EDM heavyweight Marshmello’s virtual concert hosted by Fortnite on Saturday drew over 10 million players to the event, which marked the game’s first live performance as players gathered at Pleasant Park to watch.
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2019 Cynopsis TV Awards & Risings Stars
Cynopsis held a double celebration today – winners of the TV Awards and Rising Star Awards were announced in New York City, during a lunchtime ceremony at the Yale Club. Presiding over the packed house were Cynopsis publisher Roberta Caploe and Chris Jones, host of Facebook Watch series Double Take, with special guest presenter, Orange […]
Modern Family renewed for eleventh and final season
ABC’s top comedy, Modern Family, is headed for the exit – slowly. The Emmy-winning series has been picked up for an eleventh and final season. “For 10 years, our characters have bravely faced turning points in life and moved through them to great personal enrichment; we have chosen a different path by doing one more […]
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Bill Pullman to host Epic Yellowstone
Epic Yellowstone, a Smithsonian Channel series three years in the making, debuts Sunday, March 10 at 9p. Hosted by Bill Pullman, it gives audiences a front row seat to the spectacle of wildlife and seasonal extremes in the American national park.
NBA dials up AT&T deal
The NBA locked in AT&T for a multiyear official marketing partnership, replacing Verizon, designed to create enhanced experiences for basketball fans across the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and USA Basketball. The deal launches next week at NBA All-Star 2019, where the global communications and technology company will be the title partner […]
NBA dials up AT&T deal
NBC Sports Group and golf superstar Rory McIlroy announced the launch of GOLFPASS, a new digital membership “delivering comprehensive benefits tailored to the modern golfer’s lifestyle.” The platform, described as a direct-to-consumer subscription program, offers opportunities to play more golf, comprehensive tools to improve any golfer’s game; high-quality video content; and enhanced shopping and travel […]
FX orders post-apocalyptic series Y
FX ordered Y, a TV adaptation of post-apocalyptic comic book series Y: The Last Man, co-created and written by Michael Green and Aida Mashaka Croal. Diane Lane leads an ensemble cast featuring Barry Keoghan, Imogen Poots, Lashana Lynch, Juliana Canfield with Marin Ireland and Amber Tamblyn.
RIP Kristoff St. John
Actor Kristoff St. John was found dead at his home on February 3. He was 52. St. John, winner of two Daytime Emmys and ten NAACP Image Awards, had starred on The Young and the Restless since1991. “The news of Kristoff St. John’s passing is heartbreaking,” said a statement from CBS Television Network and Sony […]
Early Super Bowl numbers
Super Bowl LIII drew a Total Audience Delivery of 100.7 million viewers, across all platforms including CBS Television Network, CBS Interactive, NFL digital properties, Verizon Media mobile properties and ESPN Deportes television and digital properties, according to Nielsen and was watched on CBS in all-or-part by 149.0 million in Fast Total Audience Estimates. Streaming coverage […]
Clio picks a winner
The Clio Awards announced that the best commercial of the Super Bowl was Bud Light and HBO’s “Joust,” which takes home the fifth annual Super Clio. The call was made following a jury panel deliberation of leading industry creatives, with the honor going to Wieden + Kennedy for Bud Light and Droga5 for HBO. Beyond […]
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