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In a move with implications for Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox, The Walt Disney Co. offered Tuesday to buy Sky News, The New York Times reports. The Times notes that the offer was made “not because the British news channel…
“Monday night’s NCAA championship game, which saw Villanova crush Michigan 79-62, drew the lowest overnight rating in the history of the tournament,” the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. “Across TBS, TNT and TruTV, the tournament’s championship game earned a 10.3 overnight rating,…
After coming under fire over its promos about “fake news,” the Sinclair Broadcast Group defended itself with a press release issued Monday under the headline “Sinclair Responds to Unfounded Media Criticism.” As we reported Monday, the promos have apparently led…
The latest decidedly high-profile figure to comment on the frenzy surrounding ABC’s “Roseanne” reboot is NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who says most people are getting it wrong. Kareem penned a column for The Hollywood Reporter on the topic, which you…
Christian Englander, who threw a banana peel at comedian Dave Chappelle during a performance in Santa Fe, N.M., in 2015, filed a lawsuit Friday against Chappelle and a man presumed to be his bodyguard, the AP reports. The suit alleges…
The current frenzy surrounding Fox News Channel host Laura Ingraham has caused some collateral damage, with BMW apparently being caught up in the controversy even though it has never advertised on her show. As we reported previously, Ingraham’s show, “The…
Actress Jenna Fischer, who’s currently promoting her new ABC show “Splitting Up Together,” had a wardrobe malfunction before her appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” and improvised by wearing a towel. Here’s the clip, posted by ABC …
Actor Hugh Laurie has joined a high-profile TV drama project that already features fellow A-lister George Clooney. The former “House” star will play Major de Coverly in Hulu’s six-part limited series adaptation of “Catch-22.” Major de Coverley is the squadron…
FremantleMedia North America announced today that it has secured the rights to the critically acclaimed gothic fantasy book series “Gormenghast.” The series from author Mervyn Peake has been hailed as one of the great works of 20th century British literature…
The ABC Owned Television Stations Group has filled the newly created position of senior vice president, Content Development, naming Jennifer Mitchell to the post. The appointment was announced today by Wendy McMahon, president, ABC Owned Television Stations Group, to whom…