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By Mike Vulpo January 25, 2024
The executive producers of Theresa Caputo's new reality show 'Raising Spirits' share an inside look at how the medium's gift works on and off camera.Long Island's most famous medium is ready to return to reality TV. After a nearly 5-year hiatus, Magilla Entertainment — the production company behind all 175 episodes of Long Island Medium — is bringing Theresa Caputo back to the small screen with Lifetime's new series Raising Spirits. "In the new Lifetime series, I think Theresa has grown into herself in a really amazing way," Magilla Entertainment co-founder Matthew Ostrom exclusively shared with The Messenger. "She's really her own person. She now stands on a stage in front of thousands of people many nights of the year and she's just really grown as a person and I think her gift has really grown. I think we're really excited to share the new person who Theresa is now."...
EXTRA
January 24, 2024
Theresa Caputo on Why Her Medium Work Can Be Draining (Exclusive)
.“Long Island Medium” star Theresa Caputo is dishing on her new Lifetime series “Theresa Caputo: Raising Sprits.”
“Extra’s” Billy Bush spoke to Theresa, who shared how her work can sometimes be draining....As for her new show, Theresa teased, “We got a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff, a lot of behind-the-scenes of me getting ready. It’s like really on a day-to-day basis, besides me just talking to the dead.”...
CHANNEL GUIDE
Channel Guide Staff January 25, 2024
Thursday, Jan. 25: Medium Theresa Caputo Travels the Globe in ‘Raising Spirits’
Cameras follow world-renowned medium Theresa Caputo as she travels the globe connecting loved ones with those who’ve passed, restoring hope and faith in her personal connections she makes. This new series will see Theresa as she celebrates her son’s wedding in Italy, helps her daughter adjust to motherhood, visits with her parents next door and, of course, channels her share of spirits for others.
DEADLINE
By Peter White September 27, 2023
‘Long Island Medium’ Star Theresa Caputo Moves To Lifetime For New Series
EXCLUSIVE: Theresa Caputo, star of long-running TLC series Long Island Medium, has a new show on a new home.
Theresa Caputo: Raising Spirits is launching on Lifetime. Watch an extended first-look trailer above.
The 20-part series will follow the medium as she explores the next phase of her personal life and embarks on a tour, including sold-out shows in London. She will continue her medium sessions including with celebrities to help loved ones carry on without the departed as she balances her own divorce and becoming a grandmother...FORBES
By Jeanette Hurt 6/1/2023
The Producer Of ‘Moonshiners’ Looks Back On 12 Seasons
More than a decade ago, the Discovery Network approached Matthew Ostrom about doing some sort of show around alcohol. Ostrom explored whiskey and bourbon, but he ended up settling on moonshine, and that became Moonshiners, which just wrapped up its 12th season.“I thought it was a really interesting world,” says Ostrom, the executive producer of the wildly successful show, as well as founder and executive producer at Magilla Entertainment.“I felt that there was something there, but after the first season, a lot of people thought we would never make the show again. I didn’t expect it to take off the way it did. But we expanded our world, met more moonshiners, and all of a sudden, people who wouldn’t talk to me were calling me.”...VARIETY
By Emily Longeretta 4/26/23
Despite the ups and downs of the industry and the ever-changing landscape, new reality series and more unscripted content than ever has continued to grow into must-watch television. With more competition than ever, Variety homes in on the biggest titans on reality TV…
MATTHEW OSTROM AND LAURA PALUMBO JOHNSON
Co-Founders and Exec Producers, Magilla Entertainment
As one of Discovery’s top content suppliers, Magilla produced 100-plus episodes across 13 series and specials in 2022….
If my life were a reality show, it’d be called: Ostrom picks “Just Stay Awesome” while Johnson goes with “Is it Fake?
