It’s official: The tech and software company Rovi is acquiring TiVo for about $1.1 billion in cash and stock. Rovi CEO Tom Carson will helm the new company – though “Rovi CEO” won’t be his job title much longer, as the new company will simply be called TiVo. Rovi, a sometimes-litigious patent giant that makes […]
Speaking of Snapchat: Remember, back in February, when Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel announced that the app saw eight billion video views daily? Impressive, right? Well, Snapchat has confirmed that the number is now 10 billion. And Bloomberg reports that over a third of Snapchat’s daily users are making use of the app’s “Stories” feature, […]
Last week saw Telemundo and NBC Universo unveil their agenda for this summer’s trip to Rio, covering the 2016 Olympic Games and offering more than 200 hours of coverage on the two networks – which will rank as the most in the history of US Spanish-language television. The action begins on Aug. 3 and runs […]
The NFL Draft saw ESPN/ESPN2’s three-day presentation event, which included the first two nights in prime time, generated a 2.0 US household rating, along with 3,020,000 viewers, according to Nielsen fast nationals. That marks an uptick over last year’s 1.9 rating and 2,931,000 viewers. WatchESPN saw more than 3.1 million people tuning in across TV […]
NBCUniversal is acquiring DreamWorks Animation in a $3.8 billion transaction expected to close by the end of 2016. The studio will become part of the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (Universal Pictures, Fandango and NBCUniversal Brand Development). “DreamWorks Animation is a great addition to NBCUniversal,” said Steve Burke, CEO of NBCUniversal. “Jeffrey Katzenberg and the DreamWorks […]
Alec Baldwin will host a 10-episode primetime edition of Match Game. The FremantleMedia North America reboot is part of a “Sunday Fun & Games Night” block kicking off on ABC June 26, along with Steve Harvey-hosted Celebrity Family Feud and The $100,000 Pyramid with Michael Strahan. “I am beyond grateful to ABC and FremantleMedia for […]
It’s a good day to be Amazon. The company shattered Wall Street’s Q1 estimates, reporting revenue of $29.1 billion – an increase of 28%. Analysts had projected revenue of $27.9 billion. The company’s net income for Q1 was $513 million – up from a $57 million net loss in Q1 2015. Amazon cited Amazon Studios’ […]
The music video platform Vevo launched a redesigned website, echoing many of the features of its recent redesigns of its iOS and Android apps. The site features larger images, and a more personalized experience guided by a users’ expressed tastes. Meanwhile, Vevo has axed Vevo TV, its ad-supported web TV platform. Vevo TV’s stations have […]
On the first day of the NFL Draft, Raiders owner Mark Davis announced Las Vegas as his pick. Davis addressed the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee on Thursday (accompanied by David Beckham) and pledged to add $500 million toward a $1.4 billion new stadium in Las Vegas and move the team if the rest of […]
DIRECTV announced that NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers will be able to stream out-of-market regular season football games during the new season as part of their package, removing the need to upgrade to the NFL Sunday Ticket Max subscription. According to the company, “the NFL Sunday Ticket subscription is the basic plan, while the ‘Max’ version […]
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