The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will broadcast two weeks of live shows during the political conventions, from July 18-21 during the Republican convention in Cleveland, and from July 25-28 as the the Democratic event unfolds in Philadelphia. Colbert will host from NYC, where his guests will react to the day’s events. The CBS late […]
Freeform greenlit a spin-off of The Bachelor, starring Bachelor Ben Higgins and new fiancee Lauren Bushnell, slated for October. Docu-series optimistically titled Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After, produced by Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television, will follow the couple as they prepare to walk down the aisle. There’s a built-in audience: The […]
Viacom is launching BET Play, a standalone online service that won’t stream the network live but will allow subscribers across the globe to watch live events such as this week’s BET Awards and shows on demand online. It will be found in 100 countries for $3.99 a month (or the local equivalent). Those in markets […]
NASA has added its app to Apple TV. The app, which includes still images and videos of space along with NASA mission info and streamed access to NASA TV, has already been downloaded on other devices 17 million times.
The NHL will celebrate its 100th anniversary with 31 teams in the 2017-18 season, announcing the addition of Las Vegas via an unanimous vote by the League’s Board of Governors. Ownership of the Las Vegas franchise will principally reside with Bill Foley with home games set to be played at T-Mobile Arena, playing in the […]
Turner Sports, the PGA of America and Ryder Cup Europe have launched a newly designed RyderCup.com. The site will now become a year-round destination with a new look-as well as simplified navigation and expanded content offering. The site has launched with five-phases of coverage of the event in covering the points race, team selection, event […]
Tencent’s stake in the video game industry continues to swell with the China company forking over $8.6 billion to reel in of “Clash of Clans” developer Supercell from Japan’s Softbank. Analysts applauded the move with some calling it a bargain for the mobile developer for an 84% share in the highest earning mobile games company […]
Activision Blizzard’s Skylanders is coming to Netflix via has the animated comedy-adventure series Skylanders Academy. The two-season, 26-episode partnership will focus on the adventures of the Skylanders with characters voiced by the likes of Justin Long, Ashley Tisdale, Jonathan Banks and Norm MacDonald, along with performances from The Diamond Minecart, Susan Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara, Bobcat […]
CBS’s fall 2016-2017 season premieres stretch out over six weeks, kicking off with Thursday Night Football on September 15. Season 10 of The Big Bang Theory launches Monday, September 19 at 8p, moving to Thursdays at 8p on October 27. Kevin Can Wait, which makes its series debut on Monday, September 19 at 8:30p following […]
FX animated comedy Archer was renewed for three seasons, returning for an eight-episode season 8 in early 2017. FX Networks also struck a new production deal with Floyd County Productions.