Another big sports personality is off the market. NBC Sports locked in David Feherty to make NBCUniversal his exclusive media home. The deal will include adding Feherty to NBC’s golf tournament coverage team, including the Olympics; an extension of his series Feherty on Golf Channel; as well as a slate of new ventures that include […]
JOB OF THE WEEK DIGITAL AE FOX HOME TEAM SPORTS NY, LA & CHI Drive digital revenue thru sales to agencies & clients directly. Develop innovative digital strategies that expand the scope of HTS client solutions. Min 5 yrs digital/sales/sports exp req. Email resume to: FNGCareers@fox.com. CYNOPSISJOBS 09.15.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, September 15, […]
JOB OF THE WEEK DIGITAL AE FOX HOME TEAM SPORTS NY, LA & CHI Drive digital revenue thru sales to agencies & clients directly. Develop innovative digital strategies that expand the scope of HTS client solutions. Min 5 yrs digital/sales/sports exp req. Email resume to: FNGCareers@fox.com. CYNOPSISJOBS 09.15.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, September 15, […]
Goodbye, Donald, hello, Arnold. A new “CEO” has been named to take over the boardroom on The Celebrity Apprentice: Arnold Schwarzenegger. The former California governor and film star will replace Donald Trump, when the NBC series returns for the 2016-2017 season. “After leaving the show to run for political office, Donald made it clear that […]
Bravo Media presents The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Teresa Checks In, beginning Sunday, October 11 at 8p. The three-part special follows Joe Giudice and his family coping without beloved matriarch Teresa, as she serves out her prison term. Despite her absence, Teresa remains a major presence with daily “check in” calls and frequent family […]
Makeup guru Michelle Phan has almost eight million YouTube subscribers. Now multiply that number by 12: That’s about how many dollars her subscription makeup delivery service just raised. And it’s quite a leap forward. The company, called Ipsy, had previously raised a grand total of roughly three million dollars in VC since its founding in […]
The Empire has descended upon Chinese computer screens. And no, that’s not a metaphor for government censorship. Chinese Internet and gaming giant Tencent Holdings has signed a deal with Disney to become China’s exclusive online distributor of all six Star Wars films. This month, Tencent subscribers can order the movies for 2.5 yuan per view […]
Bellator MMA has added another home, announcing a deal with ESPN Deportes to serve as the exclusive Spanish-language destination for the promotion. The multiyear, multiplatform agreement hits screens on Sept. 19 with Dynamite 1, featuring Tito Ortiz/Liam McGeary for the Light Heavyweight Championship. ESPN will be streaming preliminary matches in Spanish starting at 7p on […]
Sunday Night Football continued to deliver for NBC Sports, which saw the Cowboys comeback win over the Giants score a 16.7/28 in Nielsen overnights. That marks the best Sunday opener since 2012 and is up 14% over last season’s 15.1/25 for the game. Combined with the 17.7 rating from Thursday’s Steelers/Patriots game, the channel’s two-game […]
The first ceremony for the 2015 Creative Arts Emmys took place Saturday in LA, honoring guest performers and behind-the-scenes talent. HBO was the big winner with 29 awards, followed by 11 for NBC and eight for ABC. HBO’s Game of Thrones grabbed eight statuettes, followed by five for FX’s American Horror Story: Freak Show. Amazon […]