GoPro deepened its Olympic ties, adding champion swimmer Missy Franklin to its roster of athletes. Franklin becomes the first swimmer to join the GoPro team and will be featured in a GoPro original series dubbed “Finding Missy.” The two-part series, debuts April 11, and “will take viewers on Missy’s journey from Hawaii for mental conditioning […]
Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys will serve as coaches for season 11 of NBC’s The Voice. The singers replace Pharrell Williams, who has been onboard for four seasons back to back, and Gwen Stefani, who had rotated with Christina Aguilera. Stefani is on tour with her new album, and Williams, who tweeted a note welcoming […]
CBS gave renewals to 11 series: dramas Blue Bloods, Elementary, Hawaii Five-0, Madam Secretary, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans and Scorpion, comedies Mom and 2 Broke Girls and reality competitions Survivor and The Amazing Race. The shows join previously renewed Big Bang Theory and NCIS. Still awaiting word: Criminal Minds, CSI: Cyber, The Odd […]
Mobile data is precious, but video streaming consumes tons of it. Unbeknownst to anyone else, Netflix has been addressing the issue: The service confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that, for the past five years, it has been throttling video speeds across most wireless providers (including AT&T and Verizon), capping streaming quality at 600 kilobits […]
The media and e-commerce platform Brit + Co returned to Snapchat’s Discover platform. The Discover platform, which consists of publisher-controlled channels, last hosted a Brit + Co channel during the winter holidays. This time, the company’s Discover channel – which went live Saturday – featured an Easter theme, with a focus on cooking, fashion and […]
Sporting a run that includes the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship on TBS for the first time, the upcoming NBA Playoffs and the launch of ELeague over the next few months, along with an additional $100 million investment in Bleacher Report, Turner Sports is targeting passion to drive its sports platforms. The National Championship on April […]
PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem is mastering his long game, inking an extension with the organization through June 2017 despite his plans to leave at the end of this year. The deal would give him extra time to focus on projects to develop more structure to the worldwide nature of golf with deputy commissioner Jay […]
Comedian and actor Garry Shandling died suddenly Thursday, March 24 in LA. He was 66. According to reports, Shandling appeared healthy and talking with people yesterday morning, but was taken to the hospital after a 911 call and passed away there later in the day. Shandling, who started as a writer before becoming a stand-up […]
As its 150th anniversary approaches in April, the ASPCA is partnering with Animal Planet to take viewers behind the scenes of its Behavioral Rehabilitation Center in the special Second Chance Dogs, premiering Saturday, April 16 at 9a during PETopia, Animal Planet’s pet-programming block. The special follows six dogs on their journeys from frightened canines to […]
Is Rovi acquiring TiVo? It’s by no means set in stone, but the companies are in “advanced negotiations,” according to sources who spoke to The New York Times. Rovi, a tech and software company that owns innumerable patents for digital entertainment devices, would offer TiVo shareholders a combination of cash and stock. When all’s said […]