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Cable network Spike TV has been proudly courting male viewers throughout its 12-year history, but veteran TV writer David Bauder reports for AP that Spike is “throwing open the door of its boys’ clubhouse to women.” The occasion is this…
Press release from The E.W. Scripps Company, April 3, 2015: The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP), one of the nation’s largest independent owners of TV stations, has announced expanded corporate roles for three television executives and promotions for station leaders…
A new project in the works at Netflix is sure to revive memories of a cult classic that aired on HBO from 1995-1998. The streaming service has announced plans for a new show, titled “With Bob and David,” that reunites…
A broadcast network that prides itself on breaking new ground has just made some history. Bounce TV reports that it set network records for viewership and for key demos in the first quarter of 2015. The network, which targets African-American…
It appears that Vanilla Ice won’t be put on “Ice Ice Baby” in connection with a burglary case in Florida. E! Online reports that the former rapper, whose real name is Robert Van Winkle, struck a deal with prosecutors after…
FX is in business with rapper, producer and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs, with Combs set to executive produce an animated comedy, “Brightmore Elementary,” for the cable network, Deadline.com reports. The project will be written by Chip Hall (“King of the…
Netflix has made a series order for a new supernatural drama. The streaming service announced today that it placed an order for eight one-hour episodes of “Montauk, from Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer. The show is set to roll out…
Press release from Bounce Media, April 2, 2015: Bounce TV — the nation’s first-ever and fastest-growing broadcast television network designed for African-American audiences – continued its ratings surge in the just-completed first quarter of 2015, setting network records for viewership…
Katie Couric pulled off an April Fools’ Day prank during an appearance Wednesday on late-night TV, with James Corden of CBS’s “Late Late Show” providing the perfect victim. Corden, who replaced Craig Ferguson as the show’s host, has barely been…
“The Rev. Robert H. Schuller, 88, the televangelist who drew millions of followers with his ‘Hour of Power’ broadcasts from the Crystal Cathedral, the glittering house of worship recognized around the world as the locus of his signature brand of…