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Press release from Disney, Sept. 20, 2016: John Rood, a marketing executive widely regarded for his creative and strategic innovation across television, digital, media planning and consumer products, has been named senior vice president, Marketing, Disney Channels Worldwide. The announcement…
“Curtis Hanson, whose sterling adaptation of the noir classic ‘L.A. Confidential’ earned him an Oscar (for screenwriting) and vaulted him to A-list status as a screenwriter and director, has died,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. The story continues, “Hanson, who also…
A political comedy executive produced by Fox News Channel host Megyn Kelly has received a series order from Verizon. Deadline.com reports that Verizon’s Go90 ordered six episodes of “Embeds.” “The series tells the story of five young reporters who are…
A war of words has been raging on social media between Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity and television producer David Simon. The AP reports that the two men have been “tossing vulgarities at each other” on Twitter. “Simon, who…
Model Hailey Baldwin has been accused of plagiarism and threatened with legal action after she posted what The New York Post’s Page Six calls “a poetic Zen meditation on human error” and apparently failed to credit the quote’s author. The…
FX has given renewals to two freshman series. Variety reports that the cable channel ordered 10-episode second seasons of “Better Things” and “Atlanta.” Both shows premiered their first seasons earlier this month. “’Atlanta,’ created by Donald Glover, scored the best…
A spokesperson for NBCUniversal said the company is buying a TV station in Boston that will be a part of its plan for the new NBC Boston. Adweek’s TVSpy reports that the network may come to viewers through the current…
It was 1939. The Nazis were ravaging Europe when a young Unitarian minister, Waitstill Sharp, answered a call at his office in Wellesley, Mass., that would change not only the life of his family but the course of history during…
Charlie Sheen is set to star in and executive produce his first TV project since FX’s “Anger Management.” The AP reports that Sheen is working on a movie, “Mad Families,” for the streaming network Crackle. The movie, which will also…
The candy maker behind Skittles had a sour reaction after the product became a part of the presidential campaign. NBC News reports that Donald Trump Jr. dragged Skittles into the conversation by tweeting an image of the candy along with…