REALSCREEN
By Andrew Tracy MARCH/APRIL 2023 PRINT ISSUE
TRADING SPACES
Increasingly, prodcos that made their name in scripted content are entering the unscripted domain. Realscreen explores how this symbiotic relationship is shaping development and production within the genre.Just as the Peak TV era saw the long-perceived cultural distinction between film- and television-making broken down - if not effaced entirely - so too has our current moment of Peak Platforms occasioned on overlap between what’s perceived by some os the prestige world of scripted content and the more traditionally declosse territory of reality TV. The past few years hove seen more nd more prodcos that specialize in scripted dipping their toes, or even taking a full-on plunge, into the wide world of unscripted. "There’s always been a hard and fast wall between scripted and unscripted; says Matthew Ostrom, whose Magilla Entertainment (Moonshiners, Joi/house Redemption) recently struck a co-development deal with Sugar23…
REALSCREEN
By Realscreen Staff 4/15/2023
Presenting… Realscreen’s Global 200!
…Now, with the economic turbulence of the past year expected to get even bumpier in 2023, all signs are pointing towards a renewed interest in global coproduction.To shine the spotlight on the production scenes in more territories, and to celebrate Realscreen‘s 25 years of comprehensive coverage of non-fiction film and TV, we have the first Global 200, designed to cover a more considerable swath of your industry and perhaps call attention to companies that might be flying under the radar from an international perspective….VARIETY
By Variety Writers 3/29/23
Every year, Variety celebrates the women who make this city’s $60 billion entertainment industry come alive — and thrive. This year, we looked beyond familiar names to showcase 66 executives, producers, directors, writers and actors who deserve to be seen. The women who appear on the pages that follow have broken barriers, navigated TV’s streaming wars, produced indie movies on a budget Marvel would consider chump change and contributed to New York’s rich artistic landscape. We salute them for all that they do…LAURA PALUMBO JOHNSON A leading purveyor of unscripted fare through her Magilla Entertainment banner, Johnson has learned how to spot the “extra” in what seems to be the ordinary. In 2022 the company she co-founded produced more than 100 episodes and inked a deal... 
CHANNEL GUIDE MAGAZINE
By Channel Guide Staff 3/29/23
Moonshiners: Secret Summit
Discovery Channel, 9pm ET
Following tonight’s new episode of Moonshiners on Discovery Channel (8pm ET/PT), catch this aftershow hosted by Matthew Ostrom, executive producer and co-owner of Magilla Entertainment. In each episode, Matt sits down with the cast to discuss unfinished business from the season, their run-ins with the law, why they let cameras into their operations and more…Check out this exclusive clip from this week’s Secret Summit.
REALSCREEN
Summit ’23: Propelle panel explores access as new program opens call for entries
As an emerging producer, finding the right partner to bring your project to fruition might take time, but in an increasingly challenging economic environment it will be time well spent. That was one of the prime takeaways from a special session featuring women creators that was held during the third day of the Realscreen Summit in Austin, which was timed with the official call for submissions for the next round of the Propelle content accelerator program for women.... “When we partner with producers, it’s usually when they have a piece of IP or talent that they have a relationship with,” Palumbo Johnson said. “We also can look at our past formats and see if there was something we liked but it just wasn’t fully there, and that’s where IP or talent [from another source] can complete the picture."...By Barry Walsh 1/26/2023
REALSCREEN
By Realscreen Staff 12/14/2022
Propelle Content Accelerator for Women unveils mentors for 2023 edition
The Propelle Content Accelerator initiative — a partnership between Realscreen and Abby Greensfelder’s Everywoman Studios designed to support the careers of up-and-coming women creators by pairing them with leaders in the industry for mentorship and project workshopping — is unveiling its mentors for its 2023 edition.
Joining the program as mentors are Myiea Coy, senior vice president of television for Confluential Films; Anneka Jones, chief content officer for Left/Right; Laura Palumbo Johnson, co-owner and executive producer at Magilla Entertainment; and Courtney White, president, Butternut....
