Fox’s upcoming Lethal Weapon reboot isn’t flying quite as high as the movie franchise starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. “In the films, I believe [Gibson’s] character was doing cocaine, which jacked things up a bit,” said Clayne Crawford, taking on the role of Riggs. “This is Fox, it’s family hour, and there’s no cocaine. […]
Well, it was fun while it lasted. Hulu is shutting down the free, ad-supported version of its service. The company will now offer only its two subscription tiers: An ad-free plan for $11.99 per month, and a $7.99 per month plan with limited commercials. But at the same time, Hulu is expanding its distribution deal […]
NBCUniversal has reached a new multi-year deal with Snapchat. NBCU will create original episodic shows for the app. To start, the new shows will be offshoots of series including The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Voice, and Saturday Night Live. For The Voice, for example, NBCU will produce a Snapchat series – debuting August […]
NBC Olympics reports that its Sunday coverage of the Rio Olympics averaged 29.8 million viewers to top Friday’s Opening Ceremony by 12%, according to Nielsen fast nationals. Including NBCSN and Bravo, NBC Olympics’ television coverage averaged 34.0 million viewers from 8-11p while programming throughout the day was watched by 93.2 million viewers (31.4% of US […]
Facebook and Instagram announced new partnerships with the IOC and Rio 2016 Organizing Committee, as well as with the official broadcasters and National Olympic Committees of over 10 countries with content that will include video highlights through the pages of official broadcasters from the Games, original Live programming, and more. Both platforms will offer special […]
Season 5 will be that last for Bravo’s Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, with the remaining three seasons totaling 19 episodes. “This 19 episode order across 3 seasons enables Marti [Noxon] to tell the story she envisioned for the characters she created without the constraints of season to season orders, fully realized through to completion,” said […]
Fox wants to hit it out of the park with baseball drama Pitch. “Pitch Night at the Ballpark,” featuring events, meet-and-greets and a screening of the pilot episode on the scoreboard, will be held in 43 Minor League stadiums and 12 independent college and summer league ballparks during August and September. Series launches for the […]
According to Re/code, Apple is looking into creating a digital guide that would enable users to see what programming is available across the video app ecosystem, without having to open up individual apps. The guide would be available across Apple devices such as iPhones and the Apple TV. Re/code reports that Apple has already begun […]
Instagram Stories, Instagram’s new Snapchat-like ephemeral photo-and-video product, is using an algorithm to sort out its feed. The algorithm, powered by Facebook data, decides the order of stories appearing at the top of the Instagram Stories main feed. It does so by referencing content that people engage with on Facebook and Instagram (as well […]
Last month’s investment from a consortium-led by Heliconia Capital Management into MMA promotion ONE Championship was a major affirmation to company executives as the “largest sports media property in Asian history.” With projections to be in two billion TV homes by the end of the year, the organization will use the new capital for more […]
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