Jordan Spieth’s historical run at The Masters delivered good news for the tournament’s broadcast partners, with CBS Sports reporting its best numbers since 2011. Its third-round coverage on Saturday earned an average household metered market rating/share of 6.5/16, up 48% over 2014’s numbers, according to Nielsen. MM ratings peaked with a 7.0/17 rating/share from 5-6p. […]
Skip a newsletter last week? “In Case You Missed It” rounds up the top stories in each of our three daily editions, so you can be up on the latest news, Cynopsis-style, in the worlds of linear, digital, sports and kids television. Enjoy! FLAGSHIP Face the Nation anchor Bob Schieffer announced he is retiring this […]
Face the Nation anchor Bob Schieffer announced he is retiring this summer, after 46 years with CBS News. Scheiffer, 78, became CBS’s chief White House correspondent in 1982, and anchor of Face the Nation in 1991. He also served as interim anchor of CBS Evening News in 2005-2006, after the exit of Dan Rather. Said […]
Tyra Banks will man the mic as host of the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmys, airing on Pop Sunday, April 26 at 8p. Banks is a two-time Daytime Emmy winner for The Tyra Banks Show.
Netflix named the cast for its upcoming 1970s hip-hop drama The Get Down yesterday. The line-up includes: Dope’s Shameik Moore, Paper Towns’ Justice Smith, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete’s Skylan Brooks and Tremaine Brown Jr. The series is written, directed and produced by Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!) and Shawn Ryan (The Shield). The […]
With Ellen DeGeneres now backing creator-focused video platform Vessel, Google is feeling the pressure to get in the game. In a letter from YouTube sent to creators and obtained by Bloomberg, the platform revealed that the SVOD version of YT will make its debut some time this year. More importantly, the letter assured that revenue […]
The Women’s Tennis Association and Perform are teaming up for a new broadcast production and distribution media partnership, dubbed WTA Media. The venture will see John Learing serve as Managing Director with Bruno Rocha on-board as Executive Vice President. According to the organization, the launch of WTA Media will serve as the first step in […]
The NFL and its broadcast partners lined up preseason plans, with 65 games in the cards, including eight nationally televised games. The preseason kicks off, of course, on Aug. 9 at 8p on NBC with the Hall of Fame Game pitting the Steelers and Vikings. The channel’s second national game will feature Cardinals/Raiders on Aug. […]
FX released summer premiere dates for new and returning series: Thursday, May 28: Louis C.K.: Live From the Comedy Store at 11p Tuesday, June 16: Tyrant at 10p Thursday, July 16: Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll at 10p, Married at 10:30p
Kathy Bates joined the cast of American Horror Story: Hotel, the fifth installment of Ryan Murphy’s hit anthology series. Bates previously starred in AHS: Freak Show and AHS: Coven, for which she won an Emmy Award. Already onboard: Lady Gaga, Matt Bomer, Cheyenne Jackson, Wes Bentley and Chloe Sevigny.
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