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Ed Sabol, 98, who is credited with helping to bring professional football to unprecedented heights of popularity through his NFL Films, died Monday at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., reports the Los Angeles Times. Sabol took a gamble on his…
Two of the key players behind the megahit “The Walking Dead” are working on a new drama series. Variety reports that executive producer Gale Anne Hurd and director Nick Cassavetes are adapting a Swedish drama series, “Brothers in Crime.” The…
The “Spider-Man” franchise is climbing the corporate ladder, with media heavyweights The Walt Disney Co. and Sony Corp. agreeing to “share custody” of the superhero in upcoming feature projects, the Wall Street Journal reports. “The two companies said late Monday…
Netflix announced this week that it is now offering its streaming service in Cuba the Los Angeles Times reports. “The move comes as Internet access on the island improves and international credit and debit card companies become more widely available…
A series that Jerry Seinfeld last year called the “best comedy on TV right now” – and a series that’s won a prestigious Peabody Award – has been renewed for two years. IFC has announced, “Currently in its fifth season, IFC has…
” ‘Melissa & Joey,’ starring Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence, has been canceled after four seasons,” reports Lesley Goldberg of The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed blog. The article also notes, “The decision to cancel Melissa & Joey comes as…
“Sunday’s Grammy Awards claimed an average of 25.3 million viewers, down 11% from last year to its lowest turnout since 2009,” reports USA Today. In the key 18-49 demo, the music awards show “dropped 14% from last year, according to…
HBO “recently bid farewell to ‘The Newsroom,’ ‘ True Blood,’ ‘Boardwalk Empire’ and ‘Hello Ladies,’ which ended with a TV movie,” notes The Hollywood Reporter, and now the hospital comedy “Getting On” joins that list. “The premium cable network has…
From our friends at the AMC networks: The premiere of “Better Call Saul” on AMC last night was the biggest series premiere in cable history, drawing 4.4 million adults 18-49 and 4.0 million adults 25-54. The second episode of “Better…
A new comedy project in the works at CBS will have “Fargo” alum Colin Hanks as one of the co-leads. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed blog reports that Hanks is on board to co-star in the pilot “Life in Pieces.”…