PEOPLE
By Dave Quinn 11/9/2022
Brielle and Ariana Biermann Return to Reality TV with Show About Being 'Cut Off' from Famous Parents
The Biermann sisters haven't appeared on reality TV since Don't Be Tardy — the show they starred on alongside mom Kim Zolciak-Biermann and their family — was canceled in December 2020.Brielle Biermann and Ariana Biermann are heading back to reality TV — though this time, life for the famous siblings looks a little bit different that viewers have seen before.PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the Biermann sisters are working on a new reality TV series that follows the pair as they leave behind their lives of luxury in Atlanta — and their celebrity parents, Kim Zolciak-Biermann and Kroy Biermann — for a move to Los Angeles, where they hope to launch their own line of haircare products.Produced by Magilla Entertainment (TLC's I Love a Mama's Boy, Discovery's Moonshiners), the show is being is being developed on the working title Cut Off.COLLIDER
By Ryan O’Rourke 8/26/2022
The hair metal frontman looks back on Tipper Gore's censorship campaign and more.Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider is as outspoken as ever when it comes to censorship, and now, per Deadline, he's set to reflect on his own battles with Tipper Gore and the Parents Music Resource Center in a new docuseries under the working title of The Filthy Fifteen: Censorship & the War on Dirty Lyrics. The series is born out of a partnership between Snider and Magilla Entertainment (Moonshiners) with the company's co-founder Matthew Ostrom executive producing alongside Laura Palumbo Johnson and Jason Fox. Snider and Ron Starrantino also executive produce…REALSCREEN
By Justin Anderson 8/26/2022
Magilla Entertainment, Dee Snider team for docuseries on ’80s music censorship
New York-based unscripted prodco Magilla Entertainment (Moonshiners, Jailhouse Redemption) is partnering with heavy metal singer/songwriter and Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider (pictured) to develop a new documentary series, The Filthy Fifteen: Censorship & the War on Dirty Lyrics (w/t).The series will explore the bitter censorship battle between the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) and a wide range of musicians in the mid-1980s that infamously culminated in hearings before the U.S. Senate…POPCULTURE.
By Anna Rumer 10/19/2022
'Moonshiners' Returns for Brand New Season 12, Get an Exclusive First Look
Moonshiners is back for a brand new season, and America's favorite outlaws are being tested like never before. PopCulture.com has an exclusive first look at Season 12 of the Discovery show, which premieres on Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, followed by all-new episodes of the ultimate booze-making competition series Master Distiller at 9 p.m. ET/PT.In the new season of Moonshiners, the rise of the moonshine economy is putting our shiners to the test as inflation and supply chain disruptions hit Appalachia. The outlaws will have to dig deep into their shared pasts for secrets to surviving skyrocketing prices and ways to get creative in making the backwoods beverage and earn their profit. With traditions based on times of the Great Depression and other times of economic downturn, the moonshiners will have to look to their pasts to find a path into the future....DEADLINE
By Dominic Patten 8/26/2022
EXCLUSIVE: Having rallied in recent months against censorship-advocating Republican politicians and the loss of abortion rights in America, Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider is going back to the past to spotlight our potential future.The heavy metal lead singer has teamed with Magilla Entertainment for a documentary series about the efforts of Tipper Gore and the Parents Music Resource Center 37 years ago to excise so-called obscene music. Confounding all expectations, Snider appeared with Frank Zappa and John Denver before a Senate committee in 1985 and proved a compelling and insightful advocate for freedom of expression and creative license. E! NEWS
By Daniel Trainor 7/1/2022
I Love a Mama’s Boy Preview: See Matt's Girlfriend Awkwardly Meet His Mom for the First Time
If you're not a fan of incredibly weird first impressions, look away now! Matt introduces new girlfriend Brittany to his mother Kelly in this exclusive clip from the July 3 I Love a Mama's Boy.It's the biggest day in the life of any mama's boy: time for the significant other to meet Mom!Matt's new girlfriend Brittany is introduced to his mother Kelly in this very uncomfortable sneak peek of the July 3 episode of TLC's I Love a Mama's Boy."I'm nervous for today," Matt says. "It's a pretty big day. Brittany meets Mom and we go through the whole process of Mom being Mom."…PEOPLE
