IFC original comedy series Documentary Now!, starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader covering fake stories, has a real host. Dame Helen Mirren (The Queen) will presumably keep a straight face as she introduces docs along the lines of “an intimate portrait of socialite mother-daughter feral animal hoarders.” Launch date: Thursday, August 20 at 10p.
Showtime is taking a page from HBO and launching an a la carte streaming service in mid-July without a cable subscription. The service will kick off through a partnership with Apple, and be available for $10.00 a month. It will coincide with the premieres of the new seasons of Ray Donovan and Masters of Sex […]
Although three-quarters of senior marketers will shift more of their online video ad budget to programmatic over the next 12 months, more than half of marketers surveyed by ad tech company Unruly in the Unruly Programmatic Video Pulse Survey rated their programmatic video knowledge as “average”, “poor” or “very poor.” Scared yet? Here are some […]
Yahoo is about to make history, inking a deal with the NFL to become the league’s exclusive partner to deliver the first-ever live stream of an NFL game to a global audience. The matchup will see the Bills and Jaguars battle in London on Oct. 25, and will be showcased across devices for free via […]
Just ahead of American Pharoah’s run for history this weekend, NBC Sports Group and The New York Racing Association locked in a long-term agreement extending NBCSG’s exclusive rights to the Belmont Stakes. The renewal includes multi-platform rights to the Belmont Stakes, Belmont Stakes Day, and key stakes races throughout each year, which will be televised […]
Spike TV is partnering with screenwriter Kurt Wimmer (Salt) for his first TV project, scripted series When the Levee Breaks. Drama focuses on an African-American cop who crosses an LAPD strike line to investigate two murders.
TV Land signed a script development deal with Warner Horizon Television, John Wells Productions and John Riggi (30 Rock) for a dark comedy inspired by the life of Kyle Richards (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills). Richards will co-exec produce the project.
Expect more Arrested Development on Netflix sooner rather than later, producer Brian Grazer announced yesterday. On the Adam Carolla Show podcast, Grazer said that everyone at Fox is on board and production is slated to begin Jan. 1; 17 new episodes will be released in mid-2016.
Instagram finally unveiled its advertising shop, starting with Shop Now ad buttons and other messages that link to third party sites. In addition, the photo-sharing app has a new API software platform, which allows marketers to track and measure campaigns from Facebook technology (FB owns the app). Instagram has 300+ million users.
A surprise press conference delivered the end of Sepp Blatter’s reign atop FIFA, with the organization’s president stating that, less than a week after being reelected for a fifth term, he would resign from the position amid a growing scandal throughout the organization. Blatter then called for new elections to choose a successor, stating that […]
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