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“A mystery buyer has set a New York record, paying more than $100 million for a duplex occupying the top floors — the 89th and 90th — of a skyscraper on “Billionaires’ Row,’’ wrote Jennifer Gould Kiel in the New…
Patsy Garrett, the character actress best known for dancing with a cat in Purina’s well-remembered Cat Chow commercials in the 1970s (see below), has died at age 93. According to family friend Richard Sackley, Garrett died “after a brief illness…
Sony’s comedy “The Interview,” to which the North Korean government has taken offense, is coming to Netflix this week. Netflix has announced “that, starting on Saturday, the scandalous Seth Rogen comedy will be available to its subscribers in the United…
Nabisco confirmed Tuesday that their best-selling cookie will get a limited edition beginning in early February: a red velvet run, with red cookies and a cream cheese frosting filling, reports ETonline. The story adds that “the red velvet edition will…
Tony Verna, the inventor of instant replay has died at age 81, according to a number of media reports. “Verna died Sunday [Jan 18, 2015] at his Palm Desert home after battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia, daughter Tracy Soiseth said,” ESPN…
The Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns more TV stations than any other group in the country, has bought a new half-hour strip, “Corrupt Crimes” from Bellum Entertainment, reports Paige Albiniak in a scoop for B&C. The story says, “’We are…
PBS has announced it will make a 6-episode Civil War drama that will premiere a year from now. Behind the scenes the show’s team includes executive producers “Ridley Scott (‘Gladiator’ and ‘Thelma & Louise’), David W. Zucker (‘The Good Wife’)…
Dallas Taylor, the original drummer for Crosby Stills & Nash has died at age 66, according to a number of media reports. Says the Los Angeles Times, “He had been in failing health for some time, his wife, Patti McGovern-Taylor,…
“The FAB Life” has been “sold in 24 of the top 25 markets,” reports Variety, adding, “Stations in Dallas (WFAA), Atlanta (WSB), Boston (WFXT), Phoenix (KNX) and Seattle (KIRO) are among the latest to pick up the show, virtually assuring…
BUZZR TV, a new digital game show network, will debut in the markets of all 17 Fox owned-and-operated TV stations. BUZZR TV is from FreemantleMedia North America, which owns more than 40,000 hours of game shows, including such well-known titles…