The VR industry has one of its first major casualties. AltspaceVR, whose “social VR” app allows users to meet and interact in virtual spaces, is shuttering its service. The company has raised more than $15 million from big-name firms like Comcast Ventures and Tencent, but now the funding has dried up. “We’ve been out fundraising […]
Following a successful run with the CONCACAF Gold Cup, FOX Sports now turns its attention to the 2017 MLS All-Star Game with hopes to continue the uptick trend as the MLS All-Stars square off against Real Madrid. The Gold Cup Final saw the US Men’s National Team reel in 1,772,000 viewers to FS1 for its […]
Target is hitting the brakes on its racing sponsorships, and will end its 16-year NASCAR sponsorship of Chip Ganassi Racing after the 2017 season, leaving Kyle Larson without a primary sponsor for the majority of the 2018 season. “As we looked to evolve our sports marketing program, soccer provided Target with a unique opportunity to […]
Discovery Communications stands alone in a bid for Scripps Networks Interactive. Viacom out of the picture, reports Reuters, and Discovery has entered exclusive talks for a deal that could be announced as early as net week. Scripps is reportedly looking to sell for a per-share acquisition price of over $90, in a deal would be […]
Amy Sedaris was on hand to talk up truTV’s upcoming spoof At Home with Amy Sedaris, in which she’ll play multiple characters who sometimes offer homemaking tips. “I don’t know how much you’re actually going to learn,” said the actress/author/comedian. “But I’ll tell you, I’m doing my best.” Series premieres Tuesday, October 24 at 10:30p.
For a few hours yesterday, Jeff Bezos officially became the richest man in the world…But then Amazon dropped its Q2 progress report. The company fell far short of Wall Street’s income projections; Amazon’s second quarter net income came in at 40 cents per share, or a total of $197 million. That’s a drop of 77% […]
So much for that. Twitter’s first-quarter growth spurt appears to have been temporary. The company’s monthly active user base stayed put at 328 million, unchanged from Q1. In the U.S., monthly users dropped from 70 million to 68 million. Twitter had increased its monthly user base by about 9 million during Q1; it’s likely that […]
The CONCACAF Gold Cup handed Univision Deportes with a reach of over 28 million Total Viewers and 12 million Adults 18-49 across its lineup of games for the tournament. Contests averaged 1.4 million Total Viewers P2+ and 766,000 Adults 18-49 during the tournament. Wednesday night’s US/Jamaica battle drew 2.5 million Total Viewers P2+ with 1.3 […]
NCAA Division I conferences the Big South, Ivy League, Northeast and Patriot League signed on to join the Men’s Basketball Officiating Alliance that was launched last year by the Atlantic Coast Conference, BIG EAST Conference, Atlantic 10 Conference and Colonial Athletic Association. With the new members, the eight leagues will work together on a wide […]
Science Channel tapped former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino to host The Great American Eclipse, airing Monday, August 21 at 9p on the day of a rare total solar eclipse; live coverage of the event will take place starting at noon. “This is the most amazing natural phenomenon that happens for the surface of the Earth,” […]
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