LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL to Welcome Back ASIMO, 4/15April 3, 2014On Tuesday, April 15, 2014, Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan will welcome a most unusual guest to top morning talk show “LIVE with Kelly and Michael,” when an all-new ASIMO, the world's most advanced humanoid robot, from Honda, makes its North American television debut.
Ann Curry's Report on Climate Change to Air on NBC this SundayApril 3, 2014In a special one hour documentary airing this Sunday night, NBC News' Ann Curry reports there is virtually no debate among climate scientists: 97 percent now believe climate change is real and the warming is largely caused by human activity. A year in the making, and less than a week after stunning predictions about the future from the influential Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, “Ann Curry Reports: Our Year of Extremes - Did Climate Change just Hit Home?,' takes viewers on a journey to the Arctic at the top of the world, to drought stricken regions in the American West, to the edge of rising seas in Florida, and into extreme weather events all over the globe.
Bruce Feldman Joins FOX SportsApril 3, 2014 Bruce Feldman, one of the nation's leading college football journalists and New York Times best-selling author, has joined FOX Sports as senior college football reporter and columnist it was announced today by John Entz, Executive Vice President, Production, FOX Sports.
TODAY SHOW to Kick Off SPRING BREAKERS TODAY on 4/7April 3, 2014Records are meant to be broken and NBC's TODAY is encouraging fans to come to Rockefeller Plaza to witness six exciting attempts to make history live on TODAY. Each day next week, a new Guinness World Record will be challenged. “Spring Breakers TODAY,” a week-long series, kicks off Monday, April 7.
Crackle, NBCUniversal Television, New Media Distribution Ink New Feature Film Licensing DealApril 3, 2014Crackle and NBCUniversal Television & New Media Distribution today announced an exclusive, multi-year content licensing deal to stream feature films from NBCUniversal's rich film library on the free, ad-supported streaming service. Beginning today, Crackle users will instantly have access to several new premium library feature films, with more than 140 new library titles rolling out over the next three years.
ESPN Films' 30 FOR 30: SOCCER STORIES to Present HILLSBOROUGH, 4/15April 2, 2014 Hillsborough,' the first documentary in the 30 for 30: Soccer Stories series, explores the worst sporting disaster in history. Directed by Daniel Gordon, the film will premiere on ESPN at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 15th - the 25th anniversary of the tragedy that occurred during an FA Cup semi-final soccer match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England. It's a comprehensive account of the events that unfolded before, during and after the horrifying afternoon that led to the deaths of 96 people as well as the injuries to several hundred more and the traumatization of countless lives.
WatchESPN Launches on Amazon Fire TVApril 2, 2014Disney & ESPN Media Networks today announced that they have agreed to deliver live programming, events and video content via WatchESPN, WATCH ABC, WATCH ABC Family, WATCH Disney Channel, WATCH Disney Junior and WATCH Disney XD on the new Amazon Fire TV. WatchESPN launches today in conjunction with Amazon Fire TV's debut release. Later this year, Amazon Fire TV owners will also be able to access WATCH ABC, WATCH ABC Family and the suite of WATCH Disney authenticated products.
VIDEO: Trailer for ABC Family's New Drama CHASING LIFEApril 2, 2014The Hollywood Reporter has revealed a new video fro ABC Family's new scripted cancer drama CHASING LIFE, during last night's Pretty Little Liars season finale. The series will premiere on Tuesday, June 10 at 9/8c. Get a First Look below!
NBC Sports Group Sets NHL Stanley Cup Playoff CoverageApril 2, 2014For the third consecutive year, every NHL Stanley Cup Playoff game will be presented nationally across the platforms of the NBC Sports Group. During April, May and June, NBC Sports Group will televise as many as 105 playoff games and possibly more than 260 hours of programming across NBC, NBCSN, CNBC (in primetime), and NHL Network. NBC Sports Live Extra – NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets – will stream all games on NBC, as well as all games airing on NBCSN and CNBC via “TV Everywhere.”
VIDEO: New TV Spots for GODZILLAApril 2, 2014Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures have debuted two new TV spots for director Gareth Edwards' Godzilla. Check them out below!
VIDEO: First Trailer for James Franco and Emma Roberts' PALO ALTOApril 2, 2014Tribeca Film has release the first trailer for Palo Alto, the acclaimed debut feature from writer/director Gia Coppola will open exclusively in theaters on Friday, May 9th in New York and Los Angeles. A national release will follow. Check it out below!
NBCSN to Air Timbers-Sounders Game this WeekendApril 2, 2014NBCSN's Major League Soccer coverage this weekend features one of the biggest rivalries in American soccer, when the Portland Timbers host the Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET, immediately following NBCSN's Premier League coverage.
Showtime Anytime Now Available on Amazon Fire TVApril 2, 2014Today, Showtime Networks announced that it is available at launch on the new streaming media device Amazon Fire TV. The network's authentication service SHOWTIME ANYTIME will be available on Fire TV, giving SHOWTIME subscribers free, unlimited on demand access to hundreds of hours of the network's programming, as well as the live broadcast of both the East and West Coast feeds of SHOWTIME, all streamed to their TV. SHOWTIME ANYTIME is available at no additional cost to SHOWTIME customers who subscribe to the network through participating television providers.
STAGE TUBE: New Trailer Released for West End's I CAN'T SING! THE X FACTOR MUSICALApril 2, 2014I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical opened just last week on March 26 at the London Palladium. Irreverent, mischievous, packed full of side-splittingly funny songs and eye-popping sets, I CAN'T SING! is the irrepressible new musical comedy that goes behind the microphones and under the judges' desks to reveal big bust-ups, huge voices and the cutest young love story the West End has ever seen. Today, the production has released an all new trailer - check it out below!
ABC WORLD NEWS Up in Key Demos Over Last WeekApril 1, 2014During the first quarter of 2014 “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” averaged 8.774 million Total Viewers and a 2.0 rating/7 share/2.361 million among Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research. “World News” grew the most in the demo by +9% compared to last year. For the 2nd quarter in a row, “World News” posted increases compared to both the previous quarter (7.928 million and 1.982 million for 4Q13) and the year-ago quarter (8.225 million and 2.155 million for 1Q13) in Total Viewers (+11% and +6%, respectively) and Adults 25-54 (+19% and +10%, respectively). In fact, the ABC evening newscast turned in its most-watched quarter in 6 years and strongest news demo quarter performance in 3 years – since 1Q08 and 1Q11, respectively. “World News” (+10%) grew the most in the demo from the year-ago quarter compared to “CBS Evening News” (up less than +1%) and “NBC Nightly News” (+6%).