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“The FCC has launched an investigation into whether Media General has illegally usurped control of Gray Television’s WAGT Augusta, Ga., an NBC affiliate that it has been operating under joint sales and shared services agreements,” TVNewsCheck reports. In a court…
Officers serving a search warrant in a sexual assault investigation Wednesday afternoon arrested one of the stars of the History show “Pawn Stars,” the AP reports. Austin Lee Russell, 33, known as “Chumlee” on the reality show, was reportedly arrested…
Spinoffs from late-night talk shows are becoming a cottage industry, and there’s a new entry in the pipeline. On the heels of the success of Spike TV’s “Lip Sync Battle,” which grew out of a segment on NBC’s “Tonight Show…
ESPN and Mike Ditka confirmed that the Pro Football Hall of Famer’s duties at the sports network have been realigned. In an announcement Wednesday, ESPN said Ditka inked a two-year extension to take on a new role as a year-round…
Dos Equis has arranged a, well, interesting sendoff for its iconic marketing character known as “The Most Interesting Man in the World.” The beer company revealed that it is parting ways with the character after a final adventure that will…
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has a bold plan that will employ a massive fleet of drones, and he wants to make sure the Federal Communications Commission is on board before he really gets it rolling. The New York Post reports…
If Donald Trump’s presidential bid has a familiar ring to it, it may be because the notion of a Trump presidency was foreseen years ago on “The Simpsons.” Here’s the clip …
Netflix is poised to close a deal for a project to star Will Smith and “Star Wars” actor Joel Edgerton. Variety reports that the streaming service has surfaced as the winner of the project, the Max Landis film “Bright,” following…
The killer whale that was at the center of the documentary “Blackfish” has a life-threatening disease, according to SeaWorld. The New York Times reports that caretakers involved with Tilikum, who has been in captivity since 1983, said the animal has…
In a deal that would effectively take Crown Media Holdings private, Hallmark Inc. has proposed buying the almost 10% of Crown — the parent company of Hallmark Channel — that it doesn’t already own. Multichannel News reports that the deal…