USA Basketball locked in multiple marketing partnerships with Samsung, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), and Diageo. The three companies will serve as official marketing partners of USA Basketball, promoting their brands and products throughout USA Basketball Men’s and Women’s National Team training camp, exhibition games, media, and during several special events taking place this summer […]
NBC kicks off Sunday Night Football this weekend at 8p with the NFL/Hall of Fame Game pitting the Giants and Bills. Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth return to the broadcast booth along with Michele Tafoya. Sunday night’s telecast will also feature live interviews with members of the NFL Hall of Fame’s Class of 2014, including […]
Kirstie won’t make to a sophomore season – TV Land declined to renew the comedy starring Kirstie Alley, Rhea Perlman (Cheers) and Michael Richards (Seinfeld). Creator/showrunner Marco Pennette left the series at the end of its first season.
Odd couple Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett announced on Tuesday’s Today show that they’ll be featured in a concert special to air on PBS Friday, October 24 at 9p. The singers’ jazz album, “Cheek to Cheek,” drops September 23.
Twitter reported $312.2 million Q2 earnings yesterday, 81 percent of which came from mobile ad revenue – a big jump over the $283 million predicted by analysts. The social network also reached 271 million users as of June 30, which is a 6.3 percent increase from last year.
5 MINUTES WITH… Cynopsis sat down with LiveRail Senior Vice President, Client Services Vijay Balan to discuss digital advertising from standardization to mobile ads. He will participate in next week’s Cynopsis Digital’s Video Forum in San Francisco on Aug. 6 as part of The Million Dollar Question: How to Advertise and Monetize panel. Join us […]
World Cup star Tim Howard has another gig in the works. NBC Sports Group announced that the goalkeeper for the U.S. Men’s National Team will become a long-term part of the company’s Premier League on-air team via a multi-year agreement. The deal will see Howard work up to 10 Premier League games this season, where […]
Stephen A. Smith has been yanked for his comments about provoking domestic abuse, ESPN announced. He will not appear on First Take or ESPN Radio for the next week, according to the AP and will return to ESPN next Wednesday. The move came after Smith appeared on his ESPN2 series First Take and apologized earlier […]
Nickelodeon ordered 26 episodes of new live-action comedy 100 Things To Do Before High School, from Big Time Rush creator and executive producer Scott Fellows. The half-hour eps follow three best friends as they navigate the highs and lows of middle school, with the aid of a bucket list of adventures that help them overcome […]
Cartoon Network thrilled Comic-Con fans with the news that the net is re-upping five original series: Adventure Time, Regular Show, Uncle Grandpa, Steven Universe and Clarence. It’s season seven for Adventure Time and Regular Showboth nominated for primetime Emmys this year. New episode premieres from Adventure Time’s Season 6-to-date have averaged almost 2.9 million Total […]