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The cable channel IFC today announced that it has ordered projects from Dan Harmon, Jim Norton and Sara Schaefer. The channel ordered pilot presentations of three new comedy series. “Great Minds” is a comedic panel show hosted by Dan Harmon,…
Time Warner Inc. posted higher profits in the second quarter ended June 30. Reuters reports that the company saw profits rise 14%, helped by an increase in revenues at Turner Networks and the Warner Bros. studio. “The company’s net income…
A new study puts a spotlight on inequality in popular films, finding that fewer than one-third of the speaking parts in the most popular films released from 2007-2014 were female. The AP reports that the study from the University of…
Press release from Showtime, Aug. 4, 2015: In what is expected to be the final fight of his illustrious 19-year career, boxing superstar and pound-for-pound king Floyd “Money” Mayweather (48-0, 26 KOs) will put his undefeated record and WBC and…
Press release, Aug. 5, 2015: Rising star Shanice Williams, an 18-year-old New Jersey native who has been raised and trained in musical theater, is the new Dorothy in NBC’s upcoming holiday production of “The Wiz Live!,” set for Thursday, Dec….
Press release from IFC, Aug. 5, 2015: IFC has ordered pilot presentations of three new comedy series, with Dan Harmon (Community, Rick and Morty), Jim Norton (Inside Amy Schumer, Louie) and Sara Schaefer (Nikki & Sara Live, Late Night with…
“A writer named Jeff Rice died in Las Vegas on July 1. He was 71. And, to borrow the line from Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Salesman,’ ‘attention must be paid.’” So writes TV critic Mark Dawidziak in the Cleveland…
The second episode of the E! reality series “I Am Cait,” starring Caitlyn Jenner, lost about half its audience compared to the much anticipated premiere episode. Writes James Hibberd in Entertainment Weekly, “The series debut had 2.7 million viewers, then…
Relatives of Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 are about to launch their own TV series. Lifetime today announced plans for “The Jacksons: Next Generation,” a docuseries that’s set to premiere Oct. 2. The show follows brothers Taj, Taryll and…
Jon Stewart only has a few days left as host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” and he’s not about to waste the opportunity to get in a few more licks against Fox News. The cable channel has been among…