Talk about playing in your own wheelhouse. Apple has greenlit its first original production – an unscripted series about app developers. Produced by Ben Silverman and Howard Owens, the series was developed in partnership with musician will.i.am, the New York Times has reported. Additional details about the project are still scant. Apple exec Eddy […]
MLB is digging deeper to grow its roots in Mexico, announcing that the league is not only creating a permanent operational presence in the country, via MLB Mexico, but also locked in an extension with Televisa to bring the sport to fans across the country with an extended broadcast agreement through 2018. The announcement comes […]
Brands are starting to bet big on eSports, according to intelligence outfit Newzoo, which estimated that companies will spend $325 million on sponsorships and marketing in 2016. The report projects that $128 million will be targeted for direct eSports sponsorships while $197 million will be dedicated to advertising. By 2019, brands are estimated to pump […]
SAG-AFTRA president Ken Howard died Wednesday at age 71. Perhaps best known for his role in sports drama The White Shadow (1978-81), Howard earned an Emmy Award for his performance in HBO’s Grey Gardens, and a Tony for Child’s Play. Howard was elected president of SAG in 2009 and 2011, eventually becoming president of the […]
NBC ordered six episodes of an untitled dance competition series produced by EndemolShine North America, Purple Cup Productions and Free Association, starring Jenna Dewan Tatum as a judge and mentor. The actress/dancer/wife of Channing will exec produce along with her husband, Peter Kiernan, Reid Carolin and Meegan Kiernan. The Tatums are a winning TV team, […]
Nielsen’s much-anticipated Total Audience Measurement product won’t be available for another few months, but in the meantime, this is still a pretty big deal: Starting April 25, the company will make brand-level data available from connected smart TVs and, more importantly, connected TV devices, including Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Xbox, and other streamers and […]
As the great YouTube Red experiment ramps up, it remains to be seen whether Google’s paid subscription service can compete with the likes of Netflix. One thing is clear: Compelling content is paramount. Next up for YouTube Red is We Love You, a new romantic comedy from AwesomenessTV. The movie features YouTube star Yousef Saleh […]
The NFL is putting the spotlight on LA for the next edition of Hard Knocks, announcing that the newly-relocated Los Angeles Rams will take center stage for HBO’s newest edition of the show. With the city playing home to a franchise for the first time in 22 years, HBO Sports, NFL Films and the Rams […]
The Dodgers’ SportsNet LA is looking to break its broadcast standoff with distributors and is slashing the price of the channel by 30% in an effort to get picked up before the new MLB season, according to the LA Times. Meanwhile, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred urged city-area pay TV distributors to end the two-year stalemate […]
Here comes the judge, albeit one without a law degree. 2008 vice presidential candidate and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has signed a deal with production company Warm Springs to host and star in a daytime courtroom reality show in the Judge Judy vein, and will shoot a pilot to sell to a network. The […]
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