Vimeo signed a multi-series deal with New Form Digital, the production venture from Discovery Communications and producers Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. NFD will debut original series from YouTube celebs PJ Liguori (619,000 subscribers) and Sawyer Hartman (1.7 million subs) on the video site. Called Oscar’s Hotel and Parallax, each of the ten-episode series will […]
MLS opened the books to season 20, announcing its 2015 schedule which marks the first of an eight-year television and media rights partnership with ESPN, FOX Sports and Univision. The new season will offer a record amount of nationally televised games, two more weekends of “high-profile rivalry games” and – for the first time in […]
Anheuser-Busch booked its Super Bowl plans, announcing that the brand will feature three ads during the NBC broadcast on Feb. 1 featuring Budweiser and Bud Light. Budweiser will debut a 60-second ad that highlights the brewing credentials for the lager with a second Budweiser ad, Lost Dog, bringing back the iconic Budweiser Clydesdales. Meanwhile, Bud […]
HBO’s Game of Thrones is getting the royal treatment, with a January 23-39 run on 150 IMAX screens across the country. The last two episodes from season four, remastered for the (very) big screen, will be followed by a full-length trailer for season five, due in April. It’s the first time a TV series will […]
Cuteness overload: Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl XI premieres Sunday, February 1 at 3p, with Team Ruff competing against Team Fluff. The action repeats all day and night, with a scoreboard offering fans real-time updates; fantasy leaguers can check team stats and vote in the Most Valuable Puppy poll. Sponsors include Pedigree Food for Dogs, Subaru […]
Fandango launched a new movie discovery channel with Hulu yesterday. The streaming service’s subscribers will now have access to original Fandango series FrontRunners, Weekend Ticket, Reel Kids and Mom’s Movie Minute. “We are particularly excited about our deal with Hulu, our first subscription video-on-demand service to offer our original video content,” Fandango Vice President Business […]
Amazon Studios named the 13 pilots to hit Prime Instant Video this month. They include: hour-long dark comedies Cocked and Mad Dogs, war-drama The Man in the High Castle, half-hour docu-series The New Yorker Presents, Civil War themed Point of Honor, and two half-hour comedies Salem Rogers and Down Dog. Six new kids pilots to […]
George Pyne, former President of Sports & Entertainment at IMG Worldwide, offered a peek into the next step of his career, announcing the launch of Bruin Sports Capital as well as the conclusion of a $250 million equity round, providing $500 million in buying power. The new venture will serve as a privately held media, […]
ESPN announced that New York Life is aboard as title sponsor of the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament. The three-year deal begins with the 62nd annual New York Life ACC Tournament held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. on March 10-14, 2015. The deal features entitlement of telecasts across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and […]
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