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A television personality who has been an institution on the air in Los Angeles was fired Monday. “Steve Edwards, who has co-hosted ‘Good Day LA’ on Fox affiliate KTTV for more than two decades, abruptly was let go today,” Deadline…
“Comcast Corp. said on Monday it had abandoned its bid for most of the assets of Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., leaving Walt Disney Co. as the sole suitor in pursuit of the $40 billion-plus deal,” Reuters reports. The…
A celebrity chef with a TV show and a chain of restaurants is under fire after allegations surfaced from four women accusing him of sexual misconduct. The allegations against Mario Batali, co-host of ABC’s cooking-themed daytime show “The Chew,” span…
The actor who will be playing legendary TV newsman Walter Cronkite may strike some readers as an odd choice. Deadline reports that Seth Rogen will play Cronkite in the feature film “Newsflash,” about how television covered the JFK assassination. The…
Saudi Arabia has officially lifted a ban that has been in place for about 35 years on public movie theaters, Deadline reports. “The move had been expected,” the report notes. “Deadline reported last month that an initiative was afoot to…
The Fox Network released a behind-the-scenes video providing viewers with a look at production on its upcoming presentation “A Christmas Story Live!” You can watch the clip below. The special premieres this Sunday, Dec. 17. Maya Rudolph (“Saturday Night Live,”…
A scripted series is the top show of the 2017-2018 broadcast TV season to date, based on Nielsen Live+7 data for total viewers. The No. 1 show is the CBS comedy “The Big Bang Theory,” which has averaged 18.83 million…
The lead singer and guitarist for a popular rock band issued a series of apologies today after injuring a photographer when he kicked her camera as she photographed a concert Saturday night. Josh Homme, the founder and leader of Queens…
The host of a popular NPR radio program was placed on leave after being accused of creating a toxic and emotionally unsafe work environment. Boston.com reports that Tom Ashbrook, the host of WBUR’s nationally syndicated “On Point” program, is accused…
A young daredevil who attracted a following by pulling off risky stunts in high places was killed when he fell while attempting a stunt near the top of a 62-story building in China. The New York Post reports that Wu…