ESPN revealed plans for DraftKings, locking in an exclusive agreement that will make the company the official daily fantasy sports offering across ESPN’s platforms and include branding and promotional opportunities across multiple ESPN and DraftKings’ platforms including integration into digital properties and television programming. “ESPN and DraftKings share a history of innovating and advancing fantasy […]
David Hill is leaving his senior executive vice president position at 21st Century Fox to launch a TV production company, Hilly, focused on live TV and reality shows and backed by Fox. The move has “no connection whatsoever” with Rupert Murdoch’s decision to step down as CEO on July 1, said the company. “David is […]
Verizon officially sealed the deal to buy AOL at $50/share for a total of $4.44 billion. The next step will be the summer arrival of a mobile-first video service, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong and Verizon EVP Marni Walden detailed in a call yesterday. The new offering will include free and premium versions of live content […]
Steve Harvey is having a moment. Harvey-hosted Family Feud topped the syndication chart the week of June 8 for the first time with a 6.1 HH rating, up 33 percent from last year, and his talk show was up 6 percent to 1.8, for a year-to-year increase of 20 percent, the most of any talker. […]
On the heels of Showtime’s new a la carte service offering, the network will add its content to Hulu, the first deal of its kind for a premium cable channel. Nine million paying Hulu subscribers will have the option to add the service starting July 11 before the season premieres of Ray Donovan and Masters […]
Another win for the US Women’s National Team on Monday propelled FOX Sports 1’s coverage of the Women’s World Cup contest to more records for the channel. The victory over Colombia drew 4.7 million viewers, according to Nielsen, to set a new record for soccer on the channel and bested the previous high mark by […]
FanDuel deepened its NBA roots, locking in exclusive multiyear partnerships with 13 league franchises, including the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic and Utah Jazz. The deal hands FanDuel with marketing assets from in-arena digital signage and […]
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NBC is not picking up Hannibal for season four – but no hard feelings from series creator Bryan Fuller. “NBC has allowed us to craft a television series that no other broadcast network would have dared, and kept us on the air for three seasons despite Cancellation Bear Chow ratings and images that would have […]
Animal Planet introduces a maverick ER veterinarian in Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet. Docu-series from DoubleAct, set in a bustling animal clinic, bows Saturday, July 11 at 10p.
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