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27.06.2023 - 14:31 / deadline.com
Roku is moving into the sports world.
The digital platform has struck its first ever sports deal, becoming the streaming home of Formula E.
Meanwhile, CBS Sports will air more races from the electric motorsports series as part of an expanded deal.
Beginning in January 2024, five races will air live on CBS Television Network and simulcast on Paramount+, with both channels already featured and integrated on Roku’s platform. Roku users that subscribe to Paramount+ can easily enjoy the races airing on the service through the Paramount+ app on Roku’s Sports Experience. CBS Sports Network will also show one highlights programme per round.Starting next season 11 races in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship will be available on The Roku Channel. The streamer will also air Formula E’s docu-follow series Unplugged, as well as race previews, highlights, replays of all races and more.
The new multi-year broadcast deal follows the first ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race at the Portland International Raceway in Oregon last Saturday.
Aarti Dabas, Chief Media Officer, Formula E, said, “This is a powerful new partnership with CBS and Roku that will dramatically increase Formula E’s audience reach and maximise discoverability of our programming in the USA. We value the strength of our ongoing relationship with CBS and are delighted to join forces with Roku and supercharge Formula E content on their market-leading platform.”
David Eilenberg, Head of Content, Roku Media, said, “It’s an honor to partner with Formula E on Roku’s first-ever live sports partnership, making it easier for millions of TV streamers to discover the thrill of Formula E races through the unique integrated viewing experiences only available on Roku. We
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BreAnna Bell The CW and the Roku Channel have teamed up to announce their collaboration on “Fight to Survive,” an eight-episode survivalist competition. Hosted by “American Ninja Warrior” alum Akbar Gbajabiamila, the social experiment pits 17 competitors— including former “Survivor,” “Alone,” “Naked and Afraid” and “American Ninja Warrior” contestants —against each other in an attempt to survive 25 days on a remote tropical island while facing brutal conditions to win $250,000. In one of the most intense survival of the fittest competitions ever televised, the competitors battle one another for essential tools and resources in the fight to survive. The first season cast includes Yuda Abitbol, Nathaniel Allenby, Amal Alyassiri,(“Naked and Afraid” Season 9), Dani Beau (“Naked and Afraid” Seasons 4 and 14, “Naked and Afraid XL” Season 1), Missy Byrd (“Survivor” Season 39), Robby Canton, Matthew Clarke, Sarah Danser (“Naked and Afraid” Season 8, “Naked and Afraid: Lost at Sea,” “Naked and Afraid XL” Season 4, “Naked and Ghosted” Season 11), Afften DeShazer (“Naked and Afraid” Season 4), Stephanie Gonzalez (“Survivor” Season 36), Keali’i “K” Ka’apana (“Called to the Wild”), Zane Kraetsch (“Alone: The Beast”), Christina McQueen, (“Naked and Afraid” Season 4, “Naked and Afraid XL” Season 5), Jonathan Monroe (“Naked and Afraid” Season 7), Makani Nalu (“Stranded With a Million Dollars,” “Naked and Afraid” Season 10, “Naked and Afraid XL” Season 6), J Ruiz(“American Ninja Warrior” Seasons 6, 7 and 8; “Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge”), and Libby Vincek (“Survivor” Season 36).
The CW Network has teamed with Roku on Fight To Survive, the previously announced reality series hosted by American Ninja Warrior’s Akbar Gbajabiamila.
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serpentwithfeet has announced details of Heart Of Brick, a theatrical experience comprising music and dance that will see him debut material from his next album. Press materials about Heart Of Brick state that the show tells "a moving love story within a Black gay club" that will feature a performance from seven queer Black dancers and live music by serpentwithfeet. Read Next: serpentwithfeet shares “The Hands,” a bonus song from The Inspection OST The show was co-written with poet Donte Collins while director Wu Tsang and choreographer Raja Feather Kelly are also part of the production.
EXCLUSIVE: Lifetime has renewed true-crime series #TextMeWhenYouGetHome for a second season with Ashley Judd joining as narrator. Additionally, Meet Marry Murder will be returning with seven new episodes to wrap up Season 1, with Oscar winner Helen Hunt as narrator.
Shout! Factory and Aardman have entered a distribution agreement for the award-winning titles “Shaun the Sheep,” “Wallace & Gromit,” “Morph” and “Timmy Time,” the companies announced Monday. Exclusive home video, EST EST and TVOD rights and limited theatrical rights in the U.S. and Canada to four of Aardman’s properties will be granted to Shout! Factory per the agreement. “We’re big fans of Aardman and these wonderful films and series and are very much looking forward to creating a release plan that excites dedicated fans and creates new ones,” said Melissa Boag, Shout’s executive vice president of kids and family. “Aardman’s worldwide reputation as an innovative home for compelling stories that captivate audiences make them an ideal partner for Shout! Factory.”
