Fox 21 Television responded to Olivia de Havilland’s request that an LA court judge speed up proceedings in her lawsuit against Ryan Murphy, Fox 21 and FX over her portrayal in Feud: Bette and Joan. The 101-year-old is asking for a jury trial in November, “based on her unusually advanced age.” Saying they would “vigorously […]
Bonnie Pan didn’t stay unemployed for long. The digital media vet served as President of Endemol Beyond USA – Endemol Shine North America’s digital studio division – until last month, when the unit was shuttered. Now she’s landed at Gen Z-oriented digital media company Awesomeness, where she’ll serve as Head of Network for the companies […]
Facebook announced that its quarterly revenue rose to $9.3 billion in Q2 of 2017, a 45% increase over 2016’s second quarter. And earnings per share came in at $1.32, up 78 cents from a year ago. Facebook bested Wall Street’s projections on both counts; analysts had projected $9.2 billion in revenue and earnings per share […]
ESPN is tackling Sunday mornings, announcing a new fall programming lineup for the block starting Sept. 10. The programming tweak will now see Sunday NFL Countdown presented by Snickers run from 10a-1p on ESPN while Fantasy Football Now will air simultaneously during the same three-hour block on ESPN2. Sunday mornings will also feature six hours […]
Ray Lewis is on deck to join Showtime’s Inside the NFL, which will begin its tenth season on the network and 40th overall on television. Lewis will join analysts Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason, along with host James Brown starting Sept. 5 at 9p. “Going into its 40th season, Inside the NFL is still the […]
Blizzard continues to lay out the roadmap for the upcoming Overwatch League, detailing plans for player signings, salaries and more for the new league. The publisher previously evaluated the world’s top Overwatch players and compiled a stats-based scouting report designed to help team owners discover and measure potential pro players, with players associated with established […]
This week saw Machinima unveil details for BCF2, with the Body Count Fighting series featuring a lineup of Street Fighter V, Injustice 2, and Tekken 7 show matches pitting some of the world’s top players. BCF2 will be held at Machinima Studios in Burbank today at 9p ET with Krizz Kaliko hosting, streamed live on […]
Morgan Freeman isn’t finished asking questions. Nat Geo is following up The Story of God with The Story of Us, due this October. “I’ve always been curious, some people call it nosey, but that is behind wanting to do this kind of material,” said Freeman at TCA. But he was clear that the experience traversing […]
Comedy Central has extended The President Show, ordering seven more episodes. Created by Anthony Atamanuik, who hosts as Donald J. Trump, the weekly late-night series is now up to 22 episodes. Currently airing on Thursdays at 11:30p, the show moves to 12a beginning Thursday, September 28.
Nielsen says that viewership of YouTube TV and Hulu’s live TV service will now be included in its Digital in TV Ratings product (DTVR). When viewers watch broadcast TV shows on either of the two services within the three-day or seven-day window – and see the same ads that ran when the show first aired […]