Facebook came under a torrent of criticism for the proliferation of false news stories on its platform during this year’s presidential election; now the company says it’s doing something about it. Most notably, Facebook will begin sending stories to third party fact-checkers. “If the fact checking organizations identify a story as fake, it will get […]
We have a new linear sports network. The IOC, the United States Olympic Committee and NBCUniversal are partnering to launch an Olympic Channel content and distribution partnership in the US that will see a new network under the “Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA” brand. The channel will launch in the second half of 2017 […]
Thanks for the memories Craig Sager! RIP to Sager, who passed away yesterday at the age of 65 after battling acute myeloid leukemia. Sager worked for Turner for more than 30 years, among his other roles, and was first diagnosed with the disease in 2014. Turner President David Levy issued the following statement regarding his […]
Nominees for the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced on Wednesday. Netflix collected the most nods, with 17, followed by 13 for HBO and 5 for ABC. The Crown, Game of Thrones, The People v. O.J. Simpson, Stranger Things and Westworld each grabbed 3 nominations. The ceremony will be simulcast live on Sunday, […]
Molly Ringwald has been nabbed to play Archie’s mother in The CW’s comic-inspired series, Riverdale. She’ll debut in season 1’s tenth episode. Series bows Thursday, January 26 at 9p.
Is Vice Media going public? In an interview at Variety’s Dealmakers breakfast, CEO Shane Smith suggested that it might well be. “We’re talking to some banks and we’re getting ready,” he said. He even said that Vice’s execs will present the case for an IPO at a company board meeting next month. “Next year is […]
For the first time, Facebook plans to fund and launch exclusive entertainment content. (The social giant’s presence in the media ecosystem has become so hegemonic that it’s almost hard to believe the company hasn’t done this already.) Facebook says its new efforts will include both scripted and unscripted programming, both from specific digital media stars […]
New research from FOX Sports, titled The 5th Network: Regional Sports Network Passion Index, a Nielsen Media Analytics Primary Research study, discovered that sports fans rate RSNs as their most essential non-broadcast channels. The data looked at more than 1,500 pay TV subscribers around the country who identify as sports fans, and found that on […]
The NBA and its players locked in a tentative deal on a new collective bargaining agreement, pending ratification. More details will be in tomorrow’s issue but the two sides announced that they have extended the mutual deadline on a deal to Jan. 13 so both parties have ample opportunity to review the terms of the […]
Las Vegas once again serves as the centerpiece of esports this weekend, with events set to include MLG Vegas, described as a festival and fan experience taking place at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino starting on Friday. The three-day event plays host to the first North American Regional of the Call of Duty World […]
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