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Real Husbands Of Hollywood Called Back For Season 2

March 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Real Husbands Of Hollywood Called Back For Season 2

Kevin Hart and his “fake” reality series Real Husbands of Hollywood has been called upon for a 12 episode second season. That means, along with the famed comedian, BET will be clutching stars, Nick Cannon, J.B. Smoove, Duane Martin, Robin Thicke and Boris Kodjoe for dear life. The sketch comedy series boasted over four million views when the com-prov debuted on January 16.

“When we launched this series in January, we knew our audience would have as much fun watching it as we had making it, and since it has been on the air, fans have voiced on social media that they want more. | Full Story

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Mara & Salim Akil Just Inked New Deal With Paramount For ‘Abandonment Issues’

September 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Mara & Salim Akil Just Inked New Deal With Paramount For 'Abandonment Issues'

Coming off their last project Sparkle, lovebirds Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil has just inked a new deal with Paramount Pictures for their lastest ambition entitled, Abandonment Issues.

Deadine reports, that Mara Brock Akil will write the script and Salim Akil will direct. The duo will collectively produce the project.

The couple has experience some major success with their debut feature, Jumping The Broom, which took the top spot in the box office its first weekend by grossing over $40 million domestically. | Full Story

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Diggy Simmons Lands New Movie On BET

August 21, 2012 by 1 Comment
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Diggy Simmons has landed his own Entourage-like pilot on BET. The former reality star is set to star in a two-hour original comedy, which is currently untitled.

BET ordered and green lights the show, where Daniel Dwayne Simmons will play the main character named Blake, and husband and wife duo Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil will direct. The directing team is behind BET’s hit comedy The Game and upcoming original pilot Being Mary Jane, which is set to premiere next year starring Gabrielle Union. | Full Story

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DirecTV May Be Forced To Drop Viacom’s 26 Channels At Midnight Tonight

July 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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DirecTV and Viacom is currently going through a business war that may force both companies to lose out on millions of dollars in the near future.

Viacom released an official statement stating, “As of midnight on Tuesday, July 10, DirecTV will drop 26 Viacom channels, including Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, VH1, CMT, Spike TV, TV Land and more. Viacom is the most watched programmer on DirecTV. Nickelodeon is the most watched cable network on DirecTV. | Full Story

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Lauren London Replaces Tia Mowry In ‘The Game’

June 22, 2012 by 1 Comment
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Lauren London will join the cast of BET’s comedy The Game. The actress will appear as a series regular in the upcoming 6th season.

London joining the cast of The Game will fill the voided spot that Tia Mowry left when she departed the show last month. The actress will play a character named Kiera, who is “a former child star who is currently appearing in a Cosby Show-esque sitcom.”

The ATL star is an American film and television actress, model, and a casual music video actress. | Full Story

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Kevin Hart Gets His Own ‘House Husbands’ TV Show On BET

April 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Kevin Hart is gearing up to star in his own TV show on BET.

During this pilot season the BET network has added a few new original series to their line-up and House Husbands, which will star Kevin Hart is one of them.

House Husbands will explore the question of what it takes to be a real Hollywood husband. The funny, hilarious, and outrageous House Husbands sketch, which aired during the 2011 BET Awards, has been bumped up from an idea to an actual show. | Full Story

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Will You Watch? BET Renews ‘The Game’ For Season 6

April 11, 2012 by 2 Comments
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BET has recently renewed its comedy series The Game for a sixth season. It isn’t official yet, but inside sources say that BET will make an announcement this Thursday, April 11, 2012.

The Game is an American comedy-drama television series created by Mara Brock Akil and produced by Kelsey Grammer. Premiering on October 1, 2006, the series debuted as the only new comedy series chosen for The CW’s primetime schedule. Along with Runaway, it was one of only two series on the new network not to be inherited from either of its predecessor networks, The WB and UPN, during the network’s first season. | Full Story

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BET Orders New Pilot ‘Single Black Female’

February 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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BET plans to give itself a complete content make-over. Fortunately for the cable network, Husband and Wife duo, Salim and Mara Brock Akil, are there to help them do it.

The network  has given the green light for a hour long dramady titled Single Black Female.  The show was created by the Akils, the couple who was behind the hit comedy series, The Game.

Mara wrote the project, which highlights the work and family life of a Black woman who is the host of a popular Atlanta-based talk show, that is in a simular vein to The Ellen DeGeneres Show. | Full Story

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