Welcome to “In Case You Missed It,”  a quick roundup of the top stories of the previous week in each of our four daily editions. So if you skipped a newsletter, this is where you want to go to make sure you’re up on the latest news, Cynopsis-style, in the worlds of linear, digital, sports, […]
What happens when you plop a staunch Republican senator on a deserted island with a progressive Democrat? That’s the scenario in Discovery’s Rival Survival, and it’s challenge Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) were eager to take on. “Both of us know just how frustrated people are with Washington right now,” said […]
Barbra Streisand will make her first late night TV guest appearance since 1963, as Jimmy Fallon’s sole guest “for a night of talk, comedy and performances” on NBC’s Tonight Show on Monday, September 15. Streisand’s new album, Partners, gets released the next day.
With Sony’s announcement of a deal with Viacom and its expected web TV service, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam shared more details of his company’s similar plan. McAdam hinted at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference that the streaming service would be available mid-2015, and will offer users “the Big Four for sure,” as well as digital […]
YouTube is expected to hit $1.13 billion in video advertising revenue this year, a 39 percent increase from the year prior, according eMarketer. However, YT may not improve its market share in the U.S. in the next three years, since most of its videos are too short and user-generated to monetize. Jefferies & Co. recently […]
The NFL announced an investigation into the league’s handling of the Ray Rice scandal, bringing in former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III to investigate the organization’s process of handling evidence in the Rice case. The move comes after an AP report stated that a league executive received video of the confrontation five months before […]
Networks lined up this year’s MLB post-season plans with FOX Sports, ESPN and Turner Sports on deck with baseball’s finest. FOX Sports 1 is slated to showcase postseason MLB for the first time ever, programming up to eight of 10 National League Division Series games, beginning with the Game 1 doubleheader on Oct. 3 with […]
The upcoming seventh season of Nurse Jackie will be its last. “It is with great sadness and pride that we and Showtime bid farewell to such an outstanding series like Nurse Jackie, its stellar cast led by the incomparable Edie Falco, brilliant producing team led by Clyde Phillips and Richie Jackson, and the entire Nurse […]
Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy) makes his debut as host of Saturday Night Live for the NBC sketch comedy’s season 40 premiere September 27, with Ariana Grande as musical guest. Second in line: comedian Sarah Silverman, fired after one season as a featured player in 1993-1994 season, with Maroon 5.
Sony’s streaming service is one step closer to launch: Viacom signed a licensing deal with Sony to provide live and on-demand programming from 22 cable networks, including Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central. Sony originally announced a cloud-based TV service a year ago, and that it would begin testing it through PlayStation consoles, Bravia smart TVs […]
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