Big Bird and friends are about to get a new boss. Jeff Dunn will step into the role of president/CEO of Sesame Workshop on Sept. 29. Formerly president/CEO of HiT Entertainment, Dunn succeeds Mel Ming, who announced his retirement earlier this year. Dunn currently serves as a 2014 Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow at Harvard University […]
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James Corden got the Late Late Show gig. The British actor (Begin Again)/writer/host/producer’s name had been bandied about for months as a possible replacement for Craig Ferguson, who’s signing off in December, and CBS made it official on Monday. “James Corden is a rare entertainment force who combines irresistible charm, warmth and originality with a […]
How do you say “eat my shorts” in Mandarin? For the first time in its 25-year history, viewers across China will be able to watch The Simpsons (with subtitles). Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution struck a multi-year streaming deal with Sohu Video for the Fox comedy animated comedy, including season 26, premiering in the U.S. […]
Twitter officially took the plunge into e-commerce yesterday, announcing it would start testing a “buy” button embedded in tweets. The New York Times reports the feature will initially be used for selling limited-edition or time-sensitive products like event tickets and clothing. In the past, Twitter partners including Amazon and American Express required users to use […]
Facebook ramped up its video efforts on users’ newsfeeds and it’s paying off. Case in point: Beyonce released a video last week that racked up over 2.4 million views on Facebook within hours of its release, according to The New York Times, while it only garnered a few thousand views YouTube in the same period. […]
Sports Illustrated announced a new platform, SI Wire, a new, daily digital video editorial outlet designed to “generate short-form breaking news reports for the SI Digital family, with additional distribution across the Time Inc. Premium Digital Video Partner Network.” SI Wire will look to generate short-form (:30 – :60) briefs covering the latest developments from […]
NBC’s Sunday Night Football opener, which appeared to be a Denver runaway in the early stages, delivered a 15.1/25 overnight Nielsen score on Sunday. Local numbers for the game were led by Denver’s 43.6/66, Indianapolis’ 39.2/58, followed by Las Vegas, Albuquerque and Nashville.
Fox reality show Utopia got over 1 million online views ahead of its premiere last night, reports EW, with average views going from 13 to 23 minutes the first four days it was available. What kept ‘em coming back? Nudity (albeit blurred), fighting, sex and a medical evacuation. Series takes its regular berth Tuesdays and […]
CBS is moving Big Brother to make room for Thursday Night Football. The reality hit will air Tuesdays and Wednesdays instead of Wednesdays and Thursdays starting September 9 at 8p.
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