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Five TV stations in four markets will be sold to comply with the Federal Communications Commission’s station ownership cap rules, reports TVNewsCheck. “Nexstar is selling WCWJ, the CW affiliate in Jacksonville, Fla. (DMA 47), and WSLS, the NBC affiliate in…
“Amid growing evidence that Sumner Redstone is planning sweeping changes at Viacom, speculation in the industry has turned to who might be recruited as the successor to CEO Philippe Dauman,” reports our friend, Variety’s authoritative managing editor for television, Cynthia Littleton. The story…
“A judge has granted Amber Heard a temporary restraining order against Johnny Depp,” reports USA Today. The story continues, “Heard filed a domestic violence restraining order against Depp on Friday, arriving at court in Los Angeles with her lawyer, Samantha Spector, ‘with photos showing various bruises … she claims…
Minutes after the Bernie Sanders campaign said it was about to accept offers from two broadcast networks to host a debate between Sanders and Donald Trump, Trump said he had changed his mind and would not debate Sanders. According to…
A rare event occurred this week on the syndicated game show “Wheel of Fortune” when the game ended in a tie for the first time in more than 10 years, ET Online reports. Contestant Danielle Gilseth came up with the…
Two companies that may be interested in acquiring Gawker Media are Univision and Penske Media, reports our good friend Claire Atkinson in The New York Post. Writes Atkinson, “Several media owners have been contacted about their potential interest [in Gawker…
The on-again, off-again Khloe Kardashian-Lamar Odom divorce is on again, with a new filing citing “irreconcilable differences.” E! News reports that Kardashian, 31, submitted the filing Thursday. The report quotes a source saying: “Khloe is looking forward to moving on.”…
“Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders on Thursday explored staging an unconventional U.S. presidential debate that would sideline Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and create a television spectacle that could attract huge ratings,” reports Reuters. Asked about a possible Trump-Sanders…
The new NBC prime-time variety show “Maya & Marty,” which debuts next week, announced the guest lineup for the premiere episode. The show, which stars Maya Rudolph and Martin Short, will feature guests Miley Cyrus, Larry David, Jimmy Fallon and…
TVWeek is taking off Monday, May 30, for the Memorial Day holiday, and will not publish our newsletters that day. We will return with all of our newsletters on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Meanwhile, if news breaks, we’ll send out…