Nope, it’s not about the car. Discovery’s new series Tesla, premiering Tuesday, January 2 at 10p, probes the mysteries surrounding genius inventor Nikola Tesla’s death, and the equally mysterious disappearance of his files and research. The series features the engineer leading a team building and Tesla’s most deadly invention – the Death Ray.
Instagram might be making a big change to its messaging features. As first reported by The Verge, the Facebook-owned platform has begun testing Direct, a standalone app for private messages. Like Snapchat, Direct immediately opens to a smartphone’s camera. The app debuted yesterday in six countries: Chile, Italy, Portugal, Uruguay, Turkey, and Israel. According The […]
YouTube just got more serious about international content. The Google-owned video giant has named Luke Hyams as Head of Originals for the EMEA region. He’s the first to hold the position. Hyams is no stranger to original video content: He joins YouTube from Disney, where he helped oversee digital efforts as Director of Global Content. […]
The final four contenders for MLS’ two expansion slots pled their cases in NYC on Thursday, as Sacramento, Nashville, Detroit and Cincinnati all made formal presentations on Wednesday to MLS Commissioner Don Garber and the league’s Expansion Committee at MLS headquarters in New York City. Cincinnati’s case was made by FC Cincinnati owner and CEO […]
FOX Sports laid out season plans for the National Hot Rod Association with the release of the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series television schedule. The season opens Feb. 8-11, with FS1 home to three hours of live final-round coverage. Dave Rieff, Tony Pedregon and Bruno Massel return to the booth for the FOX […]
NBC ratings booster This Is Us has finished its fall run, but the net got a solid performance from the Christmas episode of Will & Grace on Tuesday. The show grew 24% in total viewers and 13% among A18-49 (7.1 million and 1.8) versus its last original, in early November.
Wendy McMahon was named President, ABC Owned Television Stations Group, replacing Rebecca Campbell, recently named President, The Walt Disney Company EMEA. For the past several years, McMahon has served as Senior Vice President, Digital for the ABC Owned Stations Group.
Is Jeffrey Tambor returning to Transparent after all? Last month, following allegations of sexual misconduct, the actor released a statement that seemed to announce his departure from the Amazon series. “Given the politicized atmosphere that seems to have afflicted our set, I don’t see how I can return to Transparent,” he said at the time. […]
Mashable is going through some dark days. The digital media company finalized its $50 million sale to publisher Ziff Davis on Tuesday, a deal reported on by the Wall Street Journal last month. That $50 million price tag is doubtless a bitter pill for Mashable to swallow: As recently as last year, the company had […]
ESPN’s coverage of the College Football Playoff Selection Show ranked as the most-viewed four-hour CFP selection show ever, as the network exclusively unveiled the College Football Playoff lineup as well as the New Year’s Six. Audiences averaged 1,630,000 viewers, up 23% from the same time slot last year. Overall, the six shows which unveiled CFP […]