The 2017 Honda NHL All-Star Game has a new home, returning to broadcast television for the first time since 2004 on NBC. Set for Jan. 29, the game will be played in LA and ends NBCSN’s run as exclusive host of the game. The event will also mark the first time since 1994 that NBC […]
Snickers is hungry for more WWE, locking in a deal with the company to once again serve as the exclusive presenting partner of WrestleMania 33, set for April 2, 2017 at the Orlando Citrus Bowl. The deal is highlighted by custom TV creative produced by WWE for SNICKERS, which will feature WWE Superstars and the […]
Thanksgiving weekend brought the deaths of two beloved TV actors. Ron Glass (Barney Miller, Firefly) died November 26 of respiratory failure. He was 71. “He got there with grace, humor & an enormous heart,” shared Firefly creator Joss Whedon on social media. “He was, among so many other things, my Shepherd.” Two days earlier came […]
The open source multimedia player VLC has added 360-degree video support to its desktop apps. (Users can download free test versions from the VLC website.) VLC says that mobile support will follow soon. And VLC apps designed specifically for VR headsets like the Google Daydream View and Oculus Rift will likely debut next year. The […]
Ad awareness among consumers is down, according to research firm YouGov’s BrandIndex report. Walmart leads in awareness but is down 9 percent versus last year, to 48 percent. Amazon topped in the value perception category, with 55.8 perception, but it was a big dip to second place – Old Navy was next with just 33.7 […]
Black Friday has come and gone, and the numbers speak volumes. According to estimates from Adobe, Friday was the first individual shopping day in U.S. history in which consumers made over $1 billion worth of purchases via phones and tablets. (About $1.2 billion, to be precise.) That’s a 33 percent increase over last year’s Black […]
With the holidays traditionally spawning a time of reflection, Cynopsis Sports hit Thanksgiving week with an interview with Eric Mirlis, author of the book “I Was There!” which features 65 prominent sports broadcasters and journalists remembering the top 5 Sports Moments they have seen in person. Participants spanned the spectrum of sports leagues and networks, […]
Big ratings for Thanksgiving weekend. FOX Sports’ presentation of Redskins/Cowboys handed the channel with an average of 35.1 million viewers to rank as the most-watched regular season NFL game in company history. The game’s 15.6/38 Nielsen metered market score, up 14% over last year’s contest pitting the Eagles/Lions.
Animal Planet’s Ocean Warriors, from executive producers Robert Redford and Paul Allen, launches Sunday, December 4 at 9p and 10p, continuing on December 11 and 18. Six-parter follows activists and scientists as they track down outlaw mercenaries threatening marine life.
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