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ABC & ESPN 2015-16 NBA Schedule

Press release from ESPN, Aug. 12, 2015: ABC and ESPN will combine to televise 90 games during the 2015-16 NBA regular-season, all of which are either exclusive or full-national telecasts. Beginning January 23 at 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN on ABC…

‘The Expanse’ Blasts Off With a Two-Night Premiere Monday, Dec. 14, and Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 10 p.m. on Syfy

Press release from Syfy, Aug. 12, 2015: Syfy’s highly anticipated space thriller The Expanse will launch with a two-night premiere Monday, December 14 and Tuesday, December 15 at 10PM (ET/PT). The epic drama from Alcon TV is based on the…

Instant and Complete Access to Every Historical Public Tweet

Announcement from Twitter, Aug. 11, 2015: Dr. Carl Sagan once famously said, “You have to know the past to understand the present.” For brands to most effectively analyze Twitter data in the present, they also need to know what’s happened…

Viacom Ad Sales Launches Velocity Product Group — Record Demand for Viacom’s Groundbreaking Sales Products Spawns the Group’s Formation

Press release from Viacom, Aug. 11, 2015: Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) today announced the launch of the Velocity Products Group, a new division within Viacom Ad Sales designed to bring multi-platform social partnerships, products, and services to clients. In addition…

Showtime Acquires ‘Just Kids’ — Patti Smith’s Best-Selling Memoir About Her Life With Photographer Robert Mapplethorpe to Be a Limited Series

Press release from Showtime, Aug. 11, 2015: Patti Smith’s much sought after memoir, Just Kids, has landed at Showtime. Co-written and produced by Patti Smith and three-time Academy Award® nominee John Logan, the memoir will be developed into a SHOWTIME…

USA Network Announces Pilot Pickup for ‘Shooter’; Ryan Phillippe Is Set to Star

Press release from USA Network, Aug. 6, 2015: USA Network announced a pilot pick-up for the hour-long scripted drama SHOOTER and has locked in Ryan Phillippe (“Secrets and Lies”) to star. SHOOTER is based on the best-selling Bob Lee Swagger…

Crackle Announces Premiere Dates for New Original Series and Reveals Details for New ‘Always On’ Viewing Experience

Press release from Crackle, Aug. 5, 2015: Crackle, the streaming television network, unveiled its expanding lineup of original programming and announced premiere dates for its first one-hour drama series, “The Art of More,” starring Dennis Quaid, Christian Cooke, Kate Bosworth…

Animated Short-Form Series ‘Descendants Wicked World,’ Set in the Fantastical World of Auradon and Isle of the Lost, Set to Premiere Sept. 18 on Disney Channel and Its Digital Platforms

Press release, Aug. 5, 2015: “Descendants Wicked World,” an animated short-form series set in the Auradon and Isle of the Lost worlds of Disney’s hit movie “Descendants,” is set to premiere FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 on Disney Channel and its digital…

Floyd Mayweather to Face Andre Berto Saturday, Sept. 12, at MGM Grand Garden Arena Live on Showtime PPV

Press release from Showtime, Aug. 4, 2015: In what is expected to be the final fight of his illustrious 19-year career, boxing superstar and pound-for-pound king Floyd “Money” Mayweather (48-0, 26 KOs) will put his undefeated record and WBC and…

Newcomer Shanice Williams Cast as Dorothy in NBC’s Holiday Production of ‘The Wiz Live!’

Press release, Aug. 5, 2015: Rising star Shanice Williams, an 18-year-old New Jersey native who has been raised and trained in musical theater, is the new Dorothy in NBC’s upcoming holiday production of “The Wiz Live!,” set for Thursday, Dec….