More monkey business is headed to Nick Jr. The network picked up a second season of Saban Brands’ Julius Jr., inspired by the characters of Paul Frank. Throughout the month of May, Nick Jr. will premiere new eps, beginning Saturday, May 3, at 1p. Julius Jr. regularly airs weekdays at 5p and Sundays at 10a. […]
NBC stands firmly behind Meet the Press moderator David Gregory, subject of speculation after media reports said that the network enlisted a “psychological consultant” to interview Gregory’s wife and friends. The consultant was commissioned to assist with a marketing campaign, clarified NBC. In a memo to staff last week, NBC News chief Deborah Turness said, […]
Columbus Short, whose Scandal character was held at gunpoint in the season three finale, confirmed that he is leaving the ABC drama. “Everything must come to an end and, unfortunately, the time has come for Harrison Wright to exit the canvas,” said Short in a statement. In February, Short was charged with misdemeanor spousal battery, […]
Netflix has officially jumped into the cable business. The streaming service signed a deal with three pay-TV operators to be available on living-room TV’s through set-top boxes made by TiVo. The three, RCN Telecom Services LLC, Atlantic Broadband and Grande Communications LLC, have fewer than one million in customers total. “Our view has long been […]
AOL signed a distribution deal with Microsoft on Friday. This summer content from AOL brands will be available on MSN and Bing Apps for Windows Phone users. MSN sees more than 450 million unique visitors worldwide each month.
With two new teams in Atlanta and Miami, a fresh media deal on the way and, of course, the phenomenon known as the World Cup about to launch, Major League Soccer has grabbed plenty of headlines in recent weeks as the league continues to evolve its national presence during the 2014 season. In addition, MLS […]
Universal Sports Network struck gold with the Boston Marathon last week, as the channel’s (and the Boston Athletic Association’s) live video streams drew more than 604,000 live video starts with an average length of 32 minutes. That accounts for nearly 19.5 million minutes of live streaming from 484,026 unique visitors. “Heightened interest in this year’s […]
George Stephanopoulos is sticking around Good Morning America. The ABC morning show host signed a contract extension, as co-host Robin Roberts did in late 2013. Included in the deal is his hosting gig on This Week. “We are thrilled that the team is locked in,” said ABC News, which lost GMA regulars Sam Champion to […]
With a renewal up in the air, Warner Bros. is scouting for a possible new home for The Mentalist in the event CBS doesn’t pick up the crime drama for a seventh season, reports EW. Series creator Bruno Heller told EW the finale is being written to work in any event. “It will be a […]
Fandango has bought the largest movie trailer and content YouTube network, ZEFR’s Movieclips. Movieclips consists of 25 YT channels with seven million subs and averages 200 million monthly views. “The acquisition opens up us to deliver electronic movie ticketing to a larger audience,” Paul Yanover told Cynopsis. Fandango is also unfurling a new Twitter Card […]