Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is teaming with Pat Rothfuss, author of The Kingkiller Chronicle book trilogy, to serve as creative producer of feature film and TV series adaptations of the fantasy franchise. There’s an option to be involved in future stage productions. Miranda is expected to compose the original music and songs, while Rothfuss is […]
Derek Hough and NE-YO were added as judges for NBC’s new dance competition series World of Dance. The pair join Jennifer Lopez for the 10-episode series from Universal Television Alternative Studio and Nuyorican Productions. The show gives dancers a platform to showcase their talents and the opportunity to receive a grand prize of a cool […]
In the age of subscription services, it appears that audio and video can comingle if they find common purpose. In a new upgrade, Starz has integrated Spotify-powered music content into its app. The idea is to let users listen to soundtracks and playlists from the shows or movies they just watched. You’ll need both a […]
AT&T’s DirecTV Now OTT TV service has officially arrived, and the company is out with some new details. The service starts at $35 per month for a 60-plus channel lineup. It had previously been reported that the $35 subscription fee would cover a 100+ channel lineup, but it turns out that’s only a limited time […]
United World Sports and USA Rugby announced that the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series will return to Las Vegas for 2017, uniting it with the annual USA Sevens International Rugby Tournament, running March 3-5 at Sam Boyd Stadium. In addition to the USA Sevens, Las Vegas will also concurrently host the Las Vegas Invitational, […]
After announcing record ski and snowboard coverage last week, NBC Sports Group details plans to also offer 150 hours of bobsled and skeleton coverage throughout the 2016-17 season, including all IBSF World Cup events, and the IBSF World Championships in Sochi. NBCSN will present coverage of six events throughout the season, beginning with live World […]
Quantico will move from Sundays to Mondays when it returns from hiatus on January 23. “New night. More intense than ever,” tweeted @QuanticoWriters on Monday. The ABC drama takes the place of Conviction, which has not been extended past its 13 episode order.
CNN isn’t new to the digital space. Aside from taking great pains to build up its own brand’s digital media presence, it also helped to launch the short-form video publication Great Big Story last year. Now the network has acquired Beme, a video-sharing app co-founded by Tumblr vet Matt Hackett and YouTube star Casey Neistat. […]
Larry Wilmore, whose Nightly Show on Comedy Central ended its run in August, inked a multi-year deal with ABC Studios to develop his own series and supervise other creators. Wilmore had been exec producer/showrunner on ABC Studios’ black-ish when he was lured away by the late night offer. “We’re thrilled to welcome Larry Wilmore back […]
DirecTV Now, AT&T’s much-anticipated OTT-based live TV service, made its debut yesterday. Dish Network’s Sling TV, arguably DirecTV Now’s biggest competitor in the space, apparently didn’t want to get lost in the conversation. Dish announced that it’s introducing cloud-based DVR functionality to Sling TV, starting with a new beta test. Users won’t be able to […]
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