Showtime’s Shameless is losing a long-time cast member. “We were saddened when Emmy Rossum let us know that the upcoming ninth season of Shameless would be her last,” said Showtime Networks president of programming Gary Levine. “But we are filled with an overwhelming sense of joy and gratitude for Emmy’s inspired work on our series, […]
Star Trek will be recognized with the Governors Award at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 8. “Not only have all the franchises promoted inclusiveness and acceptance of all people, and inspired creative thought about space exploration and our future, but the technical innovations sparked by the franchise are incredibly significant to the evolution […]
PBC landed a long-term home as SHOWTIME Sports and Premier Boxing Champions locked in a three-year boxing programming agreement that extends their partnership. The deal calls for a monthly series of events presented by PBC that will air live on the network an also calls for the promotion to deliver content for a significant expansion […]
With the Eagles set to defend their first-ever Super Bowl title, Comcast NBCUniversal is going deep to celebrate NFL Kickoff 2018 on Sept. 6 when the season opens with the Eagles hosting the Falcons. That day will see NBCUniversal programs will broadcast from Center City Philadelphia, including NBC News’ TODAY, CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, […]
Mr. Robot will end its run on USA Network following its upcoming fourth season in 2019. The drama, which follows a cyber-security engineer who becomes involved in an underground hacker group, will have its final season expanded to 12 episodes, up from its initial order of eight.
Andrew Zimmern is heading to Food Network as host of Big Food Truck Tip, premiering Wednesday, September 19 at 10p and 10:30p. Series follows Zimmern as he travels the country in search of the most passionate food truck entrepreneurs.
The NBA, MLB and PGA TOUR delivered a united voice of support for Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer’s suggestions for a federal framework for sports betting. ESPN published Schumer’s memo, which proposes that all sports books only use official league data to determine outcomes and that the leagues themselves should be involved in determining what […]
Philips Arena in Atlanta is being renamed after State Farm locked in a deal to snag naming rights to the venue, now called State Farm Arena. The venue is expected to reopen in October as the Hawks celebrate their 50th year in Atlanta. Reports state that the price tag for the arena name change hovered […]
Sports network Stadium is plugging into a bigger esports game, inking a deal with ESP Gaming for a programming development deal that will see Stadium create esports content for the multi-platform sports network. The partnership, which runs through 2019, will bring original esports programming to fans across Stadium platforms for the first time, adding to […]
Abby Huntsman landed a seat at The View table as co-host for season 22 of the ABC talker. Huntsman, who most recently was anchor and host of Fox & Friends Weekend, joins Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin and Meghan McCain. Like McCain, politics runs in Huntsman’s family – her father is former Republican presidential […]