Nike is doubling down on USA Track & Field, announcing an expansion of their partnership from 2017 through 2040 that will “significantly” increase support of USATF programs, athletes and competitive groups. The new deal will see Nike keep its status as exclusive sponsor and supplier of products for the team, and exclusive athletic footwear and […]
After seeing rises for the women’s college basketball tournament, ESPN can now boast that the Frozen Four is also on the move. The network’s presentation of the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four, which saw two semifinals on Thursday, April 10 on ESPN2 and the championship game on Saturday, April 12 on ESPN, average […]
In its first week live, Nickelodeon’s literacy-focused app, Wallykazam!: Letter and Word Magic, skyrocketed to the top spot on the educational and kids app lists and the No. 2 spot on the paid app list on the iTunes App store in the U.S. Inspired by the net’s preschool series, the app aims to help kids […]
The fourth season of Hub Network’s My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, from Hasbro Studios, will wind down with two new back-to-back episodes on Saturday, May 10, 10a ET/7a PT. Titled “Twilight’s Kingdom” Parts 1 and 2, the two-part finale finds Princess Twilight Sparkle continuing to struggle with her identity as a princess and her […]
In the wake of Ben Sherwood being elevated to President, Disney/ABC Television Group, Paul Lee has inked a new a multi-year deal to remain president of ABC Entertainment Group. Lee will continue to head ABC network’s entertainment operations, ABC studios, and entertainment programming for ABC daytime and Disney syndication.
In an interview with U.K’s Radio Times magazine, Ricky Gervais revealed that his comic creation David Brent, the boss on the BBC sitcom The Office, is a subject of interest from the BBC and Netflix for a small screen return. Gervais noted that both have expressed interest in working out a spinoff.
NBCUniversal is expected to bring a slate of new series to its digital partners, in order to capitalize on advertisers’ increasing appetite for the format in addition to traditional TV. Titles include: Tesla and Wain, Last Single Girl, Saturday Night Line and Heroes Reborn: Digital Series, and will be made available on digital channel Hulu, […]
Yahoo may be eyeing a comedy from former HBO Girls and MTV Awkward writer Lesley Arfin. Variety reports the show is a spoof of MTV‘s 16 and Pregnant, called 34 and Pregnant, and was originally being produced as a digital-only series for HBO Go. It is not been confirmed whether or not the show […]
With the NHL’s regular season over, NBC Sports Group announced several viewership records set ahead of today’s playoffs. NBCSN completed its most-watched full regular season ever, averaging 351,000 viewers over 88 telecasts, for a 6% rise versus the last full regular season in 2011-12. (Note: last year’s lockout-shortened season averaged 392,000 on the network.) NBC […]
WWE’s WrestleMania 30 broke the 1 million threshold mark for US households watching the event on April 6. Numbers were based on the combined reach via WWE Network and PPV and marks the first time the annual WWE staple has broken that mark. WWE Network will be rolled out in Canada, the U.K., Australia, New […]