The Hulu VR app is now available on the Oculus Rift headset. (The app already launched for the Samsung Gear VR headset in March.) Along with Hulu’s entire library of programming (which, sadly, is in 2D), the app features a VR experience based on the Syfy series 12 Monkeys. You might wonder why bringing 2D […]
Netflix is building on an already-substantial investment in children’s programming. First off, the streaming giant says it will renew its series Kong: King of the Apes for a second season, which will premiere next year. Netflix will also debut several new series: One based on the Llama Llama children’s books by Anna Dewdney, one based […]
Lots of news surrounding China yesterday. FIBA announced a long-term deal with Wanda, via its subsidiary Infront Sports & Media, that will see Wanda serve as the federation’s worldwide exclusive partner for the sale and marketing of the worldwide sponsorship and licensing rights. The deal runs through 2033 and includes the FIBA Basketball World Cups […]
Meanwhile, ESPN reports that UFC is hitting its end game for a potential sale, with two bid groups in the mix – WME-IMG in conjunction with China’s Dalian Wanda Group, and China Media Capital. Both bids are over $4 billion with both competing groups still trying to completely finance the buyout for the entire company. […]
CBS struck a deal with the Recording Academy to broadcast the Grammy Awards through 2026. The extended agreement will keep the awards on CBS for 54 consecutive years, a record for the longest continuous partnership between an awards show and a network. The 58th Annual Grammys drew 24.95 million viewers, CBS’s best Monday in viewers […]
It looks like Donald Trump won’t be heading to NBC’s Late Night With Seth Meyers anytime soon. Meyers banned the presumptive Republican presidential nominee after Trump barred the Washington Post from his events. “We here at Late Night believe in freedom of the press and therefore have decided to stand in solidarity with them,” Meyers […]
Well that’s charitable. YouTube announced a new plan to produce free professional video shoots for any small business that commits a minimum of $150 worth of ad spend to YouTube. Called Director onsite, the program will initially be available in six metropolitan areas, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and San Francisco. Of late, YouTube […]
Read the fine print, folks. Buzzfeed has fired two popular employees, and it’s all because they strayed too far from home. The employees are Jenny Lorenzo, an actor, writer, and producer for Pero Like, Buzzfeed’s video-heavy Latino-interest vertical, and Brittany Ashley, an actor and producer who wrote and starred in Lesbian Princess, a BuzzFeed web […]
Turner Sports’ NBA staple Craig Sager is on his way to cover the NBA Finals for the first time. ESPN announced that Sager will join its broadcast team for Game 6 on ABC at 9p tonight where he will share sideline reporting duties with Doris Burke to round out Thursday’s team, which includes play-by-play commentator […]
NBC Olympics announced plans for Al Michaels, Dan Patrick, Rebecca Lowe, Liam McHugh and Carolyn Manno at the Summer Games in Rio, where they will join Bob Costas, NBC’s primetime Olympics host for the 11th time, and Ryan Seacrest, who will host NBC’s late night show from Rio. Michaels will serve as a host during […]
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