IFC ordered pilot presentations for three comedies: comedic panel show Great Minds, hosted by Dan Harmon (Community); a late night talk show hosted by comedian Jim Norton (Inside Amy Schumer), and satirical newsmag 1320 Seconds, created and helmed by Sara Schaefer (Late Night With Jimmy Fallon). “These pilots represent an exciting, aggressive move for us […]
The personal streaming world just got a little more crowded: Facebook unveiled “Live,” a feature that allows celebs to broadcast live videos to their fans. FB says verified users including Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson, Serena Williams, Luke Bryan, Ricardo Kaka, Ashley Tisdale, Lester Holt, Martha Stewart, Michael Buble and WWE’s Paul “Triple H” Levesque plan […]
With the Verizon-AOL acquisition complete, AOL is doing the executive shuffle, part of a reorg that groups AOL in three businesses. Huffington Post CEO Jimmy Maymann will oversee AOL’s consumer brands and help launch Verizon’s upcoming SVOD service. Bob Lord, President of AOL, will have oversight of business-to-business, and Bill Pence, Chief Technology Officer, will […]
NBCSN is finally getting some Irish luck. NBC Sports Group unveiled its coverage plans for Notre Dame football this season, which will mark the school’s 25th season on NBC. The action kicks off on Sept. 5 with the Fighting Irish host Texas at 7:30p on NBC with the network’s schedule then running through Nov. 14 […]
Universal Sports Network is giving the OTT treatment to the upcoming Rugby World Cup 2015, launching WatchRWC2015, a digital streaming PPV platform. The service will offer fans live streaming and on-demand access to all of the six-week tournament’s 48 matches in the U.S. and U.S. territories and will be located at UniversalSports.com/WatchRugby for $199.99 or […]
TV One is producing two companion movies, Royal Family Thanksgiving and Royal Family Christmas, featuring an ensemble cast led by Vivica A. Fox, Romeo Miller and Debbi Morgan. The films will premiere on November 21 at 8p and December 5, respectively. Both are directed by Lance Kawas (Paid in Full), written by Rhonda Freeman-Baraka and […]
Ovation and crowd-funding platform RocketHub in October will launch Creative Studio, a joint initiative to assist artists in funding their creative projects. Creative Studio will provide pre-launch tips and training, marketing support, on-air promotion on Ovation TV, social media marketing and on-going support throughout fund-raising campaigns. Ovation and RocketHub are seeking projects to launch Creative […]
Hannibal’s Hugh Dancy has joined the cast of Hulu Original, The Way, with Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) and Michelle Monaghan (True Detective). The 10-ep drama examines a family at the center of a controversial movement struggling with relationships, marriages and power struggles. Production will begin in New York this September, for an early 2016 launch.
The new SVOD service from the Chernin Group and AT+T’s joint venture, Otter Media, has a name: Ellation. The platform will house Otter’s digital brands CrunchyRoll, Creative Bug and ScoompiTV, with an anticipated on 30-50 more channels on the way. Former YouTube Vice President of content Tom Pickett will head division.
The National Hockey League and Major League Baseball Advanced Media are now teammates, announcing a “groundbreaking” digital media rights partnership between the two organizations. The six-year deal will look to launch a fully integrated global hub of digital content that includes video, live game streaming, social media, fantasy, apps, along with statistical and analytical content. […]
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