The United States is the defending champion, but on Tuesday at a press conference in New York it was announced that the next Americas Cup will be held in Bermuda in 2017. The decision was made by billionaire Larry Ellison of Oracle Corp. after consulting with Russell Coutts, the CEO of Oracle Team USA and […]
The UFC announced that Reebok will serve as the exclusive worldwide outfitter for the MMA promotion, effective in July. Terms of the six-year deal were not disclosed.
Genius Brands International selected Downtown Bookworks to publish a new line of books based on its Warren Buffett’s Secret Millionaires Club brand. The first title, How to Grow Your Very First Business, will be released next spring, with sales and distribution handled by Simon & Schuster. Warren Buffett’s Secret Millionaires Club features 26-webisodes at www.smckids.com, […]
Invizimals, the series based on the successful PlayStation game saga, is adding to its television empire with new network support from Spain’s TVE’s Clan Channel and Televisio de Catalunya’s Super 3. Other global nets carrying the series, aimed at kids 6-12, include Al Jazeera, Disney XD, Gulli and K2.
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Kathy Griffin is officially onboard E!’s Fashion Police as host, joining Kelly Osbourne, Giuliana Rancic. Replacing George Kotsiopoulos will be new panelist Brad Goreski (It’s a Brad Brad World). Exec producer Melissa Rivers, daughter of the late Joan Rivers, approves of the replacement. “Kathy just feels right,” said Rivers. As for Griffin, “These are some […]
How do you say happy birthday to a 50-year-old reindeer? CBS is using “Animagic” animation and live action footage in promos saluting the anniversary of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, featuring stars from the net’s shows interacting with Rudolph and Sam the Snowman. And CBS stations can customize the spots with their own on-air talent and […]
Netflix surprised House of Cards fans yesterday with a “Special message from the White House” on social media, announcing that the series’ third season will debut on Feb. 27, 2015. The second season was released on Valentine’s Day this year.
ABC News will launch a social media newscast hosted by World News Tonight’s David Muir. Called Facecast: The One Thing, the new show will give users a roundup of the top stories, trending news and air on the World News Tonight Facebook page. This is not the first exclusive video series to Facebook; Lionsgate partnered […]
Football, especially ratings-wise, continues to be king both on the college and the NFL level. One of the latest examples was Sunday night when the Denver Broncos’ 29-16 win over Kansas City Chiefs on NBC’s Sunday Night Football pulled in a 13.2/20 overnight to rank as the #1 primetime show in HH rating. The 13.2/20 […]