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“The nation’s largest owner of television stations said it intends to drop the use of traditional TV ratings as the basis for advertising deals,” reports our good pal Brian Steinberg in a scoop for Variety. The story continues, saying that…
“[F]or the third quarter of 2019, AT&T’s pay-TV business continued to be in free-fall, crimping revenue and hurting the bottom line,” reports Variety. The story says, “AT&T dropped a net 1.16 million premium TV video subscribers, including at DirecTV, while…
“NBCUniversal said tonight it would release former NBC News staffers who believe they were sexually harassed from confidentiality and non-disparagement arrangements, a sign that the company continues to grapple with allegations made against it in the recent Ronan Farrow book,…
It was a suicide that sent shock waves throughout America. Astronaut Scott Kelly tweeted: “I watched his show when I was in space. It made me feel more connected to the planet, its people and cultures and made my time…
“Felicity Huffman has been released from prison after spending less than two weeks behind bars,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. “Huffman’s scheduled release date was Sunday. She was let out early because of a Bureau of Prisons policy that allows for…
“WarnerMedia, looking to jump-start its foray into the streaming wars,” will make its new streaming service, HBO Max, free to certain AT&T customers. AT&T owns WarnerMedia. “When it launches in the spring of 2020,HBO Max will be available to about…
Fox took the wraps off its upcoming prime-time schedule, with a batch of new shows premiering starting with a preview of the dating series “Flirty Dancing” on Sunday, Dec. 29. Hosted by Jenna Dewan, the show previews following the “NFL…
The automaker Porsche is jointly designing a “Star Wars” starship with Lucasfilm, with Porsche releasing a short video this week about the project. You can watch the video, “Twin Tests,” below. The video features the Porsche Taycan and an X-Wing…
In news that’s being called a “shocker,” the president of Landmark Theatres has resigned from his position, Deadline reports, citing unnamed sources. The report notes that Ted Mundorff “has been a fixture at the chain and in the exhibition business…
The boom in streaming services, including several high-profile ones that will be premiering soon, is already causing a mass of confusion and indecision for consumers, NBC News reports, noting that Apple TV+ and Disney+ are set to launch next month…