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“Rumors are flying,” writes the Seattle Times, “mostly sparked by a Thursday article in the online book newsletter Shelf Awareness” that Amazon may be opening its “first retail-bookstore location” in Seattle’s University Village shopping center. The article reports: “A nearby…
A new comedy is moving forward at Fox with a high-profile lineup of players on board that includes Jack Black, Dwight Yoakam and “Eastbound and Down’s” Alex McAulay. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network has given a…
Here’s s hint. What they all have in common — along with John Evans, the CEO of Evans Telecommunications, and Dubby Wynne, the retired CEO of Landmark Communications — will happen in May in Boston. That’s when all seven will…
HBO made a key addition to its programming team, adding a film producer in a top executive position. Variety reports that the pay-cable network hired Nora Skinner as a senior VP for drama series. “Skinner, who previously worked for Scott…
A chef who was celebrated for his cooking well before the current crop of TV chefs became known as celebrities has died. CNN reports that Paul Prudhomme died today in New Orleans following a brief illness. He was 75 His…
Following up on a well-received video clip in which CBS late-night host James Corden and music legend Stevie Wonder drove around filming a “Carpool Karaoke” session for “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” the show posted an outtake video…
Pop singer and former Disney Channel star Selena Gomez revealed that she has been diagnosed with the autoimmune disease lupus. The former “Wizards of Waverly Place” star made the revelation in an interview for the cover story in the current…
Fox had a pretty easy time of it in the broadcast prime-time ratings Wednesday night, clobbering its competition even as its juggernaut drama series “Empire” saw some slippage. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that Fox averaged a 3.4 rating for prime time in…
A drama series that recently wrapped its second season on cable just got word from FX that it will be back. The channel ordered a 10-episode third season of “Tyrant,” from Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning producer Howard Gordon. Eric Schrier…
NBC’s “Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” put some ratings distance between itself and its new CBS competitor, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” “Fallon” topped “Colbert” by 41% for the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 2 in the key 18-49 demo,…