38,865 Entries
An NFL standout who has been the focus of relentless chatter on sports talk shows for the past several seasons appears to have finally had his fill of the league. Longtime Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is leaving football and…
John Malone’s Liberty Interactive Corp. announced a complex deal that would help to eliminate its “tracking stock” structure and includes the acquisition of Alaska-based telecom company General Communication Inc. (GCI) for $1.12 billion, Reuters reports. The deal would give Liberty…
NBC apparently thinks its new show is pretty awesome. The network announced today that it has given a six-episode order to “The Awesome Show,” from Chris Hardwick and Mark Burnett. The series “will showcase the groundbreaking scientific and technological advances…
CBS announced today that “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” accomplished a ratings first during the week ending March 31. Citing Nielsen L+SD data, the network noted that along with claiming a win in total viewers for the ninth consecutive…
The number of spinoffs in a busy reality franchise just surged to five new series with the news today that HGTV has greenlighted three more “Flip or Flop” incarnations. Getting full-season orders are “Flip or Flop Chicago,” “Fort Worth” and…
A familiar face on ESPN will be the new full-time host of ABC and ESPN’s “NBA Countdown” telecasts. The company announced today that Michelle Beadle, who’s seen regularly on ESPN’s “SportsNation,” has the job. Beadle will host the NBA pregame…
Actor Harrison Ford will be allowed to keep his pilot’s license after the Federal Aviation Administration concluded that no adminstrative or enforcement action was warranted follwing its inquiry into a close call in February. Reuters reports that Ford will not be…
A judge in Los Angeles has denied the latest bid by filmmaker Roman Polanski to return to the U.S. to put his 1970s rape case to rest. Reuters reports that Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon ruled Monday that Polanski failed…
The ABC Television Network and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made a joint announcement today listing the key dates surrounding the 90th Oscars, to be presented in March 2018, along with the dates for all Oscars presentations…
Press release from HGTV, April 4, 2017: With this week’s official pickup of full season orders for Flip or Flop series in Chicago, Fort Worth and Nashville, HGTV has affirmed the continued expansion of the popular network franchise. The three…