NBC Sports is set to debut television’s first-ever field goal “tracer” on Sunday Night Football this weekend for the Saints/Vikings game. The new SNF Kicks Tracer – an element of SNF Kicks – can map the flight of the football on all field goal attempts. The SNF Kicks technology will provide additional data including trajectory, […]
Five more years! Phil McGraw, host and executive producer of Dr. Phil, has inked a new agreement with CBS Television Distribution to continue his talk show through 2023. The extension adds three years to McGraw’s current deal and will take his show – the highest-rated daytime talk show for the past seven years — through […]
Boston’s claim on Game 2 of the World Series saw FOX snag a 9.9/17 in early Nielsen metrics. That marks a dip of 10% from last year’s second game, but easily led the network to take the night. The contest drew 13.442 million viewers on the broadcast channel, with FOX Deportes adding another 437,000 and […]
CNN evacuated its headquarters in New York after a suspicious package was discovered in the mailroom. Included in the package was what looked like an explosive device and an envelope of white powder. The incident happened hours after the Secret Service reported intercepting packages meant for former President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton and […]
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, which has given away more than $100 million in total winnings since its syndicated debut in 2002, celebrates milestone, next month, with a series of specialty shows and giveaways. Mickey Mouse makes an appearance to mark his 90th anniversary on Friday, November 2, and from Monday, November 5 through […]
Game 1 of the World Series saw FOX reel in a 10.0 overnight rating for nearly four hours of play, down from scores from the past three years but easily taking the top primetime slot. Last year’s opener generated a 10.2 in Nielsen score. Later numbers show that the contest drew an average audience of […]
YouTube TV leveraged the World Series to insert augmented reality ads for YouTube TV that appeared onscreen during the FOX telecast with the spot appearing to be broadcast from the stadium’s video screen. Promotions all appeared in double-box ads during key World Series moments like pitching changes. In addition, the company rans a 90-second “Watch […]
TwitchCon prepares for liftoff this weekend out of San Jose McEnery Convention Center with four major esports events: PUBG Broadcaster Royale: Omen Challenge, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s ‘Doritos Bowl’, the grand final of Fortnite’s ‘Fall Skirmish’ and GamesDoneQuick. Meanwhile, over 140 exhibitors will showcase their wares, with activations that include Fortnite Hall and […]
StarLadder opened the books on details for the launch of PUBG Europe League, announcing – in partnership with PUBG Corp. – regional competition ahead of its January launch. Each phase will offer a separate prize fund and in each of them will be defined the champions. Overall, there will be five leagues in the competitive […]
Multi-platinum music artist Mariah Carey will join NBC’s The Voice as a key adviser for the season 15 “knockout rounds,” beginning Monday, October 29. She’ll work with and mentor the remaining 32 artists with coaches Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton.
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