ABC’s Scandal just went a little bit digital. The series, which makes its season 6 premiere January 26, has dropped a new web show. Called Scandal: Gladiator Wanted, the series centers on the employees of protagonist Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) as they search for an intern for Olivia Pope & Associates. The series consists of […]
ESPN and Golden Boy Promotions locked up a multi-year, international agreement that will see a lineup of fights run on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. The first card will come from Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California, on March 23. Year one of the deal sees ESPN delivering 18 fight cards throughout the US in […]
NBC Sports Regional Networks unveiled a deal with MLBAM to begin streaming their local market MLB games, as well as pre- and postgame shows, beginning with the 2017 regular season. This offering is available at no additional cost to authenticated pay TV subscribers of NBC Sports Group’s CSN regional sports networks with teams set to […]
NBC is reviving Will & Grace for a 10-episode limited run. Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally will reprise their Emmy-winning roles, and original series creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan will act as showrunners and executive producers. James Burrows, who directed every episode of the show during its initial 1998-2006 run, […]
A+E Networks and lifestyle retailer HSN are teaming for a “See Now, Buy Now” branded integration for Lifetime original movie Beaches. HSN home products will be featured in the film, and be shoppable via a co-branded web site. “This partnership with HSN shows that brand integrations can live organically outside of the traditional product-placement model […]
If you can’t beat ‘em, buy ‘em. Google has acquired Fabric, Twitter’s mobile developer platform. Widely used by app developers, Fabric offers analytics, provides monetization tools, and helps to diagnose why developers’ apps are crashing. A number of high-profile companies use the platform, including BuzzFeed, Spotify and Uber. According to a series of tweets from […]
If your film is playing at the Sundance Film Festival, then Amazon may have $100,000 dollars for you. The company is offering the six-figure paycheck – and enhanced royalty rates – for any U.S. films and premieres that are official selections at the 2017 fest, which runs today through January 29 in Park City, Utah. […]
Learfield is taking college football to new levels, announcing a deal with STRIVR Labs in a “first-of-its-kind partnership” designed to provide multi-platform virtual reality distribution within the collegiate sports landscape. The pair will create VR experiences at scale and engage the nation’s collegiate fan bases with STRIVR as Learfield’s Official VR Partner to offer VR […]
On to the Super Bowl, Anheuser-Busch officially announced its return as the exclusive category advertiser for the 2017 Super Bowl, marking the company’s 28th consecutive year in the big game. This year will see the organization feature four of its brands – Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob ULTRA, along with Super Bowl newcomer, Busch. Overall, Anheuser-Busch […]
The Collegiate StarLeague is adding consoles to the equation, announcing that the company is working with Electronic Arts to host and facilitate Challenger Events within the Madden Championship Series that will see student gamers have a shot to represent their school and compete for $10,000 in prize money. The event will be hosted on CStarleague.com […]