With the Olympics around the corner, global basketball association FIBA is harvesting the growth of the sport around the world, not only seeing record attendance and play in multiple continents, but also locking in new deals in recent weeks that include China’s Tencent and the IOC’s upcoming Olympic Channel. Cynopsis Sports spoke with Patrick Baumann, […]
Univision Deportes’ coverage of the Copa America saw the Mexico/Jamaica match on Saturday average 5.4 million viewers and 3.1 million Adults 18-49. The Uruguay/Venezuela contest scored an average of 2.1 million viewers. To date, the tournament is outperforming the 2014 World Cup group stage by 7% among viewers and 12% among Adults 18-49. Through 14 […]
New NBC drama series Chicago Justice has found its showrunner: Michael S. Chernuchin. The move brings Chernuchin back into the Dick Wolf fold, after stints as a producer-writer on Law & Order, which he ran from 2002 to 2004. He was also an EP on Criminal Intent.
The Dr. Oz Show has been renewed through the 2018-19 television season. The syndicated series is now set to air through its 10th season. The renewal comes via a deal between distributor Sony Pictures Television and Fox Stations Group, which carries the show in the largest U.S. markets.
Unlike most people, Tony Goncalves doesn’t want to get any skinnier. During his keynote at the TV of Tomorrow Show, AT&T’s SVP of Strategy and Business Development said that AT&T and its subsidiary DirecTV aren’t looking to launch so-called “skinny bundle” packages anytime soon. Goncalves argues that skinny bundles – i.e., cheaper packages with fewer […]
The Weather Channel announced the launch of Local Now, its very first mobile content app. The ad-free app provides precise localized news, weather, traffic, and sports information from both The Weather Channel and other content providers. Local Now, which initially launched in January as part of Sling TV’s “Best of Live TV” offerings, will also […]
ESPN extended Dick Vitale’s contract through the 2018-19 season, adding an additional year to his nearly 40-year run. Vitale will continue to be assigned to some of the network’s key games, including regular-season action primarily on ESPN and ESPN2, Champ Week coverage and the Men’s Final Four for ESPN International. “Dick’s energy and love for […]
Heineken made its new partnership with Formula One official, with the sponsorship launching in September with title sponsorship of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza and runs for multiple year. Starting in 2017, the brand will be the F1 Event Title Partner of three Formula 1 Grands Prix and have a significant presence at several […]
2017 will be the year advertisers spend more on the Internet than on TV, projects PwC in its 5-year “Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2016-2020” report. But while Internet advertising ($75.3 billion) will overtake broadcast TV advertising for the first time in the U.S., “Broadcast TV advertising has responded fairly robustly to digital disruption and […]
The latest Viacom vamoose has Nickelodeon president of content development and production Russell Hicks checking out of the kids’ net after 18 years. Announcing Hicks’ decision to step down, Cyma Zarghami, president of Viacom’s Kids and Family Group, said, “The current temporary structure for our teams will remain in place while we regroup and formulate […]
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