Turner’s coverage of the 2016 NBA All-Star Game presented by Kia on TNT and TBS handed the company with 7.6 million total viewers, for a markup of 6% over the 2015 game, according to Nielsen Fast Nationals. Ranking as the most-viewed program of the night in primetime across all of cable television, based on metered […]
The Diceman cometh. Showtime has set Sunday, April 10 at 9:30p as the premiere date for new comedy series Dice. The scripted, semi-autobiographical show will follow the life of comedian Andrew Dice Clay, chronicling the stops and starts of his career in his transplanted home base of Las Vegas. Series also stars Kevin Corrigan, with […]
Steve Rotfeld Productions is adding a new series to its Xploration Station three-hour block of STEM-focused programming that airs Saturday mornings on Fox affiliates. YouTube personality and Ellen Show regular Steve Spangler will host DIY Sci, a do-it-yourself pop-science show set to debut this fall that follows Spangler as he uses “everyday” items to turn […]
AT&T has partnered with Fullscreen’s Strategic Content Group to launch AT&T Hello Lab, a sprawling new project. (Fullscreen, a multi-channel media company, is owned by a joint venture of AT&T and The Chernin Group.) A year-long initiative, Hello Lab will involve 10 different content creators as they develop project ideas and distribute content. (For an […]
Hulu and RocketJump are becoming fast friends. Shortly after RocketJump was featured as the subject of a Hulu docu-series, the digital studio – along with Lionsgate – will be bringing a new sci-fi anthology series to the streaming service. Titled Dimension 404 (a play on the web’s “404” page-not-found code), the series will consist of […]
The PGA TOUR hooked up another tech partnership, announcing a deal with Yahoo to offer fans free, live, and on-demand video content from its tournaments to fans around the world, sans cable subscription or authentication The deal began yesterday with the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am with viewers able to stream Featured Holes coverage from PGA […]
UFC Fight Pass will now serve as the home of the GLORY SuperFight Series and Eddie Bravo Invitational events thanks to a new deal announced yesterday. The deal launches with GLORY SuperFight Series Chicago on Feb. 26 with a five-fight event headlined by Joe Schilling/Mike Lemaire. Meanwhile, EBI will be offered for customers starting in […]
Candice Bergen will star in ABC pilot Pearl, as a larger-than-life matriarch diagnosed with cancer who’s determined to control her family’s lives. Writer Andrew Reich (Friends) will exec produce the pilot with ABC Studios producing. Bergen’s last major series role was on Boston Legal.
Friends in high places: Fox ordered a pilot for Charity Case, starring Courteney Cox as a billionaire’s widow. Robert Padnick (The Office) is writing. On Tuesday, CBS ordered a pilot for I’m Not Your Friend, with Matt LeBlanc.
Guten Tag. Amazon Studios will be testing the international waters with Wanted, its first German-language series. German star Matthias Schweighoefer will write, direct, and star. Pantaleon Entertainment (Schweighoefer’s company), Warner Bros. Entertainment, and Warner Bros. International Television Production Deutschland will produce. The series will premiere on Amazon Prime in Germany and Austria in 2017. Having […]