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THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Star Ian Somerhalder to Connect with Fans Via Video Tweets Direct from #SXCW Sunday Night: #TweetMeIan

Plus … Pitch Your Digital Series to The CW’s Digital Studio and You May Have the Opportunity to be Flown to Los Angeles for an In-Person Meeting with CW Digital Executives

March 7, 2013 (Burbank, CA) – The CW will head to SXSW Interactive this weekend, with activities, including an immersive #SXCW social experience at the Warner Bros. Tell-A-Vision space from March 10-11; the chance for SXSWi attendees to pitch original ideas for a digital series to CWD, The CW’s digital studio; and a special appearance by Ian Somerhalder, star of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES — the network’s #1 show in key demographics – who will connect with fans who submit questions via Twitter using the #TweetMeIan hashtag.

From Thursday, March 7–Sunday, March 10, fans can submit questions to THE VAMPIRE DIARIES’ Ian Somerhalder via Twitter using the #TweetMeIan hashtag, and he will answer via video tweets from #SXCW on Sunday night, March 10.  Ian’s video answers, as well as all of the other tweets and Facebook posts from and about the #SXCW experience, will be posted on a special #SXCW social pinboard displayed on-site and online at CWTV.com.

#SXCW visitors can step inside the world of ARROW and become one of Starling City’s Most Wanted by unlocking their villain name from the on-site villain name generator, then print custom badges and take photos in front of a special Starling City backdrop in the Tell-A-Vision space. Fans not attending #SXCW can also get villain-ized by going to starlingcityvillains.com. Visitors to the #SXCW experience can design and print custom free T-shirts for their favorite CW shows.

Proving that great storytelling exists in all of us, The CW is also offering SXSWi attendees the opportunity to pitch their original ideas for a digital series to CWD, The CW’s digital studio. Attendees visiting #SXCW at the Warner Bros. Tell-A-Vision space on Sunday and Monday will be given the opportunity to make an original on-camera pitch for their digital series ideas for consideration by CWD.  Each participant will be asked to sign a standard waiver. Once all entries are received, CWD executives will review the recorded pitches and determine the most effective and promising digital series idea.  One lucky storyteller may have the chance to be flown to Los Angeles to pitch their digital series ideas directly to industry executives for consideration by CWD.

Located at 419 Congress Avenue (at 5^th Street) in the heart of downtown Austin, the Warner Bros. Tell-A-Vision space is open to the public Friday, March 8–Sunday, March 10, from 11 a.m.–6 p.m. daily, and Monday, March 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

 

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Hosted by Aisha Tyler and Featuring the Return of Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady and Colin Mochrie

The CW is going for laughs this summer by ordering a new take on the hit improvisational comedy series, WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?, hosted by comedian Aisha Tyler (“The Talk”), it was announced today by Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW.   Premiere information will be announced at a later time.

The CW’s WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? features the return of Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady and Colin Mochrie, who along with a special guest each episode, must put their comedic skills to the test through a series of spontaneous improv games. Prompted only by random ideas supplied by the studio audience and host Aisha Tyler, our four performers must use the little information they have and their wild imaginations to depict different characters and an array of scenes, as well as perform songs.  After each round of improvisation, Aisha will dole out points to our four performers and declare a winner at the end of every episode.

Based on the wildly successful U.K. format, which also spawned a previous incarnation in the US that ran for eight seasons on ABC, WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? is executive produced by Dan Patterson, Mark Leveson, Jimmy Mulville, Ryan Stiles and Wayne Brady.  Co-created by Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson, WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? is from Angst Productions and Hat Trick Productions.

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All week long, the writers of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST will be connecting with their fans on Twitter. Check out the schedule.

• Tues 5/4c Staff Writer (and playwright!) Allison Moore will do a Q & A on all things writing. Follow her at @allisonindiana
• Wed 4/3c Writer’s Assistant (and life-long fangirl) Sarah Hernandez will tweet about comics, graphic novels and the Beasties who love them. Follow her at @fancifulsarah.
• Thurs
  • 3:30/2:30c  Lunch Break Executive Producer Jennifer Levin will answer fans’ questions! But be on time – this busy lady will be off to her next meeting at 12:45pm!
  • 8/7c During East Coast Airing – TWEET-PEAT with Staff Writer Emily Silver! Get your questions about “Seeing Red” ready!
  • 11/10c During West Coast Airing – TWEET-PEAT with Staff Writer Allison Moore! Get your questions about “Seeing Red” ready!
• Fri – 4/3c Staff Writer (and TV geek-goddess) Emily Silver will tweet about a topic close to every shipper’s heart: OTP (One True Pair) and First Love. Follow her at @EmilySilver29.

