CMT is exclusively streaming eight tracks from Miranda Lambert’s upcoming album, “Platinum,” promoted across all of its digital platforms, including CMT.com, CMT Pure, CMT Artists App, CMT HOT 20 COUNTDOWN and CMT Radio Networks. Platforms on sister nets MTV and VH1 will also promote the album stream. “Platinum” hits shelves Tuesday, June 3.
Omnicom Media Group struck a $230 million deal with Twitter yesterday. The two-year partnership will combine Omnicom’s programmatic ad buying platform Accuen and Twitter’s MoPub. Twitter had signed a similar deal in April with Starcom MediaVest Group worth $200 million, but this arrangement will allow Omnicom the “first look” at new ad opportunities from the […]
CBS Sports unveiled its plans for the college football season, lining up new faces for its broadcasts and selecting its first SEC games of the year. The company’s 14th consecutive season of national coverage of the conference kicks off on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 3:30p with Georgia/South Carolina with 16 games slated during the network’s […]
It’s time for the Scripps National Spelling Bee once again, marking ESPN’s 21st straight year of televising the event. Coverage will see more than 14 combined hours of live competition across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3, starting today at 8a and concluding tomorrow at 10p. Throughout the competition, ESPN3 and WatchESPN will feature an enhanced “Play […]
It’s makeover time at Genius Brands International. The company continues its Baby Genius brand relaunch this week with the debut of fresh redesigns of Baby Genius signature characters from artist and self-described “professional doodler” Todd Goldman, founder of David & Goliath. The company also recently extended its agreement with Xfinity TV by Comcast; Baby Genius […]
9 Story Entertainment secured international sales of perennial hit animated series Arthur, a co-venture with WGBH Boston and PBS. Longstanding broadcast partners for the series, CBBC (UK), ABC TV (Australia) and Noga (Israel) signed on for new seasons 18 and 19. The series, tone of the longest-running TV shows on PBS Kids in the States, […]
Sneak peek: Fox released the trailer for fall drama Red Band Society, exec produced by Steven Speilberg and starring Oscar winner Octavia Spencer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPEI4CnAC4c
Netflix may adapt the 2001 cult classic Wet Hot American Summer into a 10-ep series. Variety reports that the movie’s original creators, David Wain and Michael Showalter, would executive produce and also bring back some of its original stars such as Bradley Cooper, Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd.