CW Sees Upfront Wrapping With Rebound in Demand for TV, Streaming Ads (EXCLUSIVE)

The New York Times is being taken to the woodshed on social media for using the term “overrepresented” in an article on Asians in figure skating.

Scientists in Australia claim they have discovered a new species of crocodile whose last meal could have been a dinosaur.The fossilised crocodile - dubbed Broken Dinosaur Killer - was found on a sheep station in outback Queensland, and is believed to be over 95 million years old.Researchers were left gobsmacked when they discovered the partial remains of a young ornithopod dinosaur inside the crocodile's stomach.Matt White from The Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum branded the discovery "extraordinary"."This is the first time that a crocodile has been discovered with dinosaur remains in its stomach," Dr White said."It's a world first."The fossil was discovered in 2010 by palaeontologists, and took more than six years to piece together.Incredibly, it's the first skeletal remains of an ornithopod ever reported in the region and the first evidence that crocodiles ate dinosaurs in Australia.

Super Bowl Sunday wasn't intense enough already, golf stunner Paige Spiranac has got her followers reaching for their hand-held fans after posting some saucy snaps on social media.The 28-year-old, who has over three million followers on Instagram, posed for a couple of side-by-side shots wearing the colours of the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams ahead of Super Bowl LVI."Who do you have winning? The Rams Or Bengals?" she wrote.Spiranac revealed she was backing the Bengals, but said that if the Rams win on Sunday she'll choose one lucky follower to play a round of golf with.The Bengals are aiming to win their first ever Super Bowl while the Rams are looking to be crowned champions for just the second time, with their sole victory coming in 2000 at Super Bowl XXXIV.The former professional golfer turned social media influencer recently revealed that a bloke once cheated on his girlfriend to get a lesson with her.She spent four years playing golf in college, first competing for the University of Arizona before transferring to San Diego State University in 2012.Spiranac later went professional after leaving school, playing on both the Ladies European Tour and the Cactus Tour between 2014 and 2016.She also played in LPGA qualifying tournaments in 2016 but failed to earn a tour card to compete on the professional circuit and soon left the professional game.Who is going to win the Super Bowl? Let us know in the comments section below...She's received quite a bit of backlash from golf traditionalists due to way she conducts herself online, but insists she's totally unfazed by the critics."As you can see, I don't mind being sexy.

Oliver Hudson is moving out of his parents’ home- again.

Jeff Bezos, 58, and Lauren Sanchez, 52, weren’t shy about showing off their love in a very public way on Friday night! The lovebirds were filmed enjoying the music of Justin Bieber on stage while making out and holding onto each other in the VIP section of the crowd at h.wood Group and Revolve’s Super Bowl party at Design Center in West Hollywood, CA. The founder of Amazon wore a black jacket over a black button-down top and black jeans during the event while his lady love wore a long fitted white dress with spaghetti straps.

host Super Bowl LVI this Sunday as their home team (the Rams) face off against the Cincinnati Bengals. Justin Bieber got the party started on Friday night by performing a concert at the Pacific Design Center before hosting a post-set festivities down the street. However, during the afterparty, multiple gunshots were fired outside the restaurant, leaving three people injured.

The Masked Singer UK season 3 has come to an end, with Panda announced as the winner of the 2022 series. After numerous mind-boggling clues and incredible musical performances, the victorious singer took off their mask to reveal singer Natalie Imbruglia underneath the costume, much to the amazement of judges Rita Ora, Mo Gilligan, Jonathan Ross and Davina McCall and host Joel Dommett. The show began tonight with all 12 of the costumed singers, including the eliminated stars, returning to the stage to perform Lady Gaga’s Edge of Glory, much to the audience’s delight.

He may be best known for his career as a stand-up comedian, but John Bishop is more than a funny-man. Whether he’s chatting to A-listers on ITV’s The John Bishop Show, outsmarting monsters on BBC’s Doctor Who or cracking jokes on Have I Got News For You, the 55 year old is far from being a one trick pony. Here’s everything you need to know about the comedian… His surprising career path Before hitting the big time as a comedian, John was a pharmaceutical rep.The dad of three also enjoyed a short football career and played for Hyde United and Southport FC.

The Masked Singer unmasked after being “tortured by her friends and family”, who were desperate to know who was behind the cute and cuddly Panda identity.The star mocked her own shocked reaction, likening it to witnessing a murder scene. Davina, 54, took to Twitter tonight to share her live reactions to the show’s final episode with her 2.7 million followers. After a close final with fellow contestants Mushroom and Robobunny, the character of Panda came out on top. Robobunny was the first finalist to be voted out, revealing himself to be Westlife star Mark Feehily, 41.Coming in second place was Mushroom, who the judges guessed correctly to be operatic sensation Charlotte Church, 35.When Panda was unmasked, she turned out to be none other than late nineties pop icon Natalie Imbruglia, 47.When Davina saw Natalie, she covered her hand with her mouth and screamed repeatedly. Including a clip of herself doing just that, Davina tweeted a string of laughing emojis with the caption: “It was like I’d seen a murder”.Davina also sent out another heartfelt tweet to Natalie, who admitted she was thrilled that people had found her character so funny during the show.“Arrrghhh @natimbruglia soooo cute x,” Davina wrote with a series of red love hearts.“‘I’ve never been funny  before’ yaaaaay!!!”This comes after Davina took to social media just minutes before the winner of the show was unmasked, complaining that her loved ones were “torturing” her for information.Addressing her 1.4 million Instagram followers in a video, she said: “I’m literally being tortured by my friends and family.”“Who is it?” a voice could be heard asking repeatedly in the background. “I’m not going to tell you!” Davina insisted, before another voice added: “You

There’s one celebrity who doesn’t have any time for Kanye West‘s divorce or Donda 2 drama: Kid Cudi. The rapper seemed amused and unbothered after he found himself the target of Kanye’s latest Instagram rant, alleging Kanye will be removing Cudi from the album. Cudi’s response? “Everyone knows I’ve been the best thing about your albums since I met you.”

