In ratings news, ESPN’s coverage of the Celtics victory over the Cavaliers on Tuesday scored a 6.5 metered market rating, making it the highest-rated Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 since 2012. The contest was up 71% from last year’s Eastern Conference Finals Game 2, featuring the same matchup and up 51% over ESPN’sWestern Conference Finals Game 2 in […]
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down laws barring states from allowing gambling in sports brought the spotlight to the growth of esports, which features a young, affluent and tech-savvy consumer. Among the statements released by the industry were from the Esports Integrity Coalition, which welcomed the decision. The org’s Integrity Commissioner, Ian Smith, said, “The […]
Hitting its third anniversary this week, gamer chat platform Discord announced that the company now boasted 130 million users, swelling three times its numbers from a year ago. Overall, Discord reports 19 million daily active users sharing 530 million messages a day. Its largest server – Fortnite – leads with at 180k users. The growth comes […]
Univision offered a different kind of Upfront this year, a two-day experiential event, “Culture Unbound,” held at Tribeca’s Spring Studios. “Forget the theater district. We’re upfronting in the hip and fun district, which is like the experience we’re giving you today,” said CRO Tonia O’Connor. “It’s time for some disruption.” The crowds (there were three […]
Designated Survivor may not be over after all, despite its cancellation by ABC. eOneis reportedly in talks to shop the Kiefer Sutherland political thriller to other networks.
FOX Sports announced partnerships via the Fox Innovation Lab and Ericsson, Intel and AT&T, to leverage 5G technology to stream 4K video over 5G for potential broadcast nationwide at this year’s U.S. Open Championship from June 14-17. The 5G wireless technology will transmit 4K HDR images from two FOX Sports cameras positioned on the par-3 seventh hole […]
Meanwhile, ESPN’s upfront presentation to advertisers took place from Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre, as new president Jimmy Pitaro made his debut at the vent, along with personalities that spanned from Kenny Mayne to Kobe Bryant to Alex Rodriguez to Jerry Jones. Among the news coming out of ESPN’s day in the spotlight was the announcement that the network […]
NBCUniversal’s Upfront on Monday at Radio City Music Hall launched with Will & Grace star Debra Messing leading the NBC gang in an opening musical number. Among the highlights of the event: Project Runway is coming home. The series, which aired on Bravo from 2004-2008 then moved to Lifetime, will be back on Bravo for […]
AMC Networks named Jennifer Caserta as Chief Transformation Officer of the company. Caserta had been President and GM of IFC. Blake Calloway, IFC’s Executive Vice President of Brand Marketing, has been named EVP and Acting GM of IFC.
9 Story Media Group is launching a new dedicated consumer products division, 9 Story Brands, and redesigned its corporate logo. Following its recent acquisition of Out of the Blue Enterprises, 9 Story Brands brings Out of the Blue’s and 9 Story’s licensing endeavors together under the new division. Properties represented include Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Super […]
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