Here’s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. With viewership on the rise, GMC TV looks forward. The self-proclaimed home of “Uplifting Entertainment,” has announced a broad slate of original movies, series and music specials designed to take viewers through the rest of 2012. The new programming comes on the heels of …

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Is Dark Knight tragedy a cultural turning point? The Aurora massacre has focused the spotlight on Hollywood’s role in fostering real-life violence.  Even industry icons like Peter Bogdanovich and Harvey Weinstein are now seriously addressing the issue . More on them below, but first……

Here are today dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Jon Stewart take on Viacom’s spitting match with DirecTV (via The Wrap): “Viacom and DirecTV, what are you doing here? You got ad campaigns blaming each other for taking the shows away, telling people to “rise up and demand it” like some kind…

Here are today’s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. GMC TV continues to build its Uplifting Entertainment brand. The cable channel has just added 7th Heaven to its roster of classic family series that includes The Waltons, Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman, Family Ties, Sister Sister and the hit Canadian import Heartland.…

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