FACEIT is partnering with ESPN’s X Games to launch the FACEIT X Games Rocket League Invitational, a new esports competition taking place within the X Games festival village at X Games Minneapolis. A prize pool of $75000 will be on the line with competition running July 14-16 and streamed on ESPN3 and additional platforms. “The […]
Alec Baldwin, who said in March he’d likely retire his memorable Donald Trump impersonation on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, appears to have changed his mind. “Yeah, we’re going to fit that in. I think people have enjoyed it,” said Baldwin during an interview with CNN on Tuesday.
James Van Der Beek and Lauren Graham are lending their voices to Disney Junior’s Vampirina, as the title character’s parents, Boris and Oxana Hauntley….Eric Ladin (The Killing) has joined Season 2 of History drama Six as a series regular….Ryan Kwanten (True Blood) will play the leader of a cop gang in Crackle’s The Oath.… Hulu’s […]
Facebook announced that, 13 years since its launch, it now has 2 billion monthly active users. The company is, by far, the largest social media app in terms of logged-in users. YouTube comes in second at 1.5 billion, followed by WeChat (889 million) Twitter (328 million) and an estimated 255 million for Snapchat.
That’s a mighty big number. The EU’s European Commission just hit Google with a $2.7 billion antitrust fine. The Commission accused the tech giant of promoting its own shopping service at the top of its search results, at the expense of competitors. By an enormous margin, it’s the largest fine that the regulatory body has […]
FOX Sports and Facebook are teaming up to stream UEFA Champions League matches via Facebook Live this season. The deal will see contests carried on FOX Sports Facebook Page, and in Spanish on the FOX Deportes Facebook Page starting in Sept during group stage competition. The partnership includes two live matches per match day in […]
NBC Sports Gold lined up its next product, announcing Premier League Pass, a service that offers US auds access to 130 live Premier League matches as well as “the most robust offering of Premier League shoulder programming ever available in the US.” The pass is powered by Playmaker Media and priced at $49.99, with at […]
Job of the Week SR DIRECTOR MARKETING NBCU NYC Lead strategic development & mgmt. of division wide initiatives & tent pole events. Full info/apply HERECynopsisJOBS Good morning. It’s June 27, 2017 and this is your your first early morning Jobs briefing! Looking to make a move in esports? Now could […]
Job of the Week SR DIRECTOR MARKETING NBCU NYC Lead strategic development & mgmt. of division wide initiatives & tent pole events. Full info/apply HERECynopsisJOBS Good morning. It’s June 27, 2017 and this is your your first early morning Jobs briefing! Looking to make a move in esports? Now could […]
Season 3 of Netflix revival Fuller House will debut precisely 30 years after Full House premiered on ABC. Series star Candace Cameron Bure announced on Instagram that D.J., Stephanie, Kimmy and crew will be back September 22.