HBO is hoping to kill off a good chunk of the pirated content of Game of Thrones by cutting journalists off from the preview DVDs the company has long sent out. It will now only stream previews for reporters who need to see the show before its actual airdate. This plan was accelerated when the […]
Britney Spears and Katy Perry are getting their own mobile games. They will be produced by Glu, which scored a major hit with its Kim Kardashian: Hollywood app, which has been downloaded nearly 23 million times and brought in $43.3 million in its first five months, LazyGamer.com reports.
ESPN Executive VP of Affiliate Sales and Marketing David Preschlack is leaving the company after two decades on the clock. He follows Sean Bratches, who announced his departure two weeks ago. Variety writes that ESPN President John Skipper sent an email to employees yesterday, writing that “David has been a key driver at every stage […]
The US Ski Team is broadening its horizons, announcing a deal with NASTAR to assume operational control of the program. The announcement was made at the National Ski Areas Association annual convention by USSA President and CEO Tiger Shaw along with Active Interest Media (AIM) President and CEO Andy Clurman. AIM owns NASTAR, SKI and […]
Streaming devices aren’t detracting from TV viewing time, according to a new report from the Council for Research Excellence. A follow-up study conducted a year after households purchased new media technology found that smart TVs stimulated group viewing, and most households increased their streaming consumption, either as additional total viewing time or as a replacement […]
President Barack Obama will be a guest on CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman tonight. It’s his third appearance as POTUS; his first appearance was as an Illinois senator in 2004. Meanwhile, over at ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, “Mash Up Monday” unites REO Speedwagon and Imagine Dragons.
At the Vice NewFront in Chelsea on Friday, CEO Shane Smith announced 20 new shows to debut on the gritty millennial network in the upcoming year. Titles include Gaycation with Ellen Page, Huang’s World, hosted by chef Eddie Huang, Weediquette, Vice Portraits with Marc Maron, Noisey, Motherboard, Fashion Week International, Black Market With Michael K. […]
5 MINUTES WITH… Unruly’s Richard Kosinski Last week, ad tech firm Unruly released a report that found that 80 percent of millennials will watch a TV show after viewing a promo shared online within their social network; yet TV marketers are failing to create engaging promos for digital natives. Cynopsis sat down with Unruly U.S. […]
Bleacher Report released the third episode of Game of Zones, its Emmy-nominated animated series that pays tribute to HBO’s series and showcases animated versions of stars from the NBA Playoffs. The latest episode includes “appearances” from LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, and James Harden of the Houston […]
A full deck of events last week saw ESPN once again take its franchise SportsCenter out of the studio and into the open, marking one of the sports industry’s busiest weeks. The company deployed staff and resources across the country spanning Chicago, Louisville, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Talladega, among other locations, and saw at […]
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