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MSNBC launches ‘Shift’ video hub

MSNBC launched video platform Shift by MSNBC, which will provide additional original news coverage of events and stories tailored to the audience watching the network outside of the TV set. Shift’s slate of originals includes shows on culture, tech, sports and economics, such as: The Briefing, Road Map, Krystal Clear, So Popular!, Left Field, Three […]

Sunday Night Football roared to its best numbers since Week 1

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NBC’s Sunday Night Football roared to its best numbers since Week 1, with the Cowboys’ win delivering a 14.9/24. That is up 37% from last year’s Week 15 matchup. Top markets on the local front included: Dallas at a 39.2/56; Philadelphia 33.3/49; San Antonio 27.3/42; Austin 20.8/37; and Norfolk 20.5/32.

PBR riding with CarbonTV

The Professional Bull Riders partnered with digital content company Carbon Media Group in a move that makes CarbonTV.com the official home of PBR digital video content starting in the new year. Content includes PBR LIVE, the PBR’s event streaming, companion content and archival content channel. A total of 100 PBR events, consisting of non-televised Built […]

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James Corden Late Late Show team announced

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James Corden has a team. CBS announced the Late Late Show host and exec producer Ben Winston will be joined by exec producer Rob Crabbe (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon), co-exec producer and head writer Mike Gibbons (Tosh.0), supervising producer Sheila Rogers (Late Show with David Letterman) and producer Josie Cliff (One Night with […]

Headed back to Men?

Is Charlie Sheen making an appearance on the February 19 series finale of CBS’s Two and a Half Men? Asked on Friday’s The Ellen DeGeneres Show if the prodigal son was returning, Sheen’s replacement, Ashton Kutcher, didn’t say yes – but it wasn’t a firm no, either. “If you’re working on the Warner Bros. lot, […]

Hearst purchases 25% stake in AwesomenessTV

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Hearst Corporation acquired a 25 percent stake in DreamWorks Animation’s multi-channel network AwesomenessTV for $81.25 million. “Few companies have built the global audience of millennial females as quickly as AwesomenessTV. For us, it’s very important to make a bet on the future of how content is created,” Hearst CEO and President Steven R. Swartz said. […]

Crackle pushes back release of ‘The Throwaways’ due to Sony hack

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Crackle pushed back the release of its movie about a hacker called The Throwaways, in light of Sony’s real-life hack last month. Variety reports the film was originally supposed to hit Crackle on Dec. 19, but will now be released in early January. The film stars Sam Huntington, Kevin Dillon and James Caan, and revolves […]

CBS Sports Network doubles down on poker night

CBS Sports Network is doubling down on Poker Night in America, renewing the franchise for an additional two seasons, according to the show’s site. Season two will launch on Jan. 5 on the channel and will run every week on Mondays at 10p. In addition, title sponsor 888poker renewed for an additional two seasons as […]

Mayweather eyeballs May 2 for megafight

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is targeting May 2 as a potential date for the long-awaited matchup with Manny Pacquiao. Experts state that any PPV would gross at least $250 million, with Mayweather’s purse likely topping the $100 million mark.

Cynopsis Media Presents The Best of the Week: December 8-12, 2014

Skip a newsletter last week? “In Case You Missed It” rounds up the top stories in each of our four 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 David Letterman’s last day as host of CBS’s Late Show has […]

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