AwesomenessTV musical drama Side Effects will air on E! today at 3p ET as a 90-minute movie. Co-produced by ATV and Universal Cable Productions (UCP), Side Effects debuted in 2013 as a long-form special on ATV’s YouTube channel, hitting more than two million views in its first week; a 2014 sequel began as a four-episode […]
AOL and GroupM Entertainment (GME) sealed a deal to develop a new original web series for a global audience. The project for AOL Originals will be co-produced by GME and syndicated through The AOL ON Network. “As the industry converges this month at the Digital Content NewFronts, one of the biggest two week periods in […]
With the matchups locked in, ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBA TV announced broadcast plans for first-round games of the 2015 NBA Playoffs. ABC/ESPN open the postseason with the first five games, featuring the team of Mike Breen, analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson and reporter Lisa Salters calling two ABC broadcasts in less than […]
A hearty thanks to everyone who judged, entered, attended and/or presented this year’s Cynopsis Sports Media Awards. We once again saw a packed room that delivered the best minds in the business. We also would like to thank and congratulate our luminaries this year, including CBS’ Sean McManus, the NHL’s Gary Bettman, Univision’s Juan Carlos […]
TBS’s Conan In Cuba has reached 3.7 million viewers, thanks to multiplatform viewing and encore telecasts on TBS, HLN and truTV. The late night destination special delivered 1.5 million viewers in Live+7 delivery for its March 5 premiere telecast, a 73 percent increase over Conan’s year-to-date average.
SMOSH: The Movie, a Defy Media and AwesomenessTV co-production, will have its world premiere on July 23 in Anaheim, CA in conjunction with the Vidcon digital conference. The film stars comedy duo Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox, best known to their 30 million YouTube subscribers as SMOSH. In addition, the cast includes YT celebs Jenna […]
Fashion Police will be back in September – and so will host Giuliana Rancic, despite controversy over comments she made about Zendaya’s Oscars hairstyle, and the departures soon after of fellow hosts Kelly Osbourne and Kathy Griffin. “I will be on the show, Brad Goreski will be on the show,” said Rancic on Access Hollywood […]
Netflix recorded more than 59.6 million subscribers during its Q1 earnings report yesterday, ahead of the 57 million originally projected. When including non-paying subscribers, Netflix surpassed 60 million subs, and 62.3 million globally. As for Q1 profit, the streaming service reported $23.7 million, or 38 cents a share, compared with $53.1 million, or 86 cents […]
WME|IMG is getting in the ring with the Professional Bull Riders, announcing the acquisition of the company that boosts its live event portfolio. While the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including antitrust regulatory approval, the deal is expected to close in May. The company snagged the PBR from controlling shareholder Spire Capital Partners. […]