The NBA Board of Governors locked in changes to the NBA Draft Lottery system that will reduce the odds so that the teams with the three worst records will share the same chance of receiving the top overall draft pick beginning with the 2019 NBA Draft, with all three teams having a 14% change of […]
ESPN is turning to former NBA Finals MVP Paul Pierce as an NBA studio analyst. The 10-time NBA All-Star will appear regularly on NBA Countdown and The Jump throughout the regular season and the NBA Playoffs. Pierce has contributed to ESPN’s NBA Finals pregame and halftime coverage each of the past two seasons.
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM NAB Show New York … Learn How and Why Agencies are Turning into Production Companies at NAB Show New York, Oct. 18-19, Javits Convention Center Check out Thursday’s session “Hybrid Studios and the Digital Age” Produced with the Telly Awards Come hear from those who create work for multiple screens […]
One episode in, CBS gave a full season order to Young Sheldon. Monday’s premiere of the Big Bang Theory spin-off averaged 17.21 million viewers and 3.8 among A18-49, making it the most-watched comedy launch on any network since 2011, and the highest-rated new comedy since 2013. Also promising: The show retained 98% of its Big […]
The season 2 premiere of NBC’s This Is Us was on fire (sorry), hitting a series high 3.9 among A18-49 in Live+SD and 12.8 million viewers. With that lead-in, Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders topped 10p with 1.6 in the demo.
Amazon unveiled some new gadgets. The second-generation Echo, now on sale, costs $99. (Consumers can also choose to buy a three-pack of Echoes for $249.) The new Echo is smaller than the original, and comes with a gray fabric exterior. Amazon also rolled out the Echo Plus, a $150 device that includes a smart home […]
Hulu will soon be the exclusive SVOD home to 30 Rock, the Tina Fey-helmed sitcom that ran between 2006 and 2013. Hulu’s rights to the series come via a new deal with NBCUniversal Television and New Media Distribution. (NBCU is a part-owner of Hulu.) All episodes of the series hit Hulu on October 1. As […]
Amazon Prime Video launches the first of 11 streamed NFL games 8:25p with tonight’s edition of TNF pitting the Bears/Packers (also on CBS and NFL Network). Games will be made available to the tens of millions of Amazon Prime members worldwide as well as to Prime Video members internationally in over 200 countries and territories. […]
FOX Sports detailed coverage plans for the largest production in the network’s 24-year history ahead of the 2018 World Cup. Daytime and late-night studio coverage will originate from a state-of-the-art facility in Moscow’s Red Square with the two-story complex offering two sets, a main anchor desk, and an interview area for World Cup Live, World […]
The recently-announced Paladins Premier League is in formation and will launch its regular season on Saturday with a lineup of eight matches. Teams have now been assigned to the two inaugural PPL regions with North America consisting of G2 Esports, SK Gaming, Team Envy, Splyce and Renegades while Europe will be made up of FNATIC, […]