Beer and hockey continue to be hot topics this week. Yesterday (December 18), Yuengling became the official sponsor of the New Jersey Devils and Prudential Center in a multiyear deal that includes a branded restaurant—the Yuengling 1829 Club—on the arena’s suite level 1. It’s the company’s first branded space inside a sporting venue. The sponsorship […]
A record-breaking Riot: Riot Games announced record-breaking viewership for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship that renders the games the most watched LoL esports event in history. The final alone garnered an average minute audience of 21.8 million, up from 19.6 million in 2018, and 44 million peak concurrent viewers. In addition to the […]
Pro streamer Benjamin “DrLupo” Lupo is raising the stakes in his second annual 24-hour livestream to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on December 21 at 1p, with an eye to beat his personal fundraising record by topping $2.7 million raised this year for the lifesaving mission of St. Jude. In order to meet his […]
Scott Bros in the house: HGTV extended its talent deal with twins Drew and Jonathan Scott through 2022. Also known under the moniker of their popular series the Property Brothers, the Scotts also received pick-up orders for Property Brothers: Forever Home and a new season of their competition series Brother vs. Brother. As exec producers […]
Will Ferrell is in to topline and produce a Netflix feature film based on the streamer’s doc The Legend of Cocaine Island, about a small-business owner who comes across the legend of a buried stash of cocaine worth $2 million hidden in the Caribbean. Peter Steinfeld will pen the script; Ferrell will produce with Gloria […]
The NFL continues to score in ratings. CBS reported this weekend was the most-watched December Singleheader in three years with an average of 16.774 million viewers. STD viewership also clocked in as the best in three years, averaging 17.685 million viewers, while FOX Sports drew more than 23 million for the Americas Game of the […]
“Road To The NHL Winter Classic,” will chronicle the Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators as they prepare to meet outdoors in the 2020 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on Jan. 1 at Cotton Bowl® Stadium in Dallas, will premiere on Saturday, Dec. 21. The three-week, limited series will air on NBCSN and NHL Network in the […]
It’s official: NBCUniversal announced CEO Steve Burke will step down on August 14, following the Tokyo Summer Olympics. Jeff Shell, currently Chairman of NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment, will become CEO on January 1; Burke’s title will change to Chairman. “I cannot thank Steve enough for the incredible impact he has had on this entire company,” […]
CBS All Access renewed Star Trek: Picard for season two, ahead of its series launch on January 23. Like Star Trek: Discovery, new episodes of season one will drop weekly.
The Tiger effect continues. Saturday’s Final Day singles matches at the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia became the most-watched cable telecast in Presidents Cup history, according to Nielsen Fast Nationals, airing live in primetime on Golf Channel (6 p.m.-12:05 a.m. ET). The final day posted a Total Audience Delivery of 1.742 […]