With negotiations ongoing, YES Network at press time looked like it was going to go dark today on Comcast systems in Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania following a standoff between the cable operator and FOX Sports, which has been negotiating on behalf of the channel in recent years. Comcast noted in a SBJ report that […]
The National Women’s Hockey League iced its first-ever broadcast deal, locking in an agreement with NESN to carry eight Boston Pride games for the remainder of the 2015-16 season. This new partnership marks the NWHL’s first broadcasting agreement during the league’s inaugural season. Game broadcasts begin on Nov. 22 at 3p. “The broadcast value of […]
JOB OF THE WEEK WRITER/SHOW RUNNER NYC Industry leading prod co seeks documentary show runner. Strong writer & post producer. True Crime experience a plus. NY based. Please send resume & credits to ecdevproducer@gmail.com.. CYNOPSISJOBS 11.10.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, November 17, 2015, and this is your weekly issue of Cynopsis: Jobs! CYNOPSIS JOBS […]
JOB OF THE WEEK WRITER/SHOW RUNNER NYC Industry leading prod co seeks documentary show runner. Strong writer & post producer. True Crime experience a plus. NY based. Please send resume & credits to ecdevproducer@gmail.com.. CYNOPSISJOBS 11.10.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, November 17, 2015, and this is your weekly issue of Cynopsis: Jobs! CYNOPSIS JOBS […]
Hallmark Channel is going all out to promote its “Countdown to Christmas” programming. An installation at NYC’s Herald Square on Wednesday, November 18 and Thursday, November 19, sponsored by Cheerios, will feature over 500 illuminated Christmas trees, and the net’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day float will feature a performance by Mariah Carey. The marketing effort also […]
On the heels of the completion of 21st Century Fox and National Geographic Society’s new venture, National Geographic Partners, Courteney Monroe has been bumped up to CEO of National Geographic Global Networks, Ward Platt is now COO of National Geographic Partners and Jeffrey Schneider was promoted to EVP, business and legal affairs for Nat Geo […]
Netflix has ordered a new six-part drama starring Game of Thrones’ Jason Momoa. (Four years after a one-season, non-English speaking role, and we’re still calling him “Game of Thrones’ Jason Momoa.” Such is the power of Game of Thrones.) Titled Frontier, the new series centers on the cutthroat late-18th century North American fur trade. The […]
Performers are performers, whether they’re speaking lines or strumming chords. Yesterday, AOL debuted Act Like a Musician, its newest original series. In each episode, an actor sits down with a popular musician or band for a freewheeling conversation about their careers and their personal lives. Pairings include Albert Hammond Jr. (The Strokes) and Danny Masterson […]
With Universal Sports Network now dark, NBCUniversal formally announced the acquisition of its assets, including agreements with international and national governing bodies for Olympic-sport events in swimming, track and field, gymnastics, figure skating, skiing, cycling, triathlon, volleyball, and more. Content will, of course, be housed under the NBC Sports Group umbrella, including NBCSN, Universal HD, […]
Meanwhile, NBC Sports also announced dual national coverage of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship race from Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 22. NBC will serve as the primary broadcast of the primary broadcast while NBCSN will offer fans a simultaneous live feed dedicated to each of the Championship 4 drivers. Live race coverage on both […]