NBC Sports Group reshuffled its executive ranks, announcing a reorganization of the structure and leadership of its RSNs. The company named Ted Griggs – previously President and GM of CSN Bay Area and CSN California – as President, Group and Strategic Production & Programming Leader, NBC Sports Regional Networks to oversee CSN New England, CSN […]
The Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw also threw a win for FOX Sports on Sunday, with the team’s win in the NLCS ranking as the most-watched telecast in FS1 history with an average audience of 7,291,000, according to Nielsen fast national figures. Audience numbers were up 67% over the channel’s comparable NLCS Game 2 and up 174% […]
NBC rescheduled a Donald Trump-ish episode of Law & Order: SVU from October 26 until after Election Day, November 8. The episode features Gary Cole as a wealthy businessman/presidential hopeful whose campaign is derailed by women with damaging accusations.
Syfy renewed Van Helsing for a second season. The action-horror drama just debuted September 23; production on 13 new episodes is slated to begin in January. “The team is very thankful and ready to go – ready to get back on the road to Denver and to spill a lot of blood along the way,” […]
It’s official: Twitter isn’t getting sold anytime soon. As first reported by the Financial Times, Salesforce has decided not to acquire the microblogging platform. Along with Salesforce, rumored suitors had originally included Google and Disney. But, one by one, the companies lost interest. And with Salesforce out of the running, the suitor pool has apparently […]
Some news from across the English Channel: France may soon be collecting a 2% tax on ad revenue generated by online video platforms like YouTube and Dailymotion. The lower house of the French legislature has already passed a bill that would impose the tax. (Informally, it’s being called the “YouTube tax.”) The bill now goes […]
The ascent of action sports entertainment company Nitro Circus has moved higher in recent weeks. Coming off record audiences for July’s Nitro World Games, the company has since released a lineup of announcements that included the launch of Nitro World Games All Access on NBCSN last week, the upcoming partnership with truTV hit Impractical Jokers […]
The MLB postseason continues to push FS1 upward with Saturday’s NLCS Game 1 averaging over 5.9 million viewers to rank as the third most-watched telecast in channel history, projecting to score its highest-rated Saturday night ever with a 3.9 overnight score. Meanwhile, the Dodgers NLDS clinching win drew an average audience of over 4.5 million […]
Jimmy Kimmel Live plans post-presidential debate fun following the third head-to-head between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Wednesday, October 13. Kimmel’s guests include Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, a debate non-invitee, and Debate 2 sensation, Ken Bone. Show airs 11:35p on ABC.
Strong ratings have earned Logo’s Finding Prince Charming a second season order. The reality dating series, hosted by Lance Bass, features a bachelor searching for the man of his dreams.