By Alexis Jones 7/1/2022
Mother and Son Ready for a 'Sensual' Dance Routine to 'Sexual Healing' in TLC's I Love a Mama's Boy
In an exclusive sneak peek at this week's episode, Ethan's fiancée Leyna worries that her husband-to-be and his mother Esther look "more together than we are"…It takes two to tango — but things get a little uncomfortable when those two are mother and son!In an exclusive sneak peek at Sunday's episode of TLC's I Love a Mama's Boy— which shows women navigating their partners' inappropriately close relationships with their mothers — groom-to-be Ethan partners with mom Esther to rehearse their mother-son dance for Ethan's upcoming wedding to fiancée Leyna. "I love Ethan so much," Esther says. "He's my little Cookie Monster, and the wedding means everything to me."…REALSCREEN
By Justin Anderson 6/7/2022
Exclusive: Magilla teams with Goop vet Ana Hito for travel-focused food series
New York-based unscripted prodco Magilla Entertainment (Moonshiners, Beachfront Bargain Hunt) is readying a new food and travel series hosted by journalist and food entrepreneur Ana Hito.The untitled series is focused on seasonality, and each episode will follow Hito to a new part of the world where she’ll explore different cultures, often forgotten, to learn their traditions and join them to cook what’s in season based on the region and time of year. Hito’s treks will conclude every episode with her returning to her farm for a meal inspired by her travels…E! NEWS
By Daniel Trainor 6/2/2022
We Dare You Not to Cringe at This I Love a Mama's Boy Season 3 First-Look
We've heard of keeping it all in the family—but this is a little ridiculous.The mothers and sons of I Love a Mama's Boy are pushing familial bonds to the limit in this exclusive look at season three, premiering June 19 on TLC."I'm very close with my mom," Matt says about his mother Kelly in the trailer. "She's my best friend. A lot of people find that odd."Following a dramatic break-up with girlfriend Kim, Matt and his mother return in season three. But have no fear, Matt already has a new girlfriend: 25-year-old Brittany, who is forced to juggle Matt and Matt's relationship with Kelly….CHESTERFIELD OBSERVER
By Sarah King 5/18/2022
…The opioid epidemic was mounting in earnest, and perhaps no one had a starker perspective on it than the two men sitting that night in Gay’s office, inside the walls of the jail. Last week, the world was invited into glimpses of those realities, too, with the premier of four-part Discovery+ docuseries “Jailhouse Redemption” about the program that was born out of their conversation six years ago…CYNOPSIS
“Jailhouse Redemption” Busts Expectations
Discovery+ series “Jailhouse Redemption” follows a group of heroin addicts in prison, and their path to recovery. Matthew Ostrom, co-founder and executive producer at Magilla Entertainment, says the story is not what you’d expect…What were the challenges filming in a prison?When it comes to filming in a corrections facility, everyone expects “access” to be the biggest challenge, but that really wasn’t an issue for us. This is Sheriff Leonard’s jail and his program, and he gave us complete and total access to capture what we needed at the facility. Our biggest issue was time…NEW YORK TIMES
How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?
‘Jailhouse Redemption’
When to watch: Now, on Discovery+.
This four-part documentary series follows the staff and inmates of a jail in Chesterfield, Va., who are part of HARP, a heroin-addition recovery program…ABC NEWS
Chesterfield inmates screen Discovery+ docuseries of their addiction battles
CHESTER, Va. (WRIC) — More than 40 inmates shared a room with members of the public to watch their own battles with addiction play out on camera Monday for the premiere of a docuseries within Chesterfield County Jail.“Jailhouse Redemption” is the product of three months of recordings inside the Central Virginia correctional facility, where a large crowd of inmates have substance addictions, and where Sheriff Karl Leonard prides himself as a rule-bender. The Discovery+ streaming service series formally premieres Thursday….NBC 12 NEWS
By NBC 12 Newsroom 4/29/2022
New discovery+ docuseries to feature Chesterfield sheriff, jail
