AT&T has been hitching its ride to Uber, with Uber riders in four major markets able to watch live college football games in an AT&T Connected Car while en route to their final destination. Recent stops included Detroit and Nashville last weekend with Houston and Atlanta also in the cards on 10/24 and 11/14 respectively. […]
Looks like new FOX comedies The Grinder and Grandfathered are sticking around – the network is picking up six additional scripts for each show. Most recent A18-49 ratings were a soft .9 and 1.0, respectively, but the series have grabbed positive reviews and upscale audiences.
The Comcast-owned NBCUniversal announced that it will launch Seeso, a comedy-oriented SVOD service, in January 2016. In addition to other programming, Seeso’s content will include The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, 30 Rock, Parks & Recreation, and the entire SNL library, including new episodes available one day after initial airing. […]
Even Netflix isn’t perfect. On Wednesday, the company released its Q3 earnings report and measuring the period from July 1-September 30, the report documented the addition of 880,000 US subscribers – short of Netflix’s projection of 1.25 million. Netflix did add 2.74 million overseas subscribers, better than projected. CEO Reed Hastings and CFO David Well […]
FS1 saw a viewership surge with Game 5 of the Astros/Royals American League Division Series reeling in 5,944,000 viewers on the network, making it the most-watched telecast in network history by 17%. The contest also handed FOX Deportes with 146,000 viewers, making it the network’s most-watched ALDS game this year. Kansas City led all local […]
CBS Sports is lining up its biggest slate of college basketball games ever, teaming with CBS Sports Network to offer fans 258 total games this season with matchups from 19 different conferences. The schedule begins on the broadcast channel on Dec. 5 at 12:30p with Temple/Wisconsin and 40 games on deck for the season. CBS […]
Strutting into the sunset: The 22nd cycle of America’s Next Top Model will be its last, ending Friday, December 4 on the CW. Tyra Banks, who has produced Model with Ken Mok since its 2003 debut on UPN, said via Twitter, “I truly believe it’s time. May your pics be forever fierce.” The net is […]
NBC added five scripts to its 13-ep order for The Mysteries of Laura. The procedural starring Debra Messing, airing Wednesdays at 8p, drew a 1.1 rating among A18-49 the third week of its sophomore run.
On Tuesday, at YouTube’s Brandcast event in London, the company pitched itself as a powerful alternative to primetime TV. Eileen Naughton, Google’s UK and Ireland Managing Director, urged advertisers to shift a huge portion of their ad budget to YouTube. “Advertisers reach their target audiences far more efficiently by adding YouTube to their media plans,” […]