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“Frank Sinatra Jr., who was in town to perform his father’s famous songs and provide an unvarnished look at his life, died on Wednesday in a Daytona Beach hospital,” reports the Daytona Beach News-Journal. Sinatra Jr., 72, died of cardiac…
CNN plans to hire more than 200 people as part of a $20 million investment in expanding its digital products, The Wall Street Journal reports. The move is aimed in part at countering the growth of new online media outfits….
Oscar winners Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are working on a new original series. They’re working with Adaptive Studios (“Project Greenlight”) and Pilgrim Media Group (“Zombie House Flipping”) on the competition series “The Runner.” The producers plan to launch the…
The final Republican debate of the primary season has been canceled, with Fox News Channel announcing that the event planned for March 21 in Salt Lake City is off. The move follows announcements by all three of the remaining presidential…
MSNBC is shuffling executives as it continues to search for a cure for its low ratings. The New York Post reports that NBC News boss Andy Lack “is expected to name Senior Vice President Janelle Rodriguez to a new position…
NBC has been righting the ship on its morning franchise “Today,” and the performance of the show’s first two hours has “stabilized,” Variety reports. Now the network is turning its attention to the third hour. “NBC is mulling changes to…
Jared Fogle, the former pitchman for the Subway restaurant chain who is doing time on child sex and porn charges, was attacked by another inmate in the prison yard and received what TMZ.com calls “a surprise beatdown.” “According to docs,…
A new entry in on-demand video was announced today, with Fandango revealing that it will launch FandangoNOW on March 30, Deadline.com reports. FandangoNOW will be a rebranded version of the M-GO digital video distribution platform, which Fandango recently acquired. The…
A cable series that was nominated for seven Primetime Emmys last year has been picked up for a third season. AMC announced the renewal for the “Breaking Bad” prequel “Better Call Saul.” Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould will return as…
Calling it the “end of an era,” the Los Angeles Times reports that CBS is ready to leave behind the radio business that the company helped create. CBS Chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves said Tuesday that the company is exploring…