Rideback Rise Taps Former Warner Bros. Exec as First-Ever CEO

hollywoodreporter.com Dan Lin’s nonprofit content accelerator for POC creators is continuing to grow. Rideback Rise has tapped Diana Mogollón, the founder and former head of Warner Bros.’ Stage…

Warner Bros. Discovery’s NBA rights offer could put it in competition with Amazon, not NBC

nbcnews.com Warner Bros. Discovery is considering matching an offer for the media rights to a package of National Basketball Association games as the league looks to finalize terms —…

Warner Bros. Discovery's NBA rights offer could put it in competition with Amazon, not NBC

cnbc.com Warner Bros. Discovery is considering matching an offer for the media rights to a package of National Basketball Association games as the league looks to finalize terms —…

Mike Rowe Presents SOMETHING TO STAND FOR Coming to Theaters Nationwide - Beginning June 27

benzinga.com FORT WORTH, Texas, May 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Trinity Broadcasting Network, Fathom, Impact Productions and mikeroweWORKS announce the release of SOMETHING TO STAND FOR…

NBA Signing Contracts With Disney, Amazon, NBC; Would Shut Out TNT: Reports

newsweek.com The high-priced bidding war for national NBA broadcast rights beyond next season is entering the fourth quarter. And it appears the clock might be running out on TNT. Warner…

Netflix Veteran Erika Masonhall Joins Risa Heller Communications As Managing Director Of L.A. Office

deadline.com Risa Heller Communications, which specializes in crisis and reputation management, is expanding to the West Coast. The New York-based strategic comms firm has opened a Los…

TNT Sports Reaches 5-Year Deal With ESPN To Exclusively Air Select College Football Playoff Games

deadline.com ESPN and TNT Sports have reached a 5-year sublicensing deal that will see the Warner Bros. Discovery subsidiary carry select Playoff games from ESPN. Starting later this…

Warner Bros. Discovery and ESPN strike 5-year deal for College Football Playoff games

nbcnews.com In a move to strengthen its sports offerings, Warner Bros. Discovery has signed a five-year sublicensing deal with Disney’s ESPN to broadcast first-round and quarterfinal…

Warner Bros. Discovery Licenses College Football Playoff Games From ESPN as NBA Talks Continue

variety.com Even as it faces a full-court press from investors curious to know if it will retain rights to show games from the NBA, Warner Bros. Discovery has been courting sports from…

Risa Heller Communications Taps Former Netflix Exec Erika Masonhall to Lead New Los Angeles Office

thewrap.com Risa Heller Communications is expanding to the West Coast as the New York-based firm looks to bolster its influence in the media industry and better position itself to…

Risa Heller Communications Opens Los Angeles Office with Netflix Alum Erika Masonhall Joining as Managing Director

variety.com New York-based Risa Heller Communications has tapped former Netflix executive Erika Masonhall as managing director to lead the company’s expansion into Los Angeles.…

NBA Rights Situation “Sucks Right Now” For Warner Bros. Discovery Staffers, Charles Barkley Says

deadline.com Charles Barkley, one of the mainstays of the long-venerated studio show Inside the NBA, says the current media rights situation “sucks right now” for Warner Bros. Discovery…

NBCU Unveils Unscripted Pitch Accelerator Initiative in Search for Company’s Next Hit Franchises (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com NBCUniversal Launch, the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion home for entertainment television, unveiled its inaugural Unscripted Pitch Accelerator program. The…

Breaking Down Upfronts: How Networks and Streamers Used A-Listers, Athletes and ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ to Entice Ad Buys

variety.com Network executives once came to the upfronts on a mission to get advertisers excited about a handful of new series coming in the fall. This year, TV’s big players took a…

Samsung Revs FAST Channels to Build a New Kind of Streaming Bundle with TV Plus

variety.com Samsung has been the world’s largest manufacturer of television sets for 17 years running. Last year alone, it sold 8.3 million units of its most cut ting-edge,…

Fertility treatments and work: Should I tell my boss?

theglobeandmail.com Content from The Globe’s weekly Women and Work newsletter, part of The Globe’s Women’s Collective. To subscribe, click here. Question: I recently accepted an unexpected new…

Netflix Spikes the Football: Behind Its NFL Megadeal

hollywoodreporter.com In the last week of March, NFL officials and team owners huddled at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando for the league’s annual winter meetings. The gathering is an important date…

