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Apple is on the verge of rolling out its initiative to elevate television from an experience that CEO Tim Cook has said is “stuck in the seventies” into a new age of television curated by the tech giant. BuzzFeed reports…
Three emerging broadcast television networks have gained distribution thanks to a new agreement between their parent company, Katz Broadcasting, and Meredith Corp. Meredith stations in five markets will pick up one or more of the Katz networks Grit, Escape and…
Press release from Meredith Corp. and Katz Broadcasting, March 20, 2015: Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP; www.meredith.com) will carry the three emerging Katz Broadcasting television networks, Grit, Escape and LAFF, in five markets as part of a major new distribution agreement announced…
HBO has greenlighted a series from Steve McQueen, the director of the 2014 Best Picture Oscar winner “12 Years a Slave.” The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the pay cable net ordered the limited series “Codes of Conduct.” The…
Along with an unusually high ratio of upsets and 1-point games on the first full day of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, the tournament got off to a record start in the ratings Thursday. Turner Sports and CBS…
Online retail giant Amazon.com has received a go-ahead from the federal government to try out its plan to use drones to deliver merchandise to customers. “The Federal Aviation Administration granted the Seattle-based online retailer the ability to legally test its…
A children’s TV show that was big a few decades ago is coming back to life in the form of a feature film. The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision reports that actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt has jumped in to spearhead the revival…
Press release from Logo, March 20, 2015: Hot off the heels of the seventh season premiere of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” Logo today announced the greenlight for an eighth season. The recent season premiere saw a ratings spike of nearly 20%…
A former neighbor of Justin Bieber has filed a lawsuit against the pop star, alleging emotional distress and including an allegation of anti-Semitism from the Bieber camp. TMZ.com reports that the suit was filed by Jeff Schwartz, the same neighbor…
A prankster disrupted a serious discussion of Iran negotiations this week on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal,” deadpanning lyrics to the theme song to “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” after calling in to the show. The caller said he was from Bel-Air,…