Fox’s The Grinder has cast Dean and Stewart’s mom. Ann Archer will play Lenore Sanderson-Grant, Dean Sr.’s ex-wife, reports TVLine. The character, described as adventurous, outspoken and unimpressed by her son’s TV-star status, turns up in an episode slated to air in early May.
Spotify has hired Tom Calderone, the former President of MTV Networks’ VH1, as its new Global Head of Content Partnerships. He’ll oversee original and studio content, along with artist relationships and business partnerships. Earlier this year, Spotify began rolling out video on its mobile apps; hiring a TV exec like Calderone sends a clear signal […]
Star Wars director J.J. Abrams’ production company, Bad Robot, produced the new Google-funded docu-series Moon Shot alongside Epic Digital. Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel (Virunga), Moon Shot centers on the Google Lunar Xprize competition to land a robot on the moon. The nine-episode series debuts on Google Play March 15, and on the Google […]
Turner Sports and WME | IMG have their faces to the upcoming launch of ELeague. The eSports competition will see Min-Sik Ko serve as Commissioner of the organization while Christina Alejandre becomes Vice President and General Manager. The pair will lead the development and strategy of the league, which debuts in May. Specifically, Alejandre will […]
Microsoft is once again partnering with the NCAA in a deal that will see Bing create the NCAA March Madness bracket experience. The initiative will see Bing Predicts’ intelligent machine learning technology analyze social signals and use NCAA statistical data to help fans build “a smarter bracket,” offering intelligent match-up predictions, analysis and additional features. […]
The Television Academy is responding to the explosion in programming with new Primetime Emmy Awards rules and changes. The number of nominees in directing and writing categories for comedy and drama series has been increased to six nominees for 2016, and short form categories have been added. “This is a great problem to have for […]
Sarah Hyland (Modern Family) has landed the role of Lisa Houseman, Baby’s older sister, in special event movie Dirty Dancing. The three-hour filmed musical event will air on ABC.
Verizon and Hearst have formed a 50-50 partnership on a new digital video initiative. Under the new venture, called Verizon Hearst Media Partners, the companies will release two new video channels in the spring: RatedRed.com, a lifestyle brand aimed at red-state millennials, and Seriously.TV, a news-comedy channel. Content from the venture will be distributed over […]
In an effort to empower female creators, YouTube is financing over fifty new videos, shot at YouTube Spaces studios around the world, showcasing women’s perspectives. And YouTube has some very interesting partners on-board: In a year-long partnership, the United Nations has enlisted seven female YouTube creators to serve as “change ambassadors,” creating videos that promote […]
The UEFA European Football Championship 2016 will see ESPN serve up more than 230 live hours of coverage starting June 10 and running through July 10 across 10 cities in France. The flagship network is on deck to offer 40 matches, including the opening and title contests, while ESPN2 delivers 11. Meanwhile, ESPN Deportes will […]
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