As an official partner of ELeague for both its debut and second seasons, Arby’s made a play for authenticity as the brand looked to put down roots within the eSports community. With activations that included having some of the world’s top Dota 2 players take their shot (literally) at gunning down an Arby’s sandwich, the […]
No time for goodbyes: Greta Van Susteren abruptly exited Fox News Channel after 14 years. Brit Hume has temporarily taken over as anchor of On the Record, through the election. Fox News analyst Howard Kurtz reported Van Susteren had a clause in her contract allowing her to leave if Fox News chief Roger Ailes left […]
Discovery grabbed U.S. and international rights to Huntwatch, to air Thursday, September 22 as part of the Discovery Impact banner, following a limited theatrical release. Narrated by Ryan Reynolds, Huntwatch chronicles the East Coast Canadian commercial seal hunt, and activists’ efforts to stop it.
Intel has acquired Movidius, a startup focused on computer vision tech. Movidius’s “Myriad 2” family of “Vision Processor Units” are currently being used by Lenovo to build virtual reality products, while Google has partnered with the company to enhance machine learning on mobile devices. Intel will use Movidius – and its 180 employees – to […]
Wowza. Snapchat is on track to pull in $935 million in ad revenue next year, according to a projection from eMarketer. That’s up from a projected $366 million in 201. At the moment, the Discover platform accounts for a plurality (43%, to be exact) of Snapchat’s ad revenue. eMarketer predicts that Stories will overtake […]
After reeling in a record $1.23 billion in ad sales for the Rio Olympics, Seth Winter, NBC EVP, Advertising Sales at NBC Sports, is shifting to an advisory role with the company. Word went wide after Linda Yaccarino, NBCUniversal’s Chairman of Advertising Sales and Client Partnerships, notified employees via memo, writing that “Just like Phelps […]
NASCAR and Mars Chocolate North America renewed their partnership run through 2019 in a new deal that will see Mars Chocolate remain the Official Chocolate of NASCAR. “Our association with NASCAR has proven to be a true win-win partnership and we’re excited to continue the relationship for the next several years,” explained William Clements, vice […]
JOB OF THE WEEK VP, PRODUCTION PLANNING & OPERATIONS PAC-12 SFO Create, implement & manage all production operational processes & procedures at remote live events & all studio productions at the network’s SFO headquarters. For full posting/apply here: https://app.jobvite.com/j?cj=oHtQ3fwN&s=Cynopsis.. CYNOPSISJOBS 09.06.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, September 6, 2016, and this is your weekly […]
JOB OF THE WEEK VP, PRODUCTION PLANNING & OPERATIONS PAC-12 SFO Create, implement & manage all production operational processes & procedures at remote live events & all studio productions at the network’s SFO headquarters. For full posting/apply here: https://app.jobvite.com/j?cj=oHtQ3fwN&s=Cynopsis.. CYNOPSISJOBS 09.06.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, September 6, 2016, and this is your weekly […]
The moderators for the presidential and vice presidential debates were announced on Friday. Up first: NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt, managing the debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on September 26. CNN’s Anderson Cooper and ABC’s Martha Raddatz are up next, for a town hall debate between the candidates on October 9. Chris […]