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In the midst of a nasty carriage battle between Dish and HBO, Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen had harsh words for AT&T. Variety reports that Ergen “blasted AT&T for demanding unreasonable terms from the pay-TV distributor for HBO, saying the…
A TV series that developed a cult following during its original run — but not enough of one to save it from cancellation after four seasons — is coming back to life more than a decade after it got the…
Variety announced today the appointment of a new executive editor for the pubication’s television coverage. Daniel Holloway, the publication’s senior TV writer, is being promoted to the post, replacing Debra Birnbaum. Birnbaum is moving on to become director of awards…
ABC has put out a note updating some of its upcoming programming moves, notably moving “The Alec Baldwin Show” to its new time slot on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET, with new episodes to start Dec. 8. Beginning Sunday, Nov….
One informed opinion on which TV news outlets and personalities handled the midterm elections the best — and which ones didn’t fare quite as well — is provided by veteran TV news analyst Andrew Tyndall in a guest commentary today…
A new project that’s closely tied to AMC’s acclaimed series “Breaking Bad,” which wrapped in 2013, is about to begin shooting in Albuquerque, N.M. The Albuquerque Journal reports that the new production, a movie called “Greenbrier,” is scheduled to start…
A deceased brothel owner won an election Tuesday night — and it wasn’t even close. The New York Post reports that Dennis Hof, who died last month at his Love Ranch brothel in Nevada, was elected to a state assembly…
One of the broadcast networks’ late-night talk shows wound up with a solid advantage over its closest competition in the Nielsen overnights for election night. CBS announced that “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” which aired a special live installment…
“Andrew Lincoln’s highly hyped exit from ‘The Walking Dead’ caught a lot of people’s attention” this past Sunday night, but that wasn’t the huge ratings winner of the evening, reports Deadline. “Scoring a TV touchdown” – as Deadline put it…
Democrats and Republicans both could claim partial victory during Tuesday’s midterm elections. “Democrats gained control of the House and Republicans expanded their majority in the Senate, but the final numbers remained uncertain early Wednesday morning as several races remained undecided…