Endeavor announced the formation of Endeavor Streaming, designed to showcase the company’s video streaming products and services, with OTT leader NeuLion, acquired by Endeavor in 2018, absorbed within the new group alongside Endeavor’s internally developed video platform technology, and now operate exclusively under the Endeavor Streaming moniker. Endeavor Streaming will continue servicing properties that include […]
ESPN locked in US rights to more than 65 CFL games that will run on ESPN+ direct-to-consumer streaming service with 20 CFL games set to run on ESPN networks, in addition to one Division Final and the Grey Cup. “It’s exciting for the CFL to continue its relationship with ESPN and expand onto ESPN+,” said […]
The divorce is final between Megyn Kelly and NBC – and the former Today anchor is leaving with about $30 million, the balance of her three-year contract, sources tell the New York Times. Kelly’s last Today appearance was in October, after her comments about dressing up in blackface on Halloween drew criticism; lawyers had been […]
CBS renewed Criminal Minds for a final 10-episode season 15. The procedural, currently shooting season 14, will stay in production to complete its run.
CES week saw one of the key discussions in sports media, in addition to gambling, center around how machine learning would impact the fan experience. Cynopsis caught up with Warren Packard, CEO of THUUZ Sports, the Bay Area sports tech company that has created measurable “excitement ratings” for media companies, built the automated highlights machine […]
The Divisional round of the NFL Playoffs on Saturday bolstered for FOX and NBC. FOX Sports’ coverage between the Cowboys and Rams drew more than 34 million viewers to the networks, according to Nielsen, notching a 17.9/33 in fast national ratings/share for the broadcast channel and up 25% over last’s year’s comparable window. Those numbers […]
Wheelhouse Entertainment, founded last year by Brent Montgomery, and Jimmy Kimmel’s Kimmelot, announced an investment and partnership deal with digital content studio Portal A, named as Cynopsis Digital Studio of the Year. Founded by Nate Houghteling, Kai Hasson and Zach Blume, Portal A’s content has generated more than 1 billion views for clients including Amazon, […]
Showtime dropped a trailer for season 9 of Shameless, which bows Sunday, January 25, at 9p. Emmy Rossum’s final season finds her character, Fiona, continuing her downward plunge, while it looks like Frank (William H. Macy) may be a father again.
The San Francisco Giants announced that they have changed their stadium name from AT&T Park to Oracle Park as part of a new a 20-year agreement with tech giant Oracle. Giants President & CEO Larry Baer said it is “very much in line with other recent naming-rights deals for top-tier facilities,” which could mean $300-350 […]
The YES Network finished 2018 as the most-watched regional sports network (RSN) in the country in both Primetime and Total Day. This marks the 14th time in 16 years that YES has been the most-watched RSN in the country. YES averaged 25,000 TV Households in Total Day in the New York DMA in 2018, 39% […]