Charley Humbard Chats with American Dream on The Impact of Faith on Media

Charley Humbard, founder and CEO of UP, shares with American Dream his journey that led him to establish UP, initially the Gospel Music Channel.

American Dream is broadcast around the world on the American Forces Network.  AFN is the largest radio network in the world, reaching American military and their families in 177 countries and on every US ship at sea.

GMC Responds to Complaints for Cutting 'Pivotal' Pro-Life Scene From 'October Baby'

Family friendly channel GMC is drawing criticism for cutting out what some viewers consider the "most important pro-life scene" in the film "October Baby."

"October Baby" had its television premiere on Sunday with three showings on GMC. While the movie itself drew praise from TV viewers, those who already watched the film on the big screen are not happy that a pro-life scene was edited out.

GMCTV responded to the complaints Monday, saying it wasn't their intent to alter or dilute the impact of "October Baby."

"All movies on gmc are edited for length and for various types of content (graphic violence, sex, language, etc.). We always aim to ensure that the essence of the story is not altered by the editing process. Upon further reflection in light of your comments, we agree that some of these edits were not necessary. We will be re-editing the film to re-introduce these portions in all future airings," the network stated.

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Matthew West Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award

Matthew West has beens nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Original Music and Lyrics for his song “The Heart of Christmas” from the film The Heart of Christmas.
 
The 64th Primetime Emmy® Awards
 program will air on September 23rd, live on ABC at 8e|5p. 
 
“I am honored to have had the chance to be a part of the movie The Heart of Christmas,” says West. “When I wrote the song, I never even imagined being recognized in this way, but I am thankful and hope this Emmy® nomination will shine a greater light on this little movie with a big heart.”
 
THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS movie inspired by GRAMMY®-nominated singer-songwriter Matthew West’s viral holiday hit, "One Last Christmas," debuted on gmc (Gospel Music Channel) on Dec. 4, 2011, and was the highest-rated gmc world-premiere movie in the history of the cable channel

Dove Awards will return to Atlanta in 2012

This year’s Dove Awards proved such a success that the show will return to Atlanta in 2012.

The 2011 Christian music awards ceremony, filmed at The Fox Theatre in April, marked the first time in the show’s 41-year history that it was held outside of Tennessee.

The broadcast of this year’s ceremony on GMC – formerly the Gospel Music Channel – was its highest-rated ever, with more than 1.5 million viewers.

The 43rd Annual Dove Awards will take place in April 2012, but a venue has not yet been determined.

Dove Awards Move to Atlanta

The Gospel Music Association (GMA) recently announced the renewal of its partnership with GMC to broadcast the Dove Awards.

With the 2010 Dove Awards this past April delivering more than 300K viewers and outperforming the 2009 premiere HH rating by +54%, the GMA is also taking a bold step and hosting the 42nd Annual Dove Awards in Atlanta, GA., the first time the show has taken place outside of Nashville.

GMA's Chairman of the Board Ed Leonard comments, "the experience of attending the Dove Awards in person, with our artists and fans gathered together in the Atlanta community to celebrate the Gospel, is incredible. We want to share that excitement with the people of Atlanta in 2011."

The 2011 Dove Awards will be held in Atlanta's historic Fox Theatre on April 20, 2011, GMA is working in conjunction with the city of Atlanta to host the broadcast, where its television partner, GMC is also headquartered. Atlanta is the home of many of the industry's biggest names including Casting Crowns, Chris Tomlin and Third Day.

"GMC is thrilled to present the Dove Awards for another year to Gospel and Christian music fans," said Charley Humbard, President and CEO of GMC. He added, "As the leading television provider of Gospel music, we are dedicated to making GMC the television home of Gospel and Christian music's biggest events."

Newsboys Concert Before Intimate Crowd Premieres on TV

The Newsboys concert filmed before an intimate crowd premiered this weekend on Gospel Music Channel. It was an entertaining viewing, but infinitely more compelling live. Unfortunately, GMC also cut out Peter's testimony/call-to-action - apparently for length.

We attended the taping earlier in the year.

Newsboys Front Row Live Taping

We had the opportunity to attend the Newsboys taping of Front Row Live for Gospel Music Channel.

It was a shockingly small crowd of around 100 and the intimate setting contributed to our great experience. It was easily one of the better concerts we've attended. The performance was fantastic and the downtime between songs were quite entertaining. It was nice seeing the playful side of the group as they joked with the crew, each other and the audience. They also ended the night with one of the most compelling altar calls that I've ever heard. A similar, but less compelling one can be viewed here.

GMC reaches 40 million Subscribers

Gospel Music Channel has reached the 40-million subscriber mark.