LeBron James’ empire is getting bigger, with the NBA star and his company, SpringHill Entertainment, partnering with Warner Bros. Entertainment for “an unprecedented agreement spanning all areas of content creation” and plans for projects in television, film and original digital content. “Connecting with my fans and telling meaningful stories have always been my passion. In […]
We’ll be keeping up with another Kardashian series soon: FYI ordered Kocktails with Khloe from Pilgrim Studios. Khloe Kardashian will host and exec produce the primetime hybrid talk series, which begins production immediately for eight one-hour episodes slated to premiere in late 2015.
Joey Pollari (The Inbetweeners) joins the season two cast of ABC’s American Crime. He’ll play a teen whose life is publicly torn apart following accusations made after a school party.
Collaborators New Form Digital and The Jim Henson Company unveiled the star-studded cast for filmmaker PJ Liguori’s Oscar’s Hotel for Fantastical Creatures, available on Vimeo On Demand on Sept. 15. Digital and traditional talent featured in the series include Chris Kendall, Anna Akana, Mitchell Davis, Grace Helbig, Mamrie Hart, Hannah Hart, Dan Howell, Felix Kjellberg […]
Ovation TV inked deals with YouTube channel Kuma Films and YT creator David Poland to produce specials for linear and VOD. Working with Ovation Digital Arts, Kuma Films will debut a documentary and additional performance videos on the network this fall. And today is the launch of Poland’s series of specials, Celebrity Conversations, based on […]
Jordan Spieth’s quest for a majors sweep helped propel ESPN’s coverage of The Open to double-digit increases this year. Overall, the tournament scored a 1.4 household rating, according to Nielsen, up 27% over 2014 with 1,940,000 viewers, up 29%. Monday’s final round coverage peaked from 1:30-1:45p with a 3.7 rating and 5,294,000 viewers as Zach […]
FOX Sports went public with its plans to double down on its NFL pregame programming this season, announcing that FOX NFL Kickoff will now jump to the broadcast channel after two seasons on FOX Sports 1. The series will air at 11a and lead in to FOX NFL Sunday. “With interest and demand for NFL […]
JOB OF THE WEEK DIR/BUS DEVEL, HOME ENTERTAINMENT & DIGITAL SALES Jim Henson Company LA Seeks Director for global program sales to television and/or digital clients. Kids’ television experience preferred, sales experience essential. Resume: HERE. CYNOPSISCLASSIFIEDADVANTAGE 07.21.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, July 21, 2015, and this is your weekly issue of Cynopsis: Classified Advantage! […]
JOB OF THE WEEK DIR/BUS DEVEL, HOME ENTERTAINMENT & DIGITAL SALES Jim Henson Company LA Seeks Director for global program sales to television and/or digital clients. Kids’ television experience preferred, sales experience essential. Resume: HERE. CYNOPSISCLASSIFIEDADVANTAGE 07.21.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, July 21, 2015, and this is your weekly issue of Cynopsis: Classified Advantage! […]
So glad we had this time together: Carol Burnett will be honored with the SAG Life Achievement Award for career and humanitarian accomplishments. “Carol Burnett is a creative dynamo and a comedic genius,” said SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard of the 82-year-old comedy legend. “She embodies the generosity and courage that the greatest actors use in […]