Marion Edwards is stepping down from her position as President, International Television, at Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution at the end of 2016. Edwards, who has been with the company for 24 years, will hand the reins to Gina Brogi, currently Executive Vice President, Worldwide Pay Television and Subscription Video on Demand.
Rob Lowe has joined the cast of CBS medical drama Code Black as a series regular. Lowe will play a doctor pulled out of a combat hospital in Afghanistan and embedded at Angels Memorial to teach what the military has learned about combat medicine. Three actors landed recurring roles as new ER residents on the […]
Twitter took a bow on its first livecast sporting event, courtesy of Wimbledon. The platform, which is set to deliver Thursday Night Football this fall, offered content from its “Live @ Wimbledon” feed yesterday to test its capabilities with the feed offering interviews and match replays. “Twitter is increasingly a place where people can find […]
NBC Sports will showcase its newest team member, Mike Tirico, at The 145th Open from Royal Troon in Scotland next week, with a follow-up in August at the Summer Games. Tirico hosts of NBC Sports’ coverage of The Open on Golf Channel and NBC from July 14-17. This year’s tournament marks the company’s first shot […]
Nintendo’s annual meeting with shareholders saw the company address plans for the upcoming NX console, confirm research into VR and details its mobile plans. Its strategy will see the publisher looks to release games that average a sale of at least 2 million units worldwide. “While it’s important that we do not overextend by putting […]
Blizzard clamped down on German company Bossland with a lawsuit, suing the creator of Watchover Tyrant, a tool for Overwatch that can help players cheat the game. The publisher is accusing Bossland of “copyright infringement, unfair competition, and violating the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provision,” according to TorrentFreak. “Defendants’ sale and distribution of the Bossland Hacks in […]
The National Basketball Players Association announced plans to host the first-ever NBPA Technology Summit from July 19-21 in San Francisco. The event will look to offer current and former NBA players: educational content and presentations from executives of major media and technology companies; site visits to several media and technology companies in Silicon Valley; networking […]
With Zika continuing to make headlines ahead of Rio 2016, SC Johnson’s OFF! Brand of insect repellent locked in a deal to become the Olympics’ first-ever partner in the space. As a result, thousands of bottles of the product will be distributed to athletes, staff and volunteers as part of the agreement, according to Bloomberg. […]
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NBC Sports’ return to NASCAR this season saw the Coke Zero 400 crank up a primetime victory for NBC, as the race posted 5.7 million viewers with a 3.4 Nielsen fast national rating. That marks a 43% surge over the event’s 2015 viewership, with the 10:45-11p quarter hour hitting 6.5 million viewers. On the digital […]