MTV is joining forces with South African activist and humanitarian Eddie Ndopu to follow his voyage as the first physically disabled person to travel into space. Ndopu, who was born with spinal muscular atrophy and given five years to live, earned a master’s degree in public policy from Oxford and has long advocated for the […]
The New York Racing Association and FOX Sports inked a long-term television programming deal that makes FOX Sports the year-round national television home for NYRA racing from Saratoga Race Course and Belmont Park. The deal will see FOX Sports deliver a scheduled 500 hours of NYRA racing including coverage of nearly every race day at […]
BMW signed on as a Worldwide Partner of The Ryder Cup for the next two matches between the US and Europe at Whistling Straits, in Wisconsin, in 2020 and Marco Simone, in Italy, in 2022. As part of this commitment, BMW has also renewed its status as an Official Partner of the European Tour for […]
CBS is debuting new series Fam and returning Man With a Plan as part of its winter 2019 comedy-driven schedule moves. Starring Nina Dobrev and Tone Bell, Fam, debuting Thursday, January 10 at 9:30p, follows a woman whose vision of a perfect life with her fiance and his parents shatters when her 16-year-old half-sister unexpectedly […]
Eunetta T. Boone (One on One) is the new exec producer and showrunner for the third season of Disney Channel series Raven’s Home. The veteran comedy writer/producer most recently was a consultant on the series. Writer/producer Warren Hutcherson (Dr. Ken) also joins as co-exec producer on the series, which is in production now for a […]
The NBA announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Pam El will retire at the end of 2018. During her tenure at the NBA, El has been integral to the global growth of the league, leading the marketing strategy, advertising and brand management and development for the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League and […]
PlayStation will officially return as the Fiesta Bowl title sponsor as part of a multi-year agreement with ESPN. This year’s PlayStation Fiesta Bowl will be played on Jan. 1, at 1p at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. The category exclusive deal secures PlayStation as the official gaming and virtual reality sponsor for the College Football […]
DreamHack is launching a new Rocket League tournament series titled, appropriately, the DreamHack Pro Circuit, that will see four stops for 2019, each offering a prize pool of $100,000. The first will take place at DreamHack Leipzig from Feb. 15 – 17, followed by DreamHack Dallas from May 31-June 2. “Having already hosted three international […]
Lots to catch up on after the holiday! ESL will bring StarCraft II to IEM Katowice, with 76 of the world’s best players competing for a share of more than $250,000 from Feb. 25-March 3. “We are incredibly excited to be bringing SC2 back again to Katowice for what we expect will be another world-class […]
Keeping it real: CBS in the coming months will premiere two new unscripted competitions and return three fan-favorite shows in a midseason reality push. In related news, the network confirmed Julie Chen Moonves will return as host of Big Brother: Celebrity Edition. Newcomers are talent competition The World’s Best, hosted by James Corden with judges […]