The NFL season kicks off tonight as NBC Sports’ coverage of NFL Kickoff 2018 as the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles open against the Atlanta Falcons. NBCUniversal programs ranging from TODAY, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Access, America’s Got Talent, Squawk on the Street, and more are covering NFL Kickoff 2018 and the […]
21st Century Fox finally made its play into gaming and esports, announcing a $100 million investment into streaming platform Caffeine. The deal includes a newly formed venture called Caffeine Studios that is jointly owned by FOX Sports and Caffeine. The new studio will leverage FOX Sports’ expertise in live events and programming to create exclusive […]
Yesterday Amazon became the second company, after Apple, to see its market value pass $1 trillion. In early 2018, the company was worth $580 billion, but in the second quarter net income jumped from $197 million in 2Q17 to $2.5 billion, helped by its cloud business, advertising on its sites and Prime subscriptions.
Freeform has expanded its annual spooky programming stunt from 13 nights to 31, with “31 Nights of Halloween.” The event will also be the exclusive TV home to the film Hocus Pocus, celebrating its 25th anniversary.
The Arizona Cardinals are renaming their Glendale home, with the University of Phoenix Stadium set to become State Farm Stadium courtesy of an 18-year agreement with the insurance brand. Most of the rebranding will be in place for the Sept. 9 season opener against the Redskins. “We were intent on finding a relationship that was […]
Pepsi is activating around the 2018-2019 football season with “a robust, 360-degree program that brings football to their cities and into their homes like never before.” Included will be a Pepsi Tailgate Tour, open to all fans with stops at key college and NFL matchups and featuring a mainstage performances by Wheelhouse Record’s duo LOCASH, […]
As the November 2 premiere of the sixth and final season of Netflix’s House of Cards approaches, star Robin Wright told Net-A-Porter the series almost didn’t make it to the end zone. The series came “very, very close” to abrupt cancellation in the wake of multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against her former co-star Kevin […]
It’s a go for the third season of National Geographic series The Story of God with Morgan Freeman, after Nat Geo parent Fox concluded an investigation the company says “revealed no incidents of concern during any of our work with Mr. Freeman.” The status of the series was called into question in May after eight […]
Nike named Colin Kaepernick as the face of the company’s 30th anniversary of the famed “Just Do It” campaign. The new ad featuring Kaepernick was shared on social media Monday afternoon with the message: “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything” and comes after Kaepernick, who has been without a team since he […]
NBC Sports saw its coverage of Notre Dame’s win over Michigan launch its college football coverage this season on a high note, notching a 4.51 overnight rating to tie the best Notre Dame overnight rating on NBC in 12 years, according to Nielsen. That score is up 60% over last year’s first primetime game vs. […]