Aaron Rodgers is changing teams just ahead of the NFL season. Multiple reports state that the Green Bay QB is departing Nike and has now penned an endorsement deal with Adidas. The multi-year contract will see Rodgers work with the sportswear maker on future product development across footwear, training apparel, and equipment in addition to […]
In a shift from lifestyle and entertainment content to harder weather news and digital, The Weather Channel is canceling morning shows AMHQ and Wake Up With Al. AMHQ anchor Sam Champion will focus on primetime weather reporting and host on-screen segments as the company launches its “Local Now” product for OTT providers; Al Roker will […]
GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has suggested CNN donate profits from its broadcast of the second Republican debate to veterans groups. In an open letter to CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker, Trump said that, “While I refuse to brag…this tremendous increase in viewer interest and advertising is due 100% to ‘Donald J. Trump.’ … you […]
Cynopsis Digital will be unwrapping this for the next day or twelve, but here goes: Apple debuted a slew of much-anticipated product updates, including the iPhone 6S, the iPad Pro (which can only be described as ginormous), the Apple Pencil, and an updated Apple TV, which enables gaming and shopping. Seems like every time Tim […]
Instagram is majorly expanding its ad game. The Facebook-owned company already dabbles in video advertising, but the ads re limited to just a few big companies (including Disney and CW), and they’re only 15 seconds long. Now they’ll be thirty seconds long, and the number of advertisers will be anything but limited: According to a […]
The NHL locked in its dates for next year’s 2016 World Cup of Hockey, with the two-week tournament set to begin play on Sept. 17 and run through Oct. 1. Eight teams will play and be split into two Groups, Group A and Group B, for the Preliminary Round (Sept. 17-22), when each team will […]
The all-Williams battle between sisters Serena and Venus at the US Open handed ESPN with a 4.8 rating for the quarterfinal match. The entire telecast (which includes a second match pitting Djokovic/Lopez) delivered a 2.7 from Nielsen’s metered markets, marking the second best numbers for tennis in ESPN history on any platform. Metered markets saw […]
Singer/actress Vanessa Williams, who was crowned the first African American Miss America in 1984, returns to the Atlantic City competition for the first time in 32 years on Sunday. Williams’ role: head judge. The 2016 Miss America Competition airs September 13 at 9p on ABC.
The first batch of presenters has been announced for the 67th Emmy Awards telecast: Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Honourable Woman), LL Cool J (Lip Sync Battle), Empire’s Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard, late night host Jimmy Kimmel and Parks and Rec’s Amy Poehler. Show airs Sunday, September 20 at 8p on Fox.
Snapchat’s content only lasts so long, but the app itself? Its influence in the digital entertainment space seems more permanent by the day. Yesterday, Comedy Central debuted Swag-A-Saurus, an exclusive series released solely on Snapchat Discover. (Comedy Central was actually a founding partner in Discover, a group of media networks with daily content.) According to […]