‘CHESTERFIELD Co., Va. (WWBT) - A new docuseries airing on discovery+ will take viewers inside the Chesterfield County Jail, giving them an inside look at a program that aims to help addicts with recovery.The show “Jailhouse Redemption” follows Sheriff Karl Leonard, his team, and the Heroin Addiction Recovery Program (HARP) as they “forge a path to recovery for addicts while running the day-to-day operations of HARP at the Chesterfield County Jail.”Jailhouse Redemption features a group of heroin addicts and Leonard as he helps them earn recovery and release.The show will premiere on discovery+ on May 12.abc 8 news
By Tannock Blair 4/29/2022
‘Jailhouse Redemption’: New discovery+ show dives deep into Chesterfield County Jail
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A new documentary series about a drug addiction recovery program in the Chesterfield County Jail will be coming to discovery+ next month.“Jailhouse Redemption” will premiere on discovery+ Thursday, May 12, and follows Sheriff Karl Leonard and his team as they attempt to introduce a drug addiction recovery program within Chesterfield County jail…In the process of filming, the production crew was provided unprecedented access; spending four months filming inside the jail…REALSCREEN
By Andrew Tracy 4/29/2022
New series roundup: “Drag Race Belgique,” Discovery+’s “Jailhouse Redemption,” more
Discovery+ slates docuseries Jailhouse Redemption for May 12 premiere
Discovery+ has slated a May 12 premiere for Jailhouse Redemption, a four-part docuseries that follows a Virginia sheriff’s unique program to help drug users break the dead-end cycle of addiction and imprisonment…The series is produced for Discovery+ by Magilla Entertainment, whose Matthew Ostrom, Laura Palumbo Johnson and Jason Fox serve as executive producers. Beth Wichterich is executive producer for Evangeline Media, with Discovery+ represented by Bill Howard as executive producer and Paola Espinosa as coordinating producer.VARIETY
By Emily Longeretta 4/27/2022
Reality Impact Report 2022: Meet the Titans of Unscripted TV
Whether on a streaming service, on broadcast TV or cable, there is a large amount of creatives and executives that made their mark on unscripted television over the last year. Despite the ups and downs of the COVID-19 pandemic, it became a time for new ideas and new programming — from documentaries and competition shows, to dating series and comfort viewing — to thrive.Here, Variety celebrates the talent behind the scenes who have made the biggest impact across all formats of unscripted…Laura Palumbo Johnson and Matthew Ostrom, co-owners and executive producers, Magilla Entertainment…DISTRACtIFY
By Jennifer Tisdale. 4/22/2022
Tim Smith Is Moonlighting With a New 'Moonshiners' Show
You're never going to see Tim Smith with a shirt on, regardless of the month or the weather. It's been over a decade since we first met Tim during Season 1 of Discovery's Moonshiners, and he's come a long way. For one thing, his moonshine business is legal now. That's right folks — he's bonafide, and still sans shirt.
Of course, that's why we like him: The business gets bigger, but Tim stays the same. Now he's adding another Moonshiners spinoff to the mix. Moonshiners: American Spirit is taking Tim and the team all across the country on the hunt for some famous (and infamous) lost moonshine recipes.REALSCREEN
By Realscreen Staff 4/5/2022
Top Shops: The Realscreen Global 100
After a year to remember in 2020, whether we wanted to or not, 2021 might have offered more of the same in some areas as an evolving pandemic, complete with new variants, continued to wreak havoc upon the world. Still, glimmers of hope also poked their way through the clouds……As with every year, the 16th edition of our Global 100 features an array of veteran production companies that continue to set the bar of excellence through a combination of creativity and practical production (and partnership) smarts. You’ll also see some new names making the cut for the first time, including emerging prodcos that might be starting multi-year runs within this list…Magilla Entertainment
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Moonshiners; Lakefront Bargain HuntVARIETY
By Emily Longeretta 3/31/2022
TLC’s top guilty pleasures are returning this spring. Original docuseries “The Family Chantel,” “I Love A Mama’s Boy,” “Little People, Big World,” “Seeking Sister Wife” and “Welcome to Plathville” are all set to debut in May and June, the network announced on Thursday. Each show averages more than a million viewers per episode.…The third season of “I Love a Mama’s Boy” will premiere on Sunday, June 19, at 10 p.m. ET. Produced by Magilla Entertainment, the series follows different women as they fall for men who have an unbreakable bond with their mothers. Mother and son favorites Kelly and Matt and Laila and Shekeb will return.
