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A new Kardashian TV show is being added to the family’s already imposing entertainment empire. The New York Times reports that Khloe Kardashian is set to host and produce “Kocktails With Khloe” for the FYI channel. FYI describes the show…
The actor who originated the role of Captain von Trapp in “The Sound of Music” on Broadway has died. Variety reports that Theodore Bikel, the Oscar- and Tony-nominated character actor and folk singer, died this morning in Los Angeles at…
The longtime head of the industry organization The Cable Center is stepping down from his post. The group announced today that President and CEO Larry Satkowiak will retire after 12 years with the organization. Satkowiak, who has been president and…
Turner Broadcasting has made a number of key moves among the executive ranks at TNT and TBS, setting the channels’ new creative development and production teams. Joey Chavez joins TNT as senior vice president of Original Programming, with Thom Hinkle…
Some TV stations appear to be about to go dark for subscribers to Dish Network. TVNewsCheck.com reports that the Graham Media stations — WDIV-TV in Detroit; KPRC-TV in Houston; WKMG-TV in Orlando, Fla.; KSAT-TV in San Antonio; and WJXT-TV in…
An actor known for his work on the acclaimed AMC drama series “Breaking Bad” is entering politics. The Washington Post reports that Steven Michael Quezada, who played DEA agent Steve Gomez — “Gomie” — on the series, planned to announce…
In an appearance on NBC’s “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” Judd Apatow worked some material on the Bill Cosby rape accusations into his routine. Here’s the routine, with Apatow talking about the Cosby situation toward the end of the clip:
An early estimate of political ad spending for 2016 indicates that a massive infusion of money is headed to television. An analysis by Elizabeth Wilner on the Cook Political Report places the number at $4.4 billion — but with some…
MTV has taken the wraps off the list of nominees for the 2015 Video Music Awards. The ceremony, to be hosted by Miley Cyrus, will be televised live on MTV on Sunday, Aug. 30, from L.A.’s Microsoft Theater. Here’s the…
“Toshiba’s chief executive and president Hisao Tanaka is to resign after the company said it had overstated its profits for the past six years,” reports the BBC News. The total amount of the overstatement is $1.22 billion. Tanaka “will be…