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A reality series that been under attack throughout its run is ready to call it quits after a final season. B&C reports that Discovery Channel will pull the plug on “Amish Mafia” after season four. The show returns Feb. 10…
One of the on-air personalities on NBC’s morning show “Today” has signed an extension with NBC News. The Los Angeles Times reports that the network has inked a deal for at least another three years with co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. Variety…
One of the biggest executives in the media business has taken a massive pay cut. Bloomberg reports that Sumner Redstone, executive chairman of Viacom Inc. and controlling shareholder in the media giant, received a cut of about two-thirds to his…
Two Oscars and two Emmys, along with a Golden Globe, a string of major nominations and countless other awards, apparently aren’t enough to keep actress Dianne Wiest working steadily. The New York Times, in an interview with Wiest, 66, to…
Disney is making a live-action film version of its hit animated movie “Beauty and the Beast,” and wait until you hear who they have just signed to play Belle: “ ‘Harry Potter’ alum Emma Watson, according to Jeff Sneider at The…
“Air travelers faced chaos Monday in the Northeast, thanks to a major winter storm that grounded thousands of airline flights even before the first snowflakes had fallen in the region,” reports USA Today. The article continues, “Airlines reacted to a…
In a move that some insiders are saying could be a step toward live streaming of NFL games, the league, which in the past has fiercely protected its video footage, is set to take it to YouTube. The San Francisco…
By Chuck Ross National Public Radio has a new Ombudsman/Public Editor who starts work today. She’s Elizabeth Jensen, who is familiar to many in the TV business. Elizabeth used to be with Electronic Media a number of years ago, which…
Netflix and HBO were the biggest TV winners at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards presented Sunday night, Jan. 25, 2015. Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series went to Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black,” and…
“Ladies and gentlemen, New York TV great Joe Franklin has signed off,” reports the New York Post, adding, “Franklin, 88, who TV historians say was the first-ever talk show host, died Saturday night, Jan. 24, 2015 of natural causes, said…