The NHL, NHLPA and adidas revealed World Cup of Hockey 2016 uniforms for the eight teams playing in the tournament, which will be available for purchase beginning in August. According to the release, the uniforms are made with adidas’ adizero technology while blending three lightweight fabrics, and “reduces weight, adds flexibility and improves overall movement, […]
Telemundo struck a multi-year deal with Spanish-language superstar Mario Kreutzberger, aka Don Francisco, until six months ago host of Univision’s long-running variety show Sabado Gigante. The agreement includes the creation of a joint production company to develop and produce original content and formats for Hispanics in the U.S. and globally. Kreutzberger will also serve as […]
Bravo is taking viewers along for the ride for the new season of The Real Housewives of New York City, launching Wednesday, April 6 at 9p. The net has partnered with On Location Tours to give bus riders a tour of locations from the upcoming season. First stop: Tipsy Parson.
Day by day, it becomes clearer and clearer why AT&T bought DirecTV last year. The telco will be launching three Internet TV services from DirecTV (including a free, ad-supported option) late this year. The services will be available on connected devices – no set-top box or satellite TV dish required. Little is known about the […]
Periscope may have beaten Facebook to the live-video game, but Facebook is doing its best to come out on top. Now that its live-streaming tool has launched for both iOS and Android, the social network has altered its News Feed algorithm to prioritize live video or regular video. Live streams, rather than regular video and […]
ESPN soccer staple Ian Darke will remain a fixture for the organization into the next decade. Darke inked a multi-year deal that runs through 2020 to stay with the company as its lead play-by-play commentator for soccer where he will continue as ESPN’s primary voice for U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams’ matches, including FIFA […]
ESPN’s plans for 2016 Championship Week Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods is set to include 148 men’s college basketball conference tournament games across 23 Division I conferences. Games run across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, SEC Network and ESPN3 starting today with four Atlantic Sun quarterfinal matchups on ESPN3 and conclude Sunday, March 13, with the […]
TIME OUT WITH… MARTY KROFFT Nickelodeon is renewing canine-centric, live action/puppetry series Mutt & Stuff for a second season. The show, created by the legendary kids content team of Sid and Marty Krofft, and Bradley Zweig, and starring Cesar Millan and his son Calvin Millan, is the top-rated preschool show in its timeslot (10a). CynKids […]
Disney XD premieres original series spinoff Lab Rats: Elite Force The Rise of Five tonight (Wednesday) at 8:30p. The action begins after the Mighty Med hospital is destroyed, and Kaz, Oliver and Skylar join forces with Bree and Chase to form a powerful elite force that combines bionic heroes and superheroes to track down the […]
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