Aug. 7 will see the return of ESPN8: The Ocho Presented by State Farm as ESPN2 transforms for a day flush with events such as The Amazing Games, Premier League Darts, World Sumo Challenge, Burger Eating and Spikeball. Anchoring the action will be The Ocho’s first live event in the 2019: WCO World Cornhole Championship […]
The 2-0 triumph by the U.S. over The Netherlands in the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France paid dividends for Fox Sports. According to research from SQAD, the average 30-second spot in FOX’s coverage of the July 7 championship match sold for $506,665, topping the $437,707 on the network for France’s 4-2 […]
It’s a wrap, again, for Will & Grace. The series will end with its upcoming season (the reboot’s third) in 2020. “When NBC had the opportunity to reconnect this amazing cast and creative team, we jumped at the chance,” said George Cheeks and Paul Telegdy, Co-Chairmen, NBC Entertainment. “The impact and legacy of Will & […]
Jeff Bridges is set to star in upcoming FX drama The Old Man, marking his return to series television for the first time in over 50 years. Based on the eponymous novel by Thomas Perry, the series centers on a retired CIA officer who’s been living off the grid for years. Project is being written […]
Expanding its relationship with baseball, DraftKings has reached a multi-year agreement to become an Authorized Gaming Operator of Major League Baseball. The expanded partnership will enhance DraftKings’ wagering offerings, especially live and in-game options as real-time betting becomes increasingly popular during sports and entertainment events. The company, which has been the official daily fantasy partner […]
As the WNBA’s best gather in Las Vegas this weekend for All-Star festivities, league sponsors are gearing up with various activations around the activities. AT&T, the title sponsor of All-Star Friday Night, which will air on ESPN at 7p and the game, scheduled for 3:30p on ABC, is tying various social and digital initiatives, as […]
TV Land renewed Younger for season seven. No surprise there – last month, the series had its highest-rated season premiere ever among P25-54 and W25-54 and was up +23% among total viewers, with 1.3 million tuning in. The series remains the top sitcom in cable for the third year in a row among W25-54 and […]
Keenan Ivory Wayans (In Living Color) will serve as showrunner for the upcoming third season of TBS’s The Last O.G. He follows Saladin K. Peterson, who held the job for the comedy’s sophomore run. “We can’t wait to see where Keenen takes this series next,” said Brett Weitz , general manager of TBS, TNT and […]
The Pac-12 Conference is doubling down on Las Vegas, announcing that the 2020 and 2021 host site for the Pac-12 Football Championship Game, presented by 76, will be at the new home of the Raiders. The announcement marks the second new event to be scheduled for the Las Vegas Stadium which is also set to […]
NFL Media Group announced production of two new series – The NFL’s All-Time Team and The NFL 100 Greatest – designed to anchor NFL 100-themed programming and content premiering across the NFL’s television and digital platforms starting this fall. NFL Network host Rich Eisen joins Cris Collinsworth and Bill Belichick as hosts of The NFL’s […]