Marni Walden is headed for the exits at Verizon. The highest-ranking female executive at the telco, Walden has served as EVP and President of Global Media since 2015. She plans to vacate her current position on December 31, transitioning into a strategic adviser role. She’ll officially exit the company in February. During her tenure, Walden […]
Formula 1 will have a new home starting in 2018, inking a deal with ESPN for a multi-year linear and digital partnership that brings the FIA Formula One World Championship to ESPN and ABC, which will televise all 21 races in the championship beginning with the season-opening Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix on March 25. […]
Katie Nolan’s voyage to ESPN is now complete as the company hired Emmy-winning sports personality with Nolan set to debut on ESPN on Oct.16 and will appear across multiple platforms in a variety of projects. She will have a prominent digital presence while also making appearances across ESPN studio programming. Announcements regarding her specific assignments […]
Nielsen released a new report dubbed The Esports Playbook with a deck of stats breaking down the industry and its fans. The report states that esports fans follow an average of 5.7 different games and 2.6 genres, and noted that “Esports fans are watching TV (for clarity, any TV rather than esports-specific content) – but […]
The convergence of sports and esports has another intersection courtesy of Minnesota Twins pitcher Trevor May. Not only a popular streamer on Twitch and a member of Luminosity Gaming, May is now also in investor with an eye to expand the esports ecosystem through a multi-pronged approach of stats and content through his company Esports […]
Two episodes in, ABC drama The Good Doctor, the #1 new broadcast drama this season, landed a full-season pickup. The debut telecast jumped by 5.5 million viewers, to 16.9 million, making it the biggest debut for any new series on the network in 3 years.
Hallmark Channel’s countdown to the holidays starts early this year, with the net’s first Countdown to Christmas Preview Show. The one-hour special stars Cameron Bure. Lori Loughlin and Jodie Sweetin will be guests, along with Hallmark Channel’s adopted pet, Happy the Dog. Among the 21 new movies viewers will get a peek at are Switched […]
Samsung was one of the first tech companies to enter the market with a VR headset – but this is a little different. The company has partnered with Microsoft to launch the Samsung HMD Odyssey, a mixed reality headset powered by Windows. (Users will need a compatible Windows 10-powered PC for the device to work.) […]
Facebook has faced mountains of questions over revelations that a Russian entity purchased thousands of political ads on the platform during the 2016 election. (The company recently turned said ads over to Congress.) The company is now out with a new piece of information: About 10 million U.S. users saw the ads. And Facebook says […]
History in the making for MLB, which locked in a partnership with YouTube with activation that includes having YouTube TV serve as presenting sponsor of the 2017 World Series. The alliance will look to “drive fan excitement for the 2017 World Series, as well as showcase another way for baseball fans to watch the national […]
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