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Daily Archives : Apr 7, 2017

Trying to Stop Sexual Harassment: Mixed Signals

In an opinion piece running under the headline “What Do Donald Trump, Bill O’Reilly and Roger Ailes Have in Common?,” New York Times senior correspondent and editor Susan Chira finds mixed signals in recent cases involving the three men —…

Comcast Becomes the First MSO to Move Into Mobile — and Why Verizon Will Be Helping Out

“Shares of the country’s largest wireless companies slipped on Thursday after Comcast unveiled an unlimited-data mobile phone service for as little as $45 per month,” The New York Post reports. “Comcast, the No. 2 cable operator with 22.5 million video…

Why a Production Like ESPN’s ‘O.J.: Made in America’ May Never Win Another Oscar

ESPN’s five-part documentary series “O.J.: Made in America,” which won an Academy Award this year for Best Documentary Feature, may be the last production of its kind to compete for an Oscar. A rules change announced today by the Academy…

While Pepsi Struck Out With Kendall Jenner, Stephen Colbert Hits It Out of the Park With H&R Block

Even as Pepsi was struggling with its poorly received ad featuring model Kendall Jenner, CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert offered a timely tax-season take this week on H&R Block. Colbert went undercover as a “tax preparer” for a bit featured…

Syfy Unveils Spring/Summer Schedule

Press release from Syfy, April 7, 2017: Syfy announced its spring/summer schedule today, which includes the new unapologetic orgy-of-action grindhouse series, BLOOD DRIVE, from Universal Cable Productions. Additionally, the summer staple SHARKNADO will return for its 5th installment, and Syfy…

‘The Walking Dead’ Ends Season Seven as the No. 1 Show for Record Fifth Consecutive Year

Press release from AMC, April 7, 2017: “The Walking Dead” completed its seventh season Sunday night as the #1 show on television among adults 18-49 for the fifth consecutive year, the only drama in television history to hold the #1…

CNN Tackles an ‘Unseen Enemy’

SARS. Zika. Ebola. Bird Flu. These are the names of recent disease pandemics that can inflict not only severe illness and death but also massive amounts of fear. And while it is incredibly difficult to watch the human suffering that…