Future of TV Briefing: One area where the upfront measurement currency conversation is advancing

digiday.com This Future of TV Briefing covers the latest in streaming and TV for Digiday+ members and is distributed over email every Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET. More from the series →…

SKALE Labs names veteran Andrew Saunders as its new CMO

cryptobriefing.com SKALE Labs, the entity behind the gasless blockchain SKALE, has announced the appointment of Andrew Saunders as its Chief Marketing and Growth Officer. Saunders’ previous…

Comcast Reveals Pricing Details for Its Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ Bundle

hollywoodreporter.com Comcast Cable president and CEO Dave Watson has unveiled pricing for StreamSaver, a newly-unveiled streaming bundle that combines Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+. “It’s a…

Live From New York, It’s SNL’s 50th Anniversary Sponsors

adweek.com Your Weekend Update is coming early courtesy of NBCUniversal. Top line Today, days after TV upfront week, NBCU announced the presenting sponsors for Saturday Night Live's…

‘Saturday Night Live’ Nails Down Key Sponsorships For Upcoming 50th Season

deadline.com From left, "Saturday Night Live" cast members Heidi Gardner, Bowen Yang and Kenan Thompson appear at NBCUniversal's 2024 upfront presentation to advertisers. Saturday Night…

NBC Taps Big Advertisers to Support ‘SNL’ 50th Season

variety.com NBC‘s “Saturday Night Live” has spent nearly half a century making fun of advertisers and Madison Avenue pitches. A few big marketers want to help the show continue.…

Surge of Ad-Supported Streaming Sign-Ups Dominates TV Upfronts 2024

thewrap.com Some 18 months after major streamers Netflix and Disney+ launched ad tiers to boost revenues the experiment is clearly paying off — and is helping to accelerate the pivot…

How to Navigate Change at Any Career Stage

hbr.org Disruption and transformation at the new normal in nearly every industry. So how do you stay ahead of the curve? Over the past four decades, Bonnie Hammer successfully…

The Rundown: How Amazon is wooing publishers to bolster its $50 billion ad business

digiday.com Amazon Advertising’s revenue neared $47 billion last year, up from 24% compared to 12 months earlier, with analysts suggesting its media earnings growth now outpaces…

Fubo quietly adds Sinclair digital networks

thedesk.net The logo of Fubo TV appears on the marquee outside the Times Square studios of ABC television in New York City. (Photo via LinkedIn, Graphic by The Desk) Sports-inclusive…

Peacock Is Raising Prices After National Streaming Day

hollywoodreporter.com Peacock is raising prices ahead of the Paris Olympics on July 26 — and there’s still time to lock in the current rate even after National Streaming Day. Starting July 18,…

Variety Honors Universal Pictures With International Achievement in Film Award: ‘Theatrical Is the Core of Our Business’

variety.com Film industry players gathered at Mr. Nakamoto at the Mondrian hotel in Cannes on Monday night to celebrate Universal Pictures International. As Variety co-editor-in-chief…

It’s becoming impossible for game publishers to avoid the question of advertising inside premium titles

digiday.com As a Digiday+ member, you were able to access this article early through the Digiday+ Story Preview email. See other exclusives or manage your account .This article was…

It's not 'TV Week' anymore as streamers dominate the advertising upfronts

latimes.com Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz speak Wednesday during the Netflix upfront presentation at Pier 59 in New York. Advertising executives who entered Radio City Music Hall on…

How to watch the Preakness Stakes live stream for free from anywhere

aol.com When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more After an exciting photo finish at this year's Kentucky Derby, the next race in…

NBCUniversal Studio Chief Donna Langley on ‘Fast and Furious,’ ‘Wicked’ and the Future of Movies

variety.com Paramount Global may be a direct competitor, but NBCUniversal Studio Group Chairman and Chief Content Officer Donna Langley will be disappointed if the media giant goes…

Media giants lean on sports as Hollywood strikes still loom over content slates

cnbc.com Media giants relied on sports last year when they had to woo advertisers during the Upfronts meeting week at a time when a Hollywood strike and cost cutting bit into their…

Wait, Why Were There So Many Movies At The TV Upfronts This Year?

deadline.com When Emma Stone, star of Disney’s Cruella and Searchlight’s Poor Things, introduced CEO Bob Iger at the company’s Upfronts presentation this week – the first time that the…

Does Nielsen's 'Distributor Gauge' Tell A Good Story For Legacy Media?

