Major League Soccer unveiled its 2017 regular season schedule, which will now feature the additions of two new expansion clubs – Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC for 374 MLS matches overall. The 2017 MLS season opener takes place on FS1 and FOX Deportes with Minnesota United FC/Portland Timbers facing off on March 3 […]
CNN fired back at Donald Trump yesterday after the president-elect, in his first press conference in six months, refused to answer questions from CNN senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta. “Your organization is terrible…you are fake news!” charged Trump, following the news net’s report that intelligence officials briefed Trump about having compromising information about him. […]
Fox is reviving game show Love Connection, with Andy Cohen (Watch What Happens Live) taking over where Chuck Woolery left off as host. Mike Fleiss (The Bachelor) is exec producer. “I was a huge fan of the original Love Connection,” said Cohen, “and hosting the new version allows me to do one of the things […]
Instagram’s Stories, the Snapchat-like short video feature that the Facebook-owned app launched launched last year, is moving toward monetization. Instagram is introducing interstitial full-screen video and photo ads that will appear in-between Stories. Running a max of 15 seconds, users can swipe through the ads to skip them. Over 30 advertisers are on-board for the […]
Facebook has rapidly become something of a news brand (even if CEO Mark Zuckerberg insists it’s not a “traditional” media company). Now the social giant is announcing the Facebook Journalism Project, an initiative aimed at strengthening Facebook’s ties with journos and news orgs. The Project will involve working with media partners to create new […]
CFP’s Bill Hancock will remain on the field for another three years. The Board of Managers for the College Football Playoff announced a three-year extension of the contract for the organization’s executive director. “Bill Hancock is not only one of the most widely respected people in college football, he’s one of the kindest, most decent, […]
The United States, Canada and Mexico are reportedly talking about making a three-way bid to host the new 48-team World Cup in 2026, according to the AP. Asked about the potential three-way bid, Victor Montagliani, FIFA VP and President of both the Canadian soccer federation and the CONCACAF region, said, “I also respect the fact […]
YouTube continues to roll in top esports content. A report this week stated that WESA will soon unveil its new 2017 ESL Pro League streaming partnership, locking in YouTube as its primary broadcast partner. The platform would serve as a new streaming partner for the next two years, covering Pro League Seasons 5 and 6, […]
This week, the Collegiate StarLeague launched its eighth season as North America’s largest independent collegiate esports league where teams from 700+ schools participate in tournaments featuring the world’s most popular titles, including League of Legends, DotA2, Counterstrike: Global Offensive, Vain Glory, Starcraft 2 and Madden. It also marks the launch of CSL’s media partnership with […]
Marc Cherry is headed home to ABC. The network issued a pilot pickup to a drama from the Desperate Housewives creator to be toplined by Reba McEntire. Written by Cherry, the untitled project centers on Ruby Adair (McEntire), the sheriff of colorful small town Oxblood, KY, who finds her red state outlook challenged when an […]
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