NBC Sports iced in its NHL regular season plans, offering fans 109 games this year starting Oct. 2 at 8p with a battle between the Blues and Caps. NBC Sports’ 2019-20 NHL schedule is highlighted by the second season of “Wednesday Night Hockey” on NBCSN that will include 14 doubleheaders and showcase nearly 75% of […]
NBC Sports Washington and the Washington Redskins are getting innovative with a new partnership that will provide the NFL’s first interactive, predictive-gaming live television presentation of the team’s four preseason games. The pilot telecasts, titled Predict the Game, will feature free-to-play contests where fans can win $1,000 cash each quarter as well as other exciting […]
Jimmy Kimmel had more than one moment during ABC’s presentations at the TCA summer press tour. First, it was announced the late night host will return to Brooklyn, NY for a week of live shows starting Monday, October 21. This winter, Kimmel will team again with TV icon Normal Lear and exec producers Brent Miller, […]
Scott Collins, who has been AMC Networks’ President of Advertising Sales since 2017, will step down at the end of August to pursue new opportunities. Collins joined the company in 2008. “Scott has played a critical role in driving ad sales over more than a decade at AMC Networks, including running our ad sales operation […]
Formula 1 is shifting gears through a new partnership with Sportradar and Interregional Sports Group to launch live ‘in race’ odds. The partnership will provide the “most comprehensive pre and live race odds available, allowing the sport to embrace the market at a time when sports betting and engagement is seeing continued growth across the […]
Major League Baseball locked in its postseason schedule and TV assignments with the postseason set to begin Oct. 1 with the National League wild card game on TBS, followed by the AL wild card game the next day on ESPN. Any regular season tiebreaker games, if needed, would be played on Sept. 30 and broadcast […]
Horizon Media is teaming with Armand Christian Perez, aka singer/entrepreneur Pitbull, to launch 305 Worldwide, bringing together Horizon’s multicultural marketing, data and insights expertise with Pitbull’s creativity and cultural connectivity. “We have built a premier Multicultural media practice and the next evolution is in-culture storytelling,” said Bill Koenigsberg, Horizon Media President, CEO and founder. “Adding […]
Showtime renewed City on a Hill for season two, the net announced at the TCA summer press tour. Crime drama starring Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge is reaching 3.5 million viewers per week. “City on a Hill is that addictive kind of meaty and messy show we love at Showtime,” said Gary Levine, President of […]
FOX Sports puts the spotlight on the second annual Jr. NBA Global Championship this week with play set to begin Aug. 6-11 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World in Orlando. The event features the top 13- and 14-year-old boys and girls basketball players from around the world with Fox […]
ESPN reports that its July viewership saw an uptick of 18% over 2018, growing from 440,000 to 518,000 on a total day basis, according to Nielsen. The ESPN increase led to the network leading all of cable for total day in the key male demos – 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 – and to lead in […]