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David Carr, whose Monday media columns in The New York Times were almost always insightful and sometimes controversial, has died. He was 58. Says the Times, Carr “collapsed in The Times newsroom, where he was found shortly before 9 p.m….
“James Franco is returning to his TV roots with a starring role in the 9-episode Hulu Original Series “11/22/63” (which is the day JFK was shot), from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions and author Stephen King,” writes our good friend Nellie Andreeva…
After almost pulling a repeat of his notorious 2009 Taylor Swift MTV Video Music Awards intervention, Kanye West had an unusual explanation for his antics at Sunday’s Grammy Awards. TV Guide reports that West said he was listening to voices…
A number of people have suggested –some facetiously, some seriously—that Jon Stewart and Brian Williams should simply switch jobs. In what “Extra” claims is Stewart’s first interview since announcing that he’s quitting his job, he was asked about possibly switching…
A week ago today, on Feb. 5, 2015, Amy Pascal the co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, released a statement that began, “I have spent almost my entire professional life at Sony Pictures and I am energized to be starting this…
“Pesky Samsung just can’t seem to leave our TV watching alone,” reports the U.K. newspaper the Daily Mirror. “First, the South Korean tech giant revealed spy tellys that’ll listen to your conversations and now it seems they’re automatically inserting ads…
“Rated 12th among syndicated talkers, the Meredith Vieira Show is testing a range of possible changes,” including airing live, reports TVNewsCheck. The story says, “To boost ratings for its second season this fall, NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution’s ‘Meredith Vieira Show’ is testing…
Top Execs Reveal How HBO Just Recorded Its Biggest Subscription Growth in 30 Years Richard Plepler, the CEO of pay-cable channel HBO, says the channel’s subscriber base surged in 2014 — and he knows why. According to the Hollywood Reporter,…
A lawsuit has been filed against CBS, Sony Pictures TV and other producers of the soap operas “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful.” Deadline.com eports that actress Victoria Rowell, who left “Y&R” eight years ago after…
Scripps Networks Interactive posted higher profits in the fourth quarter, even with ratings falling and what the company called “softness in the advertising market,” Variety reports. The company, whose cable holdings include DIY, Food Network, the Cooking Channel, Travel Channel,…