NBA League Pass will serve up a variety of new subscription packages for the 2017-18 NBA season with options that include a new premium package with continuous in-arena coverage during all breaks to bring fans footage from team huddles, live entertainment and other experiences from the venue. Additional options include the signature full-season NBA League […]
In the wake of the flood of allegations of sexual harassment and assault against Harvey Weinstein, Showtime “does not intend to move forward with the current configuration” of its project from The Weinsten Company, Guantanamo. Showtime said while it is “eagerly awaiting” scripts, the project has not been greenlit and they are exploring their options. […]
Larry David will host Saturday Night Live on November 4, with Miley Cyrus as musical guest. Next week, animated special The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special, based on last year’s “Haunted Elevator” SNL sketch, will take the NBC late nighter’s slot.
NBCU’s Fandango has reached a deal to acquire MovieTickets.com, its longtime rival in the movie-ticketing space. The MovieTickets.com site will continue to exist, and the company’s team will continue to be based in Boca Raton, Florida. Terms of the deal – expected to close by the end of the year – weren’t disclosed. The acquisition […]
In its ongoing patent war with Apple, chipset-maker Qualcomm is seeking to cripple the tech giant’s sales in the world’s most populous country. As first reported by Bloomberg, Qualcomm has filed a lawsuit against Apple in a Beijing intellectual property court. The suit claims patent infringement; according to a Qualcomm spokeswoman, the company is seeking […]
At the conclusion of the last NHL season, Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan told the Boston Globe he attributed the team’s success in the Playoffs and their Stanley Cup Championship to the league’s new in-arena coaching system. Now the league is going all in. The coaching system comes courtesy of a new partnership with […]
Turner continues to benefit from the MLB Postseason this year, as its presentation of the 2017 National League Championship Series Game 1 between the Cubs/Dodgers handed TBS with an average of 6.4 million viewers across television and live streaming, for an increase of 56% over last year’s LCS Game 1 coverage airing on the network […]
The original Saturday Night Live cast, Shonda Rhimes and Joan Rivers will be among new inductees to the Television Academy’s Hall of Fame, it was announced yesterday.
CBS gave a full season order to new drama series Seal Team, which premiered Wednesday, September 27. The series ranked as Wednesday’s No. 1 program in viewers through the first two weeks of the season, averaging 12.04 million viewers, and 2.0 in A18-49.
Influencers continue to trend away from Snapchat. That’s the takeaway from a new study by Mediakix, a social media marketing company. Mediakix found that Stories usage among influencers declined by 33% over the sixth-month period that ended in August. The company also found that influencers are posting on Instagram Stories twice as often as they’re […]