The 2018 MLB Postseason takes the mound on Oct. 2 on ESPN with the National League Wild Card Game presented by Hankook Tire at 8p on ESPN and the ESPN App. ESPN will also exclusively televise any tiebreaker games on Oct. 1. Matt Vasgersian will handle play-by-play with analysts Alex Rodriguez and Jessica Mendoza and […]
WPP is uniting creative agency Y&R and digital unit VML. “VML and Y&R have distinct and complementary strengths spanning creative, technology and data services that make them a perfect match,” said Mark Read, named WPP CEO earlier this month after the sudden exit in April of founder Martin Sorrell. “This is an important step as […]
CBS announced plans for “CBS Stages Canada,” a TV and film production facility outside Toronto expected to open in mid-2019. The multi-use production facility will include six soundstages, production offices, support facilities and auxiliary services for large-scale television and film production. “CBS has a strong production history in Canada,” said David Stapf, president, CBS Television […]
Tonight sees the debut of the NFL’s Thursday Night Football, Presented by Bud Light on FOX, with FOX Sports opening the doors to its new “Now It’s a Game” campaign, which “celebrates a schedule full of marquee NFL matchups.” The campaign is comprised of an introductory “anthem” and six individual key matchup spots, directed by […]
New Era Cap Co., the Authentic Cap of the NBA, is launching the New Era NBA Authentics: 2018 Tip Off Series, a “collection of colorways and styles designed to gear up basketball fans worldwide ahead of the 2018-19 NBA season.” The full NBA Authentics: 2018 Tip Off Series encompasses four unique collections: Team Color,Olive Green, […]
FACEIT is reporting record breaking viewing figures for the FACEIT London Major. The Grand Finals on Sunday drew over one million concurrent viewers who tuned in to watch Astralis claim the CS:GO prize. The company reports that the event ranks as the third highest viewed esports tournament of all time, behind only Dota 2’s The […]
Bill Cosby was sentenced to 3 to 10 years in a state prison on Tuesday for drugging and sexually assaulting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand in 2004. Montgomery County Judge Steven T. O’Neill denied Cosby’s request for bail pending his appeal, then the actor was handcuffed and carted off to Montgomery County Correctional Facility […]
Netflix docuseries Making a Murderer Part 2 makes its global premiere on Friday, October 19. The second chapter, which features 10 new episodes, continues the journey of Steven Avery from DNA exoneree and reformer to convicted murderer. Filmmakers Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos return to the Midwest, where they exclusively have access to Avery, his […]
Amazon Prime Video is making history, announcing that Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer will team up to provide commentary and analysis for its live streaming coverage of 11 Thursday Night Football games on Prime Video beginning Sept. 27 when the Los Angeles Rams host the Minnesota Vikings. The move will, according to the company, mark […]