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A creative executive who has been a key player at Pixar since its first major feature, the 1995 release “Toy Story,” is leaving the company. Deadline reports that director, film editor, screenwriter and animator Lee Unkrich announced today he’s headed…
“A Duke University team expects to have a product available for election year that will allow television networks to offer real-time fact checks onscreen when a politician makes a questionable claim during a speech or debate,” the AP reports, adding:…
As the new Fox staffs up in anticipation of the close of The Walt Disney Co.’s acquisition of much of the 21st Century Fox entertainment portfolio, the company has landed Seth Winter as head of Sports Sales for Fox Corp….
The Sony record label has dropped singer R. Kelly in the wake of the Lifetime documentary “Surviving R. Kelly,” which details allegations of sexual misconduct against Kelly, Billboard reports. Kelly has also been removed from the RCA website, according to…
The president of Ryan Seacrest Enterprises and RSD Lifestyle for the past seven years will be leaving the company, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which says Kelly Mullens Brown’s exit is set for the end of February. In a statement…
A TV host whose talk show is a fixture of the daytime television landscape has been hospitalized. The New York Post reports that Wendy Williams was hospitalized for complications from Graves’ disease. In a statement, her family said: “As Wendy…
A freshman congresswoman made history this week after giving her first speech on the floor of the House of Representatives. The four-minute speech by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., became the most-viewed clip of a House lawmaker’s comments posted to Twitter…
The Television Academy became the first major Hollywood organization to eliminate distribution of DVD screeners, announcing today that the screeners will not be a part of the 2020 Emmy Awards cycle for nominations and awards voting. “The move is aimed…
Viceland is hitting the reset button on its prime-time lineup with a big commitment to live programming. The channel announced plans this week to roll out “Vice Live,” a nightly two-hour prime-time show premiering Feb. 25. The show will be…
Press release from Viceland, Jan. 17, 2019: VICELAND enters 2019 with a bang, announcing a bold new venture placing live programming at the center of its schedule — airing “VICE LIVE” two hours a night, four nights a week, starting…