Mental Health Action Day is an open-source movement to drive culture from mental health awareness to mental health action.

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  • Mental Health Action Day is an open-source movement to drive culture from mental health awareness to mental health action.
  • United for Global Mental Health : Will be bringing Mental Health Action Day to the Global Mental Health Action Network of 1700+ partners representing people with lived experience, governments, CSOs, international organizations, the private sector and academia from over 110 countries.
  • Mental Health Action Day is an open-source movement of brands, organizations and cultural leaders to drive culture from mental health awareness to mental health action.
  • The second Mental Health Action Day will take place on May 19, 2022 with a mission to encourage and empower people to take their first steps towards mental health action -- whether for themselves, for their loved ones or to advocate for systemic changes, because mental health is health.

Nickelodeon Begins Production on Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Ghost Island, Third Chapter of Beloved Horror Anthology Miniseries

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

Nickelodeons beloved horror anthology miniseries Are You Afraid of the Dark?

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  • Nickelodeons beloved horror anthology miniseries Are You Afraid of the Dark?
  • : Ghost Island has begun production in the Dominican Republic and is slated to premiere later this year on Nickelodeon.
  • is a show that we love to make just as much as the fans love to watch it, said Shauna Phelan, Co-Head of Nickelodeon & Awesomeness Live-Action.
  • : Ghost Island for Nickelodeon is overseen by Shauna Phelan and Zack Olin, Co-Heads of Nickelodeon & Awesomeness Live-Action.

Nickelodeon to Begin Production on Live-Action the Loud House Series for Paramount+

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

Nickelodeon Studios is set to begin production on a brand-new original live-action series based on the Emmy Award-winning animated show, The Loud House , for Paramount+.

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  • Nickelodeon Studios is set to begin production on a brand-new original live-action series based on the Emmy Award-winning animated show, The Loud House , for Paramount+.
  • The live-action The Loud House series will follow Lincoln Loud, an 11 year-old boy with 10 sisters, as he navigates everyday life while living with such a large family.
  • The Loud House live-action series will see the real-life versions of the beloved Loud family from A Loud House Christmas return to reprise their roles: Wolfgang Schaeffer, as Lincoln Loud; Jahzir Bruno, as Clyde McBride; Brian Stepanek, as Lynn Loud Sr.; Sophia Woodward, as Luna Loud; Catherine Ashmore Bradley, as Luan Loud; Aubin Bradley, as Lucy Loud; Ella Allan, as Lola Loud; Mia Allan, as Lana Loud; and Lexi Janicek, as Lisa Loud.
  • The live-action The Loud House series for Paramount+ is executive produced by Tim Hobert (The Middle, Scrubs, Community), Jonathan Judge (A Loud House Christmas, Warped!, All That) and Michael Rubiner (The Loud House).

Nickelodeon Orders HexVet, Brand-New Animated Preschool Series Based on BOOM! Studios Graphic Novels

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

As HexVets in training, Nan and Clarion are ready to tackle medical maladies in beasts magical or mundane, find their familiars, and earn their wands and pointy hats--all while dodging covens of animal smugglers and dragons with heartburn. Under the tutelage of the talented Dr. Talon, these young HexVets in training will learn how to cure any animal, from a pygmy phoenix with bird flu to a unicorn with a broken horn.

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  • Nickelodeon is bringing the magical world of Willows Whisper to life with the greenlight of HexVet, a brand-new animated preschool series based on the eponymous BOOM!
  • The high-stakes adventures, wild antics and heartfelt camaraderie Nan and Clarion have in the HexVet graphic novels are all great qualities we look for in an animated series, said Ramsey Naito, President, Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation.
  • HexVet is an all-ages original graphic novels series written by beloved cartoonist Sam Davies and published by BOOM!
  • Production of HexVet for Nickelodeon Animation is overseen by Eryk Casemiro, Executive Vice President, Nickelodeon Animation, Global Series Content.