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Daily Archives : Sep 23, 2016

Paramount Shakeup: Vice Chairman Steps Down

The vice chairman of Paramount Pictures is exiting after 11 years with the studio and eight years in his current job. Variety reports that Rob Moore is leaving his post. Moore has overseen the studio’s worldwide marketing, distribution, digital and…

AMC Renews Show Featuring ‘Walking Dead’ Star

AMC has ordered a second season of a show featuring one of the stars of “The Walking Dead.” Deadline.com reports that the cable channel picked up “Ride with Norman Reedus.” The travel series tracks Reedus — “Walking Dead’s” Daryl Dixon…

Comedian Gets Green Light for New Late-Night Show

A new late-night show starring a past winner of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” has received the green light at Freeform. The project will star Iliza Shlesinger, who won season six of “Last Comic Standing” back in 2008, becoming the first…

NBC Comedy Gets Full-Season Pickup

NBC is counting on a sophomore series to be “the cornerstone of its next generation of comedies,” according to Variety, which reports that the network gave a full-season order to “Superstore.” The show, which stars America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Lauren…

Monty Python Troupe Member Diagnosed With Dementia

One of the founding members of the Monty Python comedy troupe has been diagnosed with dementia. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that Terry Jones, 74, received the diagnosis. Along with John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam…

NBC Picks Up Series for Second Season

NBC has given a renewal to a series featuring a cast of TV veterans. In an exclusive, Variety reports that the network has ordered a second season of “Better Late Than Never.” The summer travel show, which stars William Shatner…

Monday’s Presidential Debate Puts NBC’s Lester Holt in the Hot Seat

A lot is riding on the presidential debate scheduled for Monday between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, and one person with more at stake than most is “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt. CNN notes that the debate, which Holt…

Viacom Has Its Credit Downgraded

Viacom’s credit has been downgraded by Moody’s Investor Service following a disclosure by the company that it will tap into debt markets to maintain liquidity, The Los Angeles Times reports. “The ratings firm on Thursday lowered Viacom’s credit to one notch…

U.S. Songwriter Dead at 82 — He Gave Us ‘Tobacco Road,’ ‘Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye’ and Many Other Classics

The songwriter who penned the Paul Revere & the Raiders hit “Indian Reservation” and the Nashville Teens’ “Tobacco Road” has died. The AP reports that John D. Loudermilk died Wednesday in Christiana, Tenn. He was 82. “Loudermilk, originally from North…

Oops! For the Past Two Years Facebook Has Overestimated How Much Time Users Spend Watching Video Ads

A number of major marketers are unhappy with Facebook after finding out the company has been overestimating the average time its users spend viewing video ads on the platform, The Wall Street Journal reports. The report, which cites sources who…