CBS Sports And Turner Sell Out NCAA March Madness Ad Inventory, At Near-Double-Digit Rate Increase Over 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Rich Sommer (The Dropout), Lauren Lindsay Donzis (Punky Brewster), Jayma Mays (United States of Al), Bentley Green (Snowfall), Angel Laketa Moore (Atypical) and Bailey Gavulic (Fear The Walking Dead) are set as series regulars in CBS comedy pilot Rust Belt News. Additionally, Jeff Blitz (American Auto) has been tapped to direct and executive produce the single-camera comedy pilot from The Simpsons writer and The Mindy Project exec producer Matt Warburton.

Poldark star Aidan Turner was spotted taking a stroll with his wife Caitlin Fitzgerald, whom he reportedly married in 2020, with a pram in tow.The Irish actor, 38, walked their pet dog as American star Caitlin, also 38, pushed the black stroller. The couple were reported to have welcomed their first child into the world back in January, but have not publicly confirmed the news themselves.

La La Anthony and WNBA’s player Candace Parker to launch the Bracket Gap Challenge. This program seeks to help level the playing field for women and create awareness for gender inequity in sports.“It is such an exciting time and definitely why I wanted to partner up with Degree on this,” Anthony told HOLA! USA during a Zoom call.

 contestants are keeping it in the family! Former top eight finalist Nadia Turner got the surprise of a lifetime during season 20’s fourth auditions episode on Sunday, after getting tricked into attending her daughter, Zaréh’s audition, on the guise that they were headed out to enjoy a mother-daughter spa day.Zaréh, not only competed on the show 17 years after her mother but wore the same gold halter top for her audition that Nadia wore to her audition for the show's fourth season in 2005. Season 4 is the season Carrie Underwood famously won, after going head-to-head with Bo Bice.With the help of Ryan Seacrest and the American Idol crew, Zaréh was able to fool her mom, blindfolding her and bringing her to the show's set for the big reveal.Ryan was there to meet Nadia and once he took her hands and said his signature, «This… is ,» the jig was up.

Sunday primetime looked a little different this week with CBS’ coverage of the 2022 March Madness tournament topping the evening, even with its final half-hour. Airing the latest March Madness games proved to be a clever strategy for the network as the annual basketball event provided 60 Minutes with a strong enough boost to best ABC’s American Idol in both the demo and audience.

Thursday primetime finally broke free of four-way ties for the top spot after three consecutive weeks.  The latest episode of NBC Law & Order: SVU led the charge in both demo ratings and audience among non-sports titles.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorA new NBCUniversal advertising executive is taking on the task of tackling advertisers to link themselves to such sports properties as “Sunday Night Football” and the soon-to-launch USFL.Peter Lazarus will take the lead on selling ads behind the bulk of NBCUniversal’s sports programming, part of a gradual overhaul of the company’s work behind connecting Madison Avenue with some of TV’s biggest and most-watched properties.Lazarus has been named executive vice president of sports ad-sales, taking up responsibilities previously held by Dan Lovinger, a longtime NBCU ad-sales exec who has been assigned to focus more intently on the company’s efforts behind Olympics advertising. Lovinger was elevated to president in January and will lead Olympics ad-sales efforts as NBCU works harder to fulfill a commitment it has made along the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, pledging to offer long-term deals to partners for TV, digital, and live event advertising, as well as brand activations and associations with Team USA.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.Gift the sports fans in your life personalized video messages from their favorite NBA players — just in time for March Madness.The NCAA Tournament, which kicks off today, is one of the most anticipated sports events in the U.S., particularly for universities across the nation hoping to use their success throughout March Madness to bolster their institutional legacies.Of course, individual performance on the court also hints at which players are bound for greatness after graduation. Steph Curry, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love, Dwayne Wade, Derrick Rose and Blake Griffin are just a few athletes who led their respective teams through the NCAA Tournament before being poached by the big leagues.

March Madness Live is the dedicated home for live streaming all 67 games of the 2022 NCAA Tournament online, just sign in with your TV provider to access the livestreams. You can also catch March Madness games via popular streaming platforms, includingHulu + Live TV, Paramount+ and more. Streaming platforms such as Hulu + Live TV, Paramount+ and Sling TV are a great way to stream all the March Madness games wherever you happen to be. The First Four tips off on Tuesday, March 15 with No. 16 Texas Southern and No.

EXCLUSIVE:  Seoul Street is adapting Suzanne Park’s best-selling novel Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous for the big screen.

March Madness Live is the dedicated home for live streaming all 67 games of the 2022 NCAA Tournament online, just sign in with your TV provider to access the livestreams. You can also catch March Madness games via popular streaming platforms, includingHulu + Live TV, Paramount+ and more. Streaming platforms such as Hulu + Live TV, Paramount+ and Sling TV are a great way to stream all the March Madness games wherever you happen to be. The First Four tips off on Tuesday, March 15 with No. 16 Texas Southern and No.

BTS’ recent ‘Permission to Dance on Stage: Seoul’ concert live screenings reportedly took in over $32million (£24.5million) at the global box office.Over the weekend, the K-pop juggernauts held their first in-person concerts in over two and a half years at the Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul. The March 12 date of the three-night ‘Permission to Dance on Stage: Seoul’ was also made available for “live viewing” in theatres worldwide, giving international fans a chance to witness the boyband’s return to the stage.According to The Hollywood Reporter, BTS’ ‘Permission to Dance on Stage: Seoul’ earned $6.9million (£5,288,840) in 800 theatres across North America, becoming the top-grossing live cinema event of all time.

March Madness Live is the dedicated home for live streaming all 67 games of the 2022 NCAA Tournament online, just sign in with your TV provider to access the livestreams. You can also catch March Madness games via popular streaming platforms, includingHulu + Live TV, Paramount+ and more. Streaming platforms such as Hulu + Live TV, Paramount+ and Sling TV are a great way to stream all the March Madness games wherever you happen to be. The First Four tips off on Tuesday, March 15 with No. 16 Texas Southern and No.

Let the March Madness begin.

finalists for the 2022 Swim Search — and readers are remarking on the diversity of the chosen beauties.The 14 finalists are competing for a single spot in the magazine’s next Swimsuit Issue, where they’ll appear alongside some of the world’s leading models.Among the candidates are a 42-year-old breast cancer survivor, an astrophysicist and an ICU nurse.Sports Illustrated says all the finalists “inspire action throughout their communities,” with fans taking to Twitter to reveal how impressed they were with the line-up. “The diversity here is AMAZING,” one reader cooed.However, one critic moaned that the magazine is attempting to be “woke,” writing: “The Swimsuit Issue is 100% woke again this year.