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Ann Curry Leaving NBC News
“Ann Curry is finally leaving NBC over two and a half years after her excruciating departure from ‘Today,” reports the New York Post’s Page Six in a scoop. The story adds, “NBC is expected to imminently announce a deal for Curry…
Woody Allen to Write and Direct His First TV Series
Woody Allen has signed a one-year deal to produce a season of TV series this is yet untitled, according to a number of media reports. “It will air on Amazon Prime Instant Video,” reports ABC News, adding, “Allen, 79, will…
Yahoo Sets Date of ‘Community’ Return. Show Gets Unusual Release Pattern
Yahoo has announced when it will start showing the sixth season of “Community. The season premiere will begin on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, which is St. Patrick’s Day. Interestingly, Yahoo will neither follow the traditional TV release pattern of one…
CBS Renews Three Dramas for 2015-2016 Season
CBS has renewed three of its drama series for next season. Says the network, “The series represent the #1, #2 and #3 most watched new programs on broadcast television this season: ‘NCIS: New Orleans,’ is the season’s #1 new series…
Longest Running Reality-Competition Series on TV Returns Wednesday, Feb. 25th
It’s a show celebrating its 30th season in 15 years. It’s been nominated for 52 Emmys. There have been 442 contestants on the show thus far. There have been 445 episodes and one host. The show is CBS’s “Survivor,” which…
A Must-Read Explanation of What One Means When One Talks About an ‘Over-the-top’ (OTT) Service, as Explained Very Clearly by Starz CEO Chris Albrecht
This is from the executive session on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, of the Television Critics Assn. tour with Chris Albrecht, CEO of Starz. A reporter asked Albrecht about how Starz felt about over-the-top services, and he took the opportunity to…
Easter Bunny Alert! Some Brits Are Saying American Multinational Company Is Acting Like a Cad, and Has ‘Ruined Easter’ By Tampering with Recipe for a Wonderful Cadbury Candy Egg That Has Long Been a Special Easter Treat. It’s Our Non-TV Story of the Day
“Furious chocoholics have accused Cadbury’s American owners of ‘ruining Easter’ after they confessed to changing the chocolate used for their Creme Egg,” reports the United Kingdom newspaper the Daily Express. The article continues, “The outrage was sparked after brand owner…
How To Get Your TV Franchises Extended Over Multiple Platforms that Engage Your Viewers and Work for Your Advertisers as Well
Over at the A+E Networks Peter Olsen, the company’s executive vice president of ad sales, has been working on a particular dilemma, writes Jon Lafayette in B&C [Note: some of B&C’s content is behind a firewall and you may be…
On the TV Side at The Golden Globes It Was Primarily In With the New, as Amazon, Netflix, and Sundance TV, Among Others, Grabbed Golden Statuettes. We Have the Complete List of TV and Movie Winners and Nominees. Plus Very Funny Observation By Tina Fey
Amazon’s ‘Transparent,’ Showtime’s ‘The Affair,’ The CW’s ‘Jane the Virgin,’ and Sundance TV’s “The Honorable Woman” were among the winners at last night’s 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards presentation, as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association gave special nods to the…