A change.org petition calling on Jon Stewart to moderate a presidential debate, started by a high school social studies teacher in New Jersey, had gathered close to 300,000 signatures by Sunday. Among Stewart’s qualifications cited: During his 16-year run as host of The Daily Show, he interviewed 15 heads of state, 22 members of […]
Consumers are opting for Amazon Fire TV devices over Apple TV, according to a new survey from Parks Associates. Roku (34%) continued to lead the way in consumer set-top-box choice, followed by Google Chromecast (23%) devices. New entrant Amazon snatched third place from Apple, which held the slot in 2014. “The market consolidation around these […]
YouTube expanded its music catalogue, adding more than 1,000 new, royalty-free tracks for its YouTube Audio Library. The top five most popular tracks used by creators from the collection include “The Creek” and “Mr. Pink” by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena, “Good Starts” and “Sound Off” by Jingle Punks and “Dub Zap” by Gunnar Olsen. […]
The swelling conflict between fast & click-friendly versus accuracy & reputation has left not only a plethora of editors scratching their heads about their approach to news, but talent as well. One-time journalism stalwarts have had reputations tarnished in the past few years, seeking to stay one step ahead of the competition in a world […]
Following the success of the Pylon Cam during the College Football Championship, ESPN is continuing to tout the technology, and utilized the technology once again last week during the preseason Bills/Browns telecast. The custom-molded goal line pylon houses multiple cameras in order to bring viewers brand new perspectives around the goal line during the game. […]
Stephen Colbert’s new Late Show on CBS is beginning to look a lot like his old one, at least behind the scenes. The comedian is relying on his Colbert Report production team to run his new venture – among staffers making the move are Tom Purcell, former executive producer and writer at Colbert Report, who […]
WE tv has greenlit 10 one-hour episodes of Ex Isle. The dating/relationship series is set on a secluded tropical island, where troubled couples can focus (or not) on their issues. Carmen Electra hosts. Produced by 495 Productions with SallyAnn Salsano (Jersey Shore) onboard as exec producer. Reality series is set to debut in 2016.
Twitter has made its mobile ad network available to a wider group of marketers and is introducing new ad formats including video, the Wall Street Journal reports. A select group were granted access to its network last year, but now all advertisers that have dedicated account managers at Twitter will be able to use […]
Anthony Michael Hall is no stranger to satirical comedy – in the mid-‘80s, he became the youngest cast member of all time on Saturday Night Live at the age of 17. Thirty years later, he’s joining Brad Pitt as part of the cast of War Machine, the upcoming satire from Netflix.
NBC Sports is running for history, announcing that the company, along with the USOC, USA Track & Field, and LA Marathon will bring the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon to NBC on Feb. 13 at 1p. The deal marks the first time in U.S. Olympic Team Trials history that the men’s and women’s marathons will […]
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