The National Football League is already gearing up to celebrate its 100th season in 2019 with a year-long series of “NFL 100” events, initiatives and programming centered around fans, players and communities. A special “NFL 100” logo has been unveiled and will be prominently displayed throughout the season – during celebrations on the field, in […]
The restructuring of CBS Corp’s executive suite, following the departure of longtime CEO Les Moonves, took a major step forward on Thursday, with President and interim CEO Joe Ianniello naming David Nevins as Chief Creative Officer, CBS Corporation, effective immediately. Nevins was also promoted to Chairman of Showtime Networks Inc., and will remain as the […]
NBC rewarded breakout drama Manifest by picking up three more episodes of the series, bringing its total count to 16. The network will run original episodes of the missing plane drama continuously in the first quarter of 2019 without repeats. Manifest joins NBC drama New Amsterdam, which also received a back order.
SiriusXM unveiled new channels dedicated to the Big Ten and Big 12 with both platforms launching on Oct. 22. SiriusXM Big Ten Radio will be available exclusively to SiriusXM subscribers via the SiriusXM app, on connected devices, on the streaming web player at SiriusXM.com, and on select SiriusXM radios (channel 372), offering live play-by-play broadcasts […]
As NBA Tip-Off Week continues, Twitter is launching the #NBATwitter Hall of Fame to recognize the “personalities who embody the spirit and tone of the unique community,” announcing that Joel Embiid would be the inaugural inductee into the #NBATwitter Hall of Fame. A new inductee will receive a trophy each year etched with their best […]
The upcoming seventh season of Netflix dramedy Orange Is the New Black will be its last. The streaming service announced the news on Twitter with the warning, “This may make you cry.”
The premiere of global talent competition The World’s Best gets the prime post-Super Bowl slot on CBS on Sunday, February 3 at 10p(ish). Exec producer James Corden hosts, with judges Drew Barrymore, RuPaul Charles and Faith Hill.
Canelo Alvarez locked in a $365 million agreement with DAZN that will see an 11-fight run that his promotional company says is the richest athlete contract in sports history. The deal begins with his next bout, which will see him move up in weight to take on WBA super middleweight champion Rocky Fielding on Dec. […]
Visa launched its “new and improved Financial Football video game for the 2018 – 2019 NFL season” at an event in New Jersey with Giants players Eli Manning and Saquon Barkley. The free video game lets fans ages 11 and older suit up as a player from their favorite NFL team and play a virtual […]
The upcoming Fortnite World Cup is poised to land record sponsorship rates with multiple executives stating that Epic Games and agency Endeavor have discussed prices as high as $25 million, depending on level of involvement, to partner with the event and a lineup of brands that have come to the table for discussions, according to […]