Jamie Lee Curtis, one of the stars of Scream Queens, will direct an episode of the Fox series as part of exec producer Ryan Murphy’s Half Foundation initiative. The foundation offers opportunities to women, people of color and members of the LGBT community in the entertainment industry. Curtis will also mentor one of the foundation’s […]
Uh oh. Yahoo confirmed that, in 2014, hackers stole information on at least 500 million users. It’s one of the biggest data breaches in history – possibly the biggest. According to sources who spoke to Recode before Yahoo officially confirmed the hack, the company is prepping for an inevitable law-enforcement investigation and, quite possibly, lawsuits. […]
Recode reports that Verizon is in advanced talks to acquire Vessel, the video startup founded by former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar. Vessel has raised over $130 million since its launch in 2016, but the company has struggled. As Recode notes, Vessel has floundered in its efforts to recruit YouTube stars. That’s why, according to Recode, […]
The NBA locked in a multiyear partnership with Sportradar and Second Spectrum designed to expand the league’s global stats distribution and implement a new league-wide player-tracking system. The deal launches with the 2017-18 season, where Sportradar will beef up availability of statistical information for the NBA, WNBA and NBA Development League and deliver data to […]
New Formula 1 Chairman Chase Carey is looking to place roots in the US, telling formula1.com that the sport will be targeting American cities beyond Austin, including New York, Miami and Los Angeles. “There is a big untapped audience in the US. I don’t want to criticize the efforts in the past, because I don’t […]
CBS gave a series order to comedy Superior Donuts, starring Judd Hirsch as the owner of a donut shop, and Jermaine Flower (Friends of the People) as his new young employee, for broadcast midseason. “This show has been very high on our radar since we first put it in development last winter,” said Glenn Geller, […]
Uma Thurman will guest in a story arc on upcoming Bravo scripted series, My So-Called Wife (wt), as lethal and mysterious Lenny Cohen. “Uma and I have been friends for a very long time – I’m thrilled that after many tries we’ll finally get to work together,” said executive producer Adam Brooks. “Paul Adelstein and […]
Disney’s recent investment in Major League Baseball’s BAMTech streaming technology provides “a great way” to move ESPN and other Disney assets to digital platforms for additional exposure, Disney CEO Bob Iger told investors. ESPN is developing a service that will offer “complementary” programming for fans of sports to which the channel has licensed video rights, […]
The Presidential hopefuls aren’t the only ones hitting the debate stage. Launching today (September 22) on Seeso is Debate Wars, an original series moderated by Michael Ian Black where two teams of comedians and improvisers enter the “Debatium” to settle age-old arguments. Topics include cats vs. dogs, pie vs. cake, babies vs. old people, and […]
The Big Ten’s TV slate for the 2016-17 men’s basketball conference games is out with coverage set to begin Dec. 27 as four contests tip off on ESPN2 featuring Illinois/Maryland, Michigan State/Minnesota. Northwestern/Penn State and Rutgers/Wisconsin. CBS Sports begins its slate on Jan. 8 with Wisconsin/Purdue. Overall, CBS Sports will carry eight games on Sundays […]
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