Actor William Shatner attends the 51st annual Saturn Awards in February 2024. (Courtesy photo)
Electric Entertainment’s free streaming channel Electric Now is partnering with Sinclair Broadcast Group to bring the 51st annual Saturn Awards to broadcast television this month.
The award ceremony celebrates the best television series from the genres of science fiction, horror and fantasy, and will be televised on Sinclair’s digital broadcast network Comet on March 2, about a month after the award ceremony was streamed lived on Electric Now.
“Comet is committed to delivering the best in sci-fi, fantasy and horror entertainment,” Adam Ware, the Senior Vice President of Sinclair’s Growth Networks Group, said in a statement this week. “The opportunity to bring the Saturn Awards to the genre’s passionate fans across the
country through free broadcast television is very exciting and an important element of our overall mission.”
The Comet Awards drew a sizable list of A-list celebrities,...
Electric Entertainment’s free streaming channel Electric Now is partnering with Sinclair Broadcast Group to bring the 51st annual Saturn Awards to broadcast television this month.
The award ceremony celebrates the best television series from the genres of science fiction, horror and fantasy, and will be televised on Sinclair’s digital broadcast network Comet on March 2, about a month after the award ceremony was streamed lived on Electric Now.
“Comet is committed to delivering the best in sci-fi, fantasy and horror entertainment,” Adam Ware, the Senior Vice President of Sinclair’s Growth Networks Group, said in a statement this week. “The opportunity to bring the Saturn Awards to the genre’s passionate fans across the
country through free broadcast television is very exciting and an important element of our overall mission.”
The Comet Awards drew a sizable list of A-list celebrities,...
- 3/1/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Sinclair Broadcast Group has opened up a new front in the streaming wars: Local markets.
The TV station giant is expanding the ad-supported Stirr platform designed to help its nearly 200 stations better monetize digital viewing of newscasts and syndicated programming. Adam Ware, Sinclair’s VP and general manager of national networks and platforms, talks about the growth of Stirr and why local TV is poised to prosper in the ad-supported streaming arena in the latest episode of Variety podcast “Strictly Business.”
Stirr launched with very little fanfare in January 2019. Like most other video platforms, Stirr has seen a big boost in usage and general circulation amid the pandemic conditions. Ware said Stirr is about 18 months ahead of its original business plan, with no “We really have yet to turn on the marketing,” Ware says. “Ott revenues are exploding on a local basis.”
Stirr has evolved into a mix of live...
The TV station giant is expanding the ad-supported Stirr platform designed to help its nearly 200 stations better monetize digital viewing of newscasts and syndicated programming. Adam Ware, Sinclair’s VP and general manager of national networks and platforms, talks about the growth of Stirr and why local TV is poised to prosper in the ad-supported streaming arena in the latest episode of Variety podcast “Strictly Business.”
Stirr launched with very little fanfare in January 2019. Like most other video platforms, Stirr has seen a big boost in usage and general circulation amid the pandemic conditions. Ware said Stirr is about 18 months ahead of its original business plan, with no “We really have yet to turn on the marketing,” Ware says. “Ott revenues are exploding on a local basis.”
Stirr has evolved into a mix of live...
- 11/25/2020
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
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