mediapost.com Nielsen's effort to show a complete picture with its new “Media Distributor Gauge” totals all viewing from all platforms -- streaming, linear and otherwise for media…

A Visual Attention Study That Went Terribly Right

mediapost.com How does a company conduct a visual attention study to determine performance on video screens at retail locations when the participants who opted in only receive directions…

Elon Musk Kills Twitter Website In Rebrand

deadline.com Elon Musk has completed the rebrand of , the dynamic social media platform he acquired in 2022, as the URL, or site name, officially changes to X.com. “All core systems are…

Streaming platforms woo advertisers at this year's upfronts

marketplace.org This week, media giants have been gathering in New York City for the upfronts, where TV networks and streaming platforms make their annual pitches as they try to court…

‘TV’s Top 5’: The Upfronts Wrap-Up Edition

hollywoodreporter.com Welcome to the 259th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV…

Professional Bull Riders Splits Media Rights Between CBS, Dr. Phil’s Merit Street Media

variety.com Even Dr. Phil is getting in on TV’s frenzied battle for sports rights. The daytime mainstay has long been known for doling out common-sense advice without any bull. Now…

The Multibillion-Dollar Fight for the NBA

vanityfair.com The NBA playoffs tipped off in 16 major cities last month before taking an unexpected detour to Galveston, Texas. As Charles Barkley saw it, the New Orleans Pelicans were so…

The Onion’s new CEO on his plan to bring back ‘the good internet’

fastcompany.com As a political disinformation reporter at NBC News, Ben Collins spent the past six years investigating extremism and online conspiracies. He probed the darkest abysses of…

TV networks embrace AI at the upfront to improve audience targeting and commerce

digiday.com Digital advertising took years to transform TV’s business model, but AI is making its way into ad-buying tools much faster than past tech trends. At the annual upfronts in…

8 Takeaways From Netflix, Amazon and the Rest of Upfronts Week

hollywoodreporter.com It used to be all about the trailers and the broadcast fall schedules. Now those are largely a thing of the past as the media sector’s upfront presentations to Madison…

The NBA is picking its next TV partners

cnbc.com NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media during a press conference as part of the 2022 All-Star Weekend at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on February 19, 2022 in…

How streaming muscled its way into the upfront spotlight among the OGs of TV

digiday.com Now that the OGs of TV content — NBCUniversal, Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery — have presented their upfront programming plans to thousands of media folk, the common…

Mark Marshall Explains How NBCU Delivered a ‘Wicked’ Ad Opportunity at Upfront

adweek.com To no one's surprise, NBCU ad sales chief Mark Marshall enjoys having more than 72 hours to plan an upfront event. In 2023, NBCUniversal's upfront week presentation faced…

Disney, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery Unveil Title, Logo for Sports Streaming Joint Venture: Venu

thewrap.com Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery have named their upcoming sports stream joint venture Venu Sports. The name takes inspiration from where live sports lives: the…

Disney-Fox-WBD Streaming Joint Venture Gets A Name: Venu Sports

deadline.com The sports streaming joint venture from Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery has a name: Venu Sports. The company’s name and logo were announced this morning by CEO Pete…

Fincons is twice winner at the NAB Product of the Year Awards 2024, with solutions realized in partnership with leading broadcasters NBCUniversal and Mediaset

benzinga.com The two awards confirm Fincons' ability to implement innovative solutions for the future of television on an international scale MILAN, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Fincons…

In-N-Out Burger is one of the 10 best-led companies in America, says new report

cnbc.com The In-n-Out logo is displayed on the front of an In-n-Out restaurant on October 28, 2021 in Pleasant Hill, California. In-N-Out Burger has a devoted following of fans and…

Drill sergeants beat cheerleaders and coaches for helping us advance our careers

theglobeandmail.com The best mentors push us. They are often not nice, but they are always in our corner (even if it may not seem like that at times). That assessment from Bonnie Hammer,…

How the NBA’s broadcast rights tussle could affect advertisers

digiday.com As a Digiday+ member, you were able to access this article early through the Digiday+ Story Preview email. See other exclusives or manage your account .This article was…

Netflix says its ad tier has 40M MAUs, up from 23M in January, and it will launch its own ad platform and no longer partner with Microsoft for that technology

cnbc.com Netflix 's cheaper, ad-supported tier has amassed 40 million global monthly active users, the company said Wednesday. That's nearly double the 23 million figure the…