Just ahead of football season, CBS Corporation and AT&T ended their standoff and inked a new multi-year content carriage agreement to provide CBS-owned local broadcast stations in addition to CBS Sports Network (and Smithsonian Channel) to customers of AT&T’s video platforms across the country. The agreement includes retransmission consent for all 26 CBS-owned stations in […]
2K made history with the announcement that all 12 WNBA teams and players will be making their debut in NBA 2K20, Available in Play Now and Season modes, fans of the franchise will be able to use female players for the first time and experience gameplay animations, play styles and visuals built exclusively around the […]
Super League Gaming is launching a proprietary audience network anchored by its expanding content and creator-centric digital properties. Collectively, Super League has more than 850,000 registered users and followers, and generates more than 15mm video views and 40 million impressions per month. The network will include includes social media, live streaming, video-on-demand and website-based offerings […]
Overwatch League’s Houston Outlaws named Chris DeAppolonio as the team’s new president. DeAppolonio previously served as executive vice president, partnerships at Infinite Esports & Entertainment, the former parent company of the Houston Outlaws and OpTic Gaming. He will now lead all business and competitive operations for the Outlaws and will work to continue the expansion […]
Fox’s Sunday Animation Domination programming block returns this fall, with season 31 of The Simpsons at 8p, newcomer Bless the Harts at 8:30p, season 10 of Bob’s Burgers at 9p and season 17 Family Guy at 9:30p. The animation block first ran on the net from 2005-2014.
Showtime Documentary Films announced The Kingmaker, from director Lauren Greenfield (The Queen of Versailles), will debut at the Venice Film Festival this month. Doc centered on former first lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos will have a theatrical release this fall, followed by its TV premiere on Showtime in early 2020.
Utz Quality Foods, the Official Salty Snack of Major League Baseball, announced that the company will now serve as the presenting sponsor of the 2019 National League Division Series. In its second season partnering with MLB, Utz is beefing up its activation around the sport with advertising, promotions, sampling and a range of co-branded products. […]
Discount Tire renewed its ties to Team Penske, enhancing their presence on the No. 2 Ford Mustang, driven by Brad Keselowski. The multi-year agreement will see Discount Tire as the primary sponsor for five additional NASCAR Cup Series races, including the Daytona 500, the Brickyard 400 and the season finale in Phoenix, for a total […]
Order up: Fox Entertainment is acquiring Bento Box Entertainment, the animation shingle behind hit Fox series Bob’s Burgers. Bento Box will continue to operate as a stand-alone entity; the studio currently produces shows for Netflix, Adult Swim and Nickelodeon, among others. Financial details of the purchase were not released.
What’s big, fat and hairy and headed to Nickelodeon? Viacom scored the rights to classic feline cartoon Garfield via an agreement to acquire the IP from its owner Paws. The company will develop a new Garfield animated series, and will manage global merch rights to the property going forward. Garfield creator Jim Davis will continue […]