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'Years Of Living Dangerously' Is Back For Season 2 On National Geographic
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/09/17/3702263/national-geographic-years-living-dangerously/
‘Years Of Living Dangerously’ Is Back For Season 2 On National Geographic
by Joe Romm Sep 17, 2015 4:40pm
National Geographic Channel is going to air Season 2 of the Emmy-winning TV series, “Years of Living Dangerously.” David Letterman, Cecily Strong, and the Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi will be joining Season 1 correspondents Tom Friedman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ian Somerhalder, and Olivia Munn.
The first documentary series devoted to climate change ever to appear on a major network or premium cable, Season 1 of “Years” won the 2014 Emmy for outstanding non-fiction TV series — and can now be streamed on Netflix. James Cameron and Schwarzenegger are once again executive producers, along with co-creators (and former “60 Minutes” producers) Joel Bach and David Gelber who together have 13 Emmys.
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I will be continuing my role as Chief Science Advisor for the show. We are expecting a much bigger audience nationally and globally, building on the nearly 13 million people who watched part or all of Season 1 when it aired on Showtime, plus the millions more who subsequently watched it on DVD, Netflix, Hulu, and other online platforms — and in 145 countries around the world.
A great deal of concern has been raised over the recent announcement that NGS has expanded its long-standing media partnership with Fox to include National Geographic magazine and its online media platforms in return for a large infusion of cash. Fox is owned by the Rupert Murdoch empire, known for its climate disinformation. It’s worth noting that Fox has had majority ownership of NatGeo Channel from its inception. Also, the Murdoch empire was split in 2013, and the part that owns the channel (and that did this deal) is 21st-Century Fox, which, as of August, is run by Rupert’s son, James.
James Murdoch and his wife Kathryn are sustainability advocates, as Quartz reports, and Kathryn in particular “is an environmentalist who worked with the Environmental Defense Fund and the Clinton Climate Initiative.”
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‘Years Of Living Dangerously’ Is Back For Season 2 On National Geographic
by Joe Romm Sep 17, 2015 4:40pm
National Geographic Channel is going to air Season 2 of the Emmy-winning TV series, “Years of Living Dangerously.” David Letterman, Cecily Strong, and the Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi will be joining Season 1 correspondents Tom Friedman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ian Somerhalder, and Olivia Munn.
The first documentary series devoted to climate change ever to appear on a major network or premium cable, Season 1 of “Years” won the 2014 Emmy for outstanding non-fiction TV series — and can now be streamed on Netflix. James Cameron and Schwarzenegger are once again executive producers, along with co-creators (and former “60 Minutes” producers) Joel Bach and David Gelber who together have 13 Emmys.
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I will be continuing my role as Chief Science Advisor for the show. We are expecting a much bigger audience nationally and globally, building on the nearly 13 million people who watched part or all of Season 1 when it aired on Showtime, plus the millions more who subsequently watched it on DVD, Netflix, Hulu, and other online platforms — and in 145 countries around the world.
A great deal of concern has been raised over the recent announcement that NGS has expanded its long-standing media partnership with Fox to include National Geographic magazine and its online media platforms in return for a large infusion of cash. Fox is owned by the Rupert Murdoch empire, known for its climate disinformation. It’s worth noting that Fox has had majority ownership of NatGeo Channel from its inception. Also, the Murdoch empire was split in 2013, and the part that owns the channel (and that did this deal) is 21st-Century Fox, which, as of August, is run by Rupert’s son, James.
James Murdoch and his wife Kathryn are sustainability advocates, as Quartz reports, and Kathryn in particular “is an environmentalist who worked with the Environmental Defense Fund and the Clinton Climate Initiative.”
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Has quite a bit more about the changes at Nat Geo.
