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Comedy Central Finds Its Replacement for Stephen Colbert

Comedy Central has named the successor to Stephen Colbert in the cable channel's 11:30 p.m. time slot. Variety reports that "Daily Show" correspondent Larry Wilmore will move into the spot. The network is readying a new show called “The Minority…

Fox Rolls Out Its Fall 2014 Schedule, With Five New Dramas, Four New Comedies, Two New Event Series and One New Unscripted Show in the Lineup

Fox today released its full schedule for fall along with details on a broad slate of new programs — including five new drama series, four new sitcoms, one new reality program and two event series. Joining the Fox lineup are…

TBS Pulls Plug on Comedy Series

TBS has canceled one comedy series and given a renewal to another. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel canceled the workplace comedy “Men at Work” after three seasons. The comedy is about four men who help…

With Cancellations, Some Comedies Are Searching for New Homes

With several comedies getting canceled or passed over ahead of the upfronts, some are searching for new homes, Nellie Andreeva reports on Deadline.com. They include “Suburgatory,” which was canceled by ABC, and “Friends With Better Lives,” which was canceled by…

Former Time Warner Boss Named Interim Clippers CEO

In the wake of a lifetime ban on L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling from the NBA, the former chairman of Time Warner, Dick Parsons, has been named to run the team on an interim basis, USA Today reports. The NBA,…

Netflix Raises Prices for New Customers

Netflix has implemented a price increase for new customers. Bloomberg reports that the online streaming service boosted prices for new customers by $1 a month, to $8.99. The price hike is the first for Netflix in three years, the story…

Will ‘Community’ Be Shopped Elsewhere After Cancellation by NBC? Don’t Count on It

The cult comedy “Community” is unlikely to be shopped elsewhere following its cancellation after five seasons on NBC, reports Nellie Andreeva on Deadline.com. Andreeva writes: “I hear there has been incoming interest in reviving the Sony TV-produced show from a…

Shelly Sterling, the Wife of Clippers Owner Donald Sterling, Says He’s Suffering From ‘Onset of Dementia’

Shelly Sterling, the wife of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, told ABC’s Barbara Walters that she believes her husband is suffering from “the onset of dementia.” ABC News reports that Sterling also told Walters that she will “eventually” divorce…

Will This Be the Secret to Avoiding Pledge Drives? PBS Developing Streaming VOD Service

PBS and its local stations are working on their own version of a video-on-demand service, with streaming video that will be available to members of local PBS stations, reports Elizabeth Jensen in The New York Times. Jensen writes: “The service,…

Fox Announces Fall 2014 Schedule and New Portfolio of Content

Press release from Fox, Monday, May 12, 2014: Kevin Reilly, Chairman, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX), today unveiled the FOX portfolio of content for the 2014-2015 television season to the national advertising community during its annual Programming Presentation at the…