Best friends always know! Rihanna admitted that while she was able to keep her pregnancy out of the public eye for months, her friends guessed she had a baby coming early on.

Big Brother favourite Glyn Wise has shared an insight into his wild night at G-A-Y with pole-dancing Adele.The 34-year-old, who blasted onto our screens in 2006 aged 18 wearing lifeguard shorts when he entered the Big Brother house, enjoyed a wild night out at Heaven nightclub in Charing Cross alongside superstar Adele.The Welshman admitted to the MailOnline that he mistook the Easy On Me singer, 33, for Kylie Minogue, 53.He said: “I had never seen Adele in the flesh before, but I mistook her for Kylie Minogue. This is nothing new as I once spent the whole day with Mutya from Sugababes thinking she was Tracy Beaker from kid's TV!”Recalling the moment the penny dropped that an A-lister was in the building, Glyn disclosed: “I had just been to athletics training.

vaping ravaged her lungs.Juliet Roberts, 18, started vaping over four-and-a-half years ago at the age of 14 along with her school friends.She says she quickly became “addicted”, going through a disposable e-cigarette every two weeks.After all those years of regular use, the vaping took a huge toll on the teenager’s lungs and on January 7 she was hospitalised as she was struggling to breathe. Concerned doctors put Juliet on life support for five days and despite a “miraculous” recovery, she remains on oxygen 24/7. Now recovering at home, Juliet was told she's still at risk of having a heart attack due to the strain on her weak lungs.

Christine McGuinness has revealed why she celebrated Valentine's Day early with Paddy this year.The smitten showbiz pair have been married for over 10 years since they tied the knot in 2011, but they clearly still make the most of the most romantic day of the year.That's because model Christine, 33, and comedian Paddy, 48, decided to mark Valentine's day a few days before everybody else.The famous couple have action-packed diaries, and they both spotted they had a rare day off on Thursday this week (February 10).The mum-of-three dished on her date with Paddy to the Mirror - explaining that they chose a day before their kids broke up from school as it meant they'd get some time alone.She said: "We did our Valentine's yesterday because our children break up from school today.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorChristy Tanner, one of the architects of CBS’ early-to-market CBSN streaming-news outlet, is leaving the company just as more media companies have begun to focus on creating news programming for mobile viewers.She announced her exit to staffers Thursday. “It’s been eight years since I joined CBS Interactive, five years since I joined CBS News Digital, and … never years since I took some solid time off,” Tanner wrote.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox saw increases in advance ad commitments for its primetime schedule and expanding digital venues as part of the industry’s annual “upfront” sales process, the latest of the nation’s big media companies to see robust activity as advertisers try to move forward as the coronavirus pandemic diminishes.The Fox Corporation unit saw advertising commitments rise across all areas of its portfolio, which includes the Fox broadcast network; Fox Sports and Fox News Media, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company also secured significant commitments for Tubi, its ad-supported streaming video hub, with the venue it did in the upfront compared with the year-earlier period.Like other U.S.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBC is working up a new play for the Super Bowl.Eager to generate millions of dollars in revenue from the Big Game, the Comcast-owned media conglomerate is talking to potential advertisers about a price tag of $6 million for a 30-second spot in the event, according to executives familiar with current negotiations, marking a new high-water mark in pricing for Super Bowl commercials. Super Bowl LVI is slated to be broadcast on Feb.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorMadison Avenue’s interest in digital ads, sports and new concepts tied to bolstering messages of diversity helped Disney close a fast-paced upfront that saw more than 40% of total dollars committed to the company go to streaming and interactive venues, the latest sign of how advertisers are working differently with some of the nation’s most traditional media companies.“We led with streaming this year.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAccelerating climate change and its far-flung effects have  fast become the most important story in the news cycle. But that isn’t always the stuff that gets talked about or tweeted — or the biggest ratings.Part of the issue? Shifts in the environment happen gradually over time, not usually in a violent, shocking moment that can be captured by cameras.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThe CEO of NBCUniversal said the company enjoyed robust demand in the TV industry’s upfront market, but offered no tangible detains on volume or pricing to help bolster his case.“It was the strongest upfront I think probably in the history of NBCUniversal,” said Jeff Shell, NBCU’s CEO, speaking during an investor conference with Credit Suisse Monday. “We saw results in this upfront far beyond what we thought we’d see.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThis year’s upfront ad-sales session is shaping up to be one of the fastest in recent memory. But some TV companies are working to slow things down.At a time when advertisers appear willing to capitulate to significant pricing increases, they are still balking at demands from both Discovery and ViacomCBS, according to three media buying executives and other people familiar with the tone of these annual negotiations for commercial inventory between U.S.