NBC Sports made it official yesterday, announcing that recently-departed Good Morning America news anchor Josh Elliott was now a team member. In a call yesterday with reporters to formally announce the hiring, NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus said that Elliott would help cover NFL, Olympics, and Triple Crown horse racing coverage but that “we’ve […]
The newly launched Amazon Fire TV is already drawing some heavy hitters. Red Bull Media House announced that the Red Bull TV app will be part of the service, offering live global events as well as a selection of sports, music and lifestyle entertainment. New video clips, action features and original episodic series are uploaded […]
The votes are in. YouTube sensation Kid President, aka 10-year-old Robby Novak, is getting his own series on Hub Network in June. The announcement was made by Kid President himself on, where else, his YouTube channel (http://youtu.be/M8PK61vBXMc). Kid President: Declaration of Awesome will feature the inspirational young diplomat promoting positivity among kids and adults […]
Hulu Kids just launched BRB Internacional’s animated series Canimals, which joins other titles from the BRB factory including Bernard, Suckers and Angus&Cheryl that are available on the streaming service. Co-produced by Aardman, VoozClub and Screen 21, the series of 7-minute eps combines animation and live-action images to tell the adventures of curious little characters in […]
Low-rated Fox drama Rake, starring Greg Kinnear, has been bumped to Saturday, April 5, churning through its last to eps for a two-hour finale. Taking its spot this Friday: a repeat of last season’s Kitchen Nightmares finale. Rake debuted in the post-American Idol Thursday slot before relocating to Fridays on March 14.
BBC America has already picked up season two of The Musketeers, a fresh take on the Alexandre Dumas characters that doesn’t debut stateside until June 22. Sophomore run starts in 2015.
While rumors are fluttering about DirecTV and Dish possibly joining forces, the former has gone ahead and created a whole new sport. Big Knockout Boxing, which has just been sanctioned by the state of Nevada, is a combat sport that features competitors facing off in an area called The Pit for shorter rounds than conventional […]
Vevo viewership went up exponentially last year over the year prior. According to the company’s CEO, Rio Caraeff, Vevo users watched 55 billion music videos on Vevo, a 33 percent uptick from 2012. The Miley Cyrus video for “Wrecking Ball” alone racked up 371 million views worldwide in 2013.The New York Postreports that […]
Tiger may be out, but CBS Sports announced plans for its 59th consecutive year of broadcasting the Masters. Coverage begins on the network with the third round on Saturday, April 12 at 3p and final-round coverage on the April 13 at 2p. For the 29th consecutive year Jim Nantz returns to host coverage and will […]
NBC Sports and NHL marketing teams are again teaming up for the 2014 Stanley Cup playoff campaign, generating both TV tune-in and a digital campaigns for the event. The TV spots, part of the Because It’s the Cup: One Goal theme, will offer a series of 30-second promos that highlight the various aspects of the […]