It was a big week for Major League Soccer, which not only kicked off the playoffs, but also prepared for the future with announcements that Chivas USA would be folding, a new Los Angeles FC would be moving in for the 2017 season and an overall realignment would shuffle the season setup. The new LAFC […]
LeBron James drove TNT to an opening week liftoff with the channel’s start of the NBA season, which featured the Cavaliers and Knicks delivering 4 million total viewers. That marks a 50% uptick over the comparable telecast window last season, according to Nielsen fast nationals. Its 2.6 household rating was up 44% over last year […]
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 All four of CBS’s new dramas – NCIS: New Orleans, Scorpion, […]
The Game of Thrones cast renegotiated their contracts to include an option for season seven. According to the Hollywood Reporter, actors on the HBO hit scored big pay raises for upcoming seasons five and six in exchange for tacking another year onto their deals. And with its fourth season finale delivering 7.1 million viewers, a […]
The View is making a move from ABC’s LA-based daytime entertainment division to ABC News, announced ABC News president James Goldston in a memo on Thursday. The shift allows the talker “to fully draw upon the vast resources of ABC News and our team in New York,” said Goldston. It’s the latest in a series […]
Fandango is partnering with NBCU sister property Access Hollywood to air episodes of its show, Frontrunners. “One of the main reasons I joined Fandango was the potential to work across many divisions of NBCU,” Fandango Chief Correspondent Dave Karger told Cynopsis. “Frontrunners is a very different kind of celebrity interview show and I’m thrilled that […]
MTV will premiere its first original YouTube channel, MTV Braless, on Nov. 4. The channel will be hosted by YT celeb Laci Green, known for her channel Sex+, which boasts more than 1.1 million subscribers. A new ep will be released every week for 12 weeks.
Game 7 of the World Series was a blowout for FOX Sports on Wednesday, marking the second Game 7 in the Fall Classic since 2002, and reeling in a Series-high 13.7/23 with 23.5 million viewers tuning in, according to Nielsen. That is up 69% in rating and 76% in audience compared to Game 6. The […]
The partnership between The Breeders’ Cup and NBC Sports Group is paying off, as the two companies announced an unprecedented 10-year media rights partnership extension that will keep the Breeders’ Cup on NBC and NBCSN through 2025. The deal will see NBC and NBCSN combine to present at least eight hours of live coverage of […]
Media and real estate execs announced plans to launch multi-platform The Real Estate Network by early 2016, offering “real estate information and transaction capability for consumers.” Founding ESPN chairman Stuart Evey is chairman of the board; real estate entrepreneur Robert Atkinson is CEO. The venture “has the same potential as ESPN and will revolutionize the […]
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