Skip a newsletter last week? “In Case You Missed It” rounds up the top stories in each of our three daily editions, so you can be up on the latest news, Cynopsis-style, in the worlds of linear, digital, sports and kids television. Enjoy! FLAGSHIP The finale of CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman delivered 13.76 […]
The finale of CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman delivered 13.76 million viewers Wednesday night, the show’s fourth largest audience ever, after its 1993 premiere and two post-Olympic shows in 1994. A 3.1 rating among A18-49 was Late Show’s best since Letterman’s kumbaya with Oprah Winfrey in 2005. The broadcast clobbered every primetime show as […]
Epix gave straight-to-series orders for its first original scripted series, comedy Graves, created by Joshua Michael Stern (Swing Vote) and starring Nick Nolte as a former U.S. President, and Paramount Television espionage drama Berlin Station.
Gamers, rejoice: YouTube updated its video to allow 60fps live streaming in HTML5. YouTube users can start a live stream on YouTube at 60fps, and Google’s video platform will transcode a stream into 720p60 and 1080p60, which means smoother playback for gaming and other fast-action videos. YT also partnered with Elgato and XSplit on new […]
Endemol Shine Group announced the launch of Endemol Beyond Asia. Christopher Smith, formerly with Mindshare Singapore, will lead the new division as Head of Digital and Branded Content. Endemol Beyond Asia will produce local versions of global digital formats, premiering with ICON, the lifestyle multi-channel network from Michelle Phan. EB is also known for its […]
With his last season as a full-time NASCAR driver underway, Jeff Gordon has already lined up a fill-time gig for the next phase of his career. The four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion will join FOX NASCAR in 2016 to serve as a race analyst for its 16th year of NASCAR SPRINT Cup Series coverage where […]
TNT’s coverage of the 2015 NBA Eastern Conference Finals – Game 1 ranked as the top program of the night across cable. The Cavaliers/Hawks live game telecast averaged a 4.4 U.S. HH rating and 6.8 million total viewers, for a markup of 10% and 8% respectively over the network’s comparable Conference Finals coverage last year, […]
The premiere of Fox’s Wayward Pines earned a 90 percent Live+3 lift over its soft same day rating, up to 1.9 among A18-49. Total viewership for the limited series ballooned 65 percent, to 6.2 million.
Alfonso Ribeiro is replacing Tom Bergeron as host of ABC Sunday night staple America’s Funniest Home Videos for season 26. Bergeron, who’s had the gig since 2001, made the announcement during Tuesday’s season finale of Dancing With the Stars, which the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum won last season.
Music streaming service Spotify has been busy. On the heels of its recent deal with Starbucks, Spotify unveiled a new platform that includes video, podcast and interactive features. The service struck video deals with Turner Broadcasting, Walt Disney Co., Maker Studios, Vice Media, multi-platform network Rightster and others, and is diving into original programming with […]