| | | | | Jimmy Kimmel Reveals the Upfront Joke That ABC Wouldn’t Let Him Tell Six years later, ‘I still regret not doing it,’ he says By Jason Lynch Every year during May's upfronts week, buyers and advertisers eagerly look forward to Jimmy Kimmel's annual ABC appearance, in which he roasts both his own network and other broadcasters. The comedian told Adweek in this week's cover story that ABC gives him a lot of leeway to make jokes about networks, execs and celebrities--usually. Sometimes,...
Read more » | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Disney Touts 2 New Streaming Services, Including ESPN+ and One With a Live-Action Star Wars Series Company wants to be a 'viable player' in the direct-to-consumer space By A.J. Katz On Walt Disney Co.'s fourth-quarter and full-year earnings call with investors today, Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger spoke at length about the company's desire to be a "viable player" in the direct-to-consumer space. Disney is launching two streaming services: the much-talked-about ESPN-branded service officially called ESPN+, which will launch in the spring, and a...
Read more » | | | | |
|
