Paramount Television and Jerry Bruckheimer announced they’re developing a TV adaptation of American Gigolo. Bruckheimer, a producer on the 1980 crime drama starring Richard Gere, will exec produce; Paul Schrader, director and writer of the film, will serve as an executive consultant. “When it comes to making great television entertainment, Jerry Bruckheimer Television is in […]
AwesomenessTV’s half-hour comedy series based on a revival of the character Richie Rich will be exclusively available on Netflix starting in early 2015. The 21-episodes series follows the wealthiest kid in the world after he hits the jackpot when he sells a new green technology. Richie Rich stars Jake Brennan (Dark Skies) and Kiff VandenHeuvel […]
BSkyB continues its streak of investing in American digital companies, plowing $7 million in the multi-channel network Whistle Sports. Since launching in January, Whistle Sports has raised $25 million: prior investors have included former head of Oxygen Media and Nickelodeon, Gerry Laybourne; Clear Channel Chairman and CEO Bob Pittman, and SeventySix Capital. The MCN boasts […]
A Royals domination in Game 6 of the World Series still handed FOX with the highest-rated and most-watched contest of the 2014 World Series to-date and scored an 8.1/13 household rating/share, with 13.4 million viewers tuning in, per Nielsen. Adding in FOX Deportes own share of the audience, viewership for the game rises to 13.6 […]
NBC Sports Group is turning to Krista Voda to serve as the face of the company’s upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series pre- and post-race coverage. Voda leaves her role on FOX for a multi-year agreement that will also include regular appearances as host of NASCAR America NBCSN, as well as a range of […]
All four of CBS’s new dramas – NCIS: New Orleans, Scorpion, Madam Secretary and Stalker – got full season orders. The NCIS spinoff is the season’s top new series, averaging 16.16 viewers and a 2.8 rating among A18-49; Scorpion is second. “These four shows have had an immediate impact on our schedule by improving nights, […]
Rich Ross has been named president of Discovery Channel, effective January 2015. Ross had been CEO of Shine America. “On top of being just a great guy, Rich also is mission driven, with a commitment to quality, blue-chip programming and is a terrific fit with Discovery,” said Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav, to whom he […]
YouTube may be headed toward a subscription-based ad-free model, according to CEO Susan Wojcicki. At the Code/Mobile conference she discussed the possibility and said, “Right now [YT] is ad-supported, which is great because it has enabled us to scale to a billion users, but there’s going to be a point where people don’t want to […]
YouTube Beauty celeb and entrepreneur Michelle Phan is expected to reel in a whopping $84 million in revenue from her Ipsy subscription service alone, according to ReCode. Founded in 2011, the service has 700,000 subscribers who dish out $10 a month for her Glam Bags – makeup samples and full-sized beauty products curated by Phan […]
A classic rivalry drove ESPN to a season high for Monday Night Football, as the Redskins’ overtime win over the Cowboys drew an 11.4 household rating with 18,809,000 viewers tuning in, according to Nielsen. In fact, the game marked the highest-rated MNF game since the Saints/Patriots on Nov. 30, 2009 and the most-viewed game in […]
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