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Garrison Keillor, the former host of Minnesota Public Radio’s “A Prairie Home Companion,” answered allegations of sexual impropriety after MPR, which severed ties with Keillor back in November, released new details about the allegations against him. “MPR said in a…
CNN host Don Lemon didn’t pull punches when reporting on the arrest of a man who allegedly made death threats against CNN employees. Lemon pinned the blame for the incident on Donald Trump, and in particular his attacks on the…
A cable channel has a new boss after the man who has overseen it as executive VP and general manager stepped down. Variety reports that Paul Greenberg is leaving his position at A+E Networks-owned FYI to launch a digital video…
Streaming rights are at the center of a lawsuit filed against Universal Music Group by pop star Enrique Iglesias, the AP reports. “The lawsuit filed in Miami federal court claims that Universal is paying Iglesias far less than the 50…
Netflix is in the process of increasing its marketing budget by 50%, to a whopping $2 billion. MediaPost reports that the company announced plans during its fourth-quarter earnings call to expand the budget dramatically from the $1.3 billion spent on…
CBS and the Recording Academy announced a number of performers who have been added to the lineup for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, to be presented Sunday, Jan. 28. Jon Batiste, Gary Clark Jr., Emmylou Harris, Zuleyka Rivera, Chris Stapleton…
“Ursula K. Le Guin, the immensely popular author who brought literary depth and a tough-minded feminist sensibility to science fiction and fantasy with books like ‘The Left Hand of Darkness’ and the Earthsea series, died on Monday at her home…
The wildly profitable court series “Judge Judy” is headed to court, with the sale of rights to the show’s library sparking a lawsuit against Big Ticket Television, CBS and Judge Judy Sheindlin, The Hollywood Reporter’s THR, Esq., reports. Kaye Switzer…
NBC has ordered its first comedies for the 2018-2019 TV season, placing orders for four multicamera pilots, Variety reports. “Two of the projects boast ‘Will & Grace’ star Sean Hayes as an executive producer,” the report notes. “The first is…
Filming in the greater Los Angeles region was down last year, with FilmLA reporting that on-location filming dipped 3.4% to 38,284 shoot days, Variety reports. Both feature film and television production slipped. “TV production slid 7.6% to 15,218 days and…