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Daily Archives : Jun 14, 2018

Disney and Comcast May Not Be the Only Ones Going After Fox

The battle between Comcast and Disney could turn out to be just a warmup bout in the fight to gain control of the bulk of 21st Century Fox’s media assets. Variety cites Wall Street analyst Barton Crockett saying a major…

‘Stranger Things’ Star Flees Social Media Site After Coming Under Attack

A young star of the hit Netflix sci-fi series “Stranger Things” shut down her account on Twitter after users posted memes portraying her as homophobic. The AP reports that the memes targeted Millie Bobby Brown, showing the 14-year-old actress with…

Fox Apologizes for Obscene Gesture During World Cup

Coverage of the opening ceremony to the FIFA World Cup in Russia produced an embarrassing moment for Fox Sports, which has issued an apology after U.K. pop star Robbie Williams flipped the bird on live TV, Deadline reports. “The gesture…

Are the Yankees Trying to Buy Back YES Network?

The New York Yankees are said to be considering buying back control of YES Network, after selling off their majority shares in the company starting back in 2012. The New York Post cites sources saying the team is contemplating a…

Nicole Kidman Inks Deal for TV and Film Projects

Oscar-, Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actress Nicole Kidman will be making TV series and feature films under a new deal with Amazon Studios. The company issued a statement today announcing the first-look deal with Kidman’s Blossom Films production company. The…

Actress Recognized as Something of a Real-Life Superhero

Actress Brie Larson, soon to star as Captain Marvel, is reaching real-life superhero status after receiving one of the top honors at Women In Film’s 2018 Crystal + Lucy Awards. In ceremonies Wednesday night at the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom,…

Discovery Settles on New Global Headquarters

Discovery, which announced plans in January to relocate from its global headquarters in Silver Spring, Md., has settled on a new location for the headquarters. The company announced today it has selected 230 Park Avenue South in New York’s Flatiron…

New Comedy Series Notches Cable’s Highest-Rated Half-Hour Scripted Series Premiere Since January in Key Demos

A comedy series that premiered on cable earlier this month got off to a strong ratings start, with Paramount Network announcing that “American Woman” now ranks as ad-supported cable’s highest-rated half-hour scripted series premiere in adults 18-40, women 18-49 and…

CNN Set to Unveil Original Series

The march of time continues at CNN, where the cable channel is readying next month’s launch of the latest installment in its series of decade documentaries, “The 2000s.” The channel announced today that the series will premiere Sunday, July 8….

Don Cheadle Returns to Showtime

Showtime greenlighted a new comedy series starring and executive produced by Emmy-nominated actor Don Cheadle. “Black Monday” comes is created by showrunners and executive producers David Caspe And Jordan Cahan, and also stars Andrew Rannells and Regina Hall. Cheadle returns…