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Daily Archives : Jul 16, 2019

Former Fox News Star Tests New Rule About Sexual Harassment Claims

UPDATED at 12:30 am on 7/17 with a statement from Fox News In a test case for a new rule about sexual harassment claims, former Fox News personality Andrea Tantaros is trying to bring her fight with the channel into…

Television Takes a Giant Leap Into the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing

July 16, 1969, dawned bright, hot and sunny on Florida’s Atlantic coast. It was the perfect weather on Earth to send its very first three inhabitants to the moon. Now, the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 flight and…

CBS Warns It Could Be Dropped in About 24 Million Homes

CBS has issued a warning that the network and many of its top stations — including those in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago — could be dropped from DirecTV and AT&T U-verse systems because of an impasse in carriage…

Veteran Sales Executive Leaving Disney After 34 Years

A top sales executive at The Walt Disney Co. is stepping down after a 34-year career with the company. Janice Marinelli, president of global sales and marketing for Disney’s direct-to-consumer and international segment, announced Tuesday that she’s headed out. “It…

Netflix Finally Edits Scene That Has Been the Focus of Controversy for Years

Netflix appears to have finally caved in after receiving blowback over a scene in its 2017 series “13 Reasons Why.” The New York Post reports that the streamer is editing the infamous suicide scene. In a statement released this week,…

Famous Rocker Could Be the Next EGOT Winner

One of the biggest names in rock music for the past 50 years is poised to potentially become the next person to receive the rare EGOT by winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. The Hollywood Reporter notes that Bruce…

Report: Fox Finishes Upfront Sales With Strong Pricing Increases

Continuing a trend that has been seen at the other networks, Fox Corp. is the latest network group to wrap up its upfront advertising negotiations with strong pricing increases. MediaPost reports that Fox’s CPMs are up 11% to 12% from…

Late-Night Host Has Really Had It With Trump

One of the broadcast networks’ late-night hosts received a strong reaction for his comments on Donald Trump this week amid a furor over recent Trump comments that some observers have criticized as racist. Stephen Colbert took the plunge into the…

Huh? How Disneyland — Which Boasts a New ‘Star Wars’ Attraction — Has Become a ‘Ghost Town’ This Week

Disneyland, which is usually jammed with tourists during the summer, is being described as a “ghost town” lately, even after completing the high-profile $1 billion expansion that includes the theme park’s new “Star Wars”-themed Galaxy’s Edge land. The New York…

‘Game of Thrones’ Makes Emmy History as Prime-Time Nominations Are Announced

“HBO’s back — and the Television Academy has finally got its Schitt together,” writes our good friend, Variety editor-at-large Michael Schneider. “The Emmy nominations failed to disappoint on Tuesday morning, recognizing critically acclaimed series such as ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘Fleabag,’…