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HBO has acquired the U.S. television rights to a documentary on rock icon David Bowie, focusing on the last five years of his life. Directed and produced by Francis Whately, the U.K. production “David Bowie: The Last Five Years” features rarely…
A verbal skirmish broke out between the NFL and Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, with Abbott warning the league that it’s “walking on thin ice” when it wades into politics. ESPN reports that battle lines are taking shape over the…
In an unprecedented joint interview with all three anchors of the three broadcast network evening news programs — CBS’s Scott Pelley, NBC’s Lester Holt and ABC’s David Muir — Variety senior TV editor Brian Steinberg asked about the differences between…
A journalist is protesting a controversial booking on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” by canceling his scheduled appearance on the show. The journalist, Jeremy Scahill, has been a frequent guest on the program, but pulled out in protest over…
Jerry Bruckheimer Television has a new true crime series in the works as part of a partnership with Time Inc.’s Sports Illustrated. Time Inc. announced plans today for “Sports Illustrated: True Crime” (working title). “Inspired by the recently launched and…
One of the regulars on ABC’s “Good Morning America” is headed to prime time to host a new one-hour series on the network, “People Icons,” from ABC News and Time Inc.’s People. “GMA” co-anchor Lara Spencer will host the limited…
The cover of the always eagerly anticipated Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue is out, and this year it’s actually three covers, all featuring Kate Upton. In connection with the big reveal of the covers, the magazine also put out a series…
At the center of a lawsuit against radio personality Howard Stern is a weird situation in which his show apparently aired a private phone call between a taxpayer and the Internal Revenue Service. TMZ.com reports that Judith Barrigas filed a…
The launch date has been set, and a new trailer released, for the final season of the Amazon drama series “Hand of God.” The series, which stars “Sons of Anarchy” alum Ron Perlman, will wrap with a 10-episode second season,…
TV and film star Ashton Kutcher found himself in a role today that his fans might consider out of character for the mischievous mastermind of “Punk’d” and the actor behind the devil-may-care Michael Kelso on “That ’70s Show.” In a…