Post Consumer Brands is dishing up a partnership with Major League Soccer. The multi-year deal will see Post serve as the league’s exclusive cereal sponsor and be visible in stadiums at more than 370 MLS games, including national-television broadcasts. Throughout June and July, select retailers will feature limited-edition MLS cereal boxes spanning the Post cereal […]
The Simpsons has done it again. Fox’s long-running animated comedy, which predicted the Ebola outbreak, the NSA spying scandal and the Trump presidency, among other things, foresaw Saturday’s Olympic gold medal in men’s curling in a 2010 episode. “Good predictions can come true too!” tweeted Simpsons exec producer and writer Al Jean after the team’s […]
Disney Channel greenlit 2 original animated series, Amphibia, from director Matty Braly (Gravity Falls), and The Owl House, from Dana Terrace (DuckTales). Both are slated to premiere in 2019.
Saturday sees the 2018 MLS season kick off as the Toronto FC/Columbus Crew SC take the field. In addition to a TV lineup that include 33 games on FOX Sports, 28 on ESPN and 14 on Univision this season, the league unveiled a slate of new initiatives with an eye to continue its audience growth. […]
With the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in the books and even before final numbers are tallied, NBCUniversal has already laid claim to scoring its Best February ever, anchored by both the Olympics and the Super Bowl. The company reports that, since Super Bowl Sunday, more than 229 million Americans tuned into the networks of NBCUniversal. […]
Job of the Week PRODUCERMSNBC HardballEast Coast Join the Hardball team as a segment producer and contribute daily by writing exceptional, compelling segments regarding political insight and newsworthy events of the day. 5+yrs TV production, including at least 2 yrs as a segment producer. Full info/apply HERECynopsisJOBS Good morning. It’s […]
Job of the Week PRODUCERMSNBC HardballEast Coast Join the Hardball team as a segment producer and contribute daily by writing exceptional, compelling segments regarding political insight and newsworthy events of the day. 5+yrs TV production, including at least 2 yrs as a segment producer. Full info/apply HERECynopsisJOBS Good morning. It’s […]
Margaret Brennan has been named moderator of CBS Sunday morning news show Face the Nation. Brennan, who joined CBS News in 2012, will continue as senior foreign affairs correspondent. She replaces John Dickerson, relocated to CBS This Morning after Charlie Rose’s departure amid allegations of sexual harassment; Brennan had been one Nation’s rotating subs since […]
NBC renewed Superstore for a fourth season. The comedy is up 6% versus year ago among A18-49 (1.7) and 3% in total viewers (5.195 million), according to Nielsen averages.
ESPN fielded its programming lineup for the 2018 MLS season, carrying 31 regular-season Major League Soccer matches as well as the MLS All-Star Game this year. The slate kicks off on March 4 with the Los Angeles FC/Sounders. Overall, the slate will see 28 regular-season matches will air on ESPN with the remaining three on […]