It’s safe to say The X Files was pure fiction, right? Well, not exactly. The Real, Vice’s original digital series detailing the true stories behind famous films and TV shows, made its season two premiere yesterday. In the opener, Casey Feldman (now the show’s host) traveled to Roswell, New Mexico, accompanied by a paranormal investigator […]
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Rachel Nichols is back in Bristol
Rachel Nichols is heading back to ESPN, this time with her own program in hand, in a story first broken by Vanity Fair’s Jim Miller. Nichols, who had been at Turner Sports/CNN, will also serve as an anchor and reporter in her return to the company. Meanwhile, SI reports that she is expected to “anchor […]
CBS Sports gets an eye lift
CBS Sports got a new look, shedding its 35-year old logo in a move designed to hold true to the “Network’s tradition while giving it an updated sleeker, more modern design.” In addition, the company is launching a new on-air graphics package to compliment the change. The new logo and graphics will debut as part […]
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Amazon Prime to debut sneak preview of Transparent Season 2 premiere tonight
Tonight at 8pm EST, Amazon Prime subscribers will have access to the season 2 premiere of Transparent. The news emerged about eight hours ahead of time, via a tweet from show-creator Jill Soloway. The full season debuts December 11 in the U.S., Germany, Austria, and the U.K.
Macy’s Parade a ratings gift for NBC
The gift that keeps on giving: NBC’s telecast of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade drew a 12.6 household rating in metered markets, the number one broadcast entertainment rating for the fall. That’s down 1 percent versus last year, but up 1 percent among A18-49 with 7.0/30.
Hunger Games approaches 200M
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay- Part 2 (Lionsgate) $51.6 million, cume revenue $198.3 million
Apple acquires facial animation company Faceshift
Nothing’s more expressive than the human face – a fact that Apple is banking on. The company has acquired Swiss start-up Faceshift, TechCrunch reported last week. Faceshift provides motion capture technology that can transpose real facial movements onto animated characters. As of yet, the technology is mostly used in gaming – but it was also […]
Amazon plans to bundle outside streaming services into Prime offerings
Amazon: The next one-stop shop for bundled content? Last week, Bloomberg reported that Amazon is on the verge of locking up deals with multiple on-demand services. Details are still scarce, but online SVOD services, as well as stand-alone on-demand service from cable networks, will likely be included. It seems that Amazon be grouping these services […]
Schefter’s big break
Proving that breaking news can still draw more eyes than opinion and boasting a 4.4 million followers on Twitter, ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter’s six-year run at the company has earned him titles that include “the most influential New Yorker on Twitter” (per PeerIndex), and landed him recent spots on commercials for Domino’s and California […]
Pepsi’s big reveal
The NFL announced that the Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show on CBS will continue the league’s On the Fifty campaign, “honoring the past, recognizing the present and looking ahead to the next 50 years.” One of this year’s performers will be revealed on Thursday during the Green Bay/Detroit game on CBS and NFL Network. […]
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