Around the Tubes: 5/16/14

I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases have been flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post will include blurbs on Coldplay, The Americans, Secrets of Underground London, Orange Is the New Black, Ray Donovan, Conan, and Hash at It.

- Who’s up for a good ghost story? Gather ‘round the TV this Sunday at 7:00 for the hour-long Coldplay: Ghost Stories special. A blend of live-performance footage and cinematic film, the cutting-edge special will feature impressive and innovative 360-degree imagery – around, above and below the band. Get your first taste of the immersive blend of storytelling in the trailer below.


- On the season finale of The Americans, no one is safe as Philip and Elizabeth evacuate their children while trying to complete the mission. Stan holds Nina's future in his hands.


- Following the success of the previous behind-the-scenes looks at England’s most notable landmarks, Secrets of Underground London premieres Sunday, June 22, 2014, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET.The special precedes Materpiece Mystery! “The Escape Artist” starring David Tennant. On the surface, London is a buzzing, modern metropolis — but underneath lies a hidden world, all but forgotten by the millions of people above. From ancient caves and preserved Roman remains to mysterious rivers and plague pits, Secrets of Underground London uncovers 2,000 years of subterranean history.

- Orange is the New Black returns June 6 and here is Crazy Eyes herself, Uzo Aduba talking about her favorite scenes from the first season.



- The highest-rated freshman series in Showtme history, Ray Donovan: The First Season was released simultaneously on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Instant Video, Vudu, Target Ticket, Sony Entertainment Network and Verizon FiOS earlier this week. Season one of Ray Donovan will also be released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 10, in time to catch-up before the broadcast premiere of the second season, which returns to SHOWTIME on Sunday, July 13th at 9:00.


- TBS and Conan O'Brien are continuing their partnership as the network has renewed the late-night series Conan through 2018. Since it premiered in November 2010, CONAN has been a hit with TBS's core audience of young adults, scoring a younger median age than any other hour-long talk show in late night.

- HashAtIt.com is set to sponsor former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz in his first fight since July 2012, in the inaugural Bellator pay-per-view, scheduled for May 17, 2014. Officially launching last week, HashAtIt.com is the first social media search engine that gives users a way to gather information on any metadata tags (#hashtags) from popular social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest, collecting all the results in one place.