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The consumer electronics company TCL, based in China, “said on Tuesday that it had acquired the rights to the Palm name and would ‘re-create’ a new company based in Silicon Valley,” CNET reports. The story continues, “The company added that…
Phylicia Rashad, who played Bill Cosby’s wife in two sitcoms over 12 years, has told Roger Friedman at Showbiz 411 that she thinks the sexual assault accusations against Bill Cosby have been “orchestrated” to destroy Cosby’s legacy, and to keep…
“We can successfully support about 20 original scripted series every year, with a new series or a new season every two to three weeks, and still maintain a level of quality we expect,” Nexflix’s Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos told…
“Hooded, black-clad gunmen burst into the office of a provocative French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, killing four cartoonists and eight others before heading off onto the streets of Paris,” CNN reports. According to ABC News, “The deadly attack…
David Decker has been promoted to executive vice president of cable and SVOD sales for Warner Bros. Domestic TV syndication, after Tom Cerio has stepped down, reports our good friend Cynthia Littleton in Variety. The story continues, noting that Decker,…
The Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) has elected a new board chair. According to CTAM, Mark Greatrex, the senior vice president and chief marketing and sales officer for Cox Communications has been elected to “a two-year term as…
From the Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Carrie Fisher will present the 51st SAG Life Achievement Award to her mother…at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan 25, 2015 on TBS and TNT.. SAG-AFTRA is honoring Debbie Reynolds for her career achievement…
PBS’s “American Masters” profiles a magician for the first time in its season premiere on Jan. 23, 2015. Says PBS, the magician, the multi-talented Ricky Jay, “is also a best-selling author, historian, actor and leading collector of antiquarian books and…
From Nielsen for the week of Dec. 29, 2014 through Jan. 4, 2015: “‘Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest’ topped the Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings (NTTR) Weekly Top Ten Series and Specials list with 328,000 event‐related…
A drama series that’s been on the USA Network for five seasons has been canceled, the victim of low ratings, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The canceled show is “Covert Affairs.” Says THR, the “renewal came down to a business decision,…