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An engineer whose work had a profound impact on the entertainment industry and on people who watch movies or listen to music has died. Variety reports that Ray Dolby, who founded Dolby Laboratories and brought sweeping innovations in sound engineering,…
The owner of a cable channel has taken the first steps toward a sale of the channel, hiring JPMorgan Chase & Co. to get the ball rolling. Bloomberg reports that sports and entertainment company Madison Square Garden is looking to…
Press release from Univision, Sept. 13, 2013: Univision Communications, Inc., the leading media company serving Hispanic America, today announced a reorganization of the Univision Networks team, under which Alberto Ciurana, president of Programming and Content; Isaac Lee, president of News;…
A change is in store for a television fixture that 20th Century Fox TV Chairman and CEO Gary Newman called the "greatest television asset of all time." Variety reports that Newman told an investors meeting Thursday that the studio is…
Actress Selma Blair is reportedly threatening a retaliation lawsuit against Charlie Sheen and Lionsgate Entertainment after getting the boot from “Anger Management," TMZ.com reports. The website reports that Blair believes she was targeted after criticizing Sheen “for being a slacker.”…
On the same day that news broke that its president is headed to a rival network, Univision Networks announced a reorganization of its management team. Under the new arrangement, "Alberto Ciurana, president of Programming and Content; Isaac Lee, president of…
Bucking a trend in the number of U.S. television households, Nielsen’s just-released DMA rankings for the 2013-14 season show an increase of 1,637,050, bringing the total to 115,810,740 homes, reports TVNewsCheck.com. The number had been declining for two years. Ninety-nine…
The managing editor of Time magazine is leaving the magazine and is headed to Washington for a post with the Obama administration. The New York Times reports that Richard Stengel will take a position as under secretary of state for…
A well-known producer and film executive who is a member of the board of Legendary Entertainment is stepping down after serving a little more than two years. Deadline.com reports that Joe Roth, the former chairman of 20th Century Fox and…
The agreement announced Thursday between Warner Bros. and J.K. Rowling, author of the “Harry Potter” series, involves not only new movies and theme park attractions, but also a television miniseries, The New York Times reports. As reported yesterday, Rowling will…