Raelle Tucker and Scott Winant to produce half-hour drama based on classic Brothers Grimm tale Jennifer Maas, provided by Published 9:06 am, Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Facebook Orders New Series ‘Sacred Lies’ From Blumhouse, ‘True Blood’ Team 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Former “True Blood” executive producer Raelle Tucker and director Scott Winant have signed on with Blumhouse Television and Facebook Watch to venture into the land of fairy tales, Ricky Van Veen, Facebook’s Director of Development, announced Tuesday at NATPE. The duo will producer a half-hour dramatic series with the working title “Sacred Lies,” based on the classic Brothers Grimm tale, “The Handless Maiden” and the novel, “The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly” by Stephanie Oakes. Tucker, who will serve as executive producer and showrunner, has adapted the story … [Read more...] about Facebook Orders New Series ‘Sacred Lies’ From Blumhouse, ‘True Blood’ Team
VCU-UR game Wednesday night will only be broadcast on Facebook
Wednesday's intra-city showdown between VCU and the University of Richmond won't be available to television viewers. The game, which tips off at 7 p.m. at the Siegel Center, is one of a handful of games this year chosen by the Atlantic 10 to be streamed online through Facebook. Stadium Network will handle the broadcast, which will begin at 7 and is available at this link. The lack of a television broadcast is a new twist for the rivalry, which has been broadcast on national television in each of its last 10 meetings. This will be VCU's only game this year distributed on Facebook by Stadium. The Richmond vs. Dayton contest earlier in the month was also handled by the network. Television contracts are handled at the conference level in college athletics. Many conferences are experimenting with digital options as the market for broadcast rights fees begins to shrink. … [Read more...] about VCU-UR game Wednesday night will only be broadcast on Facebook
Facebook Has Big Plans for Your Home
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google already dominate the nascent connected home space with their smart speakers. But they may soon have some competition if recent media reports prove true. Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is reportedly working on a video chat device that's made especially for the home, which will be used to call and chat with other Facebook users and stream content from services like Netflix and Spotify, according to the news site Cheddar. The device, called Portal, hasn't been confirmed by Facebook yet, but is expected to be announced at the company's F8 Developer Conference in May and could go on sale in the second half of this year. If Portal hits the market, it will be Facebook's biggest attempt to take on Amazon and Alphabet in the connected home space. Image source: Getty Images. This isn't another smart speaker Amazon's Echo speaker and the Google Home are smart speakers that have virtual assistants built into … [Read more...] about Facebook Has Big Plans for Your Home
Facebook smiles belie accusation of tortured, starved children
PERRIS, Calif. — Facebook photos posted by David and Louise Turpin tell a happy tale of a large and smiling California family at Disneyland, in Las Vegas and even with an Elvis impersonator while the couple renewed their wedding vows.The photos present a stark contrast to the squalor, filth and chains authorities say they found this week at the family's Perris home. David Turpin, 57, and Louise Turpin, 49, were being held Tuesday in lieu of $9 million bail, booked on charges of torture and child endangerment.Captain Greg Fellows, with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, said the situation came to light when a 17-year old daughter grabbed a cellphone and fled the apparent house of horrors early Sunday. She called 911, claiming her 12 brothers and sisters were being held captive inside the Spanish-style, one-story residence in a sprawling development of small, tidy homes."We do need to acknowledge the courage of that young girl who … [Read more...] about Facebook smiles belie accusation of tortured, starved children
Franklin official apologizes for ‘s—hole countries’ Facebook post
A Franklin city councilman apologized for damaging the city's reputation after he shared a Facebook post suggesting immigrants from "s---hole countries" vote for "s---hole" Democrats.“This was just a dumb thing that Facebook will get you in trouble with occasionally I guess if you do stuff like this,” Joseph R. Ault told the Daily Journal."I’m sorry that I’ve put the city in a bad light, that’s for sure" the Republican told the newspaper. "I would never do that intentionally." More: Franklin councilman under fire for 's---hole countries' post More: Durbin calls on White House to release tapes of Trump's remarks about African countries More: Pastor denounces Trump's remarks with Pence at church Ault has not responded to messages from IndyStar.He has served on Franklin's City Council for more than 20 years. Ault is also a reserve deputy for the Johnson County Sheriff's Office. Reserve deputies are unpaid … [Read more...] about Franklin official apologizes for ‘s—hole countries’ Facebook post