Former teen idol David Cassidy is in critical condition at a Florida hospital, suffering liver and kidney failure. The troubled Partridge Family star, 67, had struggled with a drinking problem and this year said he was suffering from dementia. Later in his career, Cassidy starred in ABC Family comedy Ruby & The Rockits in 2009, […]
Job of the Week DIRECTOR, AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT & SOCIAL MEDIA CMT Nashville Lead all audience engagement & social media efforts, supporting the CMT linear TV network, incl launching/sustaining orig series, and active management of external partners. 7+ yrs escalating exp mktg, SM, PR or comm. Full info/apply HERECynopsisJOBS […]
Job of the Week DIRECTOR, AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT & SOCIAL MEDIA CMT Nashville Lead all audience engagement & social media efforts, supporting the CMT linear TV network, incl launching/sustaining orig series, and active management of external partners. 7+ yrs escalating exp mktg, SM, PR or comm. Full info/apply HERECynopsisJOBS […]
TV Land has cut ties with two more original series, canceling Lopez after two seasons and late-night comedy Throwing Shade after one. In addition, the Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone-produced comedy, Nobodies, is moving to flagship Viacom scripted brand Paramount Network.
FOX issued a put pilot order for comedy One Hit Wendy. Julianne Hough (Dancing With the Stars) stars as a singer who peaked at 18 and is now trying to guide her talented niece through the music biz.
Mashable was just sold – and it didn’t exactly fetch a hefty price tag. The digital media company was purchased by Ziff Davis, a publisher of gaming, healthcare, and tech content. The news was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. According to the paper, Ziff Davis only paid about $50 million for the company. […]
According to a new report from Recode, Univision is looking to bring in a minority investor to support Fusion Media Group. Along with the Fusion TV network and a production studio, FMG consists of a number of digital media properties, including The Onion and most of the sites formerly owned by Gawker Media. (Univision bought […]
NBC Olympics is lining up 1800 hours of live streaming coverage of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games from PyeongChang in February, marking a record for a Winter Olympics. In addition, PyeongChang will be the first Winter Games to offer live streaming of the NBC broadcast network, including primetime and primetime-plus programming as part of its […]
Facebook is getting on the court, announcing a deal with Stadium for a season-long package of 47 college basketball games that will be distributed exclusively on social platform featuring matchups from the Mountain West, West Coast Conference, Conference USA, and the Atlantic 10. Additionally, Stadium will produce an exclusive, weekly live studio show dedicated to […]
Univision Communications Inc. combined its corporate research and strategy & insights teams to launch its Research, Insights & Analytics group, which unites audience data with behavioral insights to unveil unique opportunities and help corporations better engage the US Hispanic consumer as a source of growth. Leading the new team is Roberto Ruiz, who’s been promoted […]