Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries continue the Crown Media Family Networks tradition of Christmas in July with 24/7 holiday-themed programming from Friday, July3 through Sunday, July 12. Stunt includes original holiday movies, classics and fan faves.
Discovery Digital Networks nabbed YouTube adventurer Louis Cole to take its users on exploits of all sorts, it was announced at Discovery’s NewFront yesterday. Cole’s FunforLouis content will join Discovery’s Seeker Network and later this year the brand will launch Flying the Globe with the man who has 1.3 million YouTube subscribers as he travels […]
Bill Nye the Science Guy has a new web series backed by General Electric. Nye’s five-episode Emoji Science will air on the website of the same name and have the backing of the National Science Foundation and The National Science Teachers Association. New episodes will roll out this summer along with downloadable teaching materials for […]
The College Football Playoff National Championship continues to spice up the fan experience, as the Arizona Organizing Committee and CFP announced yesterday that its signature fan events will take place in downtown Phoenix in the days leading up to the big game on Jan. 11, 2016. Events include: fan fest Playoff Fan Central at the […]
With final Nielsen numbers in, NBC Sports reports that its coverage of American Pharoah’s down-to-the-wire victory in Saturday’s 141st Kentucky Derby averaged 16.0 million viewers. That is good enough for a 4% markup over last year, when 15.3 million tuned in for California Chrome’s win. The race also posted a 9.6/23 national rating – up […]
Harvey Beaks is a big-hearted bird who sets off to explore the forest and break some rules with his two best friends Fee and Foo in the new Nickelodeon animated series of the same name. Animator and storyteller C.H. Greenblatt is the creator of the show. Greenblatt previously created and exec-produced Chowder at Cartoon Network […]
Better call Saul? Mandy Patinkin is trading in the stress of Homeland in his role as Saul Berenson for a walk in the animated world of a 6-year-old Latina girl. The venerable actor is joining the cast of Sprout’s newest original series, Nina’s World, lending his voice to the character of friendly community librarian Mr. […]
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The pilot episode of USA hacker drama Mr. Robot, making its linear premiere Wednesday, June 24, will be available for streaming four weeks earlier, on May 27. “It is more important than ever to push boundaries in order to break through the clutter and reach new audiences,” said Chris McCumber, net president. The series will […]
AMC Networks reported a higher-than-forecast 27.5 percent rise in revenue last quarter versus 2014, with net income of $122 million. U.S. nets (AMC, WE tv, BBC America, IFC and SundanceTV) were up 25.4 percent, with a big assist from ad sales for AMC’s Walking Dead and Better Call Saul; International Networks saw a 38.9 percent […]