Meanwhile, the Big Ten (finally!) formally detailed it new media partnerships for the first time, confirming agreements with ESPN, CBS and FOX Sports. “We couldn’t be more pleased. We’ve been with ESPN since its inception in 1979 and dealing with ABC all the way back to 1966,” Commissioner Jim Delany told the press at the […]
Syfy acquired both seasons of short-form web series Con Man, set at fan conventions. The news broke, appropriately, during San Diego Comic-Con. Con Man, from Firefly’s Alan Tudyk, began with a 2015 Kickstarter campaign with Tudyk, his Firefly co-star Nathan Fillion and producer P.J. Haarsma; the web episodes will be combined into half-hour installments for […]
The setting for FXX’s Archer shifts from LA to “Danger Island,” a remote beach in the South Pacific, for season 9, it was revealed at Comic-Con. After a dark season 8, things will lighten up with “quicksand, cannibals, and super intelligent monkeys,” said exec producer Matt Thompson. Animated series returns in 2018.
Facebook’s brazen efforts to clone Snapchat’s core features have proven massively successful; it’s no surprise that Snap Inc. wants to hinder those efforts. As first reported by Bloomberg, Snap has quietly acquired the Swiss startup Strong.Codes, a company that specializes in protecting software from reverse engineering. In other words, the Strong.Codes team has been creating […]
Without much of a press rollout, Google has begun promoting its Maps feature with a new ad campaign. Chicago Red Stars soccer player Christen Press has been promoting specific businesses and locations on Twitter, using the hashtag #OnGoogleMaps. And broadway star Jeremy Jordan has been promoting dessert shops on Twitter, using the same hashtag. The […]
July saw the latest entry into UFC’s successful UFC Fight Pass platform with the launch of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, running Tuesdays. With the first two episodes completed and a third show running tomorrow at 8p, the weekly series features five live fights in each episode, showcasing up-and-coming talent, and offering a slate […]
WME/IMG experienced a mass defection on the esports front, as the four-person team tasked with growing the industry have departed the company, led by Tobias Sherman. Bloomberg detailed elements of the move, with Sherman telling the site that “Upon my resignation and that of my team, we will now be able to continue our track […]
Season 5 of CW’s The Originals will be its last. “It’s both a gift and a burden to be able to control the ending of a series,” said Julie Plec, creator/showrunner of the Vampire Diaries spin-off. Plec asked Comic-Con fans to “celebrate with us, cry with us, visit with us, watch us next spring.”
After months of negotiations, Ryan Seacrest confirmed his return as host of American Idol in its new home on ABC. Live with Kelly and Ryan co-host Kelly Ripa broke the news on the daytimer on Thursday; Seacrest will continue to tape Live from NYC. Seacrest, who hosted Idol during its entire Fox run from 2002-2016, […]
Vimeo finally has a new CEO. The IAC-owned video platform has given the role to Anjali Sud. Sud first joined the company in 2014, most recently serving as GM and SVP of Vimeo’s creator business. She’s also held roles at Amazon and Time Warner. Before her elevation to Vimeo’s top spot, IAC CEO Joey Levin […]
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