As expected, Mayweather/Pacquiao broke revenue records, but also shattered expectations. Showtime and HBO report that initial reports from distributors indicate that the event generated more than 4.4 million U.S. buys and more than $400 million in domestic pay-per-view revenue alone. Adding in additional revenue from the live gate, international television distribution, sponsorships, closed circuit and […]
TIME OUT WITH… CHRIS NEE Doc McStuffins is not just one of the most successful shows on Disney Channel and Disney Junior. Its compassionate ethos, in the persona of African-American female protagonist Doc, have garnered numerous accolades, including the recently-won Peabody Award. Creator Chris Nee made a house call to talk about how the series […]
Live from New York… It’s a Saturday Night Live love fest if voice talent for PBS Kids’ upcoming animated series Nature Cat. The new comedy stars SNL talent Taran Killam voicing the title character, plus Kate McKinnon, Bobby Moynihan and Kenan Thompson. Kate Micucci (Scrubs, The Big Bang Theory) lends her voice talents, too. Series […]
American Idol is getting at 15th – and final – season on Fox. Host Ryan Seacrest and judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr. will be back for the grand hurrah. The singing completion that once averaged over 20 million viewers now pulls in about 9 million. Co-chairman of Fox Television Group Gary […]
CBS renewed CSI: Cyber, The Odd Couple, Person of Interest, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Hawaii Five-0, Criminal Minds, Elementary, The Good Wife and Blue Bloods. On the reality show side, Survivor, The Amazing Race and Undercover Boss will all be back, along with newsmags 60 Minutes and 48 Hours. Freshman drama Stalker was axed; missing […]
Amazon Studios signed off on six new pilots for kids’ series, including four animated and two live-action. The animated pilots are The Adventures of Knickerbock Teetertop, Lost in Oz, Lily the Unicorn and Bear in Underwear; live-action offerings include A History of Radness and The Kicks. The pilots will hit Amazon Prime Video for customers […]
Fusion is teaming with the son of Modern Family actress Sofia Vergara for a series exclusively for Snapchat. Manolo Gonzalez Vergara will create six episodes that offer a peek into his mother’s career, from his perspective. Vergaraland premieres on Fusion’s Snapchat Discover channel this summer. “I’m thrilled to have partnered with Fusion on Snapchat, and […]
The hammer fell for the New England Patriots and Tom Brady following the NFL’s investigation into the use of under-inflated footballs in the AFC Championship Game. As a result of the infractions, the Patriots are being fined $1 million and will forfeit the club’s first-round selection in the 2016 NFL Draft and the club’s fourth-round […]
ESPN confirmed that Mike & Mike are on the move. ESPN Radio’s flagship morning show will set up shop from ABC’s Times Square studio starting Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, aka the day after Super Bowl 50. The move from Bristol will, according to the company, “allow for a wider variety of in-studio voices from the […]
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