LA Stadium and Entertainment District at Hollywood Park inked a 20-year deal with SoFi that designates the digital personal finance company as the exclusive naming rights partner of the new SoFi Stadium, which will serve as the future home of the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams. In addition, SoFi will be an […]
NFL PrimeTime with Chris Berman and Tom Jackson, is back with the highlights show – which ran from 1987-2005 – returning this fall on ESPN+. Beginning Sunday, Sept. 15, with Week 2, NFL PrimeTime will stream on ESPN+ live Sunday nights throughout the 2019 NFL season at 7:30p. It will also be updated following its […]
Hitting it out of the park: South Park got a three-season renewal at Comedy Central, bringing Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s snarky hit through an unprecedented season 30. The Emmy- and Peabody-winning series is the longest-running primetime scripted series in cable. Season 23, during which the series will surpass its milestone 300th episode, will premiere […]
Done deal: JJ Abrams and his Bad Robot studio closed a five-year deal with WarnerMedia that sees Abrams keeping his TV business and moving his film business under the WM umbrella. The estimated $500 million pact, which came after many other companies attempted to woo Abrams, also includes games and digital content. Bad Robot had […]
Expanding on an alliance first reached in 2017, the NFL has struck a two-year renewal pact with Facebook. Under the extension, the Facebook Watch video service will continue as a platform for three-minute game recaps of all regular-season contests. Video highlights will also be accessible from the NFL Draft, Pro Bowl and scouting combine. NFL […]
Just days after Anthem Sports & Entertainment acquired the majority interest in AXS TV from Mark Cuban, the company announced that it will move its IMPACT Wrestling promotion to the service next month. Although it did not specify a specific window, Anthem did inform that IMPACT would migrate following its largest pay-per-view event, Bound for […]
Whoopi Goldberg will play 108-year-old prophet Mother Abagail in CBS All Access’ adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand. Also onboard are Jovan Adepo (When They See Us), Owen Teague (Black Mirror), Brad William Henke (Orange Is the New Black) and Daniel Sunjata (Rescue Me), along with previously announced cast members James Marsden (Westworld) and Amber […]
BET Networks appointed Amy DuBois Barnett as Senior Vice President and General Manager of BET Digital. Previously, Barnett was Chief Content Officer for theGrio and EVP, Digital for theGrio’s parent company, Entertainment Studios.
If there was any doubt about who rules the media realm, the NFL once again ascended the audience throne, opening its centennial season before 109 million viewers. The slate posted an average minute-audience per game of 17.1 million viewers across Nielsen-measured platforms, representing a 5% gain over the first week of the 2018 campaign. NFL […]
The top 16 NASCAR drivers begin the 2019 playoffs by putting their best winning maneuvers on display on the Las Vegas Strip. Pit reporter Kelli Stewart will host NASCAR America Burnout Boulevard Driven by Goodyear at 7 p on NBCSN. Analysts Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte will judge the best of the burnouts.