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The art critic behind a TV series that has been called one of the most influential art programs of all time has died. The New York Times reports that John Berger, a British critic, novelist and screenwriter, died Monday at…
The Fox animation staple “The Simpsons” will do something on Jan. 15 that it hasn’t done before in its 28 seasons and more than 600 episodes: It will air a one-hour episode. The episode will feature an all-star lineup of…
Amazon announced today that an original drama series running on the Amazon Prime Video service has been picked up for a third season. The series is the history rewrite “The Man in the High Castle.” Eric Overmyer will be showrunner…
An analysis of data on 118 U.S. television networks reveals that 70% of them have something in common: They lost traditional pay-TV viewers from a year earlier. MediaPost reports that the analysis for January 2017 by Pivotal Research Group of…
A sizable price bump is coming for a subscription video service. Multichannel News reports that starting Jan. 9, AT&T’s DirecTV Now will no longer offer its “Go Big” package for the promotional price of $35 per month. The price will…
A number of classic Disney animated films are part of a marathon programming event coming up on Freeform. The cable net announced plans today for January Funday, a weekend-long event set for Jan. 21 and 22. The event will include…
Monday was a big night for two of the most important broadcast reality franchises, with ABC’s “The Bachelor” premiering opposite the debut of NBC’s “The New Celebrity Apprentice.” When the dust settled and the viewer numbers were in, ABC had…
Actor William Christopher — who appeared not only on “M*A*S*H” but also on another classic sitcom about the military, “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” — has died. Christopher, best known for his role as Father Mulcahy on “M*A*S*H,” died on New Year’s…
Comcast and Fox News have come to terms on a multiyear carriage pact that will also bring the regional sports channel YES Network back to Comcast customers in New Jersey after more than a year, Multichannel News reports. “Fox News’…
Press release from NBC News, Jan. 3, 2017: Megyn Kelly, one of America’s most prominent news anchors, will join NBC News, it was announced today by Andrew Lack, Chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group. Kelly will become anchor of a…