The NBA tips off its regular season this week, with TNT, ESPN and NBA TV lining up a buffet of programming around the regular season. On TNT’s side of the equation, the network will tip off play with Autotrader Premiere Week featuring a pair of blockbuster NBA on TNT doubleheaders on Tuesday and Thursday beginning […]
FIFA revealed results of a comprehensive audit of the final audience data for the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019, announcing that a combined 1.12 billion viewers tuned into official broadcast coverage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 across all platforms to score a record audience for the competition. Linear TV accounted for the […]
Katie Couric and People partnered on #SeeHer Story, a digital video series celebrating extraordinary women. Weekly series premieres Friday, October 18 on PEOPLE.com and PeopleTV’s PEOPLE Now with launch sponsor Renew Life. Female trailbrazers set to be featured include Dame Julie Andrews, Chief Wilma Mankiller, General Ann Dunwoody and Ruby Bridges.
Late-night king Stephen Colbert is staying put at CBS well past the 2020 election. On Thursday, the network announced that it had agreed to a contract extension with Colbert that will keep him as host of The Late Show through August 2023. He was previously signed through August 2020.
Good news for Sinclair Broadcast Group, which locked in a multi-year deal with AT&T for its networks’ continued carriage across DIRECTV, AT&T TV and U-verse. In addition to Sinclair’s owned local broadcast stations, the deal includes clearance for Tennis Channel, future carriage of Marquee Sports Network, the new regional sports network featuring games of the […]
Whistle is launching its first linear over-the-top channel. Tapping Griffin Gmelich to serve as EVP of OTT and Content, the platform will look to offer a slate of ad-supported content 24-hours a day, ranging from original programming, episodic content featuring popular social media influencers, niche sports league programming and inspirational movies and documentaries. The upcoming […]
NBC’s Sunnyside is going dark on linear, but it’s still alive – the remaining seven episodes of the freshman comedy will air weekly on digital platforms and NBC.com. While Sunnyside debuted to a low 0.4 among A18-49 and 1.78 million viewers, the rating for its premiere has grown 150% in digital play, and the series […]
HGTV has raised the stakes for its female-led home reno competition series Rock the Block: The grand prize winner still gets bragging rights and a street named after her, but now each weekly challenge winner will score a showcase episode of her own HGTV series immediately following the airing of Rock the Block. Series premieres […]
Formula 1 has eyes for Miami to host its first-ever Grand Prix after reaching an agreement in principle to host a race at Hard Rock Stadium beginning in 2021. The proposed Formula One Miami Grand Prix would see F1 cars navigating a custom-built track around the stadium giving F1 its second race in the United […]
Major League Soccer unveiled their best-selling jerseys sold on MLSstore.com in 2019, led by LA Galaxy striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the second consecutive season. The 2018 MLS Golden Boot winner, Atlanta United striker Josef Martinez and 2019 MLS Golden Boot winner, LAFC forward Carlos Vela sit second and third on the list. Rankings are based […]