CBS’s daytime lineup isn’t going anywhere – Let’s Make a Deal, The Talk, The Bold and the Beautiful (picked up for two years), and The Price Is Right and The Young and the Restless, which previously were picked up through 2017, were all renewed. The shows are up an average 2 percent in viewers versus […]
Martin Short will play Edna Turnblad’s husband Wilbur and Derek Hough (Dancing With the Stars) takes on TV host Corny Collins in NBC event Hairspray Live!, set for Wednesday, December 7. Short’s variety show with Maya Rudoloph, Maya and Martin in Manhattan, launches on NBC Tuesday, May 31 at 10p.
With all the drama surrounding Yahoo’s impending sale, it was easy to forget that the activist investor Starboard Value had been attempting to take over Yahoo’s board, with the not-too-veiled goal of deposing CEO Marissa Mayer, since late March. Well, the proxy fight has resolved, and Starboard has won a partial victory; four members nominated […]
It would seem the Gear VR isn’t the end-all-be-all for Samsung. Injong Rhee, the company’s software R&D chief, announced that Samsung will be building a standalone virtual reality headset, complete with positional tracking tools similar to those of the HTC Vive. The Gear VR, Samsung’s current claim to fame in the VR marketplace, requires a […]
FOX Sports pinned down its plans for this year’s 2016 Copa America Centenario, with programming set to include all 32 matches of the tournament live from 10 nationwide venues from June 3-26. FS1 is on deck to offer 21 matches beginning with USA/Columbia on June 3 at 9:30p, with four set for the FOX broadcast […]
Telemundo and NBC Universo unveiled programming plans for over 200 hours of coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, marking the most-ever in the history of US Spanish-language television. The action begins on Aug. 3, two days before the Opening Ceremony, with women’s soccer and runs through Aug. 21. The talent lineup is slated to […]
Yesterday saw ESL enter the linear realm, announcing eSportsTV, dubbed as the world’s first 24/7 eSports TV channel. The new outlet will work beside existing ESL partnerships in Twitch, Azubu, Hitbox and Yahoo and will kick off next month via parent company MTG’s Viasat platforms. Content will include more than 2,000 hours of live gaming […]
Nintendo’s upcoming game system, dubbed NX, is now slated to launch in March 2017 and will be unveiled later this year. The newest installment of franchise The Legend of Zelda will begin simultaneously for both Wii U and NX, with both versions of the game developed in tandem. Meanwhile, Miitomo, the brand’s first app for […]
Gordon Ramsay, chef, TV personality and producer, has cooked up Studio Ramsay, an indie production company solely owned by him, where he plans to create unscripted shows and develop talent. Studio Ramsay also will have a scripted division to focus on food-themed programming. Ramsay and his new company are in a joint venture with All3Media, […]
Hello Goodbye, which captures moments as everyday people arrive and depart from some of America’s largest airports, touches down on Travel Channel with two premiere episodes Monday, May 9 at 11p and 11:30p. Produced by Ellen DeGeneres’ A Very Good Production in association with Telepictures and Shed Media, series highlights surprising and exciting stories of […]
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