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Next week, a California assembly bill that could change one of the cornerstones of the TV business faces a crucial vote. AB 437, dubbed the Let Actors Work (LAW) Act, would limit exclusivity in TV stars’ deals. That means if a principal on a show wants to do another project with Network X while…

EXCLUSIVE: Hidetoshi Nishijima (Drive My Car) is set to star opposite Rashida Jones in Sunny, Apple TV+’s half-hour dark comedy series from A24. Written by Katie Robbins based on the book Dark Manual by Japan-based Irish writer Colin O'Sullivan and to be directed Lucy Tcherniak, Sunny stars Jones as Suzie, an American…

On the eve of the 2022 Upfronts, broadcast networks canceled more than a dozen series, adding to a long list of TV shows that have ended in the past year, are about to wrap or are going dark in 2023. The gallery above contains a compendium of the cancellations going back to August, including Black-ish, This Is Us, Magn…

A local TV weatherman is feeling the heat after he described Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green in terms often used for primates. Joey Sulipeck, the chief meteorologist at Fox13 WHBQ-TV in Memphis, took to Twitter after the Memphis Grizzlies got drubbed by the Warriors on Saturday night 142-112, to complain…

The Ukraine invasion is costing Russia on the home front as well as in combat. While Russian banking, sports, and news media have already been hit by sanctions, refusals on participation, and cyber warfare that’s taken down numerous sites, the entertainment business there is also starting to feel the effects. More Stor…

Retiring Disney CEO Bob Iger knows how to pick his moments. It’d been 48 years since the onetime weatherman had presented a forecast to viewers but, before stepping down from his post at the end of this month, Iger gave it a go again this morning on KABC in Los Angeles. His timing was great, because today L.A…

Richard “Dick” Evans, who was a staple of 1960s and ’70s television, died on October 2 of cancer, his family announced today. He was 86. In his 40-year career, Evans played opposite Mia Farrow as a series regular on Peyton Place, acted opposite George C. Scott in Islands in the Stream and starred in Jack L. Warner’s…

Netflix announced this week that Squid Game had rocketed to the top of its most-watched series in a little more than a month, after the biggest launch in the streaming giant's history in terms of household views. The South Korean action drama replaced the streamer’s 2020 smash, Bridgerton: Season 1. Below is the list…

News flash: Americans drank more, smoked more, watched more TV and exercised less during the recent pandemic-related business closures and stay-at-home orders, according to a UCLA-led study released today. The study, published in the Switzerland-based journal Nutrients, confirmed that Americans largely settled into…

ViacomCBS announced today a new multi-year distribution agreement with the Jeanie Buss-owned WOW – Women Of Wrestling, marking the return of the league to TV. WOW had been on AXS TV from 2019-2020. New episodes of WOW will launch in weekend syndication in the fall of 2022. ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group has…

The Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony will be broadcast live on Friday, July 23 by NBC across all time zones. The network’s coverage starts at 6:55 a.m. ET/3:55 a.m. PT. It will also be streamed live on the NBC Sports app and on NBCOlympics.com. NBC Olympics will be creating a full day of Olympic programming on Friday…

Even before President Biden signed a bill into law making Juneteenth a federal holiday, networks and streamers were setting special programming for the holiday commemorating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States. More specifically, Juneteenth marks the enforcement of the Emancipation…