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A top sales executive at The Walt Disney Co. is stepping down after a 34-year career with the company. Janice Marinelli, president of global sales and marketing for Disney’s direct-to-consumer and international segment, announced Tuesday that she’s headed out. “It…
Netflix appears to have finally caved in after receiving blowback over a scene in its 2017 series “13 Reasons Why.” The New York Post reports that the streamer is editing the infamous suicide scene. In a statement released this week,…
One of the biggest names in rock music for the past 50 years is poised to potentially become the next person to receive the rare EGOT by winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. The Hollywood Reporter notes that Bruce…
Continuing a trend that has been seen at the other networks, Fox Corp. is the latest network group to wrap up its upfront advertising negotiations with strong pricing increases. MediaPost reports that Fox’s CPMs are up 11% to 12% from…
One of the broadcast networks’ late-night hosts received a strong reaction for his comments on Donald Trump this week amid a furor over recent Trump comments that some observers have criticized as racist. Stephen Colbert took the plunge into the…
Disneyland, which is usually jammed with tourists during the summer, is being described as a “ghost town” lately, even after completing the high-profile $1 billion expansion that includes the theme park’s new “Star Wars”-themed Galaxy’s Edge land. The New York…
“HBO’s back — and the Television Academy has finally got its Schitt together,” writes our good friend, Variety editor-at-large Michael Schneider. “The Emmy nominations failed to disappoint on Tuesday morning, recognizing critically acclaimed series such as ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘Fleabag,’…
CBS Corporation, owner of America’s Most Watched Network, is negotiating resolutely and in good faith with DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW and AT&T U-verse TV to reach a fair market value agreement for its programming. CBS has reached timely, fair agreements with…
From the official website of Lee Child, the author of the hugely successful Jack Reacher thriller novels: “The news is out! Jack Reacher will be a tv series on Amazon! For months, Lee asked his readers everywhere to suggest an…
“Longtime HBO communications head Quentin Schaffer is stepping down from his post next month after 39 years as a key architect of HBO’s premium TV brand,” writes Cynthia Littleton, Variety’s business editor. Quentin Schaffer (courtesy HBO) “Schaffer will exit as…