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Eight Men Will Compete with Eight Women for the Title

Career-Launching Prize Package Will Include NYLON Magazine, GUESS and Next Model Management

Cycle 20 of AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL hosted by Tyra Banks, returns with new prizes and new competition – men!  The first-ever “Guys and Girls” edition will begin airing Summer 2013.

Eight men and eight women will live under one roof and battle it out to earn the prestigious title of AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL. This cycle will explore the similarities and differences that male and female models face in the pursuit of their careers, bringing on experts and celebrities to mentor and challenge them each week.  There will be more than a little opportunity for rivalry, flirtation and romance.

The model hopefuls will compete for a career-launching prize package that includes new prize suppliers Next Model Management and GUESS, as well as NYLON magazine.  The winner will receive prizes including: $100,000 national ad campaign with GUESS, whose advertising campaigns have launched many modeling careers; a fashion feature in NYLON magazine, as well as a modeling contract with Next Model Management.

In addition to the panel of judges, which includes Banks, fashion public relations maven Kelly Cutrone and former boxer and international male supermodel Rob Evans, the public will again be able to have a say in who stays and who goes in the competition.   Famed stylist Johnny Wujek returns as photo shoot creative consultant and top fashion blogger Bryanboy will return as the social media correspondent, mentoring the models and highlighting the scores, comments and video messages from the viewers that will be revealed in the show during judging.

Fans will again have numerous opportunities each week to vote online and via mobile at http://cwtv.com/thecw/antmvoting to choose their favorite contestants based on photo shoots taken during production.  Voting begins TODAY, Thursday, February 21, and continues with the following voting dates:  February 24, February 28, March 3, March 7, March 10, March 14, March 17, March 23, March 26, March 29 and April 3.  Some of the guys and girls who have already been eliminated will have the opportunity to return to the competition via votes on their photo shoot pictures, which will allow the audience the chance to save their favorite model.  This cycle, fans will also have the opportunity to automatically enter a contest when they leave video comments, during the voting, for a chance to win* prizes from some of the AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL partners.

 

“AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL” CYCLE 20 PARTICPANTS

GIRLS

Name: Kanani

Age: 19

Hometown:  Chicago, IL

Occupation: Unemployed

Height: 5’7 1/2”

Favorite movie: Edward Scissorhands

Favorite food: Pasta

 

Name: Bianca

Age: 18

Hometown:  Los Angeles, CA

Occupation: Stylist/Sales at a boutique

Height: 5’9 1/2”

Favorite movie: Pulp Fiction

Favorite food: Spicy tuna crispy rice

 

Name: Jourdan

Age: 19

Hometown:  Bend, OR

Occupation: Unemployed

Height: 6’0”

Favorite movie: Dirty Dancing, Titanic

Favorite food: Anything Italian

 

Name: Nina

Age: 18

Hometown:  New York, NY

Occupation: Student

Height: 5’8 1/2”

Favorite movie: Harold and Maude

Favorite food: Her mom’s taco salad

 

Name: Chlea

Age: 20

Hometown:  Bear, DE

Occupation: Credit Analyst

Height: 5’10”

Favorite movie: Bugsy Malone

Favorite food: Pepperoni pizza

 

Name: Renee

Age: 24

Hometown:  Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Occupation: Model

Height: 5’8”

Favorite movie: Mean Girls, Dirty Dancing

Favorite food: Hot dogs

 

Name: Jiana

Age: 20

Hometown:  Denver, CO

Occupation: Bartender

Height: 5’10”

Favorite movie: Rent

Favorite food: Anything spicy

 

Name: Alex

Age: 21

Hometown:  Palm City, FL

Occupation: Student

Height: 5’9 1/4”

Favorite movie: The Prestige

Favorite food: Fruit

 

GUYS

Name: Mike

Age: 26

Hometown:  Los Angeles, CA

Occupation: Works at vending and catering company

Height: 6’5”

Favorite movie: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Favorite food: Chicken

 

Name: Chris H.

Age: 25

Hometown:  North Bergen, NJ

Occupation: Doorman/security guard

Height: 6’1 1/2”

Favorite movie: Finding Nemo

Favorite food: Sushi

Name: Cory

Age: 22

Hometown:  Philadelphia, PA

Occupation: Wedding singer

Height: 6’2 1/2”

Favorite movie: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

Favorite food:  Sushi

 

Name: Marvin

Age: 20

Hometown:  Bronx, NY

Occupation: Sales associate

Height: 6’1”

Favorite movie: Flipped

Favorite food: Chicken and rice

 

Name: Jeremy

Age: 19

Hometown:  Mission Viejo, CA

Occupation: Nutritional supplement sales

Height: 6’3”

Favorite movie: The Grey

Favorite food:  Mexican

 

Name: Don

Age: 25

Hometown:  Minneapolis, MN

Occupation: Rapper, model and club promoter

Height: 6’0”

Favorite movie: The Hangover

Favorite food:  Mexican

 

Name: Phil

Age: 24

Hometown:  Lanesboro, MA

Occupation: Bartender

Height: 6’3 1/2”

Favorite movie: Forrest Gump, Avatar

Favorite food:  Pizza, cookies and ice cream

 

Name: Chris S.

