Amazon is giving the ad-supported model a try. The streaming service recently debuted The Fashion Fund, an unscripted series from Conde Nast Entertainment that aired on Ovation before moving to Amazon for season three. As first reported by Re/code, the show is available for free to non-subscribers – so long as they can stomach a […]
With March Madness set to once again swarm the country, American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco continues to plan big as the conference plots its course in college football and basketball. While recent years have seen the injection of cost of attendance stipends, continued uncertainty over conference expansion and a line drawn between the so-called […]
FIFA launched its new era on Friday, approving reforms and electing Gianni Infantino as the President of the organization thanks to balloting at the Extraordinary FIFA Congress held in Zurich. Infantino was elected as the ninth FIFA President after the second ballot with 115 of 207 total votes. Reforms were confirmed, affecting FIFA’s governance structure, […]
Fox has renewed long-running comedic procedural Bones for a 12-episode, farewell season. David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel have closed deals to return as the series’ leading duo, Booth and Brennan. Showrunners Jonathan Collier and Michael Peterson are also set to return. “In times like these, it’s comforting to know the world can count on at […]
Revenge alum Madeline Stowe, who originated the role of Dr. Railly in 1995 film 12 Monkeys, is set to appear in the Syfy adaptation as an entirely new character, reports EW. She first appears in the Season 2 finale as Lillian, a psychiatric ward patient.
Maker Studios, the MCN and digital studio owned by Disney, has been ratcheting up its efforts lately. Last week came the announcement of its upcoming linear series for History, Crossroads of History. Now the company has announced Maker Studios Spark, a sprawling initiative that will invite digital creators from the likes of YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, […]
Nielsen is on board to measure Snapchat’s video ads, and it’s a big deal for both companies. It marks the first time that Snapchat’s video ads will be measured by an independent third party – and as such, marks a growing confidence on Snapchat’s part that their numbers are good enough to share. (Only weeks […]
With FIFA set to hold balloting today in a move to frame its future with a new president, the organization announced that FIFA.com and FIFA’s YouTube channel will stream the much-anticipated Extraordinary FIFA Congress list from Zurich this morning starting at 2a with coverage of the entire Congress as well as the press conference following […]
The doors to March Madness just got a little larger, as CBS Sports and Turner Sports announced that The NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show, featuring the first-time announcement of the pairings for this year’s championship would expand to two hours and now run on CBS at 5:30p on March 13. The supersized edition will serve […]
Jeremy Clarkson, whose Top Gear contract was not renewed after a fracas with a producer last year that involved the lack of hot food after taping, has settled the resulting racial discrimination and injury claim. “I would like to say sorry, once again, to Oisin Tymon for the incident and its regrettable aftermath. I want […]