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Rovi has completed its acquisition of the pioneering DVR company TiVo and will adopt the TiVo name. Deadline.com reports that the $1.1 billion acquisition deal struck in May is now final. Said CEO Tom Carson: “The new TiVo is uniquely…
“Discovery Communications signed what it calls a ‘long-term agreement’ with AT&T that, among other things, guarantees that the programmer will have a place in the lineup later this year when the telco introduces its potentially important DirecTV Now national streaming…
Tim Tebow’s baseball dream remains alive, with the polarizing athlete, who washed out as an NFL quarterback after winning the Heisman Trophy in college, receiving an offer from the New York Mets. USA Today reports that Tebow will sign a…
“Charged with overseeing a live prime-time forum with Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton — widely seen as a dry run of sorts for the coming presidential debates — Matt Lauer found himself besieged on Wednesday evening by critics of all…
After a long battle with cancer, John Hostetter, 69, “who played the calm and collected stage manager on the ‘Murphy Brown’ fictional newsmagazine show ‘FYI,’ has died,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. Hostetter, whose character was also known as John, played…
ABC Studios, the main television production unit of The Walt Disney Company, announced today that it has promoted Patrick Moran to president. The announcement was made by Ben Sherwood, co-chairman, Disney Media Networks, and president, Disney|ABC Television Group. Moran joined…
With the decision presumably drawing near on a permanent co-host, and on the heels of the announcement of a viewer contest for a guest-hosting spot, “Live with Kelly” today rolled out the list of guest co-hosts for the week of…
The ax has fallen on a cable drama series, with the news surfacing today that tonight’s season three finale of FX’s “Tyrant” will be the show’s final installment. “For three thrilling seasons, ‘Tyrant’ followed the intrigue and exploits of an American…
ABC announced the pickup of a popular unscripted series for a fourth season. The network announced that “Bachelor in Paradise,” which features “Bachelor” and “Bachelorette” alumni exploring new relationships and living together in Mexico, was renewed. “Despite competing against the…
Dos Equis released a video today introducing its new “most interesting man in the world.” The new video clip, which you can watch below, comes six months after the previous “most interesting man,” actor Jonathan Goldsmith, wrapped up his long…