When Google rolled out its Cardboard VR viewer in 2014, many observers thought the paper product was largely designed to poke fun at companies like Oculus and HTC, which were developing multi-hundred dollar headsets. Flash forward a few years, and the Cardboard is no joke. According to a new report from the research firm Strategy […]
Netflix’s comedy team just landed a big fish. The streaming giant confirmed that Louis C.K.’s next two stand-up specials will premier exclusively on the service. The first of the two, simply titled 2017, will bow on April 4. The Louis C.K. deal is hardly an anomaly; Netflix has inked exclusive pacts with a number of […]
FOX Sports locked in its lineup for its 22nd consecutive season of MLB coverage, unveiling its schedule for the 2017 MLB season on FS1, the FOX broadcast network, and FOX Deportes. Once again, the slate will the 2017 All-Star Game from Marlins Park on the FOX broadcast network, as well as the American League Division […]
NASCAR TrackPass, the sport’s digital subscription product developed specifically for the international market, is set to offer fans more live racing action, with viewers able to watch all 38 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and 33 NASCAR XFINITY Series events either through NASCAR’s local television partner or by subscribing to the service. The product will […]
The CW network is adding a prescription for H1Z1, lining up plans to carry a H1Z1: King of the Kill tournament on April 20 at 9p on the network. Developer Daybreak Game Company unveiled the news with the broadcast – H1Z1: Fight for the Crown offering a $300,000 prize pool, marking the first team-based invitational […]
This weekend kicks off IEM’s crown jewel, IEM Katowice. Returning for the fifth year in a row, the event will now span two weekends, serving up gaming action to the Spodek Arena with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, StarCraft II and League of Legends with a total prize pool of $650,000 this year. The event will also […]
Fox renewed The Mick for a 13-episode season 2. “From the earliest stages of development, all of us at Fox had enormous faith in The Mick, and it hasn’t disappointed,” said David Madden, entertainment president. The series is averaging about 1.0 among A18-49, and 8 million multiplatform viewers.
getTV is expanding its daytime programming block with 2 rarely-seen sitcoms. 1961’s Mrs. G. Goes to College airs at 6a daily, while 1960’s Peter Loves Mary takes over at 7a starting Monday, March 20. The series haven’t aired on TV in over 50 years.
Most of the items in Cynopsis Digital’s Executive Moves section relate to new hires. But that’s often not the case where Twitter is concerned. The company’s latest departure is Lara Cohen, its Head of Entertainment and Lifestyle Talent Partnerships. “I’ve made the extremely tough decision to move on from Twitter,” she tweeted yesterday. She’d been […]
Looks like we’ve got a precise number on this now. As previously reported, Verizon and Yahoo have agreed a reduction in the latter’s acquisition price, thanks to revelations that the latter had suffered massive data hacks in 2013 and 2014. But reports varied widely as to just how big the price cut was. Now it’s […]