Last week, cinema advertising firm Screenvision Media unveiled a new division taking aim at opportunities within the sports venue universe. The company, which serves 2,000 theaters across 15,000 screens around the country, caught up with Eric Krasnoo, senior vice president of business development, to discuss the game plan for Screenvision Sports. Krasnoo on the origins […]
Showtime picked up a second season of its first late-night talker, Desus & Mero. Sophomore run starts Monday, February 3 at 11p and will air Mondays and Thursdays.
AMC Networks announced that Joshua Reader has been named to the new role of President of Distribution and Development. Reader, who joined AMC Networks in 2011, was most recently the company’s EVP of Business Development.
Derek Jeter’s first-person forum for athletes has a new owner. Minute Media has acquired The Players’ Tribune, which Jeter launched in 2014, following his retirement from the New York Yankees. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be consummated by year-end. The Players’ Tribune joins Minute Media’s stable that includes […]
It’s only been 23 days since the Washington Nationals won the World Series by topping the Houston Astros in Game 7, but for those with a baseball Jones, there is some welcome news: ESPN will provide tripleheader coverage on March 26, Opening Day for the 2020 MLB season. The defending champions will meet the New […]
Oscar and Emmy-winning actress Holly Hunter will topline with Ted Danson in NBC’s new untitled comedy from Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, 3 Arts Entertainment and Universal Television. Series stars Danson as a wealthy businessman who runs for mayor of LA for all the wrong reasons. Hunter will play a longtime liberal councilwoman.
Hey now, hey now! Adam Lamberg will reprise his role as David “Gordo” Gordon, in the upcoming Disney+ series Lizzie McGuire… Joan Allen will co-star opposite Julianne Moore and Clive Owen in Apple limited series Lisey’s Story… Cory Hardrict (The Oath), Joel Steingold (How To Get Away with Murder) and Salvador Chacon (Mayans M.C.) scored […]
Mike Whan inked a long-term contract to remain atop the LPGA as he wraps up his tenth year as s LPGA Commissioner where the organization had only 23 events on the 2011 schedule in Whan’s first year and is now wrpapping up a season with 32 official events and $70.2 million in prize money. “Ten […]
The 2020 MLS All-Star Game presenter by Target is heading to LA where, for the first time, the MLS All-Stars will face the Liga MX All-Stars on July 29 at Banc of California Stadium. The match will be broadcast on ESPN and Univision networks in the US, TSN and TVA Sports in Canada, as well […]
ELEAGUE is bringing in in-game advertising platform Anzu.io for a new partnership designed to “elevate advertising in gaming and esports” with Anzu bringing a new format of brand advertising to ELEAGUE across linear, mobile, and console gaming that will reach its more than 50 million fans and offer new opportunities for marketers. Through this partnership, […]