Mark Burnett and Mexico’s Televisa are partnering for quiz show Generation Gap, featuring family members of different generations answering multiple choice questions. But don’t look for feuding. The show is “fast-paced, a lot of fun, very play-along and uplifting,” said Burnett (The Voice, The Bible) at MIPTV on Monday.
The Bachelor host Chris Harrison has signed on to host syndicated game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire at the start of its 14th season in fall 2015. Harrison, who has manned 19 seasons of the dating series, continues on Bachelor, as well as The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise. He grabs the game […]
Just off of the success of Two Bellman, Marriott Content Studio unveiled details of its next project, to debut in May. Called French Kiss, the romantic short stars Tyler Ritter (The McCarthys) and model/actress Margot Luciarte. Said Executive Producer Kim Moses, “In an era when everyone has their eyes glued to their digital devices, French […]
Hearst streamed 18 live broadcasts across Twitter’s Periscope last night, each under the theme of “Bedtime Stories.” The content will feature editors, talent and social influencers talking about their pre-bed rituals, favorite recipes, Hearst publication news or literally reading bedtime stories. “It’s an experiment in live programming,” Hearst Magazine Digital Media president Troy Young told […]
A fresh beverage for the NBA, which announced a multi-year deal with PepsiCo that makes the company an official marketing partner of the league as well as the Women’s National Basketball Association, NBA Development League, and USA Basketball starting next season. The deal will see PepsiCo leverage its Mountain Dew, Aquafina, Brisk, Doritos, and Ruffles […]
Who says you can’t go home? Not Bon Jovi frontman Jon Bon Jovi, who’s teaming with TWC-Dimension to exec produce If I Wasn’t a Rock Star. Reality series has stars returning to their hometowns to see what their lives would have been like if they hadn’t followed their music dreams. “I was drawn to this […]
Participant Media CEO Jim Berk resigned on Friday, saying, “After more than eight years at Participant it is the right time for someone else to take the helm.” Founder and chairman Jeff Skoll, who is stepping into the CEO role during the hunt for a replacement, credited Berk with helping the company “span film, television […]
Hulu picked up exclusive VOD rights to TNT drama The Last Ship, through a new deal with Turner Broadcasting. Executive produced by Michael Bay and starring Eric Dane, Rhona Mitra and Adam Baldwin, the series will return for a second season on TNT on June 21.
5 MINUTES WITH… Predictable.ly’s Amy Vernon As we head into the final stretch before the Cynopsis Digital Business Summit in New York City on Thursday, April 23, we spoke with panelist and Predictable.ly Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer Amy Vernon about social TV, Twitter and social media strategy in general. To hear more from Vernon, […]
With the 2015 Women’s World Cup just around the corner, FIFA continues to shore up its global promotion of the event. Coming off the heels of a widely successful men’s World Cup last summer, the organization is looking to take its lessons from the tournament and leverage that to propel this Summer’s matches to new […]