A new study from Juniper Research projects that viewership of esports competition and “let’s play” content will hit 858 million by 2022, up from 630 million this year. That number would be equal to around 1 in 10 of the global population by that year. The new research, titled Esports, Let’s Play & Watch Play: […]
Blizzard appears set to swarm six new markets for season two of Overwatch League, as Activision Blizzard Esports Leagues CEO Pete Vlastelica told German site Handelsblatt that the company was looking to add six more teams to the league: two from the Americas, two from Asia-Pacific, and two from Europe and the Middle East, according […]
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Job of the Week DIRECTOR, MARKETING & PARTNER INSIGHTSViacomChicago 8+ yrs in ad sales related media rsrch. Dynamic individual with strong client facing experience to develop strategy & thought leadership pieces, moving ad sales initiatives forward. Retail & CPG exp a plus. Full info/apply HERECynopsisJOBS Good morning. It’s Wednesday, May 30, 2018 […]
In a dramatic plot twist, just two weeks after ABC touted Roseanne Barr and her hit revival series as the centerpiece of its Upfront presentation, the network canceled the show after Barr tweeted a vile racist statement. Channing Dungey, president of ABC Entertainment, issued a concise statement yesterday: “Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and […]
Beginning last night, The CBS Evening News With Jeff Glor is bringing back Eye on America, the series featuring longform reporting examining issues affecting the country. The updated Eye on America will air regularly at 6:30p.
Round four of the Warriors/Cavaliers in the NBA Finals will see ESPN offer up coverage that includes the first-ever “NBA Surround:” Pre-game and In-game Second-screen Streaming Offerings for All Games, Plus Special Post-game “NBA at the Mic” Shows. ABC once again serves as the home of the series with Game 1 set for Thursday at […]
Meanwhile, Game 1 of the 2018 Stanley Cup Final on Monday between the Caps and Golden Knights handed NBC Sports with a Total Audience Delivery average of 5.279 million viewers across NBC, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app, making it the most-watched Game 1 in three years. Viewership was up 7% over last year with […]
Just weeks after ABC praised Roseanne Barrand her hit revival series as the centerpiece of its Upfront presentation, the network has canceled the show after Barr tweeted a vile racist statement. Channing Dungey, president of ABC Entertainment, issued a concise statement yesterday: “Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we […]
Amazon picked up Expanse, the sci-fi drama currently in its third and final season on Syfy, for a fourth run. Amazon chief Jeff Bezos broke the news at the National Space Society’s International Space Development Conference. A change.org petition by fans calling for Amazon or Netflix to buy the rights had collected almost 140,000 signatures […]