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Daily Archives : May 6, 2019

Upstart Football League Secures Multiyear Network Deals

The football league that promises to “reimagine football for the 21st century” inked multiyear agreements that will place the XFL’s 2020 games on ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, Fox, FS1 and FS2. The league kicks off on the weekend of Feb. 8-9,…

Faith, Family, Creativity and the E Street Band: A Conversation Between Bruce Springsteen and Martin Scorsese

E Street Band fans will rejoice in the news Bruce Springsteen broke in a candid conversation with Martin Scorsese Sunday night that kicked off Netflix’s series of Emmy FYC events on a soundstage at Hollywood’s Raleigh Studios. Toward the end…

NBC Brings Back Former NBC Series That Moved to Cable Years Ago

NBC is bringing back a show that originated on the Peacock Network back in 2010 only to leave the network in 2012. “Who Do You Think You Are?,” which has been airing on TLC, will return to NBC with a…

Someone Left a Starbucks Cup in Last Night’s Episode of ‘Game of Thrones’ — Check It Out

After Sunday’s fourth episode in the final season of the HBO blockbuster “Game of Thrones,” it seems all anyone wants to talk about is how a modern coffee cup accidentally became part of a scene in the show. The Starbucks…

The Sky’s the Limit for One CBS Franchise — How the Network Plans to Go Big

CBS has launched a new business unit whose mission is to maximize the expansion of the “Star Trek” brand beyond the traditional boundaries of linear broadcasting and streaming. The network named Veronica Hart to lead the new unit as executive…

Lawsuit Over Hit TV Series Is Dropped

With a trial date looming this week in a lawsuit over a hit TV series, the suit has been dropped. Variety reports that Charlie Kessler dropped his idea theft lawsuit against Matt and Ross Duffer involving the Netflix series “Stranger…

Byron Allen Buys His First Broadcast TV Stations

Media entrepreneur Byron Allen has expanded his growing TV portfolio with the acquisition by his Allen Media Broadcasting of the Bayou City Broadcasting Evansville and Bayou City Broadcasting Lafayette station groups, Deadline reports. The $165 million acquisition adds four network-affiliated…

Relatively Unknown Streaming Service Now the Exclusive Home of Donald Trump’s ‘The Apprentice’

All 15 seasons of “The Apprentice,” which was first hosted by Donald Trump and later by Arnold Schwarzenegger, are now available for free on the ad-supported Tubi streaming platform, Deadline reports. The exclusive deal is part of a content partnership…

‘CBS Evening News’ Gets a New Anchor as the Network Shakes Up Its Flagship News Programs

CBS News unveiled new on-air lineups Monday for its flagship programs “CBS Evening News” and “CBS This Morning” along with personnel moves at “60 Minutes.” Today’s official announcement confirms the high-profile move that had been widely speculated to be in…

Alex Trebek, ‘Young and the Restless,’ ‘General Hospital’ and ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ Score Big Wins at Daytime Emmys — See the Full List of Winners

CBS and ABC both had reason to celebrate at Sunday’s Daytime Emmy Awards, as did the comparatively low-profile Food Network program “Valerie’s Home Cooking.” The Valerie Bertinelli food show joined a short list of multiple-award-winning programs by winning two trophies,…