Bill Murray seems to be getting sprightlier with each passing year. His new Netflix Christmas special has a release date. It also has a new trailer, and Murray is positively joyful. A Very Murray Christmas (amazing how such simple wordplay can be so satisfying) debuts December 4. And it’s loaded with celebs. Check out the […]
It didn’t take long for Jason Whitlock to find a new home, with FOX Sports detailing his anticipated new deal with the company. Whitlock, of course, worked there from 2007-2013 and will now return as a columnist and on-air personality effective immediately. Whitlock made the announcement via a column on http://j.school/, described as a “newly […]
The World Surf League has a new television home, landing a deal with Universal Sports Network to carry the 2015-16 WSL Big Wave Tour. The channel now claims exclusive TV Everywhere broadcast rights and event re-broadcast rights during the upcoming WSL Big Wave season which opens today. The partnership will see the network carry the […]
Even Netflix isn’t perfect. On Wednesday, the company released its Q3 earnings report. 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 its projections. CEO Reed Hastings and CFO David Well attributed the loss […]
If Hillary can do it… Presidential hopeful Donald Trump will return to host Saturday Night Live on November 7. Trump previously hosted SNL in 2004. Sia, also returning for her second SNL outing, will be musical guest. Hillary Clinton had a cameo on this season’s SNL premiere October 3; that show was hosted by Miley […]
Where’s Witchiepoo? Eccentric characters from Sid and Marty Krofft’s cult classic H.R. Pufnstuf are headed back to TV for the first time in 45 years as part of a special episode of the Kroffts’ new live-action preschool series Mutt & Stuff, on Nickelodeon. The network just ordered an additional 20 episodes of the freshman series, […]
Well, it’s official: Twitter is laying off part of its workforce. About eight percent, to be exact. That’s 336 of its 4,100-plus employees. The severance costs will run the company between 10 and 20 million dollars. “Thank you all for your trust and understanding here,” wrote recently-christened CEO Jack Dorsey in a letter to his […]
Snap Channel lasted only slightly longer than a Snap. The channel, introduced in January, was Snapchat’s destination for self-generated content, including the original series Literally Can’t Even. Snap Channel was removed from Snapchat over two weeks ago, but the company had suggested it might return in some form. Now, the company has announced that Snap […]
The MLB Postseason continues to be generous to TBS, which is reporting that telecasts are now averaging 5.3 million total viewers through Monday, which ties 2007 as the network’s most-viewed coverage ever through the third day of the Division Series. Matchups are up 36% among total viewers over last year and spiked 44% among Adults […]
Mexico’s win over the US at the CONCACAF Cup, now ranks as the most-watched men’s soccer match ever on FS1. The contest delivered 1,561,000 viewers to the channel, according to Nielsen figures. Immediately following the battle, FOX Sports Live earned an average of 394,000 viewers, a triple-digit percent increase over the show’s 2014 October average […]