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An actor who played a beloved TV character for almost a quarter-century, from 1983-2008, has died. Frank Parker, who played “Grandpa” Shawn Brady on the NBC soap opera “Days of Our Lives,” died Sept. 16 of complications from Parkinson’s disease…
An unfortunate choice of words by a CNN anchor during Tuesday’s high-profile coverage of the Bill Cosby sentencing has become a bit of a viral sensation. As Cosby accuser Andrea Constand is seen on live TV leaving the courtroom, CNN’s…
In a video clip posted today — you can watch it below — Bill Murray shows up at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville to join in a rendition of John Prine’s “Paradise” with the Americana legend, backed by the…
“WPP is forming a super agency by uniting its two leading brands Y&R and VML under the VMLY&R umbrella, marking one of the first big moves under new WPP CEO Mark Read,” MediaPost reports. “This new mega-agency is designed to…
CBS unveiled plans today to build a large-scale television and film production facility near Toronto. CBS Television Studios currently shoots “Star Trek: Discovery” and “In the Dark” in Toronto and has a number of other productions in the works in…
Following news that industry fixture Ken Werner will be stepping down as president of Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, the company has named his successor. Warner Bros. announced that David Decker will oversee the company’s syndication operation as executive VP…
With the premiere of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars: Juniors” less than two weeks away, the network unveiled this season’s lineup of celebrity kid dancers. The list includes a Screen Actors Guild Award-nominated actor, a professional skateboarder, an ABC comedy…
NBC’s longest-running prime-time series is closing in on the premiere of a new season, and to kick things off Oxygen will run an all-day “Dateline: Secrets Uncovered” marathon leading up to the “Dateline NBC” premiere. The venerable newsmagazine, which has…
Elton John is bidding farewell to the Yellow Brick Road with a massive three-year farewell tour, and just added 25 North American dates from September through November 2019. The itinerary includes stops in Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Tacoma, Indianapolis,…
Just four days after cable giant and NBCUniversal owner Comcast won majority ownership of Sky in a bidding war with Fox, CNBC reports that Fox has agreed to sell the remainder of its stake in the U.K.-based satellite TV broadcaster…