Tennis grabbed headlines yesterday for all the wrong reasons when Raymond Moore, CEO of Indian Wells Tennis Garden, told media that the WTA and the sport’s female pros “are very, very lucky” as the women’s game was “riding on the coattails” of the men’s successes. Among the comments was that “If I was a lady […]
Hillary Clinton is heading back to late night. The Democratic presidential frontrunner will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday, March 24, two days before Democratic caucuses in Alaska, Hawaii and Washington. Clinton last visited the show in November.
Judd Hirsch (Taxi) will appear in season-nine finale of the CBS’s The Big Bang Theory, playing Leonard’s (Johnny Galecki) dad. Episode airs Thursday, May 12.
Major film festivals have been embracing the digital marketplace lately. In January, Sundance took on virtual reality. And next month, the Tribeca Film Festival is devoting an entire program to 2016’s digital landscape. On April 21, the lower Manhattan fest will host the inaugural Tribeca Digital Creators Market, designed to showcase digital entertainment content and, […]
When T-Mobile says they want to help you binge, they mean business. The carrier has added seven new video services – most importantly, YouTube – to its Binge On initiative. Binge On, which allows users to stream select services without eating into their data plans, will also begin giving video providers the option to directly […]
truTV saw 5.3 million total viewers tune in for the NCAA First Four, according to Nielsen, which marks the second most-viewed of all time. The quartet for games also generated a 3.4 rating, also #2 in the rankings, for a 3% rise over last year’s numbers. Wednesday night’s Michigan/Tulsa matchup handed the channel with an […]
FOX Sports is kicking the tires on the eSports game, announcing broadcast plans for the FIFA Interactive World Cup 2016, an annual international eSports competition that will crown the world champion of EA Sports’ FIFA 16 franchise. Thirty-two Grand Finalists are set to gather in New York City from March 20-22. FOX Sports’ digital platforms […]
Fox News Channel canceled what was to be the next GOP debate after Donald Trump declared he’d be a no-show. “On Feb. 20, the Republican National Committee announced that a GOP presidential primary debate would be held on March 21 in Salt Lake City. They offered that debate to Fox News Channel to host, provided […]
Michael Weatherly (NCIS) is staying in the CBS family. He’s signed to play the title role in drama pilot Bull, based on talk show host Phil McGraw’s early days.
You can’t be a news empire without aggressive expansion. Vice Media has announced plans to expand digital operations in Eastern and Central Europe through its partnership with the Greece-based media company Antenna Group. Vice will launch its online service in Russia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. It’s already active in numerous […]