Turner led a $45 million investment in Refinery29, the digital media company geared toward millennial women. Refinery29 has raised $125 million to date. Over the past year, Refinery29 has dramatically increased its video offerings, and has even launched local websites in Germany and the U.K. Turner is the company’s second TV partner; Scripps Networks Interactive […]
NBC Olympics saw live streaming for Rio 2016 break the one billion minute threshold, the first time the benchmark has been crossed for the Games. The tally of 1.05 billion minutes of live streaming via NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app is up 232% from the equivalent day in London. Meanwhile, the company reports that […]
Turner Sports detailed plans for a new Monday night NBA series of games on TNT as part of its expanded 64-game schedule this coming season. The package will launch on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Jan. 16 with a doubleheader pitting the Cavaliers/Warriors at 8p followed by Thunder/clippers at 10:30p. Overall, TNT will televise […]
CBS renewed Big Brother for seasons 19 and 20, to air in 2017 and 2018. The summer reality show is aging well – summer-to-date, all three weekly broadcasts rank among the top five programs among A18-34 and the top 10 among A18-49 and A25-54, and total streams across digital platforms are up 33 percent versus […]
Britney Spears will go for a Carpool Karaoke ride with James Corden on CBS’s The Late Late Show with James Corden on Thursday, August 25 at 12:37p. The release of Spears’ new album, Glory, is August 26.
Facebook is unveiling a slew of new video metrics in its Video Library and Page Insights sections. Publishers will we be able to analyze minutes viewed by gender, age, and geographical locations, and compare those metrics against the typical video viewers on their pages. (Facebook is playing a bit of catch-up here; YouTube has offered […]
In a major new decision, a three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the FCC can’t preempt state laws that prevent public entities from offering broadband service. The case involves the cities of Chattanooga, Tennessee and Wilson, North Carolina, both of which sought to expand broadband services past their municipal boundaries. […]
RIP to John Saunders, who originally joined ESPN in 1986 and served as one of the longest-tenured commentators at the company, most recently working as host of ABC’s Saturday studio coverage of college football and The Sports Reporters. He was 61. His loss was mourned throughout the industry, with tributes from leagues as well as […]
The PGA TOUR is heading toward the FedExCup finale with a partnership with Coca-Cola and Southern Company that will see the final three hours of the season-ending TOUR Championship on Sept. 25 l air free of national commercials. The enhanced broadcast component comes as the result of renewal deals with the companies to the elite […]
Circle Sept. 7 on your calendars as Sony is expected to unveil its upgraded PlayStation 4 console at its upcoming PlayStation event at the PlayStation Theatre in New York City at 3p. “Neo,” the official codename of the next PlayStation, will cost more than the $350 PlayStation 4, diving into 4K content and supporting PlayStation […]
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