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After sparking a torrent of online hate over the casting of a white actor as the late pop icon Michael Jackson, the U.K. broadcaster Sky Arts announced today that it will not air the episode at the center of the…
Disney has apparently come up with a way to keep Princess Leia and Carrie Fisher in the “Star Wars” franchise even though the actress died in December. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that the studio is in talks…
Good news and bad news is being reported on the jobs front, with Amazon announcing Thursday that it plans to hire 100,000 new employees in the next 18 months just as brick-and-mortar retail chains such as Macy’s, Sears and Walmart are…
The public affairs outlet C-SPAN is investigating a bizarre incident in which the Kremlin-backed Russia Today network inexplicably disrupted a C-SPAN broadcast of a House committee hearing for about 10 minutes Thursday, cutting abruptly to RT programming including what appears to…
William Peter Blatty, the novelist and filmmaker whose tale of demonic possession became a cultural sensation in the Oscar-winning 1973 film “The Exorcist,” has died. The AP reports that Blatty died Thursday at a hospital in Bethesda, Md. Blatty, 89,…
After some confusion over whether singer Marie Osmond did or did not intend to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration, Osmond took to Twitter to make it clear that she wouldn’t be appearing. However, she also made it clear that it…
James Corden, host of CBS’s “The Late, Late Show,” is keeping a busy schedule. Along with his nightly hosting work and his wildly successful “Carpool Karaoke” franchise, Deadline.com reports that Corden will tackle a supporting role in the upcoming feature…
A new daytime court show is now cleared in 18 of the top 20 markets for a national rollout this fall. MGM subsidiary Orion Television announced launch plans for “Couples Court,” with Tribune, CBS and Sinclair stations among those who…
CBS is inviting viewers to help select the top Super Bowl commercials of all time for the special “Super Bowl Greatest Commercials 2017,” airing Jan. 31 on the network at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Originate from NRG Stadium in Houston, where…
Amid efforts by cable and satellite companies to block the deal, the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau has granted approval for the merger of station groups Nexstar and Media General. Multichannel News reports that the FCC concluded the two companies…