The NFL opens the doors to NFL100 at the Super Bowl on Sunday in a move to commemorate its centennial season designed to “bring generations of football fans, players, communities, and all 32 clubs together for a unique line-up of programming and activities.” The campaign opens during Super Bowl LIII with “The 100-Year Game,” a […]
The Pac-12 Conference is on the prowl for a partner, announcing plans to engage The Raine Group, a global investment bank focused exclusively on sports, media and technology, to work with the Conference on its media rights strategy, including opportunities to maximize the value of its full portfolio of media assets through strategic partnerships. The […]
Amazon Studios walked away the winner in a Sundance bidding war for U.S. distribution rights to Late Night. Amazon offered a record $13 million for the comedy, written and produced by Mindy Kaling, in which Emma Thompson plays a late-night talk show host. “The moment the lights came up after the premiere, we knew Late […]
A church choir comedy from Lesley Wake Webster (Speechless), Jason Winer (Single Parents) and 20th Century Fox Television landed a pilot order from NBC. Bradley Whitford (The West Wing) stars in the project.
A transformative year at FOX on multiple levels has placed the company’s spotlight squarely on the power of FOX Sports and its role in driving premium, live events with the company last year landing rights to the Thursday Night Football franchise, along with deals that include the WWE, PBC, PBA, as well as a renewal […]
Major League Baseball, Nike and Fanatics locked in a new 10-year global partnership that designated Nike as the Official Uniform and Footwear Supplier of MLB starting in the 2020 season, providing players with uniforms developed by Nike’s team and will provide fans with the “widest assortment of MLB fan gear ever,” manufactured and distributed by […]
Animal Planet green-lit a second season of Crikey! It’s the Irwins. The series shares the work of the Irwin family, Terri, Bindi and Roberts, as they continue Steve Irwin’s mission to bring people close to animals and inspire wildlife conservation. “I am incredibly honored to be continuing Steve’s legacy and to be encouraging everyone to […]
Netflix’s Queer Eye is heading to Japan to film a four-episode special. Stars Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, Tan France and Bobby Berk will travel across the globe where, according to a Twitter post, they’ll enlist the help of “local tastemakers to make-better a new group of heroes, while they learn and experience […]
Tomorrow’s coverage of the 2019 Honda NHL All-Star Game will see NBC Sports stream a first-of-its-kind digital-only presentation showcasing new puck and player tracking technology designed to deliver data and information in real time as the NHL’s top players compete for $1 million. The new puck and player tracking technology will be showcased throughout the […]
Amazon Prime lined up a return trip for Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer to provide commentary and analysis for the 2019 season of Thursday Night Football on Prime Video. “Hannah and Andrea raised the bar last year as they became the first all-woman team to call NFL games,” said Marie Donoghue, Vice President of Global […]