WGN America released key art for the second season of its series Underground ahead of the season premiere on Wednesday, March 8 at 10p. The release of images coincides with the series’ participation at aTVfest, which honored Underground with its annual Cast Award for outstanding contributions to the art of television. Season 2 follows an […]
It’s official: Snapchat parent Snap Inc. has filed for its IPO. And in doing so, the company revealed a lot of hitherto confidential financials. Last year, Snap took in $404.5 million in revenue – a huge leap from its $58 million in revenue a year prior. But its losses also skyrocketed: The company recorded a […]
Amazon’s latest earnings report had both good and bad news. The e-commerce giant’s profits skyrocketed in Q4 of 2016, rising by 55%. (Not surprising, that being the holiday season and all.) For the December quarter, Amazon’s profits rose to $749 million. That’s up from $482 million a year prior. Amazon has now been profitable for […]
A+E Networks is investing in the National Women’s Soccer League with an equity stake, and together the two entities are launching NWSL Media, a media and commercial joint venture. Lifetime will be official sponsor and broadcast partner of the league in a three-year deal beginning in April with the broadcast of an NWSL Game of […]
Brands continue to drop news about their plans for the Super Bowl. Nintendo, for the first time ever, will run an ad during the game with a 30-second spot dedicated to the Nintendo Switch and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild game. In addition, a 90-second version can be viewed on its YouTube […]
Apparently, crime pays – Oxygen Media is refocusing its programming, expanding to a crime destination for women. New series include Three Days to Live (harrowing abductions), launching Sunday, March 5, along with a revival of Cold Justice (small town murder cases), from Dick Wolf, and The Jury Speaks (controversial courtroom cases), both premiering in 3Q17. […]
On the heels of word that Fox News transplant Megyn Kelly will take a slice of NBC’s Today show, comes the news that Tamron Hall is leaving the network when her contract expires this month. Hall, who served as anchor on NBC and MSNBC and co-hosted the 9a hour of Today with Al Roker, was […]
For the first time, Pinterest is offering search inventory to advertisers. The new functionality comes courtesy Kenshoo, one of the advertising vendors in Pinterest’s marketing partner program. Advertisers can buy search ads based on impressions, clicks on promoted or buyable pins, and engagement.
Ouch. A jury in Dallas, Texas just ordered Oculus, the Facebook-owned VR company, to pay out $500 million in damages to game developer ZeniMax. In a two-year-old dispute, ZeniMax had alleged that Oculus founder Palmer Lucky and CTO John Carmack had used Zenimax’s trade secrets in the development of the Oculus Rift VR headset. While […]
MLS’ deadline day for groups seeking to join the league passed with a dozen cities vying to contention. MLS will look to add four more expansion teams in the coming years for a total of 28 clubs. Locations include: Charlotte, Nashville, Indianapolis, Detroit, Phoenix, St. Louis, Raleigh/Durham, San Antonio, Sacramento, Cincinnati, Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg and […]