The Daily Show with Trevor Noah hit its most-watched week ever in Live+SD, with a delivery of 1.045 million total viewers P2+ for the week of May 15. That surpasses Noah’s premiere week as host of the Comedy Central cornerstone in September 2015 (1.019 million).
NBCUniversal Telemundo has inked an exclusive content pact with Vice Media. Under the partnership, the companies will co-produce original documentary segments for Telemundo News, as well as a one-hour hosted weekly show for Universo. The programming is slated to debut this fall.
Friday saw the return of Showtime’s acclaimed behind-the-scenes documentary series ALL ACCESS: Quest for the Stanley Cup, once again showcasing the pressure of the postseason through exclusive access to the four final NHL teams in contention – Anaheim Ducks, Nashville Predators, Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins. After season one of the series became “the first […]
FOX Sports is giving a new spin to its racing coverage, announcing plans for a live broadcast of the June 10 NASCAR XFINITY Series race that will be called entirely by active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers, marking the first time that a nationally televised live sporting event has featured an on-air team comprised […]
The passing on Thursday of former Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, a TV news pioneer and player in Republican politics who founded FNC in 1996 and resigned in the wake of sexual harassment allegations last summer, prompted a wide range of responses. Said Rupert Murdoch, executive chairman of 21st Century Fox, “A brilliant […]
Saturday Night Live will have to find a new Drunk Uncle. With his comedy, Me, Myself & I, picked up by CBS, SNL staple Bobby Moynihan is leaving the NBC sketch show after 9 seasons. Season finale airs tomorrow.
In other live video news, YouTube is taking steps to make live-streaming capabilities accessible to more users. Specifically, the video giant is eliminating the requirement that live-streamers have 1,000 or more subscribers. Still, restrictions remain: The feature will only be accessible to verified channels, and will be off-limits to any channels that have faced live-streaming […]
Here’s how it starts. Ajit Pai’s FCC just voted to open debate on the agency’s net neutrality regulations. While the vote doesn’t immediately repeal the FCC’s strict 2015 rules, it does kickstart a public commenting period in which advocates and interest groups can file their thoughts with the agency. Specifically, the FCC will review a […]
Facebook is getting in on the MLB action, locking in a deal with the league to showcase 20 live baseball games this season on the platform. Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. made the announcement at the MLB Owners Meetings with the partnership setting up a weekly national game telecast on the social network that […]
CBS Sports will serve as home base for the Army/Navy game for the foreseeable future courtesy of a new 10-year extension that runs into 2028. Last year’s Army-Navy game was the most-watched in 24 years. Meanwhile, CBS Sports Network will televise extensive shoulder programming, including live on-site coverage of the March On as part of […]