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Madonna found a way to get herself talked about at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, held over the weekend. As the weekend’s performances drew to a close, the singer crashed the set by Drake and surprised the rapper…
A TV station in the country’s No. 8 designated market area has signed a deal to use Rentrak’s ratings technology. TVNewsCheck reports that WUSA-TV in Washington, a Gannett-owned CBS affiliate, signed a multiyear pact with the measurement firm. “WUSA will…
Press release from Disney/ABC Television Group, April 13, 2015: After having successfully deployed its cloud-based WATCH services across the Disney|ABC Television Group of networks, the company is now transitioning its linear broadcast operations — global programming playout, delivery and network…
Press release from CBS, April 13, 2015: David Letterman, the longest-running host in late night history at 33 years, will begin his final 28 broadcasts of the Late Show tonight, with a star-studded lineup of entertainment guests making their final…
Press release from CBS News, Sunday, April 12, 2015: John Dickerson has been named the next anchor of FACE THE NATION, the number one Sunday morning public affairs program. David Rhodes, President of CBS News announced Dickerson will assume the…
The movie that is widely regarded as the quintessential midnight movie is getting an update for television. Time magazine reports that the 1975 musical comedy horror classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” will be made into a two-hour Fox TV…
Two media giants controlled by Rupert Murdoch — News Corp. and 21st Century Fox — are looking into relocating their headquarters in a new 88-story skyscraper in downtown Manhattan’s World Trade Center, The New York Times reports, citing real estate…
HBO has anointed a new showrunner for its acclaimed comedy series “Veep,” with the show’s creator, Armando Iannucci, leaving the series after four seasons, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. Taking over will be David Mandel of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,”…
ABC Family is giving the go-ahead to some new original programs, including “Gorgeous Morons,” a multicamera half-hour sitcom from Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky (“The Office,” “Bad Teacher,” “Hello Ladies,” “Trophy Wife”), and former “The Office” head writer Danny Chun….
In the wake of the sudden exit earlier this week of star Nina Dobrev from CW’s “The Vampire Diaries,” Nellie Andreeva reports on Deadline.com that a number of successful shows are bracing for cast departures and even premature cancellation. “While…