Rita Ferro’s star continues to rise at Disney/ABC. Ferro, who last year was promoted to oversee sales for the company’s entertainment, news and kids programming including ABC, Freeform, all Disney channels and the Disney Digital Network, has been upped to president of Disney advertising sales and will add ESPN to her portfolio after Ed Erhardt, […]
The NFL season opened down last Thursday as NBC’s coverage of a weather-delayed NFL Kickoff averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 19.5 million viewers across NBC TV, NBC Sports Digital, and NFL Digital platforms, though still ranking as the most-watched sporting event since the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, according to Nielsen Fast National data and […]
Meanwhile, ESPN’s coverage of the US Open Women’s Championship, which saw a dramatic contest that saw Naomi Osaka topple Serena Williams, score a 2.5 rating for the match itself and a 2.4 for the full three-hour telecast. The rating is tied for the second-highest in ESPN’s entire US Open history (225 telecasts starting in 2009, […]
Meanwhile, CNBC reports the CBS board is in exit talks with CEO Les Moonves, a month after The New Yorker ran allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct against him. According to CNBC, CBS COO Joe Ianniello, Moonves’s choice for his number two if a Viacom merger went through, could replace Moonves as intermin CEO. Fox […]
Designated Survivor, canceled by ABC after two seasons, was picked up for a 10-episode season three by Netflix. Neal Baer (Law & Order: SVU), who would have stepped in as showrunner had the political drama continued on ABC, will serve in that role for the streamer. An international audience for the show was the driver […]
On the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, ESPN will explore how “sports helped the nation heal following one of the darkest days in US history.” Produced in conjunction with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York, the E:60 presentation of Comeback Season – Sports After 9/11 will air Sept. 11, at […]
IMG announced that the second annual Wendy’s College Tailgate Tour, an interactive, fan-focused pre-game experience featuring fresh food, music, gaming, and legend appearances, will travel to 13 college football games this season. The 2018 Wendy’s College Tailgate Tour kicks off on Sept. 8 in Gainesville and concludes in Pasadena at the Rose Bowl Stadium on […]
Monica Lewinsky is set to star in six-part A&E documentary The Impeachment of Bill Clinton (wt), beginning Sunday, November 18. The cable net ordered the series from Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions, Jemina Khan’s Instinct Productions and director Blair Foster (Rolling Stone: Stories From The Edge). The limited series features never-before-seen archival footage.
It’s one and done for American Woman, starring Alicia Silverstone. Paramount Network opted not to renew the comedy series that was originally developed and picked up byTV Land, before migrating to its sibling net. While the show got off to a respectable start in the ratings, debuting to 1 million viewers in Live+3, 0.63 with […]
Beats by Dr. Dre locked in a deal with the NBA, described as a comprehensive marketing and merchandising partnership that will make the company the official headphone, wireless speaker and audio partner of the NBA, Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), NBA G League and USA Basketball beginning in October 2018. The multi-year deal will build […]
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