Golf Channel detailed broadcast plans for the 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships in May with more than 100 hours of combined news and tournament coverage for the two tournaments from Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill. Spanning May 19-31, the 2017 NCAA Women’s and Men’s Golf Championships will be contested […]
Esports bookmaker Unikrn is adding LEET to its arsenal, announcing the acquisition of the esports startup whose specialty is integrating esports experiences into land based casinos by enabling them to run their own in-house esports tournaments. According to the announcement, Unikrn and LEET will continue to work with the casinos to createhighly engaging experiences for […]
The recent announcement that Allied Esports and Esports Arena would be taking over a storied nightclub in Las Vegas to launch a new dedicated esports venue at Luxor Hotel and Casino cemented the city’s swelling moves into the esports industry. The new Esports Arena Las Vegas is slated to open in early 2018 and will […]
Their marriage may have flopped, but Tarek and Christina El Moussas, who announced their separation last year, will reunite for a 20-episode season 7 of Flip or Flop. “Regardless of the situation, our job is to flip homes and create a TV show for people to enjoy around the world,” wrote Tarek on Instagram. “Who’s […]
Two newly colorized episodes make up The New I Love Lucy Superstar Special, airing Friday, May 19 at 9p on CBS. The installments, set in Hollywood and featuring Van Johnson and Harpo Marx, tell a continuous story and will be presented as one hour.
Netflix is finally breaking into China, though not in the way it had originally hoped. The streaming giant confirmed that it has struck a licensing deal with Chinese streamer iQIYI. The companies haven’t revealed too many details about the deal just yet, but it’s likely that Netflix content will hit iQIYI at the same time […]
Facebook wants to puncture the filter bubble. The company has made some changes to the Facebook News Feed – a personalized platform that has always made it easy for users to block out specific outlets and ideologies. But now Facebook has begun adding “related” articles from different publications under news posts about trending topics in […]
NASCAR’s 14-time most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is turning in his keys, announcing his retirement from the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series following the conclusion of the 2017 season. Announcing his plans, Earnhardt will continue to race two Xfinity Series races in 2018 with the team he owns and remain with the sport. “To […]
Mike Tirico is jumping in the saddle as the new host of NBC’s coverage of the Triple Crown. He will replace Tom Hammond, beginning with the 2017 Kentucky Derby on May 6 on NBC, and will work the Preakness Stakes on May 20, and the Belmont Stakes on June 10. Meanwhile, Hammond, who has covered […]
Pocket.watch today will announce its first partner – HobbyKidsTV, a family of 10 YouTube channels collectively pacing at 200 million monthly views. It’s the first of 12-15 partnerships with YouTube creators the just-launched digital-first media company focused on K2-11 plans to sign. The partnership gives Pocket.watch exclusive access to HobbyKidsTV’s library of 3,000-plus videos for […]