Shortly after CBS This Morning’s Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell addressed the absence of suspended co-anchor Charlie Rose on Tuesday’s show – “This is a moment that demands a frank and honest assessment of where we stand and, more generally, the safety of women,” said O’Donnell – CBS fired Rose. In a letter, CBS News […]
New Tyler Perry comedy The Paynes has its series premiere Tuesday, January 16 with back-to-back episodes starting at 10p on OWN. The House of Payne spin-off stars Cassi Davis and LaVan Davis, as well as Jackee Harry (227). Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots returns for season 5 on Tuesday, January 9 at 9p, […]
Amazon and Google seem to have worked out some of their issues. The Echo Show, the version of Amazon’s smart speaker that comes equipped with an integrated display, has regained access to YouTube videos. Google started preventing the device from accessing YouTube back in September; the company said that Amazon’s implementation of YouTube on the […]
The writing’s been on the wall for a while now. Ajit Pai’s FCC unveiled a plan to undo the agency’s existing net neutrality rules, which passed two years ago. The 2015 vote took place when Democrats controlled three of the agency’s five seats. Now those numbers are reversed, and the repeal is expected pass by […]
ESPN locked in its 2018 MLB starters, announcing that the company will launch its 29th season of MLB coverage with a 10-game slate to start the season. Plans include an Opening Day quadruple-header on March 29 that will see the network carry 13 consecutive hours of Opening Day action with games at 12:30p (Cubs/Marlins), 3:30p […]
Speaking of ESPN, the network saw this week’s MNF presentation (which saw the Falcons edge the Seahawks) average 10.8 million viewers across ESPN and ESPN Deportes, according to Nielsen. Overall, MNF ranked as the most-watched telecast on Monday night among households, viewers and all key male and adult demos with ESPN’s presentation generating a 6.4 […]
Former teen idol David Cassidy, who was admitted to a Florida hospital last week suffering from liver and kidney failure, has died at the age of 67. The troubled Partridge Family star had struggled with a drinking problem and this year said he was suffering from dementia. Later in his career, Cassidy starred in ABC […]
The U.S. Department of Justice sued Monday to prevent the $85.4 billion takeover of Time Warner by AT&T. The merger “would greatly harm American consumers,” said Makan Delrahim, head of the antitrust division, adding it would lead to higher monthly television bills and “fewer of the newer, emerging innovative options that consumers are beginning to […]
Charlie Rose, co-anchor of CBS This Morning and host of PBS’s Charlie Rose the Week, has been accused of sexual misconduct by 8 women, the Washington Post reports. The women, age 21-37, either worked for Rose’s PBS show or aspired to between the late 1990s and 2011, said the Post, when they were subjected to […]
Advertisers would be wise to take note of a fascinating new study from Columbia Business School professor Sandra Matz. According to the new research, even a single “like” makes it far easier for advertisers to tailor ads to a user’s psychological profile. Simply relying on demographic traits like age or gender is significantly less effective. […]