CBS renewed 18 primetime shows, for a total of 20 returning series. “The best way to launch new shows in the fall and throughout the season is to surround them with a strong and stable lineup of successful series,” said Nina Tassler, Chairman of CBS Entertainment. And the winners are: dramas NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, […]
Netflix released images from the upcoming season of Orange Is the New Black, and it sure looks like new cast member Lorraine Toussaint (as Yvonne “Vee” Parker) will be facing off against Red (Kate Mulgrew). The Lionsgate Television production premieres Friday, June 6.
Facebook’s much anticipated auto play video ads will be called Premium Video Ads, and will start rolling into the NewsFeed in late April. The video ads are not being called “disruptive,” because they’re activated only when a user scrolls over them, and there’s no sound until a user clicks on them. The ads will include […]
Amazon Prime increased its prices by 25 percent yesterday, from $79 to $99 a year. Prime members received a letter yesterday informing them that the raise was due to fuel and transportation costs: The $2.4 billion spent in 2010 on shipping expenses jumped to $3.5 billion in 2013. Prime’s new cost nets out to $8.25 […]
A trio of new animated series from DreamWorks Animation and Netflix will join the companies’ first born Turbo FAST later this year. The digi-collaborators’ new shows also have deep roots in DreamWorks intellectual property. King Julien, will unleash new hijinks from Madagascar’s favorite lemur; Puss in Boots is set to explore more lives of the […]
CBS Sports and Turner Sports detailed Selection Sunday plans with the live first-time announcement of the pairings for the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on the NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show on Sunday at 6p on CBS. The companies announced that Greg Gumbel will host the one-hour show, and will be joined by […]
Chris Fowler and ESPN have a new deal that will see Fowler remain with the company as a lead voice on many of the network’s events, primarily college football and tennis Majors, through 2023. The deal will see Fowler return to the college football booth as part of the extension, taking over play-by-play on the […]
Nickelodeon Upfront: What a difference a year makes. Last year at this time Nick was still smarting from a ratings pummeling. This year, thanks to 13 months of year over year growth, the net is prancing into the new season with a slate that includes 100-plus hours of new preschool programming, a fresh approach to […]
El Rey Network founder Robert Rodriguez is partnering with Mountain Dew for a video-making contest, reports Variety. The prize: $250,000 and a chance to have Rodriguez and producer Roberto Orci as mentors. For its part, the PepsiCo brand will promote Matador, premiering on El Rey in July.
More Bang for their bucks: CBS renewed television’s most-watched comedy through the 2016-2017 season. “Comedy is a big part of our schedule, and The Big Bang Theory is the biggest comedy force on television,” said Nina Tassler, chairman, CBS Entertainment. “This multi-year deal further strengthens our network’s position for future seasons.”
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