NEW YORK: Sunday night's broadcast of Super Bowl 50 on CBS delivered 111.9 million viewers, coming in behind last year's game.
Read More »FOX Veteran Tapped as President of Gail Berman’s Jackal Group
LOS ANGELES: Joe Earley, a longtime FOX executive, has been appointed president of The Jackal Group, founded by Gail Berman.
Read More »81 Percent of U.S. Households Have a DVR, Netflix or Use VOD
New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that 81 percent of U.S. households have a DVR, get Netflix or use VOD from a cable or telco provider. LRG reports that 30 percent of households are using two of the services, and 13 percent are using all three.
Read More »Lonely Island Sketch Show Coming to FOX
LOS ANGELES: FOX has lined up a new late-night sketch comedy series, Party Over Here, which will feature the Andy Samberg-led comedy trio The Lonely Island.
Read More »Spike Developing Caraoke Showdown with Craig Robinson
NEW YORK: Spike is teaming up with Howie Mandel’s Alevy Productions for the game show Caraoke Showdown, which will be hosted and executive produced by Craig Robinson.
Read More »Orange Is the New Black Lands Three-Season Renewal
BEVERLY HILLS/SANTA MONICA: The Lionsgate-produced Netflix series Orange Is the New Black is being extended for an additional three seasons, which creator and executive producer Jenji Kohan will head up.
Read More »Amblin Partners Elevates Jeff Small to Co-CEO
UNIVERSAL CITY: Amblin Partners, the new content creation company formed by DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment and Entertainment One (eOne), has promoted Jeff Small to president and co-CEO.
Read More »FOX Sports Lands English-Language Rights for Mexican Soccer
LOS ANGELES: FOX Sports has picked up the English-language rights for the Mexican National Team (El Tricolor) in the U.S. through the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Read More »NBCU Streaming Comedy Channel Seeso to Debut More Originals
NEW YORK: Seeso, the new streaming comedy channel from NBCUniversal’s Digital Enterprises, has unveiled a fresh batch of original series to debut next month that includes the reality spoof Bajillion Dollar Propertie$.
Read More »NBCUniversal’s Quarterly Earnings Rise
PHILADELPHIA: Fourth-quarter 2015 revenue at NBCUniversal increased 13 percent, while operating cash flow was up 8.7 percent, with solid performances from the filmed entertainment and theme park segments.
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