The NHL locked in a multi-year North American partnership with DraftKings, one of the largest U.S.-based destinations for daily fantasy sports. Fans will be able to take part in free to enter daily sports fantasy games on DraftKings.com for a shot at various prizes, including trips to premier NHL events – 2015 Bridgestone NHL Winter […]
AMC is bringing back Hell on Wheels for a fifth and final season of 14 episodes, but the series isn’t racing to the finish line. Seven eps launch in summer 2015 and the rest premiere the following summer, a strategy AMC also used to conclude Mad Men and Breaking Bad. In season four, the Western […]
The autism community applauded Jerry Seinfeld for an interview on Friday’s NBC Nightly News in which he said he thinks he’s on the autism spectrum. “You’re never paying attention to the right things,” the comedian told Brian Williams. “Basic social engagement is really a struggle….I don’t see it as dysfunctional, I just think of it […]
Why did Facebook make its 1.3 billion users download a separate messenger app last month? “On mobile, each app can really focus on doing one thing well, we think, and the primary focus of the Facebook app today is News Feed,” Mark Zuckerberg explained at a meeting at FB headquarters last week. “We saw that […]
Viewers watched branded video programming more than 2.9 billion times in Q3 2014, according to a new report from Visible Measures. The views are in part due to the World Cup and the launch of Apple’s iPhone 6. Almost 484 million views in Q3 were the results of campaigns from electronic brands, representing 16 percent […]
This week officially marks the launch of college basketball season, with leagues and networks putting their best foot forward to tip off the action. One conference, the Pac-12, has opted to change up their season debut, launching Full Court Friday on Nov. 14 on Pac-12 Networks that will feature 10 conference men’s basketball openers from […]
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment acquired InterMedia Outdoors Holdings, in a move that will see assets that include Sportsman Channel, 15 outdoor magazines, and 17 websites, as well as television production operations come under the umbrella. Of course, KSE already owns and operates Outdoor Channel and 50% of World Fishing Network and the combined assets will […]
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 It’s official, finally: Kevin Reilly has been named president of TNT […]
NBC freshman comedy Marry Me received a pickup for five additional episodes, for a total of 18. The net’s other two new comedies, Bad Judge and A to Z, were canceled last week. Marry Me drew a middling 1.5 rating among A18-49 on Wednesday, but is the top new series in upscale viewers.
Modern Family Emmy winner Ty Burrell struck a development deal with Family producers 20th Century Fox Television to write, co-create and develop comedy projects, and develop shows from other writers. “This deal is about deepening our relationship with this deservedly award-winning actor and tapping into a comedic community we want to access,” said Jonnie Davis, […]