Lena Dunham (Girls) has been confirmed to play Valerie Solanas, the woman who tried to kill Andy Warhol in 1968, on American Horror Story: Cult. Evan Peters (X-Men) is set to play multiple cult leaders in the latest iteration of the series, some more menacing than others: Charles Manson, David Koresh, Jim Jones and Warhol.
Amazon’s unique method of greenlighting shows – debuting the pilots first and gauging viewer reaction – may not be the company’s primary m.o. forever. At the Edinburgh International Television Festival, Amazon Studios chief Roy Price said that, while Amazon doesn’t plan to eliminate pilots altogether, the company will likely start picking up more straight-to-series orders. […]
As first reported by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is set to unveil a new version of its Apple TV streaming device. The updated Apple TV will reportedly be capable of playing 4K video, as well as HDR content. (Content played in HDR – short for high-dynamic range – features particularly bright and vivid colors.) The […]
Just ahead of football season, the Pac-12 Conference and Commissioner Larry Scott celebrated its five-year anniversary by tapping the services of Mark Shuken as the new President of the Pac-12 Networks, where he will begin starting Sept. 6. Shuken brings a resume that includes Time Warner Cable Sports Networks, where he led the creation and […]
ESPN and Top Rank unlocked a new multimedia agreement to make ESPN the home of Top Rank in the US and Canada with the company carrying live fights on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, along with streaming on the ESPN App and on the recently announced ESPN-branded direct-to-consumer streaming service via BAMTech as well as delivering […]
Music icons including Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews and Sheryl Crow are banding together for Farm Aid 2017, which will be broadcast live on AXS TV on Saturday, September 16 at 7p. “For over three decades, Farm Aid has been one of the top music events in the country – not just […]
Pets are people, too, right? Well, for some owners they are, and that means they deserve makeovers – and their own makeover show. Animal Planet has announced the new series My Big Fat Pet Makeover, hosted by trainer Travis Brorsen, will premiere on Saturday, September 30 at 10p. “My goal for this series is to […]
Does HTC want to sell off its virtual reality business? The Taiwanese tech company, which makes the high-end Vive headset, is working with an adviser to evaluate its “strategic options,” according to a report from Bloomberg. Those options reportedly include the possibility of selling off its Vive business entirely or spinning it off into a […]
Spotify just renewed its licensing deal with Warner Music Group. The music streamer now has deals in place with all three major record labels. The deal likely clears the way for the company to go public. Spotify has reportedly been prepping a non-traditional public offering in which it will sell its shares directly to the […]
The New York Racing Association is renewing vows with FOX Sports, inking a three-year extension of its programming deal to broadcast NYRA’s flagship TV program Saratoga Live on FS2 through 2020. NYRA launched Saratoga Live during the 2016 summer meet at Saratoga, which included 80 hours of live coverage. This year, FOX Sports expanded the […]
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