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Daily Archives : Apr 29, 2015

Hulu and AMC Ink Major Content Deal, Map Plans for Eagerly Awaited ‘Walking Dead’ Companion Series

A hotly anticipated companion series to the megahit “The Walking Dead” is part of a new deal announced between Hulu and AMC. The companies announced today: “Hulu has closed a landmark, multi-year deal with AMC Networks Inc. for the exclusive…

TV Guide Gives Its Editor-in-Chief the Boot

TV Guide has sent its editor-in-chief packing after less than a year in the position, the New York Post reports. The biweekly publication eliminated the editor-in-chief title and gave Doug Brod the ax, according to the story. “The magazine will…

NBCUniversal Signs Licensing Deal With Online Streamer

A deal that will put some content from NBC and NBCU-owned cable networks exclusively on AOL platforms was announced Tuesday. Variety reports that the deal represents “a significant expansion of [AOL’s] licensed content.” “AOL and NBCU announced the pact at…

‘A Crowd Gathers That Is Half Female’ — Make a Note of It

Conquering discrimination in the entertainment industry, whether that bias in hiring practices is conscious or not, is a difficult and complex topic. The subject engendered a frank and sometimes painful discussion as the Writers Guild of America, West hosted a…

The Online Streaming Rights for ‘Seinfeld’ Have Reportedly Sold For $700,000 Per Episode. Interestingly, the Online Player that Bought the Series Was NOT Netflix, nor Amazon Instant Video, nor Yahoo! Screen…

“Seinfeld,” the now-classic sitcom that originally aired from 1989 to 1998, has been sold to an online streaming company for $700,000 per episode, reports our good friend Joe Flint in the Wall St. Journal (Note: The WSJ ios behind a…

It’s One of the Most Famous Rock ‘n Roll Songs of All Time, With Lyrics Thought to Be So Filthy the Song Was Investigated by the FBI. The Song’s Singer, Jack Ely, Dies at 71. And You Move to King of Your Class If You Know What Song We’re Talking About

He was the singer of a song that teenagers went crazy about, especially as they tried to figure out what they thought must be the “dirty” lyrics to this group’s one-hit wonder. His name was Jack Ely, and he died…