Jon Steinlauf landed the top ad sales job at Scripps Networks Interactive. Steinlauf, named EVP of ad sales & marketing in 2011, will lead teams across Scripps’ HGTV, DIY, Food, Cooking, Travel and Great American Country as president of national ad sales and marketing. He succeeds Steve Gigliotti, named chief revenue officer for the company […]
Dish Network CEO Joe Clayton is retiring at the end of March, replaced by founder and chairman Charlie Ergen, who stepped away from day-to-day control in 2011. “Over the last four years, Joe’s leadership has been instrumental to Dish as we have worked to engineer a fundamental transformation of our business,” said Ergen. “He has […]
Stat Social exclusively tracked Twitter Audience Ratings from the 87th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 22 for Cynopsis. Key findings: Top Advertiser Buzz: Samsung: 150,000 tweet mentions – 7% increase on Oscar day Coca-Cola: 50,000 tweet mentions – 15% decrease on Oscar day Hyundai: 4,781 tweet mentions – 28% decrease on Oscar day American Express: […]
With the YouTube Kids app out this week, Mattel will develop a new slate of programming for the platform from its preschool content division, HIT Entertainment. HIT will release 52 three-minute original Thomas & Friends digital videos to premiere every week for the next year on its YT channel and on YouTube Kids. HIT Entertainment […]
After launching a striking Women’s World Cup promo during the Daytona 500, FOX Sports detailed its marketing plans for thus summer’s event to mark the 100 day countdown to the tournament. The spot will see a 30-second version running during a coordinated 21st Century Fox 34-channel prime time roadblock on tonight around 8p. Participating channels […]
Newborn golf net Back9Network has suspended operations due to financial issues. The channel sent out a statement to reporters writing that network executives were hunting to resolve the issue, saying “Due to a temporary shortfall in capital, Back9Network has suspended its operations. Management and the board of directors are planning next steps and will continue […]
A fairy tale mashup is headed to Disney Junior via new series Goldie & Bear. Currently in production, the series will debut in the fall and follows newfound friends Goldie and Bear (they’ve gotten over the whole porridge incident) as they encounter well-known characters including Little Red Riding Hood, Humpty Dumpty and The Three Little […]
Amazon Studios renewed four kids series: preschool-targeted Creative Galaxy and Tumble Leaf, plus live-actioners Gortimer Gibbon’s Life On Normal Street and Annedroids, aimed at the 6-11-year-old set.
In a rule change that might not amuse Orange Is the New Black, which has reaped awards show gold as a comedy, the Television Academy decreed that only 30-minute shows will be considered comedies come Emmy time. It will take a two-thirds vote from a nine-member panel for a show to be reassigned. On the […]
Eileen O’Neill, promoted to global group president of Discovery Studios in August, is leaving Discovery Communications on May 1, the date of her 25th anniversary at the company. “I will miss you guys,” said O’Neill, on a break before starting what was to be her new position, in a memo to staff Friday. “Through incredible […]
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