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[04/30/15 - 01:44 PM]
Showtime Sports(R) Amplifies the #MayPac Frenzy Across Digital Platforms Surrounding the Most Anticipated Event of the Year, Mayweather vs. Pacquiao
Showtime Sports and HBO(R) are working with Twitter and Facebook to make #MayPac become the biggest hashtag in sports history. |
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SHOWTIME SPORTS(R) AMPLIFIES THE #MAYPAC FRENZY ACROSS DIGITAL PLATFORMS SURROUNDING THE MOST ANTICIPATED EVENT OF THE YEAR, MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO
Fighting To Win The Biggest Hashtag Battle In Sports History
NEW YORK, NY - April 30, 2015 - SHOWTIME Sports has amplified the fan experience surrounding the fight of the century, the welterweight world championship unification super fight between 11-time, five-division world champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather and eight-division world champion Manny "PacMan" Pacquiao across all digital and mobile platforms. Beyond the ring, the battle moves into the social media space, as SHOWTIME Sports and HBO(R) are working with Twitter and Facebook to make #MayPac become the biggest hashtag in sports history. In addition to producing a daily online show during Fight Week, SHOWTIME Sports will also give fans unprecedented access to additional fight content across major social media platforms including SnapChat, TUMBLR, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
During Fight Week, SHOWTIME Sports is producing a daily online show called #MayPac:Daily, hosted by SHOWTIME Sports personality Mauro Ranallo. Taped live from the casino floor at MGM Grand, #MayPac:Daily delves into the events during Fight Week in Las Vegas, featuring interviews with special guests from sports and entertainment, insider analysis and more. Here's a link to the #MayPac:Daily official trailer: https://youtu.be/6xrVhbl07ZU. The online show will be posted nightly on http://www.sho.com/sho/sports/home, https://www.youtube.com/user/shosports and https://www.facebook.com/ShoBoxing?fref=ts.
Through Twitter, SHOWTIME Sports is giving fans a unique perspective surrounding the history of Mayweather vs. Pacquiao by creating a chronicle of every major tweet since the initial challenge over five years ago. SnapChat is delivering an exclusive 24-hour story leading up to the bout, allowing fans in the Las Vegas area to submit to the story and potentially see their SnapChat on the fight's feed. Additionally, SHOWTIME Sports has launched a new boxing destination on TUMBLR titled Pound for Pound, which documents the key moments leading up to the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao super fight. Click here to access the new blog: http://shosportspoundforpound.tumblr.com/. Through Instagram, SHOWTIME Sports will be creating a unique red carpet moment documenting the roster of celebrities attending the fight at the MGM Grand.
Mayweather vs. Pacquiao is a 12-round welterweight world championship unification bout promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Top Rank Inc., and is sponsored by Tecate. The pay-per-view telecast is co-produced and co-distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View(R) and SHOWTIME PPV(R) beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT on Saturday, May 2 live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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[05/28/26 - 09:05 AM]
Comedian Tom Segura's YMH Studios and FOX Creator Studios Seal Multi-Project Partnership
Under the agreement, FCS and YMH Studios will develop, finance, and produce a broad slate of original content to be released via YMH Studios' direct-to-consumer platforms.
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[05/28/26 - 09:05 AM]
CBS News Names Investigative Journalist, Best-Selling Author and Filmmaker Nick Bilton Executive Producer of "60 Minutes"
"It is an extraordinary honor to lead the next chapter of '60 Minutes,' one of the most important journalism institutions in this nation's history," said Bilton.
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[05/28/26 - 09:04 AM]
A&E's Two-Part Documentary "Scott Peterson: The New Evidence" to Premiere Thursday, July 16 at 9PM ET/PT and Friday, July 17 at 8PM ET/PT
The special revisits the investigation through the lens of newly surfaced evidence, presenting a fresh and deeply detailed perspective on a case that has remained both high-profile and deeply polarizing.
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[05/28/26 - 09:00 AM]
The Summer That Changed Hollywood: Peacock Celebrates 25 Years of Universal's "Fast & Furious" Saga and DreamWorks Animation's "Shrek" Films
This June, shift into high gear and journey far, far away to celebrate 25 years of fast cars and fairy tales by revisiting both legendary franchises streaming exclusively on Peacock.
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[05/28/26 - 09:00 AM]
Three All-New "The Simpsons" Episodes Streaming This Summer Exclusively on Disney+
The episodes include double-episode "Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition" streaming June 17, and full-length episodes "Simpsley" streaming July 3, and "Yellow Mirror" streaming August 26.
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[05/28/26 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "Gamechangers: The Ashlyn Harris Story" - Official Trailer - The Roku Channel
Soccer superstar Ashlyn Harris rose from a chaotic childhood, overcoming tragedy to become a two-time FIFA World Cup champion and USWNT hero.
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[05/28/26 - 08:01 AM]
Video: "I Am Frankelda" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Frankelda, a determined 19th-century Mexican writer, journeys into her subconscious to face the monsters she's written about.
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[05/28/26 - 07:32 AM]
Video: "Hoppers" - Coming to Disney+ June 3
The latest film from Pixar Animation Studios arrives on the streaming service next week.
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[05/28/26 - 07:06 AM]
Video: One Woman, One Legacy - BritBox Debuts Official Trailer and Key Art for Original Series "A Woman of Substance," Premiering June 24th
Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE, "A Woman of Substance" is an epic period drama spanning six decades, charting the rise of Emma Harte from penniless Yorkshire maid in the early 1900s to powerful 1970s business mogul.
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[05/28/26 - 07:01 AM]
Video: "In the Hand of Dante" - Official Trailer - Netflix
A writer helps a mob boss steal Dante's handwritten "Divine Comedy" manuscript as a parallel tale follows the 14th-century poet creating his masterpiece.
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[05/28/26 - 07:01 AM]
Video: Apple TV Unveils Trailer for Season Two of Neo-Noir Detective Series "Sugar"
"Sugar" will return for its eight-episode second season on Friday, June 19 on Apple TV with one episode, followed by one new episode weekly, every Friday through August 7.
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[05/28/26 - 06:01 AM]
Video: "Million Dollar Nannies" - Official Trailer - Hulu
It's not a job, it's a lifestyle. A young group of elite nannies heads to Ibiza to launch a new kind of agency, built by nannies, for nannies.
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[05/28/26 - 02:01 AM]
The Fourth and Final Season of "Death Inc." Releases on August 7
The fourth season begins with a big question: who will get the coveted director's chair?
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[05/27/26 - 03:13 PM]
FOX Saturday Baseball Draws Strong Audience Over Holiday Weekend
2,355,000 viewers tuned in to the two-game slate highlighted by the Dodgers' 11-3 victory over the Brewers in most of the country.
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[05/27/26 - 01:16 PM]
"WWE: Made in America" Special Premieres This Friday, May 29, at 11 P.M. ET on USA Network
As part of USA Network's America 250 celebration, the one-hour special traces the evolution of a regional business into a global powerhouse, examining how the company mirrored the American spirit across five decades.
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