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NBC has given a big vote of confidence to a new drama series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network placed a back-nine order for scripts for “Blindspot” after airing just a single episode. The move came on…
CBS reports that its new 11:35 p.m. entry “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” beat NBC’s “Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” in key demos, thanks to big gains in Nielsen Live+7 ratings. “Colbert” also set a streaming record for the…
A new media merger may be in the works that threatens to pull the plug on another proposed media acquisition. The New York Times reports that Nexstar Broadcasting Group “made an unsolicited offer to buy Media General for $1.85 billion…
Netflix has acquired streaming rights to a number of TV programs. Variety reports that the streaming service picked up global rights to the CBS drama “Zoo,” USA’s “Colony” and the CW telenovela “Jane the Virgin.” “The deals for the shows…
A woman who attended a listening party with Justin Bieber and members of his crew said she was drugged at the party. TMZ.com reports that the woman, identified as Australian model Bailey Scarlett, posted a message on social media describing…
Facebook is upping the ante in its quest to usurp ad spending that currently goes to television. CNBC reports that the social media giant launched an arsenal of new ad deployment and measurement tools targeting TV-centric marketers and their preferred…
“NASA scientists said Monday they believe they have confirmed that water intermittently flows on the surface of Mars, a discovery that may have ramifications in the search for past or present life on the planet,” reports CNN in a breaking…
The premium entertainment network Epix has filled a key executive position in programming. Epix announced that Ben Tappan has been brought aboard as VP for scripted programming. Tappan joins the company from Landscape Entertainment, where he oversaw the day-to-day operations…
Fox executives are “celebrating a success story that hopes to change the way we talk about ratings,” reports Debra Birnbaum in Variety. Originally, the overnight ratings for Fox’s premiere of “Scream Queens” last week showed that the series was seen…
On OWN’s “Oprah: Where Are They Now,” Danny Pintauro, 39, who was the child star who played Jonathan on “Who’s the Boss?” revealed to Oprah Winfrey a secret he’s had for 12 years. Pintauro said that “ he’s been HIV positive…