ESPN hits The Open next week with a lineup of 65 hours of programming of all four rounds from July 16-19. ESPN and WatchESPN serve up 11 scheduled hours of live play from each of the first two rounds on July 16-17 from 4a-3p, while the third round on July 18 runs live from 7a-2:30p […]
2K announced that NBA 2K16 will feature the “most extensive soundtrack in NBA 2K history” with three collaborators that include – hip-hop producer DJ Premier, producer DJ Khaled, and rap/pop producer DJ Mustard. NBA 2K16’s soundtrack be made up of six in-game playlists, including three lists individually curated by each producer, an international “Around the […]
Susan Sarandon has been cast opposite Nick Nolte in half-hour political satire Graves, produced by Lionsgate for premium net EPIX. Sarandon, who starred with Nolte in 1992’s Lorenzo’s Oil, will play a former First Lady with political ambitions. “To have two such brilliant and accomplished actors headline one of the first original series for EPIX […]
South Park landed a three-season renewal from Comedy Central, through 2019. “Nearly two decades later, South Park today remains as important and influential as any series on any platform and has become one of the most recognizable brands to ever come out of television,” said Doug Herzog, president of Viacom Music & Entertainment Group. Hulu […]
Microsoft is significantly scaling back on its Nokia unit, acquired just 14 months ago, with another major round of layoffs. The Seattle area based company will cut 7,800 jobs to write off $7.6 billion, nearly all the value of its Nokia phone business. “I am committed to our first-party devices including phones,” CEO Satya Nadella […]
European media company ProSiebenSat.1 is working to build a new multi-channel network through the merger of Studio71 and Collective Digital Studio. The new MCN will be called Collective Studio71 (CS71), and ProSiebenSat.1 will invest $83 million into the project at a valuation of $240 million Christof Wahl (Chair), Sebastian Weil and Ronald Horstman (ProSiebenSat.1), as […]
Round two of Keith Olbermann’s run at ESPN is over. The company announced that the Olbermann show will end its run sometime this month, ending his tenure once again following his return in 2013. Previous reports have stated that Olbermann and the company disagreed on his use of commentary segments and that ESPN management offered […]
Just under a month before the launch of the 2015-16 Premier League season, NBC Sports Group revealed its slate of games for the first two months of programming. The schedule will offer live coverage of all 70 matches beginning Saturday, August 8 at 7:45a on NBCSN pitting Manchester United/Tottenham. Company channels will offer fans at […]
After 2005 court documents were made public in which Bill Cosby admitted to giving Quaaludes to women he wanted to have sex with, Bounce TV announced it would cease airing Cosby, effective immediately. BET-owned Centric, which had been airing The Cosby Show, also pulled the plug.
USA’s Chrisley Knows Best was handed a fourth season as it nears the halfway mark of its third run. The reality show has grown season-to-season with number three averaging 2.6 million total viewers P2+ (up 17 percent over season two), 1.3 million P18-49 (up 11 percent) and 1.4 million P25-54 (up 26) with Live+7/Live+3 data. […]