Cleveland and Golden State continue to drive audiences, with ABC notching the most-watched and highest-rated NBA Finals ever on the channel through four games, according to Nielsen. The series is now averaging 18,896,000 viewers with an 11.0 U.S. household rating, up 24 and 28%, respectively over last year’s series. Game 4 alone averaged 19.8 million […]
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Matthew C. Blank, Chairman and CEO of Showtime Networks since 1995, will pass his CEO title on to David Nevins, current president of Showtime, on January 1. “Matt Blank has led Showtime as its Chairman and CEO through two decades of dramatic change and evolution in the industry,” said Leslie Moonves, president and CEO, CBS […]
Lifetime released a trailer for A Deadly Adoption, the once-secret Lifetime movie starring Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig. Campy two-hour tale from Mar Vista Entertainment and National Picture Show premieres Saturday, June 20.
Besieged Twitter CEO Dick Costolo will depart the company, the social media network announced yesterday. Co-founder Jack Dorsey will serve as interim CEO starting July 1. Twitter Inc. shares surged eight percent after the announcement. Since Twitter went public in 2013, the company has struggled to attract new users and develop fresh forms of advertising. […]
At $13.3 billion in Q1 2015, U.S. Internet ad revenue hit a record-breaking first quarter high, according to the IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report figures released yesterday. This year’s revenue is a 16 percent increase over 2014’s first quarter record-setting total of $11.4 billion. “Brand marketers need to be where the consumers are – and […]
With its first US Open on deck next week, FOX Sports unveiled its full broadcast schedule and programming plan for the famed tournament with more than 38 hours of live golf action on FOX and FOX Sports 1 in the cards, in addition to continuous live-streaming available throughout the championship on FOX Sports GO. Unofficial […]
The French Open proved hospitable for Tennis Channel, which is claiming new ratings high marks for the network in average and single-day tune in. Live tournament coverage saw an average 0.72 household coverage-area rating, for a 33% markup over last year’s coverage of the tournament. The network also scored an average of 175,000 households in […]
ABC morning talker The View has a new co-host. Actress/singer Raven-Symone, (That’s So Raven, Empire), a frequent guest on the show, replaces Rosie O’Donnell, who left in February for personal reasons. “Raven is smart, funny and genuine,” said exec producer Bill Wolff. “She brings a fresh perspective on the hot topics of the day, and […]
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush will make an appearance on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, June 16, the day after he’s slated to formally announce his run for the GOP presidential nomination. He’ll have his work cut out for him competing with First Lady Michelle Obama and the Evolution of Mom […]
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