Bob Cole, a welcome voice for Canadian hockey fans for a half-century, has died at the age of 90. Cole died Wednesday night in St. John's, N.L., surrounded by his family, his daughter, Megan Cole, told the CBC. Born June 24, 1933, the St. John's native provided a distinctive soundtrack to Canada's game. He was known for his signature “Oh baby” call, an expression that was not restricted to hockey arenas. “He's been saying that around the house as long as I can remember,” Megan said in...
Starting in 2024-25, the Seattle Kraken will adopt a hybrid approach to their team’s regional broadcasts.
No matter whether you're a big car nerd who loves playing around with setups, or are just hopping in for a quick race against your mates, how the cars feel to drive in an F1 game is pretty key. After all, what you're hoping for in both cases is to get a taste of the same sensation the likes of Max Verstappen or Lewis Hamilton enjoys as they sweep through turns and blast down straights.We recently had a chance to see what EA Sports F1 24, the latest game in Codematers' long-running series, has...
Welcome to What’s On, our weekly picks of must-watch shows. Here’s what you need to watch from Sunday, April 21 to Thursday, April 25. All times are Eastern. [Note: The weekend edition of What’s On drops on Fridays.] The biggies The Jinx – Part Two (HBO, Sunday, 10 p.m.) Can you believe HBO’s The Jinx premiered nine years ago? After all this time, there’s now a six-episode followup to the true-crime phenom, which covers everything that’s happened since the “killed them all” reveal, complete...
Last September witnessed what used to be a truly rare weather phenomenon: a Mediterranean hurricane, or “medicane.” Once upon a time, the Mediterranean Sea simply didn’t get hot enough to produce hurricanes more than every few hundred (yes, few hundred!) years. In this case, however, Storm Daniel assaulted Libya with a biblical-style deluge for four More
Embattled New Zealand broadcaster TVNZ has appointed IT and tech consultancy Accenture as part of its long-term digitisation strategy. Kym Niblock, TVNZ’s chief digital officer, said the appointment
One of the best features of the Apple TV is its robust collection of Aerial screen savers. When your Apple TV sits idle for a few minutes, tvOS switches to these soothing Aerial videos while it awaits your return. YouTube, however, thinks you’d rather see random slideshows of images and video thumbnails instead more
The only agency that can verify tornado claims is the National Weather
The ecosystem of streaming television is going to continue its surge this year, with premium programmers like Max, Disney+, Peacock, Amazon Prime Video and others collectively growing 13% to $10 billion in ad revenue, according to Interpublic Group's investment arm Magna. But while this creates a host of new advertising opportunities for marketers, dozens of challenger brands like Roku and Telly and are also trying to capitalize by entering the nascent streaming space, which has led to a...
E.W. Scripps has received inbound interest in its Black-culture network Bounce TV, CEO Adam Symson said in an exclusive CNBC interview.
Locked into third place in the Atlantic Division, the Maple Leafs’ second-last regular season game is all about Auston Matthews’ 70-goal milestone, avoiding further injuries, and hopefully tightening up their game after conceding 10 goals in two games on home ice to the Devils and Red Wings (7:30 p.m. EST, TSN4). The Panthers enter this
A tease concerning potential plans for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters season 2