Exclusive: Talk about hitting the ground running. Yesterday, the morning he started as GM of Science Channel, Marc Etkind broke into regular programming to take the NASA press conference about Mars live from 11:30-11:45a. Then Etkind added a special block of the net’s “best of” Mars programming for tonight, including an all-new special at 9p, […]
Google’s got some ad-related updates of its own. The company announced that it will soon roll out Customer Match, a new service allowing advertisers to more closely target consumers. Advertisers will be able to upload email addresses, culled from their own promotional and customer lists, to Google’s advertising service AdWords. AdWords will then match those […]
Big day for NYC venues. UFC unveiled a slate of moves to bring MMA to NY and has scheduled the organization’s first, professional event in New York since the state’s ban in 1997. Set for Madison Square Garden on April 23, 2016, it will feature “UFC’s top champions competing with other world-class athletes inside the […]
Organizers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are recommending a quintet of new sports and 18 events for the Games. In addition to baseball and softball, surfing and skateboarding along with karate and sports climbing made the cut proposed by the Tokyo organizing committee. The recommendation will be submitted to the International Olympic Committee, which will […]
Noah pressure: Tonight’s late night launch of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah in the host seat will be simulcast across Comedy Central’s Viacom cousins, including MTV, BET, CMT, TV Land, Nick at Nite and VH1, among others. First guest is Kevin Hart.
It’s seeming more and more certain that YouTube will launch an ad-free paid subscription service – possibly as early as October. Google’s video site sent an email blast to YouTube content creators, suggesting dire consequences to those who don’t join the new subscription service: Anyone who doesn’t sign on to the new partner agreement by […]
Thirst, a movie highlighting the global water crisis, is in development at HBO. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck will exec produce with director Elliott Lester, Josh Weinstock, Jennifer Todd and Drew Vinton.
Verizon’s Go90 mobile streaming service – currently being beta tested – debuts soon. New Form Digital is getting in on the act: Verizon called on the digital production company to develop and produce six scripted series for the service. Each series received a 12-episode order. The first premieres in October; a fantasy-adventure called The Fourth […]
Pitted against heavy-hitting competition, ONE World Sports is looking to turn nimbleness into an advantage and stay ahead of the curve as media continues to evolve. On the linear front, the company is now tackling the NASL season with new series and programming and lined up October as a month to celebrate the channel’s soccer […]
The SEC Network is no longer dealing with DraftKings and FanDuel, with league Commissioner Greg Sankey telling WVTM-TV that the daily fantasy companies’ commercials will not be welcome on the network. “Is it a form of gambling, is it a form of skill game, and I think there is some question about that,” SEC commissioner […]
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