Under Chairman Ajit Pai, the FCC’s net neutrality rules aren’t long for this world – and the industry sees the writing on the wall. Now Netflix, previously a strong backer of the agency’s open internet rules, appears to be throwing in the towel. “It’s not our primary battle at this point,” said CEO Reed Hastings […]
Whistle Sports’ mantra of creating, curating and delivering sports content for fans and brands continues to shore up numbers and position the company as a leader in how millennials are consuming content. Since formally launching in 2014, the company has now built a community that tallies over 350 million aggregate subscribers, fans and followers while […]
Chapter three of the Warriors/Cavaliers battle at the NBA Finals opened the series with a 12.4 metered market rating, down from last year but marking the third-highest NBA Finals Game 1 ever on ABC, topped only by their two previous meetings, according to Nielsen. The matchup set several ESPN NBA Finals Game 1 streaming records […]
CBS announced the roll-out plan for its new season, with fall premiere dates that begin with the return of The Big Bang Theory on Monday, September 25, and run through the post-NFL Thursday entertainment lineup launching on November 2. Series debut dates include Young Sheldon on September 25 at 8:30p, in a special post-Bang slot, […]
Two weeks after suggesting via Twitter that he might be out the door after his MSNBC contract expires June 4, Lawrence O’Donnell told viewers Wednesday night he’d be sticking around “for the next couple of years.” On Twitter, the Last Word host added, “I will be saying hi to Rachel @maddow at 10pm for the […]
It might sound counterintuitive, but the world’s biggest digital ad behemoth is about to start blocking ads. Google has been telling publishers that it will add an ad blocker to its Chrome browser starting next year, the company confirmed. The filter will be designed to only filter out ads that are particularly annoying and intrusive, […]
Some folks on Wall Street have taken to suggesting that Twitter should consider switching to a subscription-only model. That includes influential research firm MoffettNathanson, which wrote on Thursday that a subscription model was the company’s best bet to improve its fortunes. But it’s not happening anytime soon, according Twitter CFO/COO Anthony Noto, who spoke at […]
Game 2 of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final on NBCSN, saw the Penguins’ win generate an average Total Audience Delivery of 3.278 million viewers for a markup of 27% over. last year’s Game 2, according to Nielsen. The contest now ranks as the second-most watched Stanley Cup Final Game 2 on cable since 2002 and […]
CBS Sports is partnering with Tough Mudder to expand their multi-year media partnership to debut all Tough Mudder programming on CBS with encore presentations of the shows running on CBS Sports Network in prime time. Overall, CBS will broadcast seven shows this year starting July 22 and features the launch of the new sports event, […]
Scott Pelley is leaving his post as CBS Evening News anchor to become a full-time correspondent for 60 Minutes. Pelley had been doing double duty since taking the anchor seat in 2011. “The milestone 50thseason of 60 Minutes requires Scott’s full contribution, and we look forward to important reporting from him for many years to […]