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Daily Archives : Jul 7, 2017

Bill Maher Taking Flak Again for Racially Charged Joke

“Bill Maher is once again under fire for a racially insensitive joke, this time about North Korea and women who work in nail salons,” EW.com reports. “A month after the ‘Real Time’ host sparked outrage by using the N-word on…

Popular Radio Personality Fired by SiriusXM

SiriusXM has parted ways with a well-known radio personality. In a statement, the company confirmed the firing of Gregg “Opie” Hughes, but wasn’t talking about its reasons. “SiriusXM confirms it has terminated its relationship with Gregg ‘Opie’ Hughes, host of…

PlayStation Vue’s ‘Skinny Bundle’ Gets Fatter

PlayStation Vue’s skinny bundle is fattening up. The service’s Access Slim package, which runs about $30 a month, is going away, Deadline.com reports. The package provides more than 55 channels, including ESPN, but offers no local broadcasters. “The cheapest package…

Fox Business Network Host Suspended After Sexual Harassment Allegations Surface

21st Century Fox has suspended a Fox Business Network host as it investigates allegations of sexual harassment against him. The Los Angeles Times reports that Charles Payne, who hosts the program “Making Money” and appears on other FBN programs, was…

Well-Known Media Agency Brand Going Away

A brand that handled some of the biggest media accounts in the country for almost two decades is going away. MediaPost reports that Publicis Media is retiring its well-known Mediavest brand. Mediavest handled huge accounts including Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola…

Alt-Right Provocateur Files $10 Million Lawsuit

Polarizing media personality and writer Milo Yiannopoulos has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the New York-based publishing house Simon & Schuster over a canceled book deal, the AP reports. “Yiannopoulos resigned from the conservative website Breitbart News this year…

Filmmaker on the ‘Agony and Ecstasy’ of New HBO Project

A new series rolling out this weekend on HBO hit home for the filmmaker, who talked about the “agony and ecstasy” of putting together “The Defiant Ones” in an interview with TVWeek Open Mic writer Hillary Atkin. Allen Hughes, director…

Miniseries to Focus on Infamous Rape Case

A rape case that has made headlines spanning decades is the focus of a new limited series that’s in the works at Netflix. The streaming service announced that the project from Ava DuVernay, who worked with Netflix on last year’s…

Animated Series Renewed

On the same day that its first season premiered, a new animated series received a pickup for season two. Deadline.com reports that Netflix has ordered an eight-episode second season of “Castlevania.” The series is an adaptation of the 1989 video…

Looking Back on the Television Landscape of the 1990s

Think back more than a quarter of a century to the 1990s. Bill Clinton was president for much of the decade, after defeating incumbent President George H.W. Bush. “Seinfeld,” “Friends,” “Frasier,” “Roseanne,” “The X-Files” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” were…