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Amazon is working on eliminating one of the last big advantages that brick-and-mortar stores have over the online retail giant: immediacy. Re/code reports that the Internet firm, which has already won battles in important arenas such as selection and price,…
A “credible terror threat” was received by the Los Angeles Unified School District, according to district officials and police, prompting closure this morning of all schools in the district. Local station KTLA reports: “Officer Kim of the Los Angeles Police Department…
Announcement from Columbia University, Dec. 15, 2015: Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism is pleased to announce 16 winners of the 2016 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards. The winners and one special finalist citation will be awarded at the January…
Updated at 6:52 p.m., Pacific Time, on Dec. 14, 2015, to revise the headline and item itself to include a link to the actual suit filed by Cosby Bill Cosby has filed a lawsuit against seven of the women who…
Mark Burnett will take over the MGM TV operation as part of a new arrangement in which MGM will buy the 45% stake in its United Artists Media Group joint venture that it didn’t already own, purchasing the stake from partners Burnett, Roma…
In a major setback to baseball legend Pete Rose’s effort to gain admission to baseball’s Hall of Fame, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, Rob Manfred, announced that he will not lift the permanent ban imposed more than 25 years…
The cable network A&E has filled a key programming position. The network announced it has brought aboard Amy Savitsky as Senior VP, Development & Programming. Making the announcement today was Elaine Frontain Bryant, Executive Vice President & Head of Programming…
A longtime TV station sales executive was reportedly killed in a shooting in his home. WLOS-TV in Asheville, N.C., reports that Tim Fry, who was an employee of the station and also worked as a regional sales manager for its…
NBC has extended the season for a prime-time drama series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network ordered five additional episodes of the spinoff “Chicago Med.” The order brings “Med’s” freshman season to 18 episodes. “Chicago Fire” and…
The CEO of a major media company escaped a late-night fire at the house he was renting and then watched as the house burned down. The New York Post reports that the fire last week at the Connecticut home of…