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A new project in development at Fox is being described as a family comedy even though it has the seemingly un-family-friendly title “The Bastard.” Deadline.com reports that the single-camera project written and executive produced by Rob Rosell and David Hornsby…
A new SVOD service is in the works for launch in the U.S. early in 2017 that will open the doors to a massive library of British programming for American viewers. BBC Worldwide and ITV, the U.K.’s largest commercial broadcaster,…
A Fox News program approached a series high in total viewers thanks to an appearance by Donald Trump. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Trump’s interview with Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday” delivered 2.3 million viewers. The total makes it…
Press release from BBC and ITV, Dec. 13, 2017: BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, and ITV, the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster, today announced a new joint venture that sees the two British content powerhouses combine forces to…
An actress who was a child star as one of the Brady kids on the classic ABC sitcom “The Brady Bunch” was fired from her radio-hosting job for allegedly using hate speech. Time magazine reports that Susan Olsen, best known…
The Fox News Channel named a new chief White House correspondent today. Starting on Inauguration Day, the job will belong to John Roberts. “Roberts, who joined Fox News in 2011, served as senior national correspondent. He then reported on the…
A veteran Santa Claus who rushed to a hospital after receiving an emergency call wound up holding a terminally ill youngster in his arms as the boy died. Eric Schmitt-Matzen, 60, told the Knoxville News Sentinel that he had just…
The Board of Directors of Viacom today announced the appointment of a president and chief executive officer. Bob Bakish, who had been acting chief executive, was given the appointment, effective immediately. Bakish also was named as a member of the…
The Redstone family has pulled the plug on talks to merge CBS and Viacom, the two media giants the family controls through its company National Amusements. In a letter sent out today, Sumner and Shari Redstone said: “Based on our…
An actress who made a series of appearances on TV shows including “Boss” and “Empire” has died. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Audrey Morgan died Nov. 30 after a battle with cancer. She was 64. Morgan had a number of…