In a bid to “tap into millennial audiences,” Comcast’s NBCU will invest $250 million in a digital publishing company, report Kara Swisher and Peter Kafka at re/code. Says the story, “Sources say Comcast’s TV and film unit has a “handshake” agreement…
Fox has canceled a series that was hosted by one of the most popular hosts in TV history. After only two episodes, “Fox has axed ‘Knock Knock Live’—Ryan Seacrest’s highly mock-able reality show that sends a quiz team to everyday Americans’ homes…
Whole Foods, “The Austin, Texas-based [grocery] chain said the first of its new 365 by Whole Foods Market stores will open next year in [the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles], setting up a potential showdown with rival Trader Joe’s,”…
Actress Valerie Harper, a television legend known for her roles as Rhoda Morgenstern on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and its spinoff “Rhoda,” was hospitalized Wednesday night after experiencing a health emergency backstage at a theater performance. Media reports offered…
With just weeks to go before he steps into Jon Stewart’s high-profile seat as host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” Trevor Noah received an immersive introduction to TV critics this week in two appearances at the TCA Summer Press…
TV icon Barbara Walters is returning with a new series. Plans were announced today for “Barbara Walters Presents American Scandals,” set to launch Monday, Nov. 2, on Investigation Discovery. The show will examine murder cases, political scandals and other high-profile…
A live event is set for this Halloween that will be a TV first: the first live televised exorcism in U.S. history. Discovery Communications announced plans today for the event, “Exorcism: Live!,” set to air on Destination America. The program…
A little more than a week after what has been called a “near-drowning incident” July 20 put him in a coma, actor Sean Malone is dead. Us magazine reports that the Boston Fire Department confirmed the death of the 54-year-old,…
HBO is anteing up for programming from the band that became one of the biggest rock acts in the world with 1980s hits such as “With or Without You,” “Where the Streets Have No Name” and “I Still Haven’t Found…
Netflix unveiled the release date and a new trailer for the streaming service’s first film. The Boston Herald reports that “Beasts of No Nation” will open in theaters Oct. 16 in selected U.S. cities. The movie, written and directed by…