Netflix has released a tool to help better control how much data is used when streaming video. The tool allows Netflix app users to set the cellular data usage, update the Netflix app on iOS or Android to the most recent version, select “App Settings” from the menu, and pick “Cellular Data Usage.” There, just […]
Nickelodeon is taking a leap into the world of virtual reality via its gaming business, Unreal Engine, its software engine of choice for forward momentum. According to James Stephenson, Nickelodeon’ SVP of Animation and Games, the Viacom-owned cable and satellite network is looking into VR tools that would make it offer endless creative possibilities for […]
Sports Illustrated will team with Kobe Bryant’s new production company, Kobe Studios, along with Believe Entertainment Group, for a multi-platform video production and development project devoted to Dear Basketball, Bryant’s tribute to the game. The deal will include the world premiere of Dear Basketball, an animated short film on SI.com that will debut this fall, […]
NASCAR unveiled its 2017 slate of races, with the biggest change being Talladega being shifted away from serving as elimination race in next year’s Chase and being replaced by Kansas Speedway on Oct. 22. Talladega now becomes the second race in the Round of 12 on Oct. 15. The new season revs up Feb. 26 […]
Seth MacFarlane will star in and exec produce a sci-fi dramedy for Fox, slated for the 2017-2018 season. Fox gave a 13-episode straight-to-series order for the show, produced by 20th Century Fox and set 300 years in the future. Fox Television Group CEOs Gary Newman and Dana Walden called MacFarlane “one of the smartest, funniest […]
OWN co-president Sheri Salata is leaving the network to launch her own firm, leaving Erik Logan as sole president. “I give my deep thanks and appreciation to Sheri not only for helping to create a strong platform of growth for OWN and our digital business, but for her tireless commitment and sacrifice producing the final […]
All of a sudden, the live TV subscription space is on the verge of getting crowded. Right as Hulu confirmed (more on that below) that it’ll be launching a live TV service come 2017, YouTube is set to get in on the act as well. According to a report from Bloomberg (later confirmed by Variety), […]
Of all the SVOD services out there, Hulu has the most kinship with traditional television. It gets linear programming shortly after initial airing, and its three owners (Disney-ABC, NBCU, and Fox) are network giants. Heck, the service’s tagline is “Come TV with us.” So it’s fitting that yesterday’s Madison Square Garden presentation, featuring presenters such […]
ESPN has its card of bowl games for the 2016-17 college football season, lining up 38 games overall, including 13 owned-and-operated games by ESPN Events. The slate launched Dec. 17 with a tripleheader on ESPN and a doubleheader on ABC, and runs through Jan. 2 before concluding with the College Football Playoff National Championship game […]
Showtime Sports locked in a deal with Matchroom Boxing and undefeated heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua for a multi-fight licensing agreement that kicks-off on June 25 against Dominic Breazeale. The bout runs live on Showtime Networks, and marks the fifth heavyweight title fight to air live on Showtime in the first six months of 2016.
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