Investigation Discovery is partnering with People magazine to bring viewers a one-hour weekly series dedicated to uncovering the truth behind some of our country’s most infamous characters and iconic stories of crime. People Magazine Investigates will take a deep dive behind the stories of lives and families ripped apart by crimes that transcended news and […]
Fullscreen is officially throwing its hat into the SVOD ring. The digital media company, owned by Otter Media (itself a joint venture of AT&T and The Chernin Group), began as little more than a YouTube MCN. It has since dramatically expanded its ambitions, including a heavy focus on original productions. In September 2015, the company […]
Three thousand: That’s the number of pre-release HoloLens kits that Microsoft will be shipping to developers, starting today; it’s also the number of dollars that each of those kits will cost. The augmented reality headsets enable users to see 3D holograms intermingled with their real-world environments.
MLB took a bite into Apple, revealing a tech collaboration with the brand that will integrate new on-field capabilities through the approved use of iPad Pro and a newly developed advance scouting, analytics and video app dubbed MLB Dugout during games. iPad Pro will be utilized into all 30 Major League dugouts and bullpens with […]
beIN Sports locked in NASL broadcasting rights for 2016 and 2017, with league coverage beginning April 2 featuring Miami FC/Fort Lauderdale Strikers. “With our new partnership with NASL firmly in place, we’re betting big on North American programming rooted in a growing U.S. fan base,” said Yousef Al-Obaidly, Managing Director of beIN Sports. “Featuring some […]
Patty Duke, who won a best supporting actress Oscar as a teenager for her portrayal of Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker and played “identical” cousins in her own television sitcom The Patty Duke Show from 1963-66, died yesterday due to sepsis from a ruptured intestine. She was 69. Duke’s acting career dates back to […]
Spike’s getting more ink. The eighth edition of tattoo competition series Ink Master won’t debut until August, but Spike has already struck a deal for Season 9. The 2017 iteration Ink Master will consist of 15 episodes with a live finale. “The Ink Master franchise has been a major driver in Spike’s successful shift to […]
Vice Media really has its finger on the pulse. The company has acquired a controlling stake in Pulse Films, a U.K. production company best known for feature-length narrative and documentary films such as 20,000 Days on Earth and The Witch. Long known as a digital giant, the company recently partnered with A+E Networks to add […]
Viewability is a colossal issue for video advertisers – a fact that hasn’t escaped AOL. The company added two new video ad formats to ONE by AOL: Publishers, its programmatic platform for publishers. The new out-stream player will exist in the body of an article, expanding to reveal itself and beginning to play only when […]
NBC Olympics topped the $1 billion mark in national ad sales for its coverage of the 2016 Olympic Games this August. The Summer event is on pace to lock in the most national advertising sales ever for an Olympic Games and the most by any network for any media event in US history. The dollar […]