Skip a newsletter last week? “In Case You Missed It” rounds up the top stories in our daily editions, so you can be up on the latest news, Cynopsis-style, in the worlds of linear, digital, and sports television. Enjoy! Brian Williams isn’t leaving NBC, but he is officially handing over the NBC Nightly News anchor […]
Brian Williams isn’t leaving NBC, but he is officially handing over the NBC Nightly News anchor chair to fill-in Lester Holt. Four months into a six-month suspension for embellishing reporting experiences, Williams will move to cable news net MSNBC. Holt, the first African-American solo anchor of a broadcast net’s evening news, “has done outstanding work […]
HGTV’s Property Brothers, Drew and Jonathan Scott, will guest on season two of USA’s Playing House, premiering with back-to-back eps Tuesday, August 4 at 10p. The twins will play themselves.
Snapchat launched its first “geofilter” advertising deal with McDonald’s this week. The set of sponsored filters from the fast food chain includes a cheeseburger and fries, and other brand-specific images. Assuming the audience takes to the branded filters, this is likely just the beginning – the majority of Snapchat’s users are young and female, a […]
Twitter marches on despite its recent CEO shake-up. Native videos, Vines and GIFs will autoplay in timelines and across Twitter feeds, and videos will appear in a larger format. The big news for advertisers: a new, transparent standard for how brands will be charged. Now, a video view will only be chargeable when it’s 100 […]
BET Networks will broadcast first annual Players’ Awards in partnership with the National Basketball Players Association. The ceremony will tape in Las Vegas in July to air exclusively on the channel. Categories include: Most Valuable Player; Best Rookie; Man of the Year; Best Defender; Global Impact Player; Hardest to Guard; Clutch Performer; Coach You Would […]
Hitting the round of 16 at the Women’s World Cup, FOX Sports lined up its slate of broadcasters for the next phase of the tournament with the first knockout round set to begin Saturday and all matches set for FOX Sports 1. JP Dellacamera, Tony DiCicco and Cat Whitehill call the US match versus Colombia […]
Who better to follow in Joan Rivers’ footsteps than her daughter? E! announced Melissa Rivers will be the new co-host of Fashion Police when the series returns Monday, August 31 with coverage of MTV’s Video Music Awards. Rivers joins current panelists Giuliana Rancic and Brad Goreski, while continuing to serve as executive producer.
That ’70s Show co-stars Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson are teaming up for new Netflix series The Ranch. The multi-camera comedy, from Two and a Half Men showrunners Don Reo and Jim Patterson, follows a semi-professional football star (Kutcher), who returns home to help his brother (Masterson) run their family’s Colorado ranch. The show has […]
Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul is making his way back to TV, joining Hulu’s drama The Way as the new male lead. Based on the script by Jason Katims and his True Jack Productions head of development Michelle Lee as well as Parenthood’s Jessica Goldberg, series is set to premiere on the streaming service next […]