NASCAR’s new-format Chase for the Cup continues to pay off as the season concludes, with Sunday’s race from Phoenix notching continued gains. The race picked up a 3.1 household score with an average 5.091 million viewers on ESPN, according to Nielsen. Both stats are up over a 2.7 rating and 4.27 million viewers for the […]
After striking an accord with MLS, Heineken is now going local, announcing partnership agreements with seven MLS clubs. Starting Jan. 1, the brand will partner with the Chicago Fire, Columbus Crew, D.C. United, Houston Dynamo, New York Red Bulls, New York City FC and Orlando City SC as either the Official Beer (Chicago Fire, D.C. […]
More original kids fodder is headed to Netflix. The streaming goliath and Guru Studio will debut the original spinoff series Justin Time The New Adventures, based on the hit series Justin Time, in early 2016. Netflix VP, content acquisition, Erik Barmack said, “The series has been a hit for us across several Netflix territories and […]
Studio 100 Film is bringing Maya the Bee to the North American market via a deal with Shout! Factory. Shout! has secured exclusive U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to Maya the Bee–Movie, including theatrical, home entertainment, digital distribution and broadcast. It plans to roll out the film in theaters, via VOD, SVOD, electronic-sell-through, television and […]
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Showtime picked up The Affair for a sophomore run, and Homeland for season five. While The Affair debuted to just 507,000 Same Day viewers, the relationship drama has grown every week since its premiere and is averaging 3.9 million weekly viewers across platforms Sundays at 10p. Homeland is averaging 6 million weekly viewers at 9p.
NYCers won’t be seeing an irreverent ad for Bravo’s upcoming series Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, with star Lisa Edelstein holding up her ring finger and the line, “Go Find Yourself,” on city buses or subways. The MTA banned the poster because of its “implied inappropriate creative,” according to the NY Post. That didn’t stop Bravo […]
Fullscreen will acquire YouTube channel Rooster Teeth, and boost RT’s live events and merchandise businesses while integrating it into its own network. Additionally, Fullscreen will help develop current RT content production and bring new premium programming to the channel. RT is known for shows Red vs. Blue, The Gauntlet and The Slow Mo Guys, and […]
Endemol Beyond USA made a deal with comedian Andy Milonakis, known for his eponymous show, which was produced by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on MTV and MTV2 from 2002 to 2007. Milonakis will create projects with Endemol, starting with web series Andy’s Hungry Voyage and an updated version of his MTV series Milonakis 2.0. The […]
With eyes on the SEC as we hit the tail-end of the college football season, CBS Sports and ESPN laid out broadcast plans for the conference through the end of the year. CBS Sports had already slated this weekend’s Mississippi State/Alabama matchup for Saturday at 3:30p, and will wrap up the regular season with Ole […]