The NBA and National Basketball Players Association unveiled a new All-Star Game format for NBA All-Star 2018 in LA, marking the league’s first All-Star Game without a matchup between the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. Instead, under the revamped format, two captains will draft the 2018 All-Star teams from the pool of players voted […]
Job of the Week PRODUCER CREATIVE SERVICES Spectrum Networks NY1/NYC Produce on-air promo spots & campaigns, from initial concept to finished prod. 3 yrs media exp, producing on-air promo spots, media sales billboards & tagged spots.TV news exp pref, exp working with cross functional teams. Full info/apply HERECynopsisJOBS […]
Job of the Week PRODUCER CREATIVE SERVICES Spectrum Networks NY1/NYC Produce on-air promo spots & campaigns, from initial concept to finished prod. 3 yrs media exp, producing on-air promo spots, media sales billboards & tagged spots.TV news exp pref, exp working with cross functional teams. Full info/apply HERECynopsisJOBS […]
Jon Hamm (Mad Men) will play archangel Gabriel in Good Omens, a 6-part series from Amazon Studios and the BBC based on the novel by Neil Gaiman. Although the messenger from God has a minor role in the book, it was beefed up for the screen. Good Omens will be released by Amazon Prime Video […]
Fox’s new Marvel drama The Gifted, which debuted in the U.S. last night, is also rolling out in 183 countries across 21st Century Fox’s Fox channels. The day-and-date launch is part of Fox Networks Group’s international strategy for viral, high profile series (think The Walking Dead, Prison Break and The X-Files).
Snapchat parent Snap Inc. is projected to earn $127.5 million less ad revenue than had previously been forecast, according to a new report from eMarketer. The research firm lowered its 2017 U.S. ad revenue forecast to $642.5 million, down from $770 million. EMarketer explained that Snapchat still “remains in the experimental bucket for many marketers.”
Google has ended its “first click free” policy. The program required publishers – even ones that placed their content behind paywalls – to provide at least three free articles per day through Google News and Google Search. Starting this week, publishers will be able to pick how many free articles (if any) appear on Google’s […]
FOX Sports is bringing in the big guns for its coverage of the MLB Postseason, announcing that David “Big Papi” Ortiz and Keith Hernandez will join the company as analysts for the network’s pregame and postgame coverage throughout the 2017 postseason. “We are pleased to have both David and Keith join us for this year’s […]
US Figure Skating announced that Bridgestone Americas will serve as the naming rights sponsor of 2017 Bridgestone Skate America, the annual International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series event held in the US. 2017 Bridgestone Skate America will feature 60 of the top skaters from around the world and is scheduled to […]
Monty Hall, co-creator and long-time host of game show Let’s Make a Deal, died September 30 of heart failure. He was 96. Though best known for his television work, his family said Hall helped raise almost $1 billion for charity over the course of his life. Lou Reda, founder of Lou Reda Productions, passed away […]