This is massive. The European Union’s highest court, the European Court of Justice, just dealt a crushing blow to American tech companies. In large part, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is to thank. Here’s the gist: For 15 years, the transatlantic Safe Harbour agreement has let American companies use a single standard for consumer privacy and […]
Saturday Night Live is back for its 41st season. The show premiered on Saturday with Miley Cyrus as host and media analytics firm StatSocial analyzed the social media conversation. They found that Cyrus (not too surprisingly) was the favorite celebrity of those watching. For more info, check out their infographic below. The chart shows the […]
The NHL is handing global media rights to IMG. The multiyear deal will see IMG market and distribute rights outside the U.S., Canada and Nordic countries, beginning with the 2016-17 NHL season. In addition, IMG will work alongside the National Hockey League Players’ Association and the league to make the 2016 World Cup of Hockey […]
Following the headline-grabbing news that a DraftKings employee used company information to win $350,000 on FanDuel, ESPN announced on Tuesday that it would be removing sponsored content for DraftKings from its programs. The situation will be reevaluated on a day-to-day basis, according to multiple reports. DraftKings issued a statement following the report: “Nothing is more […]
JOB OF THE WEEK VP MEDIA SALES Warner Bros. Syndication Burbank CA Manage western region, leads sales activities, develop key relationships in market. Exp. with national ad sales and strong relationships with clients/agencies a must. Full info/apply HERE… CYNOPSISJOBS 10.06.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, October 6, 2015, and this is your weekly issue of […]
JOB OF THE WEEK VP MEDIA SALES Warner Bros. Syndication Burbank CA Manage western region, leads sales activities, develop key relationships in market. Exp. with national ad sales and strong relationships with clients/agencies a must. Full info/apply HERE… CYNOPSISJOBS 10.06.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, October 6, 2015, and this is your weekly issue of […]
Corus Entertainment and Bento Box Entertainment formed new animation production company Bento Box Canada, based in Toronto. The joint venture follows the company’s multiyear deal to develop and produce original primetime animated series for Corus networks targeting the 18-34 demographic, to be distributed internationally by Bento Box. Bento Box Canada will operate from the technical […]
Season three of The Big Interview returns to AXS TV on October 20 at 8p. Hosted by Dan Rather, the series features exclusive, in-depth discussions with big names in music, film, and television, beginning with this season’s openers, rock’n’rollers Ann and Nancy Wilson of the band Heart. Also on the roster this season is Patti […]
Looks like the Oculus Rift might set you back a bit. According to Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, the Rift will likely cost a pretty penny when it’s launched. At the Oculus Connect development conference, Luckey said that the device will run more than $350, the general price that was often mentioned when the device was […]
It’s official: Jack Dorsey is a real boy. The word “Interim” has been lopped off the Twitter co-founder’s title; he will now serve as the company’s permanent CEO. Dorsey’s got quite the mammoth workload ahead of him: He’s also the CEO of the mobile payments company Square, and he plans to do both jobs simultaneously. […]