T-Mobile and Sprint are likely merging. According to a report from Reuters, the two telcos are “close” to reaching “tentative” terms on a merger, and a deal could be announced as early as late October. The deal would reportedly grant Deutsche Telekom, which owns T-Mobile, a majority stake in the combined company. Sprint’s owner, SoftBank, […]
Back in June, Apple announced that the Amazon Prime Video app was finally coming to the Apple TV device. Since then, a next-gen Apple TV has been announced – but the Amazon app still hasn’t arrived on the platform. Business Insider reached out to Amazon for an update: A representative simply confirmed that the company […]
The NFLPA – through its marketing and licensing arm NFL Players Inc. – renewed a bevy of agreements through its deal with Fanatics, inking 16 sublicense agreements that include the likes of: Aminco; Dallas Cowboys Merchandising; Fathead; FBF Originals; Forever Collectibles; The Lang Companies; McFarlane Toys; MBI; Nike; The Northwest Company; Outerstuff; Photo File; Stahl’s; […]
Meanwhile, the role of professional athletes in pop culture, politics, etc. hit a fever pitch this weekend, with the sports industry front and center after multiple comments from President Trump involving the NFL and NBA (tough to keep this subject to a paragraph!). At a rally for Sen. Luther Strange in Alabama, he made reference […]
Fox News is launching an 11p news program, Fox News @ Night, anchored by Shannon Bream. The live hour, focused on “hard news and analysis of the most compelling stories from Washington and across the country,” premieres Monday, October 30. Bream, with FNC since 2007, has served as the net’s Supreme Court correspondent, and co-anchor […]
Matthew Broderick will play adult Ralphie, narrator of Fox live event A Christmas Story. The 3-hour musical, based on the 1983 film you might have caught on TBS a time or twenty, is slated to air Sunday, December 17.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced some changes to the company’s political advertising policies. Most significantly, the social giant is taking steps to provide increased transparency. In the future, Facebook will require all political advertisers to disclose which page paid for an ad. And political ad buyers will also have to make all of their ads […]
Snap Inc. has been reshuffling the top executives in its hardware unit. As first reported by Bloomberg, Steve Horowitz, a former Motorola exec who had been overseeing the Snapchat parent’s hardware efforts, has reportedly lost his position. Former Googler Mark Randall is now reportedly running the division instead. Snap’s hardware team is behind Spectacles, the […]
NBCSN’s coverage of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series this season wrapped up with 3% growth over 2016 to rank as the network’s second most-watched IndyCar season ever. Coverage produced a Total Audience Delivery of 507,000 viewers across 12 races, according to data from Nielsen and Adobe. More than half of this season’s races on NBCSN […]
In Olympics news, Nabisco is making preparations as the Official Cookie and Cracker Sponsor of Team USA ahead of as the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. Launching a theme of “Can’t Miss Moments,” the brand is teaming up with two 2018 Team USA hopefuls, veteran alpine skier and two-time Olympic gold medalist, Ted […]