Whoopi Goldberg’s One Ho Production and 44 Blue are partnering for a docu-series following Goldberg’s daughter, Alex Martin, and her extended family. “To say that Alex has a gift for frankness is an understatement,” said co-founder and EVP of 44 Blue Stephanie Drachovitch. “She clearly comes by it honestly.” Discovery Commu
This year’s Super Bowl may have been the most-viewed live stream ever in the U.S., but it appears the Big Game fell flat when it came to the number of commercials shared on social media. Unruly unveiled The Science of Sharing 2014 yesterday, a study showing the Bowl ads missed the mark when it came […]
Digital video network Ora.TV signed up William Shatner as a development partner, landing them exclusive rights, starting June 23, to new eps of the actor/spokesman’s web series, Brown Bag Wine. Shatner will also produce new content for the network. Ora.TV currently has deals with Larry King and his show, Larry King Now, as well as […]
Amid the hoopla of mock drafts, music, Manziel’s logo and Jadeveon Clowney being selected with the first pick of the NFL Draft, Roger Goodell spoke with Chris Berman on ESPN about several issues impacting the sport. The NFL Commissioner continued to push playoff expansion, noting “If it doesn’t happen this year, I do think it […]
FOX Sports 1 is taking sports to the barbershop, announcing the launch of Back to the Shop, where, according to the network, “this generation’s superstar athletes talk smack, let their opinions fly, share hilarious stories and recount tales of past glory with some very special friends and a very special barber.” The half-hour series is […]
Community exec producer Chris McKenna alarmed fans with a Wednesday tweet: “Community is dead. Pick a new show to make unthreatening threats about.” An hour later came the message, “Rumors of its death may be exaggerated. But prepare yourself for non-exaggeration.” The NBC comedy, up against CBS monster hit The Big Bang Theory, averaged 1.5 […]
Bravo! The one-two punch of Sunday’s Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion show (1.8/6 among A18-49, according to Nielsen estimates) and Watch What Happens Live (1.7/5), capped off by Married to Medicine (1.0/3) averaged 1.54 in the demo, the net’s highest score ever. Housewives was the number one unscripted cable entertainment program of the week in […]
THE Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) held its Digital Content NewFronts Insights Luncheon yesterday in New York, and revealed findings from its 2014 Original Digital Video Study, buttressed by presentations from Tremor Video, YuMe, Unruly Media and more. IAB says that one in five American adults watch original digital video each month, or 52 million per […]
Mobile game company King Digital Entertainment (Candy Crush) took a serious beating on Wall Street after its first earnings called since the March IPO reported that game players had decreased from 12.2 million in fourth quarter 2013 to 11.9 this quarter. Bloomberg reports the stock initially increased three percent, and then fell 14 percent, although […]
The early bird got the worm. The International Olympic Committee awarded NBCUniversal with broadcast rights in the US for the Games through 2032. Rights will be for all media platforms, including free-to-air television, subscription television, internet and mobile and are valued at $7.65 billion, plus an additional $100 million on top as a signing bonus […]