The Chicago White Sox sold naming rights for their venue to Guaranteed Rate, with the stadium, currently known as U.S. Cellular Field, set to be known as Guaranteed Rate Field as of Nov. 1 as part of a new 13-year deal. “We view this partnership as an opportunity to connect a successful Chicago business with […]
The World eSports Association got its face, appointing former HBO Sports President Ken Hershman to serve as the organization’s new Executive Chairman and Commissioner. Hershman takes over for Pietro Fringuelli, who served as Interim Commissioner since the introduction of WESA this past May. Hershman was also named Chief Executive Officer of the WESA Agency, the […]
Nearly a year after joining Activision Blizzard following successful runs as the former CEO of ESPN and NFL Network, Steve Bornstein, now Chairman of Activision Blizzard Media Networks, made waves during the NewFronts with the announcement that the company would be launching new content, broadcast experiences and distribution partnerships for its MLG.tv streaming platform, debuting […]
Sunday’s season two finale episode of The Jim Gaffigan Show will be its last. “After two great seasons, we have mutually agreed to not move forward with season three,” said TV Land. Noting that he acted in almost every scene and his wife, Jeannie, was showrunner, Gaffigan said of the show inspired by his life, […]
Actor/producer Idris Elba (Luther) will train to become a professional kickboxer in Idris Elba: Fighter, produced by Shine North and Elba’s Green Door Pictures. The limited series, which will air on Discovery Networks International factual channels across more than 220 countries starting in early 2017, is part of Elba’s storytelling partnership with DNI.
Watchable, Comcast’s ad-supported short-form digital video service, is launching nine new short-form series that will be exclusive to the service. The shows include Logan Paul Vs, a reality series starring the titular Vine-celeb, and Ballin’ on a Budget, an unscripted series from Refinery29 starring rapper-comedian Awkwafina. Watchable now has more than 50 content partners, including […]
According to Bloomberg, Google plans to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in exclusive content projects for Daydream, the company’s upcoming VR platform. That will include several videos created by YouTube stars like iJustine and The Dolan Twins, according to the report. In addition, Google plans to partner with other digital media players, such […]
Major League Baseball’s 2016 postseason schedule is officially in play, as the league unveiled its lineup and dates, beginning with the American League Wild Card Game presented by Budweiser on TBS on Oct. 4 while the National League plays on ESPN the next day. Meanwhile, the 112th World Series on FOX will begin on Oct. […]
A much-hyped UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor on Saturday ranked as the third-biggest PPV event in UFC history and the first under the WME/IMG umbrella, according to the promotion, ranking behind only UFC 196 and UFC 100 in the record books. The company reports that the event generated the highest number of digital buys in […]
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