Disney|ABC entered into a development holding agreement with Tamron Hall (Today, Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall), aimed a creating a daytime talk show, hosted by Hall, for syndication. “My new partners appreciate and respect the relationship I’ve built with my audience and know that if we create television worth watching, they’ll join us for the […]
The NBA unveiled its national television schedule for the opening week of the 2018-19 regular season in addition to the lineup of five Christmas Day games on ESPN networks and three Martin Luther King Jr. Day games on TNT. The season will tip off on Oct. 16. The complete game schedule and broadcast schedules for […]
The Professional Fighters League closed $28 million Series B equity investment from a slate of sports, entertainment, and business entities with names that include Kevin Hart, Mark Burnett, Tony Robbins and Ted Leonsis all participating in the round. Additional investors in this PFL Series B round include: Elysian Park Ventures; SWaN Ventures; Debra Cafaro, Chairman/CEO, […]
As PUBG Corp paves the way for its esports endeavors, the company announced the launch of a ‘FIX PUBG’ campaign, designed as a months-long roadmap to improve the playing experience of PlayerUnknown’s BattleGrounds on PC and Xbox. Coming off the world’s largest PUBG event, PGI 2018 in Berlin last month, the company posted its plans […]
As the esports industry matures, executives are increasingly stressing the importance of effective esports communications. Enter The Story Mob. The agency is today releasing the “Seven Commandments of Esports Communications,” a whitepaper designed to give a brand, team or business best practices for effective communication in the world’s fastest growing sport. Mantras include: create value; […]
Netflix is playing politics with the return of House of Cards. The streaming service slotted the premiere of the sixth and final season for November 2, just four days ahead of the midterm elections, for the Kevin Spacey-less season that will feature Robin Wright’s Clare Underwood in the Oval Office.
Getting better all the time: CBS will present Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool on Monday, August 20 at 8p. The primetime special will feature never-before-seen footage from the smash “Paul McCartney Carpool Karaoke” segment that aired on The Late Late Show With James Corden on June 21.
ESPN and ESPN+ locked in an exclusive, multi-year rights agreement in the US for Italian soccer league Serie A TIM. The deal will bring more than 340 matches per season to ESPN+ with an average of nine matches live each week from August through May, while ESPN networks will televise a Serie A TIM Match […]
Stan Kroenke is reportedly on the verge of taking full control of Arsenal after minority shareholder Alisher Usmanov accepted a buyout offer of his 30% stake, according to ESPN. Kroenke currently holds just over 67 percent of shares, but buying up Usmanov’s stake means he can force the remaining individual shareholders to sell their combined […]
Luis Silberwasser is leaving Telemundo Networks after serving as president for four years. “As I now embark on new content-making ventures, I will always look forward to seeing the Telemundo brand continue its tremendous growth,” said Silberwasser, who will stay through October 1 to help with the transition.
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