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Here TV
Here TV is an American premium television network targeting LGBT audiences. Launched in 2002, Here TV is available nationwide on all major cable systems, fiber optics systems, and Internet TV providers as either a 24/7 premium subscription channel, a video on demand (VOD) service, and/or a subscription video on demand (SVOD) service. Here TV is actively involved in the LGBT community and offers sponsorship to yearly events such as gay pride events and film festivals as well as supporting a number of community organizations. In 2013, Here TV programming became available on the YouTube paid channels. Programming Here TV offers a variety of programming targeted toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Here TV both produces original programming and acquires programming to air on the network. The channel airs original series, movies, documentaries, talk shows, reality series, and comedy specials. Notable Shows ''Dante's Cove'' Created by Michael Costanza an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here Media
Here Media Inc. is an LGBT-oriented media company. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the company produces and distributes niche content focused on LGBT consumers. History Here Media was founded in 2009 by Paul Colichman and Stephen P. Jarchow when Here Networks LLC and Regent Entertainment Media Inc. formed a business combination with PlanetOut Inc. The company was initially established by a different name in December 2000. At that time, Online Partners agreed to acquire PlanetOut Corp., creating PlanetOut Partners Inc. In 2002, privately held Here TV was launched and made available in 50 million homes. On October 14, 2004, PlanetOut joined NASDAQ under the ticker symbol (LGBT). In November 2005, PlanetOut acquired LPI Media, publisher of '' The Advocate'', ''OUT Out may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Out'' (1957 film), a documentary short about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 * ''Out'' (1982 film), an American film directed by Eli Hollander * ''Out'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She's Living For This
''She's Living for This'' is an American television comedy and variety series created by Keith Levy and Josh Rosenzweig. The show currently airs on LGBT cable network here!. The series stars drag performer Sherry Vine. The series premiered on February 24, 2012. here! produced six episodes for season one. The network announced a second season of the show to begin production in the summer 2012 for a fall 2012 premiere. In 2012, it was announced that episodes of ''She's Living for This'' would be made available on online video service Hulu. Premise ''She's Living for This'' provides a modern update on the classic TV variety show standard set by the likes of Sonny & Cher, Carol Burnett, and Benny Hill. Each half-hour episode features LGBT comics and entertainers. The show consists of comedy sketches, special guests, musical numbers, and short films. Cast Main cast * Sherry Vine serves as the show's host and takes on various roles during the various skits and performances. Guest st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Networks In The United States
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival stora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Whang
Suzanne Whang ( Korean:황보희, September 28, 1962 – September 17, 2019) was an American television host, comedian, radio host, author, minister, writer, producer, and political activist. She is best known for having been the host of the HGTV series '' House Hunters'' for nine years, and for her recurring role as manicurist Polly Chae on ''Las Vegas'' for four seasons. Suzanne also starred as Divina the maid / wannabe actress in the Here TV sitcom '' From Here on OUT''. Personal life Whang was Korean-American. Her parents were born in Seoul, South Korea. She was born in Arlington, Virginia. She held a B.A. in psychology from Yale University and an M.Sc. degree in cognitive psychology from Brown University. As a graduate student, she conducted research with William H. Warren on visually guided action. Whang completely recovered from stage 4 breast cancer, wrote and performed a solo show about her journey, and was writing a book about her experiences. On October 19, 2013, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliet Mills
Juliet Maryon Mills (born 21 November 1941) is an English-American actress. She is the daughter of actor Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell and the eldest of three siblings; her younger siblings are actress Hayley Mills and director Jonathan Mills. Mills began her career as a child actress and was nominated at age 18 for a Tony Award for her stage performance in ''Five Finger Exercise'' in 1960. She progressed to film work and then to television, playing the lead role on the sitcom ''Nanny and the Professor'' in the early 1970s. She received Golden Globe Award nominations for her work in this series and for her role in the film ''Avanti!'' in 1972. She won an Emmy Award for her performance in the television miniseries ''QB VII'' (1974). In 1983, Mills joined The Mirror Theater Ltd's Mirror Repertory Company, performing in repertory productions such as ''Rain'', ''Paradise Lost'', ''Inheritors'' and ''The Hasty Heart'' throughout their seasons. From 1999 until 2008, she had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Irvin
Sam Irvin (born June 14, 1956) is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, actor, author and film teacher. Irvin's directing credits include '' Guilty as Charged'', '' Oblivion'', '' Elvira's Haunted Hills'', and all the episodes of two television series: ''Dante's Cove'' and ''From Here on OUT''. His other credits include co-executive producer of Bill Condon's Academy Award-winner '' Gods and Monsters''; associate producer of Brian De Palma's ''Home Movies''; and historical consultant on the Tony Award-winner '' Liza's at the Palace''. Irvin authored the acclaimed biography '' Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise'' (Simon & Schuster), the children's book parody '' Sam's Toilet Paper Caper!'' (Knuckle Samwitch Books), and the novel '' ORBGASM: An Erotic Pulp Sci-Fi Satyricon'' (Knuckle Samwitch Books). Irvin has won two Rondo Awards for Best Article of the Year ("The Epic Saga Behind '' Frankenstein: The True Story''" published in '' Little Shoppe of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Millbern
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Ray (actor)
''Terry Ray'' (born February 12, 1961) is an American actor, screenwriter, playwright and producer. Some of his work includes '' Gaydar'' (2002) and the long-running play ''Electricity'' (2016). Gaydar appeared in over 120 film festivals around the world, winning numerous awards and was recently named by California Independent Film Festival as one of the Best Short Comedy Films of the Decade. Ray is the creator and writer of ''Here TV''s sitcom '' From Here on OUT'', the first original gay sitcom created by a gay network. Terry stars in the sitcom, along with Juliet Mills, Suzanne Whang and T.J. Hoban. Ray wrote and co-starred along with Dawn Wells in a series of spoofs of her classic Mary Ann character from ''Gilligan's Island'' called ''She's Still on That Freakin' Island''. Terry is also the co-writer and stars in the series ''My Sister Is So Gay'' with Loni Anderson who plays his mother. The show also stars Tilky Jones, Wendy Michaels, Debra Wilson and Rae Dawn Chong. Terr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From Here On OUT
''From Here on OUT'' is an American sitcom on Here TV, starring Terry Ray, T.J. Hoban, Suzanne Whang, Juliet Mills, Austin Robert Miller, Adrian Gonzalez and Michael Lanham. The series, which premiered on February 28, 2014, is the first original gay sitcom created by a gay network. Synopsis After years of failed attempts, aging gay writer Jimmy Randall ( Terry Ray) finally sells his show ''Guy Dubai: International Gay Spy'' to the 18 year-old President of the tiny, financially strapped cable network Here TV with the deal breaking proviso that Jimmy ''must'' hire an openly gay leading man. With a non-existent budget, that “proviso” was the easiest thing on Jimmy’s to do list when he casts breathtakingly sexy and talented Sam Decker (T.J. Hoban) – except Sam is secretly straight. To keep from losing their jobs, Jimmy and Sam must pretend to be an unlikely but believable couple as they, a sweet but slutty pool boy (Adrian Gonzalez), a diva maid / actress wannabe (Suzann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
