FIFA’s Ethics Committee dropped a hammer on President Sepp Blatter, along with other executives, the will prevent them from representing the organization “in any capacity, act on the organization’s behalf, or communicate to media or other stakeholders as a FIFA representative” for at least 90 days. Issa Hayatou, as the longest-serving vice-president on FIFA’s Executive […]
The MLB Wild Card round nabbed another hit, as TBS’s coverage of the Cubs win over the Pirates averaged 8.3 million total viewers and a 5.0 household score, marking the highest rated and most viewed Wild Card Game ever, according to Nielsen Fast Nationals, as well as the largest audience for an MLB game telecast […]
In the wake of House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s shocking announcement that he won’t be seeking retiring Speaker of the House John Boehner’s position, Boehner bailed on his planned Tonight Show appearance. Although Boehner had planned to get out of Dodge on October 30, he said he will remain until a new House Speaker is […]
Fox ordered two more servings of Emmy-winning animated series Bob’s Burgers. “Six seasons in, the Belchers have become one of America’s most beloved TV families, and we are so happy to keep them in the fold for another two seasons,” said David Madden, president, entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company.
Jennifer Lopez has been tapped to host and perform at the 2015 American Music Awards airing Sunday, November 22 at 8p on ABC. Nominees will be announced on Good Morning America Tuesday, October 13.
Looks like you don’t have to cut the cord if you never had one in the first place. According to an online survey from market research company Forrester Research, roughly 50% of adults age 31 and under won’t pay for traditional cable subscriptions by the year 2025. Among other findings: 24 percent of respondents don’t […]
2015 KALEIDOSCOPE VR FILM FESTIVAL The 2015 Kaleidoscope VR Festival made a stop in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn on Tuesday. The event was presented by Vrideo. The festival has hit nine cities in 2015. There will only be one more: Austin, Texas. The event featured an informative panel with an assemblage of virtual reality […]
The Yankees/Astros Wild Card game on ESPN opened the MLB postseason on a high note, delivering the largest MLB Wild Card Game audience ever, according to Nielsen Fast Nationals. The contest averaged 7,604,000 viewers to also rank as the network’s most-watched MLB game since 2003. Audiences were up 46% over last year’s AL Wild Card […]
Turner Sports is lining up a new marketing campaign, dubbed “The Quest,” for the upcoming NBA season. The promotion will “chronicle the fictitious journey some of the NBA’s best teams and biggest stars navigate through during their ‘Quest’ for an NBA Championship.” Spots were produced by Turner Sports and feature NBA stars that include LeBron […]
New year, new name: Come January, ABC Family will be rebranded Freeform, evoking “the spirit and adventure of our audience,” said net president Tom Ascheim. Pointing out that 14-34 year-old “Becomers,” a life stage full of firsts and changes, are 69 million strong in the U.S., the network says it remains committed both to hit […]