REALSCREEN
By Justin Anderson 03/23/2022
Exclusive: Discovery slates spin-off “Moonshiners: American Spirit” for April
Discovery will delve into the history of American liquor in a new spin-off of its Moonshiners franchise, Moonshiners: American Spirit, which launches on the network on April 13.The new series follows Moonshiners stars Tim and Howard as they trek across the U.S. to rediscover legendary liquors lost to time, unearthing dusty bottles and hidden recipes as well as rebuilding ancient pot stills with their fellow moonshiner Tickle.DEADLINE
By Peter White 3/17/2022
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Sugar’s Sugar23, which is behind scripted series including Dickinson and 13 Reasons Why, is ramping up its unscripted business with a partnership with Moonshiners producer Magilla Entertainment.DEADLINE
By Denise Petski 11/11/2021
EXCLUSIVE: TLC has picked up three of its most popular family and relationship series for new seasons. The Discovery-owned network has renewed I Love a Mama’s Boy for its third season…I Love a Mama’s Boy, a docuseries that looks at the interesting dynamics between men and their mothers who are a little too involved in their lives, averaged 1.45M P2+ in the second season, per TLC.DEADLINE
By Peter White 10/27/2021
EXCLUSIVE: Magilla Entertainment, the company behind TLC’s Long Island Medium and Discovery’s Moonshiners, is teaming up with Prisoner of Love producer Two Fifteen West Entertainment.CYNOPSIS
By Cynopsis Media 10/27/2021
We’ll drink to that: Discovery’s moonshine programming returns tonight, with three series produced by Magilla Entertainment. How do you catch lightning in a bottle? “In producing a franchise like Moonshiners, our goal is to deliver the show the fan base keeps coming back for season after season, while taking risks that keep it fresh and surprise viewers,” Matthew Ostrom, exec producer and co-owner of Magilla, tells Cynopsis. “To strike that balance you need a great partner like Discovery whose belief in the series and the value of its audience has led to spinoffs like ‘Master Distiller’ and ‘Smoke Ring.’ Not surprisingly, the backwoods moonshine economy is booming, and all of us at Magilla are excited for our new ‘white lightning’ Wednesday block.”PEOPLE
By Dory Jackson 9/22/2021
I Love a Mama's Boy: Mom Crashes Son's Honeymoon — and Hot Tub Date — in Sneak Peek
All thanks to the groom's mother, a newlywed couple's honeymoon gets ruined in more ways than one on this season of I Love A Mama's Boy.On Sunday's episode of the TLC series, Bryan invites his mother, Jayne, to join his honeymoon with new wife Tracy. Though Tracy agrees to the arrangement provided that Jayne helps care for their kids on the trip, Jayne has other plans in mind.THE WALLSTREET JOURNAL
By John Anderson 5/20/2021
‘The Cars That Built the World’ Review: Diving Under the Hood’
A four-part special examines how the development of the automobile changed everyday life and the course of history.Induction. Compression. Combustion. Exhaust. How do they happen? You start your car. And how did the car happen? As one of the learned motorheads of “The Cars That Built the World” notes, “It’s hard to think of another invention that has had a greater impact on the way we live our lives”—or one whose evolution is so taken for granted.REALSCREEN
By Jillian Morgan 2/12/2021
Exclusive: discovery+ fires up “Moonshiners” barbeque competition
Discovery is spinning off its long-running unscripted series Moonshiners, produced by Magilla Entertainment, with a barbeque competition series for discovery+.Moonshiners: Smoke Ring (pictured) will venture to the deep South where Moonshiner Stephen Ray Tickle and “Hogfather” Tank Jackson search for undiscovered pit masters in the underground world of barbeque.THE SUN
By Katrina Schollenberger 1/29/2021
RECONNECTING What celebrities are appearing on Long Island Medium: There in Spirit?
What celebrities will appear on Long Island Medium: There in Spirit?Rosario Dawson, Meghan Trainor, Carmen Electra, Garcelle Beauvais, Howie Dorough, Darcey and Stacey Silva, and Whitney Thore will all appear with Theresa."I feel like all the spirits are going to come rushing in," Caputo tells Electra during the preview, released on Facebook.ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT
By Mikey O’Connell 1/22/2021
Unscripted Producers Name Top COVID-Friendly Platforms
In lieu of its annual survey of reality makers, NPACT simply asked producers which buyers have been the best partners since the start of the pandemic.
