Visa finalized its roster of athletes for the Team Visa roster at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, locking in 60 athletes representing a range of 26 sports, including the 10 competitors from the IOC’s first0ever team of Refugee Olympic athletes. “The refugee Olympic athletes are inspiring the world with their incredible stories of perseverance and […]
ELeague opens up quarterfinal play today at 2p on Twitch with its Counter-Strike Global Offensive teams competing spots in Championship Weekend from July 29-30. Friday night’s primetime showcase on TBS will begin at 10p with Virtus Pro/Ninjas in Pyjamas. Championship Weekend then kicks off on July 29 at 5p on Twitch, followed by the second […]
Xbox takes on San Diego Comic-Con this year with two locations for fans, taking on both the booth at the San Diego Convention Center as well as The New Children’s Museum. Activations include: meeting the developers of Gears of War 4 from The Coalition and get hands-on with Dodgeball at Nerd HQ; panels dedicated to […]
NBC, Universal Television Alternative Studios and Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions are hitting the floor with a 10-episode order for World of Dance. In partnership with World of Dance, the series will feature performers vying for a prize of $1 million. “This will be a fierce talent-heavy dance competition that embraces the raw emotion and excitement […]
T.R. Knight is heading back to Shondaland. The former Grey’s Anatomy star has landed an undisclosed, recurring role on The Catch. ABC series is slated to return midseason.
It’s not too often that a documentary subject provides enough material for a multi-episode season of TV. The story behind Netflix’s Making a Murderer, on the other hand, has provided enough for at least two. The streaming giant announced that it’s bringing its hit docu-series back for a second season. The new episodes will once […]
Tomorrow at 1:45PM ET, you might want to hop on over to the Within VR app. The Mr. Robot VR Experience, the first VR video tied to USA Network’s Mr. Robot, will live-stream at the aforementioned time; after the broadcast, the experience will disappear from the app. Within VR’s apps can be accessed via the […]
The NBA is doubling down on Twitter, announcing plans for an expanded content partnership that will bring original live programming and more video to the platform as well as Vine and Periscope. Details will see the league, through its NBA Digital partnership with Turner, serve up a free live stream of a new weekly NBA […]
Meanwhile, details for the long-awaited ACC Network are expected to be announced later this week, with the channel set to launch by August 2019, according to ESPN. Gearing up for launch, the ACC and ESPN agreed to a 20-year deal and rights extension through the 2035-36 academic year, while the league extended its conference grant […]
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