ESPN is shifting ESPN2 centerpiece First Take to the flagship channel starting Jan. 3. The weekday morning studio debate show had seen some audience erosion since the departure of Skip Bayless to FOX earlier this year but “will continue to focus on the most compelling and entertaining topics of the day from the world of […]
Bravo Media’s first original scripted series, Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, returns for season three on Wednesday, January 11 at 10p. The show follows Abby McCarthy (Lisa Edelstein) and her tightknit circle of friends, as they pick up the pieces and explore a newfound sense of freedom.
CNN will debut Enlighten Us: The Rise and Fall of James Arthur Ray on Thursday, December 1 at 9p and 11p with limited interruption. The movie, which world-debuted at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival in April, probes motivational speaker Ray’s meteoric rise, jail time and return to the $11 billion self-help industry following his conviction […]
Yikes. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, some Yahoo employees knew about the company’s massive data breach as far back as 2014, when it first occurred. The breach exposed information about roughly 500 million user accounts; Yahoo only acknowledged it in September. According to the SEC filing, Yahoo is now looking […]
Adobe Systems has reached a deal to buy TubeMogul, a provider of programmatic video advertising software for brands and agencies. The deal is worth $540 million, net of cash and debt. The TubeMogul acquisition will create “the first end-to-end independent advertising and data management solution” that spans across digital platforms and TV, said Adobe in […]
BTN is set to become the first college sports network to produce a live football game in virtual reality, partnering with VOKE to bring the technology to Saturday’s Minnesota/Nebraska game, which will also be shown on BTN at 7:30p. VOKE’s TrueVR platform will leverage four 180-degree HD cameras for the contest with augmented graphics and […]
ESPN locked in programming with the Ivy League and America East courtesy of new deals. The first saw the conference agree with the network to broadcast the inaugural Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments, which will be held March 11-12 next year at The Palestra in Philadelphia. In addition, 15 regular season games will now be […]
What will a Donald Trump presidency mean for the media business? Before the election, the candidate said his administration would block AT&T’s planned purchase of Time Warner Inc., and look into breaking up Comcast Corp. and NBCUniversal. “Deals like this destroy democracy,” said Trump. But AT&T CFO John Stephens struck an optimistic note during an […]
Dish Network seems to be running into some tough market forces. The company lost a net 116,000 pay-TV subs in Q3, according to its latest report. (Dish’s pay TV services include both satellite video and Sling TV, its OTT “virtual MVPD.”) Still, the company managed to increase net income by to $307 million (a 57% […]