Watch your back, Spotify. YouTube has launched YouTube Music, a new music app. Among other features, the app allows users to search for artists and play individual songs and albums. It has a pool of about 30 million licensed audio tracks, similar to competitors. The service includes other numerous other features, like music videos, concert […]
CBS Studios International just found a massive new audience. The company inked an exclusive, multi-year pact with PPTV, China’s leading SVOD operator. CBS will now provide PPTV with current series from CBS and CBS-owned Showtime. (As of yet, it’s unknown which ones.) PPTV will also have exclusive rights to the China premieres of select upcoming […]
With an eye toward beefing up TV numbers, the NCAA announced that the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee is relocating its selection, seeding and bracketing meeting in March to New York City instead of Indianapolis. Joseph R. Castiglione, chair of the committee and director of athletics at the University of Oklahoma noted that moving […]
With Discovery now fully at the helm, Eurosport, which reaches 151 million homes across Europe with its main channel, is getting an overhaul. The company is serving viewers with a new brand identity with the tagline “Fuel Your Passion” that will see specialized, rather than general, sports channels. The rebrand launches today, bolstered by a […]
Facebook is stepping up its 360-degree video game. The company, which unveiled its 360-degree video feature in September, announced that the feature is now available on Android devices, the web, and via the Facebook iOS app. Facebook has also added new 360-degree content partners; those include Nickelodeon, ABC News, and Fox’s Scream Queens, which has […]
Six seconds? Vine stars-turned actors Nash Grier and Cameron Dallas had no problem going nine whole innings. Their feature-length film The Outfield, which debuted Tuesday exclusively on iTunes, is now the best-selling drama on Apple’s iTunes store. The Outfield was produced by Fullscreen Films.
Colbert is getting a sweet spot. CBS will air a live edition of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert immediately following Super Bowl 50 on Sunday, February 7, from the Ed Sullivan Theater in NY.
The North Pole has captured the imagination of explorers for more than 100 years, but fewer than 50 people have ever completed the grueling journey unsupported and unaided. Enter Animal Planet’s Melting: Last Race To the Pole, featuring polar expert Eric Larsen. Two-hour special premieres Wednesday, December 9, at 9p.
Just amazing. A raft of social media stars are jumping onboard for season 28 of CBS reality series The Amazing Race. The new cast members include YouTubers Tyler Oakley, Blair Fowler, and Burnie Burns, Vine stars Zach King and Cole LaBrant, and others. Host Phil Keoghan will be live streaming the season’s November 15 kick-off […]
Leave it to Facebook to take customized news to a new level. The company has introduced Notify, an app allowing users to subscribe to push notification feeds from specific publishers. The app also recommends news sources based on users’ Facebook profile interest. Notifications display on a user’s phone screen; clicking a link takes the user […]