A second season of Disney Channel’s Descendants: Wicked World is on the way. No surprise there – the animated short-form series has reached over 130 million viewers across platforms. A half-hour interactive special on Friday, July 15 at 8p will give fans a taste of what’s to come in Descendants 2.
Hamilton’s Renee Elise Goldsberry is onboard Netflix sci-fi drama Altered Carbon, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The Tony winner will play a strategist leading a rebellion.
ABC is upping its VOD game. The network is re-launching its video-streaming service. Free and ad-supported, the service will feature a collection of original short-form series, which will launch under the “ABCd” (i.e., ABC digital) banner. The new shows will feature talent such as Modern Family’s Ty Burrell and comedian Iliza Shlesinger. (ABC says it […]
According to data from Digi-Capital, investments in virtual and augmented reality companies have totaled $2 billion over the 12-month period ending on June 30. The biggest chunk of that money went to augmented reality headset hardware – in large part because the AR company Magic Leap raised a whopping $793.5 million in February. (Alibaba led […]
NBC Sports Group locked in for the first two months of the 2016-17 Premier League season, with a slate that spotlights all 60 matches beginning Aug. 13 at 7:30a on CNBC with Hull City/Leicester City. Overall, NBCUniversal outlets will offer a minimum of six games each week in the season’s first two months across NBC, […]
Coca-Cola unveiled its marketing plans leading into the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, celebrating the “gold feeling that comes from accomplishing something great, however simple, in an everyday moment.” Activations for #ThatsGold include: a global TV and print campaign; Coca-Cola torchbearers; a #ThatsGold experience at Olympic Park; global influencers; and a group of five Team USA […]
With headlines ranging from mammoth sales to AR to data concerns to branding opportunities, Nintendo’s release of Pokemon Go continues to create a ripple effect around the industry. The mobile release generated billions of dollars in market value to the company in a matter of days and sent the Tokyo stock market roaring for multiple […]
Get ready for the Mountain Dew League, a new outlet from the beverage brand in alliance with ESL and ESEA that will look to help amateur gamers become pros in next season’s ESL Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Pro League. The league will start in August and span 20 weeks in three phases. Throughout the tournament, […]
FOX News has suspended its contract with former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich over speculation that he could be Donald Trump’s vice presidential choice. Gingrich has been a political commentator for the cable network since last fall. Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, is expected to announce his pick on Friday. “We felt […]
Logo ordered dating series Finding Prince Charming, featuring a cast of gay men who will compete to win the heart of an eligible gay heartthrob. Lance Bass will host the show, from Brian Graden Media, currently in production to debut this fall.