SportsCenter is getting an upgrade, as ESPN announced a slate of “enhancements” for its flagship series, along with new deals will a slate of anchors. The new SportsCenter Right Now initiative will “bring news updates to both digital and television platforms during daytime hours as well as during halftime of televised prime-time sporting events.” Starting […]
FOX Sports dedicated a chunk of its Upfront presentation to its sports division, with a theme that – in an era of ever-increasing media fragmentation, FOX Sports continues its rise – and the likes of Joe Buck, Terry Bradshaw, Alex Rodriguez and crew taking the spotlight and pushing points that included FOX Sports holding the […]
The clock hasn’t run out on Timeless after all. NBC canceled the time travel drama last week, but changed course after fan outcry. “So huge thanks to NBC for supporting us,” tweeted EP Eric Kripke on Saturday. “And THANKS for the fan support….It worked, guys!” A 10-episode season 2 will air in 2018.
CBS canceled 2 Broke Girls after 6 seasons. The show earned a solid 1.8 rating among A18-49 in Live+7 numbers, but CBS did not have an ownership stake in the Warner Bros. comedy. The Great Indoors is also out, after one season.
For the first time, a BuzzFeed production is coming to linear TV. Oxygen has greenlit What Happened to…Jessica Chambers, a true crime series based on BuzzFeed reports. The show will discuss the death of its titular subject, a 19-year-old who was set on fire in 2014. NBCUniversal, a major BuzzFeed investor, collaborated on the series. […]
Sometimes job listings can tell you a lot about a company’s plans. A new posting from Amazon Studios calls for a “Mixed Reality Producer” who can build “customer facing VR and AR applications across multiple platforms.” (Mixed reality – sometimes used interchangeably with augmented reality but technically not quite the same thing – refers to […]
Amid the ever-increasing battle for audience eyeballs, Mark Phillip – founder and CEO of Are You Watching This?! – is doubling down on the gritty play of sports, courtesy of his service, serving up the motto “We watch sports. Every game. Every channel. And alert you when to tune in” in a move to sort […]
As FOX prepares for its upfront presentation today, FS1 is gearing up for a new morning show. Ad Age writes that the network will debut First Things First with Cris Carter and Nick Wright ahead of the upcoming NFL season, with the series running 6-9:30a on weekdays and leading into Undisputed starting Sept. 5.
Pop star and first American Idol champ, Kelly Clarkson, has joined season 14 of NBC’s The Voice – which will premiere in spring 2018, when ABC’s Idol reboot is slated to debut. Another Idol alum, season 3’s Jennifer Hudson, was named coach for the Peacock net’s singing competition’s 13th season.
Syfy’s getting a makeover. A new logo, typeface and look across linear, digital, social and experiential platforms debuts June 19, ahead of the net’s 25th anniversary this September. “This is a wholesale change, top to bottom, of the way we express ourselves,” said Alexandra Shapiro, EVP, marketing and digital, entertainment networks for NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. […]
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