Age: 23

Hometown:  Houston, TX

Occupation:  Hairdresser

Height: 5’10 1/4”

Favorite movie: Monster, Silence of the Lambs

Favorite food: Gluten free pizza

*No Purchase or Use of Mobile Necessary. Open to legal residents of the US, 18+ at date of entry.  Void outside of the US, all US Territories and Possessions and where prohibited by law. Contest starts on 2/21/13 and ends on 4/3/13. MSG&Data rates may apply. See Rules for complete details at www.cwtv.com/antmvotingrules

“America’s Next Top Model” is produced by 10 by 10 Entertainment in association with The Tyra Banks Company.  The executive producers are Ken Mok (“Making the Band”), Tyra Banks and Laura Fuest Silva. The series was created by Tyra Banks and developed by Mok and Kenya Barris. Tyra Banks also hosts the series, which recently completed airing its 19^th cycle in the United States. Currently, “America’s Next Top Model” is under license in over 100 markets around the world and has 20 international versions in production.  “America’s Next Top Model” and the “America’s Next Top Model” format are licensed internationally by CBS Studios International.

For voting dates and other information on Cycle 20 of “America’s Next Top Model,” log onto http://cwtv.com/thecw/antmvoting.  Art is available online at http://www.cwtvpr.com, as well as the latest releases, biographies and other relevant press information

for all The CW’s programs.

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The CW’s Hit Drama is the Most Social Show on Broadcast Television for the Second Time in Four Weeks, says @Trendrr @CW_Network #TVD

The CW’s hit series THE VAMPIRE DIARIES – from Warner Bros. Television – ranked as the most social primetime TV series on broadcast television for the second time in four weeks, during the week of February 11-17, 2013, according to data released today by Trendrr.tv.

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES saw its social activity across Twitter, Facebook, GetGlue and Viggle jump 19% versus the previous week, delivering 654,000 social interactions, its second-best weekly activity of the season.  THE VAMPIRE DIARIES had the most Twitter mentions and the most GetGlue check-ins in broadcast primetime last week. It had 14% more social interactions than its closest broadcast competitor, The Simpsons, and 54% more social interactions than American Idol for the week.

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES airs Thursday nights, 8:00-9:00 p.m. on The CW.

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WARNER BROS. TELEVISION AND THE CW’s NEW DRAMA CULT SPREADS

FROM PRIMETIME TV TO THE DIGITAL SPACE WITH A LIVE RECAP SHOW

EVERY TUESDAY AT 10 PM ET/PT ON MACHINIMA’S ETC CHANNEL

Machinima’s ETC After Party: The Cult of CULT to Debut Tonight,

Tuesday, February 19, on YouTube.com/MachinimaETC

BURBANK, Calif. (February 19, 2013) — There’s no stopping the power of this CULT! In the new Warner Bros. Television/The CW series (airing Tuesdays 9/8c), obsessed fans pore over every detail of a mysterious TV thriller online, following the exploits of cult leader Billy Grimm and his rabid followers. And now, in the real world, real-life CULT fans will also have the chance to examine the show’s many shadowy twists and turns with Machinima’s ETC After Party: The Cult of CULT, a live interactive recap show on Machinima’s ETC (Entertainment, Technology, Culture) channel directly following every Tuesday night telecast.

-Each Machinima’s ETC After Party: The Cult of CULT recap episode will livestream on Machinima’s ETC channel at www.youtube.com/MachinimaETC and on CWTV.com Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT, directly following every episode of CULT, which airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

-The first episode will follow the series premiere tonight — Tuesday, February 19 — and will feature series star Matt Davis. Follow Matt on Twitter at @ErnestoRiley.

-“Fan Domain”: Machinima’s ETC After Party: The Cult of CULT will feature a live Twitter feed running throughout the show and real-time answers from the show’s hosts and guests to questions from the online audience. Fans can submit questions via Twitter by tweeting to @Machinima_ETC and using the following hashtag: #CULT.

-Subsequent episodes will feature cast members, show producers and other related CULT experts.

-Livestreamed from Machinima’s studio, Machinima’s ETC After Party: The Cult of CULT will be hosted by Sara Fletcher (Secret Girlfriend) and Brendan Bradley (The Dark Knight Retires).

