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Court Steps In After Casey Kasem’s Daughter Starts End-of-Life Measures; Kasem’s Wife Lashes Out

Casey Kasem’s wife, Jean Kasem, lashed out at stepdaughter Kerri Kasem over her father’s care, saying, “Everybody is standing by and watching her kill my husband,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kerri Kasem had started end-of-life procedures for her father,…

Fox Won’t Burn Off Episodes of Halted Comedy

Fox has abandoned the idea of burning off episodes of a comedy series that attracted some promising reviews but never made it to air. The network had held out the possibility of burning off the seven episodes that were made…

Hearings to Be Held on Reality Shows’ Alleged Sweatshop Conditions

After allegations of “sweatshop”-like working conditions, hearings will be held June 25 by the New York City Council to investigate shows taped in the city, reports Deadline.com. “The overwhelming majority of nonfiction shows shot there are nonunion, with many workers…

Bill O’Reilly Is Beaten in Cable News Ratings

It's not exactly good news for critics of the Fox News Channel, but reigning cable news ratings king Bill O'Reilly has gone down. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that fellow FNC anchor Megyn Kelly came out on top of…

Comedy Central Renews Three Series, Greenlights Two New Shows

Comedy Central has announced renewals for three of its series. TheWrap.com reports that the cable channel picked up a third season of Amy Schumer’s show “Inside Amy Schumer.” The network also renewed the Andy Daly comedy “Review” and the animated…

British Comedian Rik Mayall, Who Starred in ‘The Young Ones,’ Dead at 56

Rik Mayall, a British comedian who starred on the 1980s show “The Young Ones,” has died. The New York Times reports that Mayall died Monday at his home in London. He was 56. Mayall's management company announced his death but…

Cable News Anchor Joins HBO’s ‘Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel’

A cable news anchor has been hired by HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.” TVNewser reports that the sports program added CNBC anchor Carl Quintanilla as a correspondent. Quintanilla will continue to anchor on CNBC, the report notes. In a…

Netflix Attacks ISPs’ ‘Double-Dipping,’ Agrees to Stop Running Ads Targeting Verizon’s Speed

Netflix said in a blog post that it will stop running ads attacking Verizon over slow Internet speeds, a few days after Verizon sent a cease-and-desist letter to the streaming service, reports Re/Code. As previously reported, Verizon threatened to sue…

Report: Time Warner in Talks to Acquire Vice Media

Time Warner is reportedly in negotiations to buy a “major stake” in Vice Media, in a deal worth about $2.2 billion, reports Sky News. “One potential structure under discussion would see Time Warner injecting HLN, a news platform owned by…

21st Century Fox Inks Two-Year Extension With Top Exec

21st Century Fox has signed one of its top executives to a two-year contract extension. Bloomberg reports that the new deal with President and Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey will take him through June 2016. “Carey has the option of…