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The 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship continued its hot start in the ratings over the weekend. CBS Sports and Turner Sports announced that coverage of the “March Madness” tournament produced a ratings record for the first Saturday of…
Taylor Swift has bought Internet domains related to porn, and it may be part of a trend among celebrities. Time magazine reports that the singer’s publicity team purchased TaylorSwift.porn and TaylorSwift.adult as a precaution, to prevent other people from using…
Press release from Travel Channel, March 23, 2015: Travel Channel, working in association with LMNO Cable Group, announces the acquisition of Slow TV, the widely successful, slow-moving entertainment format created in Norway by the Norwegian Broadcasting Association (NRK). As the…
Marketers are putting a new spin on an old strategy for buying time on TV, bringing back the “guerrilla campaign,” according to a report by Claire Atkinson in the New York Post. “The guerrilla campaign, using the long-existing but recently…
Press release from CBS Sports and Turner Sports, March 22, 2015: The 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship continues to deliver record-setting audience totals across all multimedia platforms. Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ exclusive third-round coverage on Saturday, March…
A cable channel is headed into the slow lane as it embarks on what it’s billing as the “world’s longest live road trip.” Travel Channel rolled out its plans as it announced the acquisition of the slow-paced Norwegian entertainment format…
In another coup for online delivery of programming, the first stand-up comedy special starring veteran comedian Chris Tucker will premiere exclusively on Netflix. Deadline.com reports that the streaming service will roll out “Chris Tucker Live” on Friday, July 10. “Tucker…
Press release from Bankrate.com, March 23, 2015: Florida and Hawaii may be dream retirement spots for some, but Wyoming is actually the best state for retirees, according to new research from Bankrate.com. The worst state for retirees is Arkansas. Bankrate.com…
The Television Academy turned down a petition from Netflix to have the streaming service’s acclaimed show “Orange Is the New Black” compete as a comedy for the 2015 Emmy Awards, Variety reports. “The show will have to compete as a…
A host of the hit BBC show “Top Gear” launched an expletive-filled tirade against the broadcaster and implied that he has been fired from the show. Deadline.com reports that the outburst from polarizing figure Jeremy Clarkson came during a charity…