Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts has launched her own production company, Rock’n Robin Productions, to create broadcast and digital programming for ABC and other networks. Already in the works: a news-driven doc, a digital series for espnW and two reality show pilots. Roberts, who will serve as president of the venture, will not be […]
Discovery was the number one cable net in both M25-54 and M18-49 during August, boasting the month’s top three series for Men in addition to Shark Week’s record viewership. Among M25-54 delivery, Discovery had the top three series on cable in August with Fast N’ Loud, Street Outlaws and Deadliest Catch.
YouTube, as an independent business, could be worth between $26 billion and $40 billion, according to a new report by Jefferies. The research cited the estimate that online video ads bring in $17 billion in the U.S. ad market, and that YT is expected to grow from $5.9 billion in ad sales this year to […]
Netflix sided with Government-run broadband providers in a comment from the FCC yesterday, asking that the Telecommunications Act allow limitless bandwidth to consumers. The comment comes after Tennessee and North Carolina prevented cities from providing their own Internet service to compete with the likes of Comcast and Cox. The streaming service most recently urged the […]
NASCAR and Comcast officially tied the knot; formally announcing a deal that will make Comcast’s XFINITY brand the title sponsor of what is currently the NASCAR Nationwide Series through 2024. The 10-year deal matches the longest single agreement around title sponsorship of any NASCAR national series in history, and is the longest entitlement sponsorship agreement […]
Just ahead of tonight’s kickoff to the NFL season, the league announced that its next-gen video service, NFL Now, is now live on five new platforms: NFL Mobile phone and tablet applications, Amazon Kindle Fire, Fire Phone and Fire TV, and Yahoo! Screen. In addition, the league unveiled two new original unscripted series from NFL […]
The CeeLo Green drama continues. TBS has canceled his reality show, CeeLo Green’s The Good Life. The decision comes after the former judge of NBC’s The Voice posted a series of controversial statements on Twitter over the weekend about rape. Women’s rights group UltraViolet called on TBS parent company Time Warner to stop Green’s series. […]
Piers Morgan has officially left CNN. The former host of Piers Morgan Live, which aired its final episode in March, announced the news on Twitter Tuesday morning, noting that he turned down a two-year deal from CNN president Jeff Zucker to host “40 big interview specials.” Morgan added that he had “huge respect” for Zucker […]
Boo You: YouTube Space House of Horrors: A Legendary Halloween is the name of the new contest from YT and Legendary Pictures, in which YouTubers with at least 10,000 subscribers who are part of the YouTube Partner Program can create a horror short, Variety reports. Those interested will be invited to use one of YouTube […]
DirecTV and Raycom Media are in a contractual standoff that has left big markets such as Cleveland, Cincinnati, Charlotte, N.C., and West Palm Beach, Fla. without some big-network affiliates. The standoff has affected 53 stations in 37 markets, which accounts for approximately 13% of U.S. TV households. Raycom claims the two sides have been negotiating […]