“2020’s pandemic strengthened the trust between networks and production companies. While we were adapting to new ways of producing, shooting safely in the field and remote editing, networks moved quickly on the fly, supplying funds, vetting pages of guidelines, pioneering ways to keep shows running safely. The results are not just temporary. We each learned from this situation and built better ways to move unscripted forward.
Laura Palumbo Johnson, Magilla EntertainmentTHE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
By Antoinette Bueno 1/12/2021
Theresa Caputo is back at it again with a brand new season of Long Island Medium: There in Spirit, premiering Feb. 5 on Discovery+, and ET has the first look.The psychic medium has been doing a combination of socially distant and virtual readings due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it hasn't stopped her from connecting people with their departed loved ones. Special celebrity readings this season include Rosario Dawson, Meghan Trainor and husband Daryl Sabara, Carmen Electra, Garcelle Beauvais, the Backstreet Boys' Howie Dorough, My Big Fat Fabulous Life star Whitney Thore and 90 Day Fiancé's Darcey and Stacey Silva.THE SUN
By Rachael Ellenbogen 9/9/2020
Theresa Caputo revealed filming for the new season of Long Island Medium has started up and she’s “beyond excited” to be back working on the TLC reality show…NY TIMES
By Lauren Messman 8/8/2020
What’s on TV Saturday: ‘I Used to Go Here’ and Monster Trucks
… DIESEL BROTHERS: MONSTER JAM BREAKING WORLD RECORDS 8 p.m. on Discovery. Discovery’s monster truck enthusiasts will host this three-hour event, in which drivers will attempt incredible stunts and try to break Guinness world records. Monster Jam drivers, including Todd LeDuc and the siblings Adam and Krysten Anderson, will attempt seven stunts involving ramp jumps, nose wheelies and double back flips…REALSCREEN
By Jillian Morgan 6/4/2020
Realscreen Live ’20: Adopting pandemic-proof production techniques
…Johnson (bottom center) joined the conversation to share how Magilla Entertainment leveraged the talent behind Discovery Channel’s Moonshiners and Diesel Brothers (main image).Quaranshine saw the cast creating their own high-proof hand sanitizer in quarantine and sharing other tips for living in isolation; while Diesel Brothers Hunkered and Bunkered saw the duo showcase current quarantine builds and embark on socially distanced adventures, all while conducting interviews with leaders in the motor world…REALSCREEN
By Jillian Morgan 2/11/2020
Exclusive: Discovery, Magilla craft competition series “Master Distiller”
…American distillers will go head to head in Discovery Channel’s new “booze-making” competition series Master Distiller, from New York-based Magilla Entertainment.Judged by Moonshiners talent Mark Ramsey (pictured left), Eric “Digger” Manes (right) and Tim Smith (center), three competitors will face off each week in a series of challenges focused on making a specific type of spirit, such as American whiskey, rum, gin, mountain brandy and mezcal…DISTRACTIFY
By Gabrielle Bernardini 6/6/2019
If You're an Adrenaline Junkie, You Need to Watch Discovery's 'Dirty Mudder Truckers'
Get ready for the biggest adrenaline rush of your life! Discovery Channel’s new show Dirty Mudder Truckers takes you inside the world of underground truck racing. The reality series focuses on a group known as the Dirty 7 as they take on other racing crews to claim the top title ... and of course bragging rights…PEOPLE
By Joelle Goldstein 2/27/2019
Khloé and Kim Kardashian Get an At-Home Reading from Long Island Medium Theresa Caputo
If only the Long Island Medium had arrived in the West Coast a little earlier! On Tuesday, Kim Kardashian West revealed in her Instagram Stories that television medium Theresa Caputo had paid a visit to her Calabasas home to perform a personal reading for her and sister Khloé Kardashian…E! NEWS
By Alyssa Morin 2/26/2019
Kim Kardashian is seeing things a lot more clearly. Long Island Medium star, Theresa Caputo, recently paid the KKW Beauty founder and her sister, Khloe Kardashian, a visit. The beauty mogul she says today marks "one of the best days of my life."…DISCOVERY PRESS
By Discovery Channel 2/21/2019
