ABC officially picked up the new competition series Ultimate Surfer with the eight-episode series set to feature up-and-coming surfers to train and live together as they battle it out at the World Surf League’s Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California, powered by Kelly Slater’s man-made wave technology, in the hope of competing amongst the best athletes […]
Artist Capital Management is launching Artist Esports Edge Fund after closing a $100 million fund for investing in esports disciplines. The company already has stakes in the likes of 100 Thieves and Washington Esports Ventures, owners of the Overwatch League franchise, Washington Justice, with the fund used to help institutional investors get into the esports […]
The 2019 League of Legends World Championship wrapped up Sunday with FunPlus Phoenix defeating G2 in a 3-0 sweep. However, the bigger story was the massive viewership the World Championship garnered since the beginning of October. Stream Hatchet investigated the year-over-year growth in hours watched on North American platforms and found incredible results: The League […]
Nicole Richie is bringing her Nikki Fre$h rapper alter ego to short-form service Quibi. Richie and Jax Media are developing comedy series Nikki Fre$h, which will deliver socially conscious and educational rhymes. As well as starring, Richie will exec-produce with Michael Baum and Carrie Franklin. Joel & Benji Madden’s MDDN will oversee music.
Will Ferrell will return to Studio 8H for his fifth appearance as host of Saturday Night Live, airing November 23 on NBC. Ferrell was a member of the SNL cast from 1995-2002. King Princess will be musical guest.
CBS Sports confirmed its UEFA plans, after news leaked last week about the company’s new deal, which will see the world’s most popular soccer club tournament be carried by the company (along with Univision) from the 2021-2024 seasons. In the CBS quarterly earnings call on Tuesday, CBS Corporation President and Acting CEO Joe Ianniello stated […]
Monday Night Football’s Seahawks’ victory propelled the franchise to its most-viewed game of 2019 as ESPN and ESPN Deportes averaged 16,115,000 viewers for the game, according to Nielsen. Audiences were up 50% over ESPN’s Week 10 game last year to push ESPN to take the night as the top channel among all networks. On ESPN […]
WWE and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced that WrestleMania 35 generated $165.4 million in economic impact for the New York/New Jersey region last April, according to a study conducted by the Enigma Research Corporation. Over the past 13 years, WrestleMania has now generated more than $1.3 billion in cumulative economic impact for the cities […]
E! is serving fresh episodes of The Soup, with a new host. Comedian and actress Jade Catta-Preta will oversee the reimagined version, set to debut in early 2020. Franchise premiered in 1991 as Talk Soup, with hosts Greg Kinnear (1991–1995), John Henson (1995–1999), Hal Sparks (1999–2000) and Aisha Tyler (2001–2002). The show was re-launched as […]
Shania Twain will perform a medley of her greatest hits at the American Music Awards, the Man! I Feel Like a Woman!’s first time taking the stage for the event since 2003. Show broadcasts live LA on Sunday, November 24, at 8p on ABC.
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