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 Nine networks, one Upfront: For the first time, Turner Broadcasting will bundle Adult Swim, Boomerang, Cartoon […]
Empire did it again. In its third outing, the freshman Fox drama jumped four tenths, to a 4.4/13 rating among A18-49. That follows a 5 percent lift from week one to week two. American Idol also saw a four tenths uptick, to 3.4/11 in the demo.
Hulu greenlit a new half-hour comedy series from Lionsgate and RocketJump that will go behind-the-scenes of the latest YouTube short from Video Game High School creator Freddie Wong. The eight episodes will be released exclusively on Hulu on a weekly basis, with no premiere date set yet. RocketJump boasts seven million subscribers, and more than […]
Former American Idol judge Paula Abdul and singer/dancer Jason Derulo will sit at the judge’s table for season 12 of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance, joining returning judge and co-creator/exec producer Nygel Lythgoe. Mary Murphy’s exit was announced earlier this month. Reality series returns this summer.
On the first day of the Sundance Film Festival yesterday, Vimeo announced the Vimeo On Demand Publisher Network. The platform allows partners to sell premium, ad-free content on their sites from Vimeo’s VOD catalog, within articles or from their own VOD storefront. Launch partners include The Atlantic, CBS Interactive Media Group’s TVGuide.com, TV.com and Metacritic; […]
Kaiser Permanente is now covering the NBA via a new multiyear strategic partnership that will “focus on building healthier communities.” The deal makes Kaiser Permanente the Official Health Care Partner of the NBA, Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), NBA Development League (NBA D-League), and USA Basketball. Kaiser Permanente is also serving as the presenting partner […]
ESPN delivered its Super Bowl plans, lining up 130 hours of TV and radio programs from Scottsdale Fashion Square starting Monday at 6a. Super Bowl Sunday will see a Postseason NFL Countdown with Chris Berman and crew previewing the matchup starting at 10a. Other programming highlights include Jay Crawford and Hannah Storm hosting weekday morning […]
Add Common and John Legend to the roster of performers for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards. The Grammy winners will perform “Glory” from the film Selma. Also onboard: Miranda Lambert, Usher and two of this year’s leading nominees, Sam Smith and Pharrell Williams, tied at six nods each. LL Cool J returns for his fourth […]
Onstage during his session at NATPE, Jay Leno made it clear he’s a fan of new late night host Larry Wilmore, whose show launched on Comedy Central Monday night. Calling The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore “terrific,” the former Tonight Show host welcomed Wilmore’s “different perspective.”
Former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar officially opened the doors to his latest video venture, Vessel. The platform will distribute content for first-run distribution at least 72 hours in advance at a $2.99 price tag, with the subscription and advertising revenues leaning generously towards the creator (70 percent of the ad rev, 60 percent of the […]
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