…Moonshine legend Tim Smith built an illegal moonshine empire in the backwoods of Virginia… then gave up his outlaw ways to bring his family recipes out of the mountains… and into America’s liquor stores. Now he’s using a lifetime of liquor-making expertise and a team of whiskey experts with their own home-grown know-how to pull struggling distilleries back from the brink and preserve the American tradition of handmade liquor…REALSCREEN
By Realscreen Staff 1/9/2019
Realscreen Awards unveils nominees for Best New Format, Diversity and Inclusion honors
The nominees for our Diversity and Inclusion award are:…
Rise Up
Original Broadcast Country: USA
Network/Platform: History
Production Company: Magilla Entertainment in association with Springhill Entertainment and Firelight MediaREALSCREEN
By Selina Chignall 3/28/2018
LeBron James, Stanley Nelson team on civil rights doc for History
…Magilla Entertainment, in association with SpringHill Entertainment and Firelight Media, are producing the one-off for the A+E Networks-owned channel.The documentary includes interviews with Civil Rights movement activists, politicians and historians, including former President Bill Clinton; Jesse Jackson; Andrew Young; Senators Cory Booker and Doug Jones; Harry Belafonte and Color of Change executive director Rashad Robinson…DEADLINE
By Erik Pedersen 3/28/2018
…Produced by Magilla Entertainment in association with SpringHillEntertainment and Firelight Media, the hourlong special will look at the key battles in the Civil Rights movement that transformed American society and what it took to translate protest into real legislative change…HIDDEN REMOTE
By Alexandria Ingham 3/12/2018
Moonshiners Special exclusive peek: It’s all a bit of Whiskey Business
Tim Smith knows his alcohol and his business. Now he’s passing on his knowledge to others to help their distilleries succeed in Moonshiners: Whiskey Business…WASHINGTON POST
By Emily Yahr 1/31/2018
Could Rose McGowan’s E! series lead to more TV shows about #MeToo? Some think it’s unlikely.
Magilla’s own, Laura Palumbo Johnson, took part in the Reality Check: After #MeToo, What Now? panel while attending the 2018 Realscreen Summit. A few of her words have been highlighted in this article.
CBS NEWS
By Jake Miller 8/14/2015
Hillary Clinton names her favorite HGTV shows
"But I'll tell you, what I relax by is house and garden TV," she added. "I love watching people redecorating their houses, buying houses. There's a program called 'Love It or List It.' I like to watch 'Beachfront Bargain.'
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
By Kimberly Nordyke 4/24/2014
Discovery Greenlights Program About Mechanics Who Build ‘Rat Rod’ Cars From Scraps (Exclusive)
The special will focus on four teams who have three weeks to build a car, which they will enter into a competition for a cash prize.PEOPLE
By Sheila Cosgrove Baylis & Rennie Dyball 4/2/2014
True Life's Brothers with Autism: 'We Have the Same Problems As Other People'
Think you don’t have anything in common with people who have autism?MTV wants you to think again.In observance of World Autism Awareness Month, the network is featuring a pair of brothers diagnosed with the disorder in a True Life documentary special.REALSCREEN
By Kelly Anderson
11/28/2012
Travel Channel sets air date for “Edge of America”
Travel Channel has tapped Magilla Entertainment to produce Edge of America, a series set for January 22 that celebrates unique festivals and entertainment across the U.S.NEW YORK Post
By Linda Stasi 11/22/2012
‘Family Secrets’ at Thanksgiving
“Shocking Family Secrets,” premiering tonight on Discovery Fit & Health, bills itself as a new series about what lies just under the surface of otherwise ordinary-seeming families……The series features three family stories each week — and upcoming episodes promise all kinds of weirdness including cousins who marry secretly, on-the-run fugitive mothers and kids raised in secret.USA TODAY
By Jayne Clark 4/15/2013
Travels in Burger Land: Seeking the nation's best hamburgers
George Motz went off in search of the nation's best hamburger and found a bunch of them, along with some interesting stories about the people who are passionate about making them.He chronicles his quest in the 11-episode Burger Landpremiering tonight (April 15) on the Travel Channel (10 ET/PT). I talked with Motz recently about the series and about the art of the hamburger.