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Walt Disney Co. is reportedly snagging a one-third stake in MLB Advanced Media, in a deal that values the business at about $3.5 billion. Bloomberg reports that Disney will also obtain a four-year option to buy an additional 33% stake in the company.
NBC is airing original half-hour episodes of Superstore and The Voice on Friday, August 19 and Sunday, August 21 (the night of the Olympics Closing Ceremony), respectively, beginning at 10:30p following Olympics coverage.Superstore will have an Olympics theme, while Alicia Keys and Miley Cyrus will make their coaching debuts on The Voice. “The Olympics give […]
Former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin is among the celebs joining host Alec Baldwin on ABC’s Match Game, airing Sundays at 10p. Other Game guests include Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiam), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld), Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth, Leah Remini (The King of Queens) and Grammy winner Sheryl Crow, among others.
Thins are getting mighty testy between Apple and Spotify. According to a report from Re/code, Spotify is chafing at Apple’s billing restrictions. The music streaming service says that Apple blocked a new version of its app that would have allowed users to pay for subscriptions in-app. Instead, Spotify – like other apps seeking iOS […]
Disney has launched Disney LOL, a new mobile app for kids. The app mines properties such as Pixar and Marvel for various bits of content, including short videos, games, and GIFs. Disney LOL functions as a sort of Instagram for kids’ content – that is, if Instagram’s content were controlled entirely by the company’s curators. […]
AMC’s Preacher will be back. The network has renewed the supernatural drama for Season 2 and it will run 13 episodes, three more than Season 1. Sophomore run is slated for 2017.
The Daily Show is losing its youngest correspondent. Jessica Williams is leaving the late night show to pursue her own project at Comedy Central. Her final episode airs Thursday. According to TVLine, the field piece focuses on a group of former Bernie Sanders supporters who are now supporting Donald Trump. Williams says it’s “really funny” […]
After releasing its initial proposals in April, the Media Rating Council has finalized its new guideline relating to mobile ad viewability. The guidelines define minimum thresholds for measuring viewable impressions in mobile apps and on the mobile web. Under the guidelines, a mobile Viewable Impression requires a minimum of 50% of pixels to be in […]
Ah, the Facebook News Feed’s dreaded algorithm update. The social media giant announced a major change: Content from Facebook users’ friends and family will be more heavily prioritized over other content. As a result, content posted by publishers will be less likely to show up in users’ News Feeds. (A similar algorithm change was made […]