On the heels of Apple’s music streaming service launch, Spotify raised a whopping $526 million. Participants in this round include TeliaSonera AB, Goldman Sachs via its Global Private Opportunity Partners fund as well as British and Canadian hedge funds. The new investment brings the total amount raised by Spotify to more than $1 billion and […]
PBS partnered with Brightcove to launch a new Android app which gives users access to video from PBS and member stations, full-length episodes from new primetime programs and PBS archives, with national and local station content updated daily. “With more than 21.2 million downloads of PBS apps to date, we know there’s tremendous demand for […]
Nike emerged the winner in the battle for the NBA, announcing an eight-year global merchandising and marketing partnership that will makes the brand the official oncourt apparel provider beginning with the 2017-18 NBA season. Deal points will see Nike become the first NBA apparel partner to have its logo appear on NBA uniforms; own the […]
FOX Sports is looking to raise the technology bar with its inaugural coverage of the U.S. Open Championship, beginning Sunday, June 14. The company will utilize the likes of virtual reality, aerial drones, 4K cameras and a gyro-stabilized, 20-mph RC camera car for its production. In addition, FOX Sports will offer coverage enhancements through multiple […]
As it did last year, CBS is launching its 2015-2016 fall season in phases, kicking off with Thursday Night Football on September 17. Premiere week brings The Big Bang Theory, new comedy Life in Pieces, Scorpion and NCIS: LA on Monday, September 21; NCIS, NCIS: New Orleans and new drama Limitless on Tuesday, September 22; […]
Singer/actress Demi Lovato (Sonny With a Chance) has joined the season two cast of From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series in a guest starring role. Drama returns to El Rey Tuesday, August 25 at 9p.
Degrassi fans once again have a place to watch their favorite Canadian teens make it in high school. After TeenNick announced that it will no longer air Degrassi episodes (following a 14-season run), Netflix came in to save the day. In 2016, Degrassi: Next Class will land on the streaming service in the U.S. Most […]
Golden Globe nominee Michelle Monaghan will star in Jason Katims’ (Parenthood) new Hulu drama called The Way. Katims and his True Jack Productions development head Michelle Lee created the series with Parenthood’s Jessica Goldberg last year, and will release ten hour-long episodes this winter.
FOX Sports saw the U.S. Women’s National Team and the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 get off to a sweet start. The team’s win over Australia on FOX Sports 1 on Monday more than tripled the first match in 2011, ringing in 3.311 million viewers, according to Nielsen. That marks the largest audience ever for […]
FOX Sports sliced open its marketing plans for next week’s 115th U.S. Open Championship, dubbing it the largest marketing effort in the history of the event and one of the biggest ever executed by FOX Sports. The campaign features three distinct television spots spanning FOX, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports’ Regional Networks, FX and local […]