Comedy Gives Back partnered with digital distributor Electric Sheep to launch comedy donation site Comicure. Clips from comedians such as Reggie Watts, Kevin Nealon and Lliza Shlesinger will be on the site, and in return, viewers can donate to causes Feeding America and Malaria No More. “Comicure allows us to expand our window of monetization […]
The NBA and BT Sport struck a multiyear expansion of their TV partnership to beef up viewing experiences for fans in the UK and Ireland. As part of the deal, which will begin with the 2015-16 season, BT Sport will broadcast up to seven live games per week throughout the regular season and the first […]
Ahead of FOX Sports 1’s coverage of UFC Fight Night on Sunday, the FOX family of networks are teaming up to support the event in an unprecedented move for the company. Promotional support will see fighter Conor McGregor on FX, hosting a movie marathon that will include Gangs of New York, The Fighter and Taken […]
ABC picked up a comedy reality series inspired by a segment on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Half-hour hidden-camera prank show Repeat After Me, from DeGeneres’s A Very Good Production and Warner Horizon and hosted by Wendi McLendon-Covey (The Goldbergs), slips into the Tuesday-at-8:30p slot on February 17, after midseason comedy Fresh Off the Boat. One […]
Dr. Evil is heading to HBO. SNL alum Mike Myers (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery) signed a two-year overall deal with the premium cable net that makes him exclusive to HBO in television. “Mike Myers is one of the great comedy minds of this or any other era,” said head of programming Michael Lombardo. […]
Defy Media is launching a free service from Break.com called Movies on Break. The ad-supported product will feature 200 Lionsgate films available to stream online through Roku, Xbox and other mobile devices. Working within a framework of eight categories that include Pulse-Pounding Action, Screen Junkies Approves and Before They Were Famous, Break.com’s editorial team will […]
Christopher Walken, Dennis Miller and others will join David Spade in Crackle’s upcoming Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser. Set to premiere this summer, the sequel to the 2001 film also stars Brittany Daniel, Patrick Warburton and Mark McGrath. Additionally, Crackle announced the return of Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee for a sixth season […]
NBC Sports Group is expanding its presence in the ring, announcing a multi-year deal to carry the boxing series PBC on NBC this spring. The deal will see 20 live boxing shows featuring Premier Boxing Champions in 2015 on NBC and NBCSN starting Saturday, March 7, at 9p on the broadcast channel. The debut show […]
FOX Sports 1 revealed its inaugural regular-season Major League Soccer TV slate from its new deal with the league, with coverage set to launch on March 8 with the first of three doubleheaders, starting with the New York Red Bulls/Sporting Kansas City at 7p. Overall, the slate consists of 34 matches, with 33 games scheduled […]
Ann Curry is leaving NBC News to become founder of a media startup. Curry had been “anchor-at-large” at Today after her messy exit from the morning show in 2012, making occasional appearances on NBC News shows while under contract with the net. Now, “I want to expand my drive to give voice to the voiceless […]
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