Netflix has announced Sex Education will end with its fourth season – check out the first trailer below.In the final season, Otis (Asa Butterfield) and Eric (Ncuti Gatwa) are faced with setting up a new sex clinic at Cavendish Sixth Form College. It will also follow Maeve’s (Emma Mackey) journey in the US, as she attends the prestigious Wallace University.In a letter to fans released today (July 5), show creator Laurie Nunn explained the decision to bring the comedy drama to an end.“We wanted to make a show that would answer some of the questions we all used to have about love, sex, friendship, and our bodies,” Nunn wrote.
Dominic Fike has announced the details of his first-ever UK tour kicking off later this year. Check out how to get tickets below.Billed as part of his ‘Don’t Stare At The Sun’ tour, the handful of UK dates see Fike kicking off the run on September 19 in Glasgow at the O2 Academy Glasow.
Disney has struck a multi-show deal with Channel 4 for the UK network’s rebranded streaming service including the likes of The X Files, Abbott Elementary and Bones.
“The Voice” season 25 will feature the first-ever double coaches’ chair on the American version of the singing competition, and on Thursday, we learned who will be filling those seats!
season 25 will feature the first-ever double coaches' chair on the American version of the singing competition, and on Thursday, we learned who will be filling those seats!Country duo Dan + Shay will be joining the show for the first time as coaches, sitting alongside Reba McEntire — who is stepping in for longtime coach Blake Shelton in the upcoming 24th season — and returning coaches John Legend and Chance the Rapper.The coaches lineup for this fall's season 24 has already been set — with Reba taking over Blake's spinning chair, alongside Legend and fellow returning coaches Niall Horan and Gwen Stefani -- so Dan + Shay's double chair won't be making its debut until 2024. But thankfully the duo are already familiar with, having served as Team Blake's Battle Round Advisors in season 20 back in 2021.The duo even took to the The Voice's social media accounts to share their excitement for the upcoming gig, and answer some questions about how the brand new double chair will work.«We have never been more excited for anything in our entire lives,» Dan raved in the clip.«People have been asking, is it two chairs? Is it one?» Shay shared.
EXCLUSIVE: We all know post-pandemic that tentpoles work at the box office, but it’s been hit and miss for everything else, especially indies movies. From out of nowhere, Angel Studios’ Sound of Freedom movie about Tim Ballard, a former Homeland Security agent who left the department after he was frustrated with the U.S. rescue efforts with trafficked children in third world countries, is racking up $7.2M in ticket presales before its July 4th opening at 2,626 theaters, sources tell Deadline.
Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Puerto Rican superstar singer Ozuna has signed with Scooter Braun’s SB Projects, in partnership with his longtime manager Edgar Andino, CEO of Andino Marketing Group, the companies announced on Thursday. Ozuna, one of Latin music’s most popular artists, joins a roster that includes Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, The Kid Laroi and others. Colombian singer J Balvin signed with the company in 2020 but left recently. “We’ve been following Ozuna’s career for years and we’re excited to be bringing him into the family to work with him and Edgar. Ozuna’s music is unmatched. His ability to work across genres including reggaeton, Latin pop, and more, is phenomenal. With unique songs offering fresh perspective and beautiful sounds, We’re thrilled to amplify his artistry with this partnership,” offered Jennifer McDaniels, President of Management, SB Projects.
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season 25 will feature the first-ever double coaches' chair on the American version of the singing competition, and on Thursday, we learned who will be filling those seats!Country duo Dan + Shay will be joining the show for the first time as coaches, sitting alongside Reba McEntire — who is stepping in for longtime coach Blake Shelton in the upcoming 24th season — and returning coaches John Legend and Chance the Rapper.The coaches lineup for this fall's season 24 has already been set — with Reba taking over Blake's spinning chair, alongside Legend and fellow returning coaches Niall Horan and Gwen Stefani -- so Dan + Shay's double chair won't be making its debut until 2024. But thankfully the duo are already familiar with, having served as Team Blake's Battle Round Advisors in season 20 back in 2021.ET spoke with Reba at 'slive season 23 semifinals earlier this year, where the country music legend shared why now was the «perfect» time for her to join the show — after turning it down when was first in development in 2011.«The first time I ever heard of I saw the tape from Holland's [version of the show],» she recalled.
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turned professional last month following a historic amateur career that included a long list of achievements including a US Women's Amateur victory, a win in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur and a record of 141 consecutive weeks at the top of the World Amateur Golf Ranking. Her first outing as a pro on the LPGA Tour was just as impressive, as she held off the challenge of the far more experienced Jennifer Kupcho to win at Liberty National. That brought unprecedented attention onto the American, and, as she prepares for the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol, she admitted it took her by surprise.