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A high-stakes wager on the Olympic Games by Comcast and NBC, which has added up to about $12 billion for rights to the Games through 2032, could give the company a leg up in the battle for the future of…
With the Rio Olympics starting today — and complaints mounting about unlivable conditions in the Olympic Village — a report this week reveals that the USA men’s and women’s basketball teams will be living aboard a luxury yacht during the…
As part of a highly classified operation to protect the Summer Olympics, U.S. intelligence agencies have assigned more than 1,000 spies to Rio, NBC News reports. “Hundreds of analysts, law enforcement and special operations personnel are already on the ground…
George Zimmerman was trending again on social media today after he was allegedly punched in the face at a Florida restaurant, USA Today reports. And the trend was decidedly cheerful about the apparent assault on the admitted killer of Trayvon…
Hackers demonstrated this week how they were able to take over a Jeep’s braking system while the vehicle was at speed. The hack was accomplished by automotive cybersecurity researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, who expanded on their successful hacking…
In ‘The Big Lebowski’ character actor David Huddleston “played a multimillionaire (or so he appeared) who shared the last name of the film’s protagonist, the hippie Jeff ‘the Dude’ Lebowski (Jeff Bridges). Julianne Moore portrayed his daughter.” So writes The Hollywood Reporter,…
A batch of shows that have been pulling in solid ratings for ABC received a bulk renewal from the network. The four shows are all game shows, with ABC today announcing renewals for “Celebrity Family Feud,” “The $100,000 Pyramid,” “Match…
NBC executives made the somewhat surprising claim today that negative coverage of the problems leading up to the Olympics — including the Zika virus, political unrest in Brazil, polluted water and other issues — has helped ad sales by raising…
Dish Network, which is scrambling to appeal to budget-minded viewers as its subscriber losses mount, is preparing to roll out a new “skinny bundle,” Variety reports. The Flex Pack will have about 50 channels and will start at $29.99 a…
As a battle is waged for control of Viacom, the company announced that its third-quarter profits fell 26.9%, attributable in part to increased investment in programming and lower ad revenues at the company’s cable networks. Variety notes that the results…