CBS’ broadcast of The 70th Annual Tony Awards delivered the Broadway celebration’s largest audience since 2001, according to Nielsen preliminary Live+SD numbers for Sunday. The ceremony averaged 8.73 million (up 35 percent from 6.46 million last year), 1.6 A18-49 (up 60 percent from 1.0) and 2.0 among A25-54 (up 54 percent from 1.3).
Nicole Kidman, who just wrapped production on HBO limited series Big Little Lies opposite Reese Witherspoon, is set to star in another TV project. The Oscar winner will headline the sophomore season of SundanceTV thriller Top of the Lake: China Girl. The story picks up four years after the events of Season 1, as Elisabeth […]
Sling TV, Dish’s Internet-based live TV service, has launched on Apple TV. It’s the first live TV service to come to Apple’s streaming device. And under the new partnership between Dish and Apple, people who pre-pay for three months of Sling TV’s (the subscription is priced at $20 per month) will see their new Apple […]
A recently leaked pitch deck revealed that Snapchat only began monetization efforts last year – but now the company is spearheading those efforts with gusto. The company has announced the launch of Snapchat Partners, a new advertising API (application programming interface). The API will connect with over 20 tech-heavy companies, and it promises to massively […]
While a slate of states ponder regulation roles for daily fantasy sports, now comes word that DraftKings and FanDuel, the two biggest daily fantasy sports companies, are exploring a merger. Bloomberg reports that no final transaction has been agreed upon and the discussions are in the early stages. After blazing through marketing cash during the […]
NBC Sports says that the six-game 2016 Stanley Cup Final averaged nearly 4 million viewers to rank as the most-watched non-Original Six series in 15 years, according to Nielsen Fast Nationals. The Penguins’ clinching in Game 6 reeled in an average of 5.407 million viewers, making it NBC’s most-watched non-Original Six Stanley Cup Final game […]
Axed last month after four seasons on ABC, Nashville will continue to season five on CMT. SVOD partner Hulu will once again stream the show the day after initial air. Produced by Lionsgate TV, ABC Studios and Opry Entertainment, the country music drama will have thirtysomething creators Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz, who had been […]
Animal Planet is premiering Toucan Nation on Tuesday, August 2 at 10p. Documentary film tells the story of the abuse of a toucan in Costa Rica that sparked a national animal welfare campaign.
According to the global information company IHS, shipments for the Google Chromecast digital media player surpassed Apple TV shipments. That’s the first time that’s ever happened. And according to HIS, it actually wasn’t close: 3.2 million Chromecasts shipped in Q1, compared to 1.7 million Apple TVs. The Chromecast has become more competitive with its rivals […]
The money keeps pouring into VR. Virtual Reality Company (or VRC) is the latest virtual reality production startup to take in a hefty fundraising round. The production company, which is known for The Martian VR Experience (a 20 minute companion experience produced in support of 20th Century Fox’s The Martian), has raised $23 million from […]
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