Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and ESPN announced a new multi-year program focusing on key ESPN College Football properties. Effective immediately, the Reese’s brand will serve as an official sponsor of the new College Football Playoff (CFP), official sponsor of ESPN College GameDay Built by the Home Depot and sponsor of ESPN College Football. As part […]
El Rey cancelled action drama Matador, despite a season two renewal ahead of its July series premiere. “Ultimately it was a business decision but to be clear, we were very proud of the series on every level,” said the net in a statement. “Creatively it hit the mark and we are gratified that it celebrated […]
Guest hosts filling in after Craig Ferguson steps down as host of CBS’s The Late Late Show on Friday, December 19 include Judd Apatow, Will Arnett, Wayne Brady, Drew Carey, Sean Hayes and Kunal Nayyer, among others. CBS daytime is pitching in, too, with original after-dark editions of The Talk airing January 12-16. James Corden […]
Maker Studios and social platform Wikia partnered to create The 2014 Year in Fandom, a video series celebrating the year’s top trends. Wikia combined highlights from its fan base with other factors such as total audience, volume of content and the “momentum” around the major moments in the last twelve months. Wikia’s Maker Gen creators, […]
Netflix subscribers are tuning into originals like House of Cards and Orange is the New Black more than ever, according to a new study from Centris Marketing Science. In Q3 of this year, 72 percent of U.S. subscribers watched original programming compared to the 57 percent in just Q1. Variety reports the dramatic increase was […]
This year, the NHL’s signature annual event, the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic, goes to the nation’s capitol on January 1 when the Washington Capitals meet the Chicago Blackhawks on NBC. Prior to the game, the NHL and premium channel EPIX have partnered for the first time for The Road To The Winter Classic, making the […]
Super 8 Motels celebrated its 40th anniversary in grand style, setting a Guinness World Record for a pillow fight during last week’s South Dakota-South Dakota State football game. Over 4,201 students, alumni, parents and fans took part in the record-setting promotion during the first and second quarter break in the annual rivalry game.
Personal finance advisor Suze Orman is leaving CNBC after 14 years to develop a syndicated talk show. Suze Orman’s Money Wars, from Warner Bros. Telepictures, will focus on families and friends whose financial disputes are disrupting their lives. The final new episode of The Suze Orman Show is set for March 28. “I want to […]
Telemundo’s El Senor de los Cielos was the first to win an Emmy in new category Non-English Language U.S. Primetime Program at the International Emmy Awards, held Monday night. Other winners include The Exhibition (Arts Programming), Stephen Dillane (Best Performance by an Actor), Bianca Krijgsman (Best Performance by an Actress), What If? 2 (Comedy), Frihet […]
Endemol Beyond USA will launch the original series The #Muthaship, starring Emmy winner Drea de Matteo (Sons of Anarchy), on Dec. 1. In the series, which premieres on Endemol’s BEYONDreality channel on YouTube, viewers will be introduced to the entertaining characters of de Matteo’s unconventional family. Original episodes will post every Monday on the channel.