It’s Judge Judy after dark. The doyenne of daytime is getting her own prime time special, CBS’s one-hour Judge Judy Primetime, featuring a look back at the rise of Judy Sheindlin from family court judge to syndication staple. Produced by CBS Television Distribution and Queen Bee Productions, the show airs Tuesday, May 20 at 8p.
Hulu brought in an all-star cast (including Seth Meyers, Mindy Kaling, and band Capital Cities) to ramp up excitement and laughs at its morning NewFront presentation at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Hosted by Saturday Night Live cast member (and Awesomes voice) Cecily Strong, the show was a tight, professional presentation spotlighting options for advertisers, Hulu-style. CEO […]
Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston kicked off the Crackle NewFront yesterday, introducing Tightrope, the comedy detective series he’ll be executive producing for the service. Crackle has also signed a video upfront agreement with Spark, part of the Publicis Groupe, that gives the agency and its clients access to premium video inventory across Crackle’s long-form network. […]
ESPN locked down a deal with the Organizing Committee for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games, LA2015, that will see ESPN becomes the Official Broadcaster of the world’s largest sports and humanitarian event around the world. The Games begin July 25, 2015 with ESPN nabbing rights to the Opening Ceremony from the Los Angeles Memorial […]
FOX Sports is hitting the green earlier than expected, locking in a multi-year, multi-platform deal for the Franklin Templeton Shootout for FOX and FOX Sports 1. Taking place this from December 11-13 and will mark the first PGA TOUR-sanctioned event televised by FOX and FOX Sports 1, with a minimum of 10 hours of live […]
A new study from brand consultants Miner & Co. Studio says seven out of ten U.S. television viewers consider themselves binge viewers; those who describe themselves as frequent bingers skew younger (61 percent are Millennials) and more diverse (34 percent non-white) than infrequent bingers. Among the couch potato consequences: the research found the group was […]
ABC will air the 2007 episode of Grey’s Anatomy that included Preston Burke’s exit on Thursday, May 1 at 8p, ahead of Isaiah Washington’s return as the character in a new episode at 9p. Washington left the drama after using a homophobic slur in an argument with castmate TR Knight; his return is tied to […]
At its Brooklyn event, AOL announced sixteen original shows that will premiere throughout the year on The AOL On Network. AOL and Nielsen also revealed that AOL has signed on to participate in a beta that will provide TV-comparable audience measurement across all of AOL’s new series. The Nielsen beta will deliver GRPs (gross ratings […]
The word from Bloomberg is that Vevo is exploring the idea of putting itself up for sale. Vevo LLC’s four owners are said to be “close to hiring Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to explore sale options.” The company currently has offers from DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., Liberty Media Group, and a joint venture between AT&T […]
The hammer fell for Clippers owner Donald Sterling, as NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced a lifetime ban for the team owner and a fine of $2.5 million. Silver also stated that he would look to have the other owners force a sale of the team immediately. In addition, Silver urged Clippers sponsors to return to […]