DAZN is upping the ante for new subscribers, announcing a pricing change to alter its monthly fee to $19.99 for new subscribers starting next week while offering a new $99.99 annual plan. Current subscribers will pay the original $9.99 monthly fee for another year. “The annual cost, broken down, is just over $8 a month […]
Bravo patriarch and new daddy Andy Cohen will receive the Vito Russo Award at the 30th GLAAD Media Awards in New York on May 4. The Watch What Happens Live! host and Bravo exec will be presented with the award by Sarah Jessica Parker.
Mindy Kaling’s untitled coming-of-age-comedy got a 10-epsiode series order at Netflix. Co-created, co-written and executive produced by Kaling and Lang Fisher, who also serve as showrunners, the semi-autobiographical series explores the life of a modern-day first generation Indian American teenage girl. David Miner (30 Rock, Master of None) will exec produce with Kaling and Fisher. […]
N3rd Street Gamers is adding Overwatch to its National Championship Series of esports, beginning on March 23 in a deal with Blizzard to run sanctioned Overwatch tournaments throughout the year. Prize pools for tournaments in the Overwatch National Championship Series will reach as high as $50,000 for amateur competitors. “We are eager to work with […]
Google introduced the world to Stadia, the company’s new video game platform, designed to offer gamers instant access to their favorite games across any screen – from TV to PC to mobile phone with a goal of making those games available in resolutions up to 4K and 60 frames per second with HDR and surround […]
Danica Patrick is heading to NBC Sports, where the former INDYCAR and NASCAR driver will serve as a studio analyst for the company’s inaugural coverage of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on May 26 where she will join host Mike Tirico. Patrick will also participate in NBC Sports’ coverage of Indy 500 Pole Day […]
The LPGA is unveiling its new brand positioning designed to embrace its history and look toward the future with the motto: Drive On. “Drive On is clearly rooted in golf, but it’s a bigger idea. It captures the power and potential in each of us and celebrates the hard work, focus, and tenacity that it […]
Talk show host Wendy Williams recently returned to television after an extended medical leave, and yesterday shared with her audience she has been living and currently still resides in a sober house after seeking treatment for unspecified addiction issues. Her direct-to-camera address came as a UK tabloid was set to publish an article about her […]
Chasing the Cure (formerly M.D. Live), anchored and exec produced by Ann Curry, will premiere July 25 at 8p on TNT and TBS, with Kim Bondy in as showrunner. From TNT and Lionsgate TV, the medical mystery series taps into the world of medical crowdsourcing, seeking solutions worldwide for people with medical mysteries and crises […]
MLS officially became the latest league to strike a multi-year partnership with MGM Resorts International, which will serve as the league’s first official gaming partner. As part of the deal, Roar Digital, a joint venture between MGM and GVC, becomes the exclusive, official sports betting partner of MLS in addition to providing MGM Resorts and […]