Broadcasters revealed plans for the 2014 US Open Championship, with NBC Sports Group slotting more than 75 hours of combined live coverage. Golf Channel on NBC has programmed 19 live hours of the tournament from June 12-15, as well as 57 live hours of news, analysis and highlights on Golf Channel, the most in channel […]
Showtime renewed Penny Dreadful for a season two, with an expanded episode order of ten. The horror thriller, averaging 4.8 million viewers since launch, is the net’s most-watched new show ever on-demand.
The day after the start of the World Cup in Brazil, Showtime looks at a soccer sensation through a different lens with David Beckham Into the Unknown. The documentary, chronicling the retired superstar’s journey into the heart of the Amazon rainforest, premieres Friday, June 13 at 9p.
After the success of teen series The 4 to 9ers on Hulu, Subway and Content & Co. are back with another offering called Summer with Cimorelli. In a partnership with multi-channel network AwesomenessTV, the new scripted comedy follows the six-sister acapella group who’ve already attracted more than 2.6 million subscribers on YouTube. The first episode […]
Microsoft is significantly pumping up the available apps on its Xbox One and Xbox 360 by 25 percent or 45 apps, bringing the console’s total to 225. The new apps will include Twitter, Vine, HBO Go, Showtime Anytime, Comedy Central and Major League Gaming. Twitter will be integrated in a major way; users will be […]
Facebook Live is taking center court for the 2014 NBA Finals, which will offer the most extensive use of the platform ever. For the first time, fans will be able to ask players questions during practice media availability and NBA Facebook Live will offer 30-minute shows available on www.facebooklive.com and www.facebook.com/nba. In addition, there will […]
For one year, the Super Bowl will ditch Roman numerals. The league announced that the 50th edition of the game will be dubbed Super Bowl 50 in lieu of Super Bowl L. The game is set to take place in February 2016 in Santa Clara, California. The league will then go back to its traditional […]
When John Oliver talked, people listened. And posted. After HBO’s Last Week Tonight host (and popular Daily Show sub) asked viewers to take advantage of the FCC’s open comment period to weigh in on the net neutrality debate, or as Oliver put it, “channel that anger… you normally reserve for unforgivable attacks on actresses you […]
Newsmakers added to three-night Nat Geo event The 90s: The Last Great Decade? include O.J. Simpson prosecutor Christopher Darden, Monica Lewinsky and Richard Dean, who saved three people from the Oklahoma City bombing. Series, hosted by Rob Lowe, premieres Sunday, July 6 at 9p.
Just in time for the World Cup, Netflix will premiere the soccer-themed film This Is Not a Ball on June 13. The 90-minute documentary follows Brazilian artist and photographer Vik Muniz exploring the world’s passion for the sport while creating art constructed from 20,000 soccer balls.
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