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The largest drug store chain in the U.S. plans to shutter 200 of its more than 8,200 U.S. stores. Forbes magazine reports that Walgreens, under a new management team headed by Italian billionaire Stefano Pessina, is making the move as…
While CNN overall continues to trail cable news rival Fox News Channel by a wide margin, Variety Senior TV Editor Brian Steinberg reports that one anchor, Brooke Baldwin, appears to be gaining traction in the ratings. Baldwin’s daytime show moved…
A new survey about the use of social media and mobile devices by U.S. teenagers contains a few surprises. Among the findings of the study by the Pew Research Center, which surveyed American teenagers age 13 to 17: • Facebook…
A new broadcast comedy series has been picked up for a second season. Announcing the renewal of Fox’s “The Last Man on Earth” was Fox Broadcasting Entertainment President David Madden. In Wednesday’s announcement, Madden said: “We knew we had something…
The eagerly anticipated second season of HBO’s “True Detective,” with an all-new cast that includes Rachel McAdams, Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn and Taylor Kitsch, will premiere June 21, the pay-cable channel announced. HBO also put out a moody first trailer…
One of the mainstays of the legendary band the Grateful Dead is the subject of a new doucmentary that’s premiering soon on Netflix. The streaming service announced that “The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir” will roll…
The streaming video service Netflix may or may not be getting into the smartwatch business — probably not — but the company has put out a spot-on parody video lampooning the idea. See for yourself:
A prolific producer has been named the new head of programming at the Lifetime cable network. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Liz Gateley was named executive VP of programming. Gateley, who co-founded the shingle DiGa, will report to Rob Sharenow,…
The CBS standalone streaming service CBS All Access — which is offered to subscribers for $5.99 a month — is about to go wide, after the network and its affiliate board reached an agreement on terms, Deadline.com reports. The agreement…
By Mike Reynolds (Special to TVWeek) Outside Television, the adventure sports and lifestyle service that includes coverage of mountaineering, has gained distribution footing with the nation’s third largest distributor. The independent network, which emanates from Outside magazine and centers on…