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Celebrities and media companies are among the 800 U.S. recipients of a $50 million fund that social media platform TikTok is directing toward remote learning efforts as communities respond to COVID-19. José Andrés, Bill Nye, Lilly Singh, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Tyra Banks are among the notables on the list, joining…

Coming off a win of sorts against Bill Nye the Science Guy in another lawsuit, Disney is now making a full-court press to erase Redbox's efforts to digitally sell its movies. "Redbox recently began illegally selling Plaintiffs' digital movie codes to Redbox customers in blatant disregard of clear prohibitions against…

With the first night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards held while a second monster hurricane in two weeks is barreling towards the U.S., climate change, which has been tied to extreme weather, was on attendees’ minds. "I sincerely hope that this year becomes the turning point, in that we as a nation begin to address…

(UPDATED Friday with defendants’ response) Bill Nye is suing the Walt Disney Company and a host of its subsidiaries today for more than $37 million, alleging he didn’t receive his fair share of the net profits generated by his long-running series Bill Nye the Science Guy. "Plaintiff is informed and believes and…

EXCLUSIVE: PBS and Bill Nye are adding a new element to their longtime relationship. The pubcaster has acquired North American distribution rights to Bill Nye: Science Guy, the documentary that had its world premiere this year at SXSW. The plan is to give the film a significant theatrical release nationwide. It will…

Netflix has ordered Bill Nye Saves the World, a late-night-style talk show hosted by Bill Nye that will explore science and how it intersects with politics, pop culture and society. Set to launch in the spring, each episode will tackle a topic from a scientific point of view, debunking myths and dinging…

Bill Nye the Science Guy, whose fan-fave-dom is helping ABC resuscitate ratings on its Dancing With The Stars franchise, got the hook last night, which may spell trouble for the competition series as it works its way back up in the ratings. Nye’s ouster triggered viewer complaints online that the now-one-night-a-week…

Bill Nye the Science Guy, whose fan-fave-dom is helping ABC resuscitate ratings on its Dancing with the Stars franchise, injured his knee when he tripped at the end of last night’s paso doble — a performance show judge Carrie Ann Inaba best described as a “weird bizarre masterpiece of insanity”. The network is waiting…