-An edited version of Machinima’s ETC After Party: The Cult of CULT will be posted to CWTV.com/Cult and made available on demand at www.youtube.com/MachinimaETC.

About CULT

In this visceral thriller created by Rockne S. O’Bannon, Jeff Sefton, a bright, driven and intuitive reporter, teams up with Skye Yarrow, an inquisitive television researcher, to investigate a series of disturbing disappearances all tied to a wildly popular new television show called Cult. With everyone a suspect and no one to trust but each other, Jeff and Skye follow an obscure trail of tantalizing clues deeper into the cult of Cult in an effort to find Jeff’s missing brother, a rabid fan of the show who unlocked the secret at the heart of the series … and seemingly paid the price. Moving from the real world into the world of the labyrinthine series and its two characters — LAPD detective Kelly Collins and charismatic cult leader Billy Grimm — events inside the show begin to bleed into the outside world and vice versa as the young couple’s certainty of what’s real and what’s illusion crumbles into dust. Hypnotic, shocking and disturbingly unpredictable, the multilayered worlds of CULT watches fans watching Cult … without realizing that Cult is watching them.

Starring Matt Davis (The Vampire Diaries), Jessica Lucas (Cloverfield, The Evil Dead), Alona Tal (Supernatural, The Killing) and Robert Knepper (Prison Break), CULT is from Fake Empire and Rockne S. O’Bannon Television in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios, with executive producers Rockne S. O’Bannon (Farscape, V), Josh Schwartz (Chuck, Gossip Girl), Stephanie Savage (Hart of Dixie, Gossip Girl) and Len Goldstein (Hart of Dixie). Premiering on February 19, 2013, the series airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on The CW.

Become a fan of CULT on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CultCW and follow The CW on Twitter @CW_network.

About Machinima’s ETC

ETC (which stands for Entertainment, Technology, Culture) is an owned and operated channel within the Machinima Network that covers entertainment buzz, tech feed and culture crash along with skits, parody and interviews. Hosted by Khail Anonymous, ETC delivers daily shows and videos covering the most up-to-date news and views in film, television, pop-culture, music, technology, media, and everything in-between. ETC is Machinima’s entertainment tentpole channel. Machinima is the dominant video entertainment network for young males around the world, serving over 2.5 billion video views per month, and reaching over 260 million viewers monthly.

For more information, please visit http://www.youtube.com/MachinimaETC.

For more information, please visit www.Machinima.com and YouTube.com/Machinima.

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Contacts:

Warner Bros. Television Publicity

Tammy Golihew

(818) 954-4855, tammy.golihew@warnerbros.com

Twitter: @teeveegal

Holly Ollis (for CULT)

(818) 954-7741, holly.ollis@warnerbros.com

Twitter: @hollidayo

The CW

Cyndee Ellefson (for CULT)

(818) 977-2566, cyndee.ellefson@cwtv.com

Judy Yam (for CULT)

(818) 977-1021, judy.yam@cwtv.com

Machinima

Kat Jones

(323) 872-5335, kat.jones@machinima.com

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Watch an Action-Packed Sneak Peek at Upcoming Episodes

Ollie & Laurel in Bed Together, Deathstroke, a Motorcycle Chase — and More!

Twitter Pitch: What are Ollie & Laurel doing in bed together?! Hot new #ARROW trailer HERE: http://bit.ly/12oXXUx (VIDEO) New ep Wed 8/7c @CW_network

BURBANK, CA (February 12, 2013) — Just in time for Valentine’s Day, here’s something Arrow fans will love! Today The CW and Warner Bros. Television have released a hot new trailer that gives fans a tantalizing peek at the next few episodes of the smash hit series, airing Wednesdays at 8/7c on The CW.

Highlights of the footage include:

• Oliver Queen (series star Stephen Amell) and Laurel Lance (series star Katie Cassidy) — in bed together!

• The Island — In flashback shots, we see Oliver’s fighting skills beginning to improve, and also the beginnings of an uneasy alliance with Slade Wilson (guest star Manu Bennett)

• “Moira Queen, you have failed this city!” — The Arrow takes aim at his next target — his mother, Moira Queen (Susanna Thompson)!

Arrow, which recently received an early renewal for a second season, is the #1 new series on The CW this year and is also the network’s #1 series overall among Total Viewers, season to date.

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Contacts:

Warner Bros. Television

Tom McAlister

(818) 954-7222, Tom.McAlister@warnerbros.com

Twitter: @Tom_McAlister

Ben Brown

(818) 954-7337, Benjamin.Brown@warnerbros.com

Twitter: @BenBrownTV

The CW

Suzanne Gomez

(818) 977-4115, Suzanne.Gomez@cwtv.com

 

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