The ax fell on a trio of NBC series. Abby’s, The Village and The Enemy Within were all cancelled after one season. Abby’s ranked dead last among all NBC sitcoms this season and 19th among all scripted series. Meanwhile, The Village averaged an 0.7 demo rating, while The Enemy Within averaged an 0.8 demo rating.
Just ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019, Visa unveiled an expanded commitment to women’s soccer, “leveraging the brand’s sponsorship platform to inspire women athletes amidst the global gender equality and women’s empowerment movement.” The investment includes a five-year sponsorship agreement with the U.S. Soccer Federation, complementing the brand’s investment with UEFA Women’s […]
FOX Sports rolled out its college football broadcast plans for the upcoming season, with games coverage opening at 11a on Saturdays with a brand-new pregame show on the FOX broadcast network, analysts Urban Meyer, Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart and Brady Quinn, led by host Rob Stone, and games set to start at noon. FOX Sports’ […]
CBS will air the entire first season of The Good Fight, beginning June 16 at 9p. The Good Wife spinoff starring Christine Baranski from creators Robert and Michelle King had been available only SVOD service CBS All Access. The news came from CBS CEO Joe Ianniello during yesterday’s shareholder meeting. In related scheduling news, the […]
Peabody established an East Coast division to its board of directors, to include chair John Huey, former editor-in-chief, Time Inc.; Katie Couric; Nancy Dubuc, CEO, Vice Media; Dave Isay, president/founder, StoryCorps; and Paula Kerger, president/CEO, PBS.
Major League Soccer and Liga MX are teaming up to launch Leagues Cup, an annual competition between the two top soccer leagues in North America that will debut this July with the support of Concacaf. The debut event will feature four teams from each league, with MLS represented by the Chicago Fire, Houston Dynamo, LA […]
CBS Sports mapped out its college football plans, including the SEC on CBS, this year, unveiling broadcast windows and select games with 16 games overall in the cards. This year’s schedule kicks off Sept. 14 with reigning Alabama visiting South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium. In addition to the traditional Saturday SEC Game of the Week […]
PEAK6 Investments announced the acquisition of global esports team Evil Geniuses. The team currently features a roster of players for titles that include Dota 2, Call of Duty, Rocket League, Fortnite, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege. As part of the deal, Nicole LaPointe Jameson has been appointed CEO of Evil Geniuses, where she will […]
After testing the waters of Cloud9, Puma has decided to take a deep dive with the team, locking in an expanded sponsorship with the organization in a multiyear deal to develop a full apparel collection and see the brand serve as the official Apparel and Footwear sponsor of Cloud9 Esports (not including the Overwatch League’s […]
Netflix has taken a stand against Georgia’s recent passage of a strict abortion law, with Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos announcing on Tuesday that the streaming service would rethink its “entire investment in Georgia” if legislation known as the “heartbeat bill” becomes a state law. The bill would outlaw abortions after a fetal heartbeat is […]