Telemundo and mun2 officially took over as the official Spanish-language Home of the FIFA World Cup in the US, unveiling of the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 emblem in Moscow. The company also announced its broadcast plans for the upcoming other FIFA Events in 2015 to be featured across the Telemundo network and stations, mun2 […]
Launched only three months ago, KidQuest, the app providing interactive children’s crafts, experiments, and activities, notched partnerships with four established kids brands: Garfield, Jim Henson’s Doozers, Peep and the Big Wide World, and Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman. Activities based on these brands will be featured on the KidQuest platform, including: * Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman: […]
Guess How Much I Love You? More than last week. 9 Story Media Group secured additional sales for the preschool series The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare, based on the best-selling children’s book. Already a staple on Disney Junior in the States, the show extended its reach to the Middle East, Central Europe and Iceland. […]
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Music superstar Taylor Swift will headline Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2015. The bi-coastal celebration, which begins airing live at 8p on ABC from New York’s Times Square, will include special performances and coverage of New Year’s celebrations from around the globe. “We already have secured an unprecedented number of music […]
The CW is teaming with NCIS star Mark Harmon to develop Shakespeare’s Sisters, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Set in 1590s London, the show follows young Will Shakespeare’s rise to prominence as he also finds himself caught in a deadly conflict among three witches and Queen Elizabeth. Scott Sullivan (NCIS: Los Angeles, King & Maxwell) […]
Multi-channel networks still prove a hot commodity: European broadcasting company RTL Group is close to acquiring beauty and fashion MCN StyleHaul. Variety reports the deal is expected to close within the next two weeks, with an undisclosed price tag. RTL already owns a stake in the MCN, previously investing $6 million in the company. StyleHaul […]
Amazon is ramping up its OTT game, introducing a Fire TV Stick to compete with Google’s Chromecast and Roku’s streaming stick. Amazon is touting that the $39 device has 50 percent more processing power than Chromecast and six times that of the Roku stick; the device also includes a remote and a voice-enabled search function. […]
Game 5 of the World Series on FOX handed the channel with a 7.3/12 household rating/share, according to Nielsen fast nationals, with 12.6 million viewers tuning in. That is up 16% in rating and 16% in in audience versus Game 4 despite tough competition from the NFL (see below). The first five games of the […]
Major League Soccer detailed playoff plans as well as a new strategy for the LA market. The league stated that, effective immediately, Chivas USA will cease operations and the organization stated that on Thursday, it will announce a new MLS Los Angeles club and ownership group set to begin play in 2017. 20 clubs will […]