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A media measurement company that was accused of fraud has paid out millions in a settlement. Variety reports that ComScore, a competitor to Nielsen, paid $5 million in connection with charges that the company overstated revenue and made false statements…
NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” which recently severed ties with one of its proposed new cast members, has promoted two of its featured players to full cast members. Writing on Deadline, Nellie Andreeva reports that the show promoted Heidi Gardner and…
The man who wrote the lyrics for much of the Grateful Dead catalog has died. The AP reports that Robert Hunter died Monday at his home in Northern California. His cause of death was not released. Hunter was 78. “Although…
A court case involving fallen TV icon Bill Cosby, who’s currently serving a sentence of three to 10 years for drugging an molesting a woman in 2004, went against the comedian. The AP reports that Cosby, who is marking the…
ABC released a schedule of special programming starting Tuesday, Sept. 24, that finds the network celebrating Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the new land at Disneyland Park in California and at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida. The programming stunt is taking…
CBS Television Stations and CBS Interactive announced the launch Tuesday of the third of what will be 13 local direct-to-consumer streaming news services in major markets across the country. CBSN Boston features 24/7 anchored programming and coverage of live breaking…
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which puts on the annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Tuesday that Tom Hanks will be the recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 77th annual Golden Globes. The ceremony, billed as Hollywood’s Party…
Netflix is on track for a grim quarter, with shock waves already being felt at the company as new competition looms from Walt Disney and other companies. “Shares of Netflix dropped nearly 4% on Tuesday and were on track for…
Showtime is ramping up its longform journalism programming, with the pay-cable channel announcing Tuesday that it has given a 13-episode order to the documentary series “Vice.” The Emmy-winning weekly newsmagazine, which previously ran on HBO from 2013 to 2018, will…
Press release from CBS, Sept. 24, 2019: CBS Television Stations and CBS Interactive today announced the launch of CBSN Boston, the third of CBS’ 13 local direct-to-consumer streaming news services in major markets across the country. CBSN Boston features 24/7…