Orange you glad he’s back? Pantone has developed a custom color, “Team Coco Orange,” to celebrate tonight’s debut of Conan O’Brien’s new 30-minute show format on TBS. “Good-natured and expansive, friendly and gregarious, Conan’s Team Coco Orange is an energizing and fearless orange tone with a touch of tang,” said Laurie Pressman, Vice President, Pantone […]
Wendy Williams is taking an extended break from her syndicated talk show. In addition to recovering from a fractured shoulder, Williams requires hospital treatment owing to complications arising from Graves’ disease. Said distributor Debmar-Mercury, “We wholeheartedly support Wendy in this decision to take the time she needs and we will welcome her back with open […]
Conference Championships paid off big for networks on Sunday. Nearly 54 million people tuned to in watch CBS Sports’ coverage of the Patriots/Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game, clocking 53.9 million viewers to rank as the second-most watched AFC Championship Game in 42 years, according to Nielsen fast national ratings. The OT matchup drew an […]
The debut of UFC Fight Night on ESPN+, which showcased13 fights live from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, led to a record-setting night with 568,000 new subscribers to the platform on Friday and Saturday to rank as the largest event and subscription catalyst for ESPN+ thus far. The UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ Prelims card ran on […]
Netflix renewed Chuck Lorre comedy The Kominsky Method, starring Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin, for an eight-episode second season. The move comes after the show scored a best comedy series win and Douglas snagged a lead actor in a comedy series trophy at the Golden Globes. The show resumes production later this month in Los […]
Former CBS CEO Les Moonves isn’t going away without a fight, despite having left the company under a cloud of sexual misconduct allegations. In December, the CBS board cited findings of its internal investigation as justification for Moonves not being eligible for the $120 million exit package in his contract. In a regulatory filing on […]
The NBA announced that the 2019 NBA All-Star Draft will be carried by TNT on Feb. 7 at 7p while the rosters for the NBA All-Star Game will be revealed during a special NBA All-Star Draft Show, which will be followed by an extended version of the TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader pregame show. […]
ESPN is tapping the talents of Max Kellerman to host a new, 30-minute boxing series that will run on ESPN2 and the ESPN App that will run on Fridays at 5p and feature Kellerman’s analysis, interviews with top fighters and guest appearances by leaders in the sport. The show will debut Feb. 8, ahead of […]
Imagine Kids & Family, the recently formed division under Imagine Entertainment and Meredith Corporation’s in-house television production company, Four M Studios, have partnered to develop premium children’s television programming from the archives of LIFE magazine. LIFE for Kids, executive-produced by Imagine Entertainment Chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, Imagine Kids & Family President Stephanie Sperber […]
Sinclair Broadcast Group launched 24/7 ad-supported streaming service Stirr. The service offers location-based content as well as 20 national networks -Cheddar, Buzzr and Dove Channel among them – with plans to carry over 50 nets by the end of 2019. “We are entering a new era of broadcast television and our number one priority at […]