After 25 years at Sony Pictures Television, Harry Friedman is stepping down as Executive Producer of Wheel of Fortune and JEOPARDY! when his contract expires on May 1, 2020. Friedman shared his decision with the staffs of both productions on Thursday, gathering the group on the JEOPARDY! stage. “I think all of you know how […]
Netflix drama 13 Reasons Why will be back for a fourth and final season. The SVOD service announced the news of the show’s renewal – and end – ahead of its Season 3 launch on Friday, August 23.
With the MLS All-Star Game in the books, Major League Soccer updated fans on its expansion plans, with MLS Commissioner Don Garber revealing that the league is in “advanced talks” with both St. Louis and Sacramento, considered by most to be the favorites to be awarded teams 28 and 29, with both teams hopeful to […]
Monster news as the streaming wars continue to heat up. Gaming pillar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins announced that he is moving to Microsoft’s streaming service, Mixer, to stream games and video exclusively on the platform at www.mixer.com/Ninja while shifting his content off of Twitch. Ninja will kick off his first Mixer stream during Lollapalooza 2019, running […]
ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC have teamed for a lawsuit against free streaming app Locast, provider of local TV signals, reports the Wall Street Journal. Despite its non-profit status, the nets say Locast’s “founding, funding and operations reveal its decidedly commercial purposes.” Locast contends it operates within copyright laws which allow “boosters” of local broadcast […]
Showtime gave a straight-to-series order to Rust, starring Jeff Daniels (The Looming Tower), who will executive produce and reteam with writer Dan Futterman (Capote). Family drama, co-produced with Platform One Media, will explore the tattered American dream through the eyes of a compromised chief of police in a Rust Belt town.
FIFA’s Council unanimously approved expanding the Women’s World Cup from 24 teams to 32 for the 2023 tournament. In addition, the organization reopened bidding to host the tournament, updating the hosting requirements and the timeline of the bidding process for 2023. Nine national associations had expressed interest in hosting, according to the AP, and were […]
The NBA, National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and Dapper Labs, a consumer blockchain company and creator of CryptoKitties, announced the development of NBA Top Shot, a new digital platform for basketball fans to “collect, trade, and own some of the greatest moments in league history on blockchain.” NBA Top Shot will feature a social experience […]
With the dust settled after the best Fortnite players in the world met in New York City last weekend to compete in the $30 million Fortnite World Cup Solo and Duos Finals, Epic Games is reporting massive numbers from the event. In addition to over 19,000 fans attending the sold-out event, Sunday saw the Solo […]
EBS released the finalists for this year’s Tempest Awards, which will be hosted by ESPN’s Arda Ocal. Luminaries at this year’s event will include 2019 Hall Of Fame Inductees: Ed Boon, Co-Creator of Mortal Kombat & Injustice and Creative Director at NetherRealm Studios and Sundance DiGiovanni, Co-Founder, Major League Gaming and CTRL. Receiving the first-ever […]
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