SEC Network goes live today at 6p, bolstering an extremely healthy lineup of distributors and content that will include more than 1,000 events in its first year on the channel and its digital platform. The network will open with its flagship news show SEC Now live from all 14 SEC campuses, via a three-hour special […]
The release of the new season’s NBA slate of televised games will see ABC and ESPN combine for 90 national telecasts during the regular season, starting Oct. 29 for a doubleheader pitting the Bull/Knicks at 8p and Thunder/Trail Blazers at 10:30p. ABC and ESPN will combine to televise three games on Christmas Day starting a […]
Ryan Seacrest Productions and CBS Television Studios struck a two-year overall deal to develop scripted content. RSP’s scripted division will develop projects for broadcast and cable TV as well as streaming services; outside of the scripted deal, the home of reality hits like Keeping Up with the Kardashians will remain open for business to all […]
Speaking of, TBS and MTV acquired basic cable syndication rights for New Girl. The 20th Century Fox Television comedy will air weekdays on the cable nets starting in fall 2015 in the five-year deal. Netflix already grabbed streaming rights. Season four launches on Fox Tuesday, September 16 at 9p.
Microsoft is still eying the TV business, despite shuttering Xbox Entertainment Studios last month, with a new Xbox One update that allows users to stream live TV content to mobile and desktop devices. Last week, the tech giant debuted a digital TV tuner for the console in Europe for $40, which makes a TV signal […]
Porsche recently enlisted syndicator and cross-platform video producer Philo Broadcasting to create a video campaign to promote its catchphrase, “There is No Substitute.” The digital series features interviews with entrepreneurs from Indiegogo, Flywheel and more, talking about their beliefs and principles. Cynopsis sat down with Philo’s CEO and Founder Kevin Allodi to discuss everything from […]
Posting the words #ItsANewDay, the Los Angeles Clippers and the NBA announced that the team is officially the property of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and out of the shadow of former owner Donald Sterling. “I am humbled and honored to be the new owner of the Los Angeles Clippers,” Mr. Ballmer said in a […]
Bill Simmons is once again extending his brand with the news that The Grantland Basketball Show will debut on Oct. 21 at 8p on ESPN. The first Grantland-branded TV series will see up to 18 one-hour episodes during the NBA season. The series will offer “lively discussion about a variety of NBA topics, facilitated by […]
Fifteen years after she first debuted on Nickelodeon, Dora is growing up. Nick debuts new series Dora and Friends: Into the City! on Monday, Aug. 18, at 8p; the show will run weekdays at noon during the preschool block alongside the original Dora the Explorer and feature the iconic Latina living in a city, attending […]
DHX Media is in production on new 2D animated series Supernoobs described as the place where the evils of the universe and the evils of adolescence collide. The show was commissioned by Teletoon Canada and acquired by Cartoon Network in the US. Aimed at K6-11, the comedy was created by Scott Fellows and is being […]