Next week will see the 119th running of the Boston Marathon, with Universal Sports Network serving as the national television and digital media home of the famed race. Live Coverage starts April 20 at 8:30a as part of “Marathon Monday.” On Saturday, the channel will feature a special preview show live from the finish line […]
Welcome to the family: Leading up to the season three premiere of BBC America’s Orphan Black, sister net IFC will air a 21-hour marathon of the first two seasons starting at midnight on Friday, April 17. Round three of the sci-fi drama launches across all AMC Networks channels – IFC, AMC, WE tv, SundanceTV and […]
HBO’s on a winning streak. Sunday’s season five premiere of Game of Thrones delivered 7.99 million same day viewers, up 1.16 million from its season four bow and a series high. The premium cable net’s Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief is also setting records. Having racked up 5.5 million viewers since its […]
Crackle made the official jump into the television Upfronts yesterday, presenting its new slate and updated TV-like app to advertisers at the Hudson Theatre in New York City. Jerry Seinfeld, star of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, kicked off the event, saying that the platform will continue to carry premium content and stay clear of […]
Paul Feig’s new original series Other Space premiered on Yahoo Screen yesterday. The scripted comedy debuted all eight episodes, which features Karan Soni (Safety Not Guaranteed), Bess Rous (Murder in the First), Eugene Cordero (House of Lies), Milana Vayntrub (Silicon Valley), Conor Leslie (Klondike), Neil Casey (Broad City), and the reunion of Trace Beaulieu and […]
The Premier League continues to hit new highs as NBCSN’s coverage of the Manchester Derby on Sunday ranked as the most-watched Premier League match in US cable television history. The Manchester United victory averaged 1.1 million viewers with the channel offering live on-site coverage from Old Trafford, according to Nielsen. In addition, NBCSN’s Premier League […]
The puck drops on the Stanley Cup Playoffs today with pre-game coverage beginning at 6:30p on NBCSN with NHL Live, followed by four Game 1 matchups across NBCSN, USA Network and NHL Network. On most nights of the first round, NBC Sports Group will produce two versions of NHL Live (one for NBCSN, one for […]
Disney Junior will keep the fires burning under two of its most popular franchises. The network ordered fourth seasons of hits Sofia the First and Doc McStuffins. The series “have resonated with viewers on many levels, but what’s especially gratifying is to hear a parent talking about how their child did something nice for someone […]
Kart Kingdom (pbskids.org/kartkingdom) is the first-ever online world from PBS Kids. Featuring fun, educational games from multiple developers, the site includes the first junior version of popular game-design program Gamestar Mechanic plus the opportunity for kids to interact via avatars with stars from series including Wild Kratts and The Cat In the Hat Knows a […]
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