Hall of Fame basketball analyst Dick Vitale inked a contract extension with ESPN through the 2021-22 season, where he will continue working as a game analyst on key matchups. “I’m so honored and proud to be a little spoke in the big wheel that ESPN is in the world of sports,” said Vitale. “ESPN is […]
The upcoming Metarama Gaming + Music Festival unveiled its lineup of pro gamers, musicians and streaming stars who will be embracing Las Vegas on Oct 19-20. Among the list of talent will be Marshmello, Ninja, Logic, Jacksepticeye, Snoop Dogg, Imagine Dragons, Sodapoppin and Alan Walker for a “celebration of the worlds of gaming, esports and […]
Mexico’s TV Azteca, the top sports television network in the country, and Black Ridge Acquisition Corp. entered into a term sheet which would provide for TV Azteca to become a shareholder of Allied Esports through an equity investment in Black Ridge Acquisition Corp. totaling $5 million. Highlights from the term sheet include TV Azteca and […]
Netflix announced via Twitter that its Jennifer Aniston/ Adam Sandler movie, Murder Mystery, was watched by 30.87 million accounts Friday-Sunday, making it the biggest opening weekend for a Netflix film. The count includes 13.37 million accounts in the U.S./Canada and 17.5 million abroad.
TruTV ordered a 13-episode, sophomore season of Tacoma FD, the scripted firehouse comedy series from co-creators Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme of the Super Troopers movie franchise. The show launched as the top new cable comedy among young adults when it debuted earlier this year, and finished among cable’s top 5 scripted comedies. Pre-production begins […]
As the Zion era dawns, ESPN is going high-tech with its coverage of the 2019 NBA Draft presented by State Farm, tipping off June 20 at 7:30 p. Marking its 17th consecutive year of exclusive coverage of the league’s selection process, ESPN will deploy a trio of high-productions cameras at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, […]
Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, the regional sports network owned by MLB’s Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals, and distributor RCN Corp. are facing the expiration of their current carriage agreement on June 30. RCN on its website has declared the RSN is seeking “unfair increases” despite decreasing viewership and is “demanding forced carriage,” even for those who […]
Amazon-owned IMDb has rebranded its streaming service, launched in January, from Freedive to IMDb TV. The free, ad-supported service will add what the company describes as thousands of new titles, tripling the number of shows and movies now available thanks to deals with studios including Warner Bros., Sony Pictures Entertainment and MGM.
CBS Television Distribution is launching DABL, a multiplatform, ad-supported lifestyle network, on September 9. The diginet will feature project-based, feel-good content around cooking, home renovation, design, DIY, pets and travel, with an initial lineup of programming from the libraries of lifestyle experts including Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse, among others. “The strength of our distribution […]
Sunday’s win by the US over Chile in the FIFA Women’s World Cup drove FOX Sports to an average of 5.4 million viewers across its television and streaming sources, with 5.324 alone on FOX. That makes the match the most-watched in the history of the Group Stage of the tournament in the US and most-watched […]
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