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Jon Stewart’s Apple TV+ Current Affairs Series to Debut This Fall
Former “Daily Show” host’s new series is called “The Problem With Jon Stewart”
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Adnan Virk Joins John Skipper and Dan Le Batard’s Meadowlark (Exclusive)
Virk’s pop culture podcast “Cinephile” to move to Meadowlark
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5 Top Executives Quit Dick Clark Productions Amid ‘Toxic Culture’ Complaints (Exclusive)
Insiders complain about the management style of DCP President Amy Thurlow
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Baylor Blowout Sinks March Madness Championship Game Viewership to Record Low for CBS
Title game finishes down 14% from 2019
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Dr Oz Pulls Worst Ratings Among Post-Trebek ‘Jeopardy!’ Hosts
“Family Feud” topped syndication ratings for a second week in a row
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Paul Pierce Out at ESPN After Instagram Live Video With Exotic Dancers
Pierce had been an NBA analyst since 2017
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Paul Feig’s HBO Max Comedy About the First Erotic Magazine for Women Ordered to Series
“Minx” is written by Ellen Rapoport and stars Ophelia Lovibond and Jake Johnson
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‘Chad’: Inside the 5-Year Odyssey From Failed Fox Pilot to TBS Comedy
“It truly feels like nothing short of a miracle,” star, creator and “SNL” alum Nasim Pedrad tells TheWrap
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ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish Made Almost $40 Million in 2020
ViacomCBS was among the few media companies to not institute pay cuts last year
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MLB Moves All-Star Game From Atlanta Over Georgia’s New Restrictive Voting Laws
Commissioner Rob Manfred says MLB “fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box”
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Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi Sees Pay Bump in 2020 Despite COVID Salary Cut
His stock awards nearly doubled
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‘Bless the Harts’ Canceled by Fox After 2 Seasons
Animated series will end its run in May
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‘Powerpuff Girls’ TV Pilot Casts Nicholas Podany as Mojo Jojo’s Son
Mojo Jojo was the Powerpuff Girls’ arch nemesis
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‘Rocketman’ Director Dexter Fletcher Boards Making-Of ‘Godfather’ Series ‘The Offer’ at Paramount+
He will direct the premiere and a few other episodes
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Supreme Court Sides With FCC, Allows Loosening of Media Ownership Rules
The decision could lead to a massive wave of consolidation among local media