Bullseye. BBC America will become home to the two largest darts tournaments in the world – the World Darts Championship and the Premier League. The World Darts Championship premieres on BBCA on December 14 and is the biggest darts tournament in the world, featuring 72 players representing 24 countries competing for the Sid Waddell Trophy. […]
Google, too, is rolling out some new AR features. The company’s new “AR Stickers” – available to anyone with a Pixel smartphone – allow users to insert virtual objects into Pixel-recorded videos. The feature is driven by Google’s ARCore framework for augmented reality, which the company rolled out in August. (While ARCore products are limited […]
Allegations of sexual misconduct have led to the suspensions of five analysts at NFL Network and ESPN. Responding to a complaint by a former employee, wardrobe stylist Jami Cantor, NFL Network suspended Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk, Heath Evans and Ike Taylor as it investigates Cantor’s claim. ESPN said Eric Davis and Donovan McNabb “will […]
Topps released their final numbers for TOPPSNOW 2017. The Top 5 best-selling TOPPS NOW cards of all time all rolled off the presses this past summer: New York Yankees OF Aaron Judge, commemorating his rookie home run record (2017), sold 16,138 cards; Judge, commemorating his Home Run Derby (2017) win, sold 8,997 cards; Judge, commemorating […]
YouTube TV, Google’s OTT-based live TV service, just expanded to a slew of new markets. YouTube TV will now be available in 34 more areas, including New Orleans, Louisiana, Buffalo, New York, and Tucson, Arizona. The service was already available in 39 markets, accounting for more than half of U.S. homes.
Restaurateur Mario Batali has been asked to “step away” from ABC’s The Chew while the network reviews allegations of sexual misconduct. ABC said while they are unaware of any type of inappropriate behavior involving him and anyone affiliated with the show, “we will swiftly address any alleged violations of our standards of conduct.” An expose […]
Brooklyn Nine-Nine will make its syndication debut on TBS, beginning with the pilot on Thursday, January 4 at 7p. The show will air consecutive episodes every Thursday from 7p-11p.
Apple confirmed that it has acquired music discovery service Shazam. TechCrunch was the first to report that the deal was in the works. Shazam allows users to identify songs, TV shows, movies, and even commercials by playing brief audio clips. According to Recode, Apple is paying $400 million for the company. For Shazam, that valuation […]
BuzzFeed unveiled its new slate of content for Watch, Facebook’s recently-launched video section. Tubefilter was the first to report on the new content slate. All told, BuzzFeed is rolling out five new shows. Three of those shows debuted yesterday: Night In/Night Out, a food-heavy series featuring Try Guys co-founder Ned Fulmer; Puppy Prep, a show […]
The NFL and Verizon came up with a game changer of an announcement with regard to their partnership and the future of digital access for sports in the United States. The multi-year agreement calls for Verizon’s portfolio of premium digital and mobile media properties to stream in-market and national games, including national pre-season, regular season, […]