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Daily Archives : Aug 13, 2019

CNN Personality Caught in Profanity-Laced Rant — and Trump Gets In on the Feeding Frenzy

A prominent CNN on-air personality became the focus of a media feeding frenzy after he was videotaped losing it in a restaurant, apparently after a man apparently called him “Fredo.” Donald Trump was among those commenting on the rant by…

Fox Entertainment, Post-Disney Acquisition: A Whole New Ballgame

It’s a whole new ballgame for Fox Entertainment since 20th TV and 21st Century Fox were absorbed by Disney, making Fox an indie without a studio partner. Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier touted the appeal of being a slimmed-down network…

FX at TCA: ‘Mayans M.C.’ Violence, Landgraf’s ‘State of Peak TV’ Report Card and More

FX made headlines when it announced that the new installment of “American Crime Story” will focus on the events that led up to impeachment proceedings of President Bill Clinton — even as it was criticized in some quarters for slotting…

OWN Announces Oscar- and Emmy-Winning Legend Cicely Tyson to Join Cast of Ava DuVernay’s New Anthology Romance Series ‘Cherish the Day’ as Series Regular

Press release from OWN, Aug. 13, 2019: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that award-winning screen legend Cicely Tyson has joined the cast of filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s new anthology series “Cherish the Day,” her second series on the network since…

CBS and Viacom to Combine

Press release from CBS, Aug. 13, 2019: CBS (NYSE: CBS.A, CBS) and Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), two of the world’s leading entertainment companies, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger, creating a…