Wrestling promotion TNA Impact Wrestling has landed a new home, announcing a new deal with Discovery Communications to bring the league to Destination America. The partnership includes the US premieres of additional series from the organization as well as specials and hands Discovery Communications with international broadcasting rights in select regions, to be announced at […]
NCAA.com and its NCAASports app, both managed by Turner Sports, are slated to offer exclusive live video streaming coverage of the 2014 NCAA fall championships, with 16 championships on deck to be streamed on the site. Sports will include Division I, II and III field hockey; Division I, II and III cross country; Division II […]
CBS’s Mike & Molly returns for season five Monday, December 8 at 8:30p. The week before, a two-hour block of encores of the comedy airs from 8-10p, ahead of a Scorpion repeat. M&M replaces canceled The Millers.
Destination America is sponsoring a turkey giveaway in NYC next week. What’s behind the good deed? “After launching shows like BBQ Pitmasters, Deep Fried Masters and United States of Bacon, we wanted to give something else to America,” Marc Etkind, GM of DA, told Cynopsis. “Our first instinct was Tums, but then we had a […]
Facebook is expected to present at the 2015 Digital Content Newfronts, according to Adweek. Founding partners AOL, DigitasLBi, Yahoo, Microsoft, Hulu and YouTube formed the consortium 2+ years ago in order to sell their wares to advertisers; Pure play and traditional publishers such as Vice, CNE, and Maker Studios have since climbed aboard. Facebook has […]
Hulu picked up a new comedy series from Amy Poehler, Dave Becky (Louie) and Julie Klausner starring Billy on the Street’s head writer Klausner and Billy Eichner. Difficult People revolves around two best friends in New York whose irreverent behavior often lands themselves in awkward situations. Hulu has already ordered half-hour comedy Casual from Jason […]
The LPGA unveiled its 2015 schedule that will feature 33 official events, a total prize money increase of more than $4 million and a record number of hours in television coverage. Overall, players will compete for a total of $61.6 million in prize money next season and will be featured in 410+ hours of television […]
Bellator 131 proved a big hit for Spike TV, with the card delivering record ratings for the MMA promotion. The main event between Tito Ortiz/Stephan Bonnar drew 1.8 million viewers, making it the most-watched and highest–rated MMA fight on cable in 2014, according to the network. Overall, the card averaged 1,241,299 viewers, a record for […]
Several new kids productions in the works at Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana. Nelvana is in a development agreement with Brown Bag Films and Candy Bear for new girl-targeted CG-animated preschool series Cozy Island. Created by Gili Dolev and Yvette Kaplan and designed by Erez Gavish of Candy Bear, the series is about an imaginative girl named […]
Disney Junior ordered a second season of Mandy Moore-voiced Sheriff Callie’s Wild West. The series charted new territory when it premiered on the WATCH Disney Junior app in November 2013, before its TV debut, and amassed more than 23 million views.