It’s official, finally: Kevin Reilly has been named president of TNT and TBS, and chief creative officer for Turner Entertainment. The former chairman of entertainment for Fox takes on responsibilities handled by two departed execs: Turner Entertainment Networks president Steve Koonin, who left in April, and former president of TNT, TBS and TCM, Michael Wright, […]
Evan Shapiro is leaving his position as president of Pivot. An early, enthusiastic advocate for and interpreter of Millennials as socially active, engaged and optimistic, Shapiro, who teaches at NYU to help gain insight into the generation, was already sounding the call in HuffPo back in 2012: “By writing off all Millennials as over-protected, underachieving, […]
Hulu announced the cast of the second season of its Emmy-nominated original series about sport mascots, Behind the Mask. New episodes will include spotlights on the San Francisco Giants mascot, the show’s first female mascot performer from Gilbert Arizona High School, and Tux, from minor league hockey team Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. BTM will hit Hulu in […]
Google partnered with The Walt Disney Studios to bring the Disney, Pixar and Marvel digital movie collections to Android device owners through the Disney Movies Anywhere app. Google Play consumers can buy more than 400 available films and watch through the app, website and Google Play movies.
It’s the end of an era for NBCUniversal’s Hispanic cable network mun2, as the channel will be rebranded as NBC Universo on Feb. 1, 2015, which happens to be the same day the channel carries the Spanish-language telecast of Super Bowl XLIX in the US. The network will also introduce a “bold logo that features […]
X Games and Major League Gaming are teaming up for X Games Aspen 2015 with a three-day “Counter-Strike: Global Offensive” invitational eSports tournament that will run from Jan. 23-25. This will extend the two brands’ partnership that began at X Games Austin 2014 with the “Call of Duty: Ghosts” tournament in June. “We took a […]
PBS Kids is taking a different digital tact with Thomas the Tank: Tale of the Brave, a new hour-long movie that heralds the new season of HIT Entertainment’s Thomas & Friends. The movie launched Nov. 1-2 online at pbskids.org, on the PBS Kids Video App and on PBS Kids on Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast and […]
Nickelodeon promoted Cathy Galeota to SVP of Preschool Current Series, Nickelodeon Group. An 18-year Nickelodeon veteran, Galeota in her new role will oversee production on all current Nick preschool series, maintain oversight of the preschool executives in charge, and will continue to serve as EIC for the newly launched Dora and Friends: Into the City!, […]
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ESPN is once again opening up voting for the Fan Hall of Fame, honoring “greatness in sports fandom.” To enter the competition, fans of any sport throughout the US and Canada can submit their application at FanHallOfFame.com/Apply until Nov. 16, describing why they deserve a place in the Hall of Fame. The ten finalists, selected […]