The NBA will begin selling jersey sponsorships in 2017-18, becoming the first major North American sports league to put partners' logos on players' uniforms. The three-year trial was approved April 15 by NBA owners and will take effect when the…

Ryan Leslie gave every fan his phone number. It’s (915) 600-6978. But instead of a million unwanted phone calls, it’s making him money and giving him deeper intelligence about his listeners than anyone in the music business. That’s why A16z’s…

Fusion has made a TV development deal with The Root, the number one African-American news
and commentary site, Variety has learned exclusively. The Root will make its debut on the cable
net in 2016. With the new partnership, the cabler…

The dream week of Courtney Kemp Agboh, creator, executive producer and showrunner of Starz drama
series Power, continues. Following the news that the Saturday Season 2 debut of Power has set a new
season premiere ratings Live+same day record for…

Founding father Jay Z launched into a blistering counter attack of those who dare to speak against his new streaming
service. The 45-year-old was performing at a private show at Terminal 5 in New York for Tidal subscribers when he…

BMG has signed what it's calling a "game-changing" digital distribution deal with China-based
internet giant Alibaba. Under the pact, Alibaba's Digital Entertainment arm will "promote BMG
writers and artists through channels such as its streaming apps Xiami and TTPod," according…

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"Let's take a selfie," Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka tells his eight-year-old daughter
Raine as they sit on a patio early in the film Son of the Congo. Raine stands behind her dad and
plants a kiss on…

Boxing fans will finally get a showdown between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. The two men have
signed on for a May 2 fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas after years of failed negotiations. Almost just as…

Barclays Center affiliate Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment has formed an alliance with Long
Island University, in which BS&E will bring entertainment back to the historic Brooklyn Paramount
Theatre.The move will resurrect the 1,500-capacity venue, which opened in 1928, as an…