Discovery Channel travels to the plains of Tanzania in Serengeti, a six-part series offering access to one of the most pristine and unspoiled corners of the Africa. Series created and produced by Simon Fuller (So You Think You Can Dance) and directed and produced by wildlife filmmaker John Downer (Penguin: Spy in The Huddle) and […]
FOX Sports continues its hot Summer with two more big events involving MLB over the next couple of weeks, beginning with the Yankees and Red Sox playing in the London Series on June 29 (ESPN carries it on the 30th) and then the annual All-Star Game out of Cleveland on July 9. Joe Buck, analyst […]
The FIFA Women’s World Cup continues to show gains with this year’s tournament. FOX Sports reports that through the first day of the round of 16, the company’s metered market scores are up 17% over the equitable day in 2015. Norway’s penalty kick win over Australia drew a 1.6/4 to rank as the best numbers […]
From Peru, Laos and Morocco to Hawaii, Alaska and New Zealand, Gordon Ramsay is trotting the globe in search of culinary inspiration in National Geographic’s new series Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, premiering Sunday, July 21, at 10p. The multi-Michelin-star chef and Ironman athlete will meet with indigenous people around the world to learn about the cultures, […]
Tyler Perry set his first series—White House drama The Oval—at BET as part of his multiyear content deal with network parent Viacom. Starring Ed Quinn, Kron Moore, Paige Hurd and Daniel Croix Henderson, series is slated to begin principal photography this summer at Tyler Perry Studios, home to its writer, director and exec producer. The […]
NBC Sports’ fueled its plans for the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, with its portion of the schedule getting the green flag next weekend with nearly 600 hours of coverage slated to run across NBC, NBCSN, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app, beginning with the Camping World 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. NBC Sports will […]
Bridgestone Americas, a Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner, announced its support for a group of seven Team USA Olympians and Paralympians on the road to the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. The lineup includes: Scout Bassett (Para track and field), Jordan Burroughs (wrestling), Allyson Felix (track and field), Missy Franklin (swimming), Will Groulx (Para-cycling), […]
Quibi has booked $100 million in ad sales ahead of its 2020 launch, with Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, Anheuser-Busch, Walmart, Progressive and Google onboard. Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman were at Cannes Lions to share news about their upcoming short-form digital service, and revealed that an hour of Quibi content will be divided into chapters […]
Lifetime announced a Title sponsorship of many of its Book to Screen summer programming initiatives with Audible, producer and provider of audiobooks and other spoken-word entertainment, to feature Audible Escape, a package including access to thousands of best-selling love and romance stories. Sponsorship runs June 29 through August 2019 and covers three Jane Green novels, […]
The NBA and National Basketball Players Association are partnering with Highlight Games Limited, a specialist gaming supplier, to launch NBA Last 90 – an exclusive virtual sports betting game that will leverage actual NBA highlights and footage. The game is set to debut in U.S. and European gaming and lottery markets during the 2019-20 NBA […]