Tim Roth (The Hateful Eight) and Samantha Morton (Miss Julie) will star in BBC One three-parter Rillington Place. Serial killer period drama comes from BBC One Drama Productions and Bandit Television.
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NBCU launches branded content studio
NBCUniversal is dramatically ramping up its efforts in the branded content game. The company has launched the NBCU Content Studio, a new creative unit aimed at developing and producing original content for NBCU’s advertising partners. NBCU exec Wendy Wildfeuer (new title: SVP, The Content Studio) will run the studio, overseeing a staff of one dozen. […]
E! launches live talkshow on Facebook
Next up for the Facebook Live platform: talk shows. The social media giant has partnered with NBCUniversal’s E! network. Starting yesterday, E!’s Facebook page began hosting Live From E!, a new gossip and news series. Episodes, shot on an Apple iPhone 6s Plus smartphone and running 15-20 minutes in length, will air each weekday at […]
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Amazon gets NFL inventory
Amazon has drafted NFL Films to create its new series All or Nothing, offering fans “a glimpse into the week-to-week drama that unfolds within the lives of players, coaches and owners of an NFL franchise during the course of the regular season.” The series will debut exclusively on Amazon Video with the inaugural season spotlighting […]
Citigroup adds Gabby to its portfolio
Citigroup hits the Rio Games this year with a slate of athletes that are set to include gymnast Gabby Douglas and beach volleyball’s Kerri Walsh Jennings, according to Reuters. Citi announced its Olympic lineup on Monday, along with an investment in rugby, with a sponsorship of Carlin Isles. Other U.S. athletes Citi will back include […]
No safe harbor on Fear the Walking Dead
Setting sail on a yacht will be no protection for the uninfected when Fear the Walking Dead returns for season two. “What people find out fairly quickly,” teased co-creator/exec producer Dave Erickson at Payleyfest on Saturday, “is that we weren’t the only people who had the bright idea to leave land.” Launch date: Sunday, April […]
Helen Hunt onboard Fox drama
Helen Hunt, Richard Dreyfuss and Stephen Moyer (True Blood) have signed on for Fox drama series Shots Fired, focused on the aftermath of a racially charged shooting.
Viacom reaches cross-platform deal with comScore
Viacom has reached a multi-year, cross-platform deal with comScore. Vantage, Viacom’s data platform for advertisers, will now be able to use comScore’s measurement tools. The new capabilities will help advertisers target specific consumers across multiple Viacom platforms and properties, including linear, VOD, and digital services. The deal sends a strong signal that, with its Rentrak […]
Twitter to stick with 140-character limit
Looks like you won’t be writing your Twitter novel after all. About two and a half months after Re/code initially reported that Twitter was testing a new 10,000 character limit for tweets, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has put the kibosh on the idea. [The 140-character limit is] a good constraint for us,” he said on […]
Yahoo’s Sports stakes
Amid Yahoo’s recent announcement of a strategic shift toward its core consumer products, its sports brands continue to shore up their content and partnerships. Following last October’s live stream of an NFL game, Yahoo Sports has since announced a partnership with the NHL to deliver free, live games to fans, along with on-demand, premium content; […]
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