Why Your Cable Bill Keeps Going Up
The reason cable bills have been soaring can be summed up in a single word: live sports. Yes, that’s two words, but the gist of a report this morning in the Los Angeles Times is that sports — one word…
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A Fixture on NBC’s ‘Today’ Will Be Sticking Around
NBC has entered into a new deal with one of the mainstays of its “Today” morning program. Variety reports that the network extended the contract of Savannah Guthrie. The report cites a source who’s familiar with the situation and notes that…
Popular Drama Series Loses Showrunner
One of the most successful new dramas of the fall season has made a key change behind the cameras. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Jon Harmon Feldman is out as showrunner on “Designated Survivor,” ABC’s first-year Kiefer Sutherland…
Legendary Broadcaster Who Helped Inspire ‘Cheers’ Dies at 89
A broadcaster who was behind the show that is said to have inspired the NBC sitcom “Cheers” has died. The New York Times reports that Robert Bennett died Tuesday in Newport Beach, Calif. He was 89. Bennett “guided the transformation of…
Netflix Renews Series
A Netflix series has received a renewal for a second season, with the announcement being made via a short video clip on the show’s Twitter page. The show is Marvel’s “Luke Cage.” The show is a part of the Netflix…
She Was Once Called ‘the Most Powerful Female Voice in America’ — But Was She Murdered?
The shocking death of a woman who was once a familiar face on television is revisited in a new book that suggests journalist and TV game show panelist Dorothy Kilgallen was murdered. The book, “The Reporter Who Knew Too Much,”…
New Year, New Time Zone for ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’
ABC’s traditional New Year’s Eve telecast will do something this year for the first time: It will count down to midnight live in the Central Time Zone. “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2017” announced this year’s…
‘SNL’ Chimes In on Trump’s Tweets — Watch the Clip Here — and Trump Responds With … a Tweet
NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” aired a cold open taking a shot at Donald Trump’s tweeting habits, and got a rise out of the president-elect. The Chicago Tribune reports that Trump tweeted a critique of the bit soon after it aired. Trump tweeted:…
Bob Dylan Writes Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech, But Another Well-Known Performer Will Appear in His Place
The latest twist in the tortured saga of rock ‘n’ roll poet laureate Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize finds Dylan agreeing to write an acceptance speech — in fact, he has already written it, according to the Nobel Prize committee —…
HBO Now’s Numbers Fall Short of Expectations
Time Warner’s standalone HBO Now streaming service appears to be having trouble gaining traction, with The New York Post citing a source saying the current subscriber count is hovering just above 1 million. “HBO brass had set its sights on…