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Acting icon Julia Robert, known for her Oscar-winning performance in “Erin Brockovich” and for a string of blockbuster film roles including “Pretty Woman” and “Steel Magnolias,” is about to embark on her first starring role in a TV series. Variety…
CBS announced some midseason changes today to its prime-time schedule, as the network is making room for the new comedy series “Superior Donuts.” The series, which stars Judd Hirsch and Jermaine Fowler, will bow with a special preview on Thursday,…
NBC is creating a new U.S. TV channel, which is due to launch in the second half of 2017. The AP reports that the channel will feature year-round Olympics programming. The new channel, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, is…
The latest target of angry tweets in President-elect Donald Trump’s ongoing media war is the publication Vanity Fair, which apparently got under his skin with a bad review of the Trump Grill. While media stalwarts from CNN to MSNBC to…
With reboot fever still running hot, CBS is going back to the early days of television for a new comedy reboot. In an exclusive, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network is developing a modern take on “The…
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission announced today that he will be stepping down from the post on Jan. 20, 2017 — the same day Donald Trump will be inaugurated as president. ABC News notes that the departure of…
Jimmy Kimmel, who will be hosting the 89th Academy Awards, made the surprising claim that he’s being paid just $15,000 for the gig. Indiewire reports that Kimmel announced the unexpectedly low figure on KROQ’s morning radio show “Kevin and Bean.” When the hosts…
A new report by Variety selects 10 movies to be “honored” as the worst of the year, with five of the films picked by critic Owen Gleiberman and five by Peter Debruge. High on Gleiberman’s list are “Nina,” where the…
The winners of the 2017 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards were announced today by the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, with a number of TV outlets, including four local stations, among the honorees. The annual awards recognize work in broadcast,…
NBCUniversal has approached Nielsen to express concerns about the measurement firm’s Total Content Ratings and to ask that the product’s introduction be delayed, Ad Age reports. Linda Yaccarino, chairman of advertising sales and client partnerships for NBCU, outlined the media company’s…