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Urban Radio Networks’ April Ryan, who’s made headlines for clashing with the Donald Trump administration, has been named a CNN political analyst. Last week, White House press secretary Sean Spicer drew criticism for ordering Ryan to “stop shaking your head” as he chastised her for pressing him about the “Russia issue.” Ryan made the announcement […]
Comedy Central weekly late nighter The President Show launches Thursday, April 27 at 11:30p, after The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Donald Trump impersonator Anthony Atamanuik stars as POTUS, avoiding “the crooked media by hosting a late-night show direct from the Oval Office.”
AOL CEO Tim Armstrong confirmed that, once Verizon’s acquisition of Yahoo closes, AOL and Yahoo will be merged into one entity. Its name? Oath. Current Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer won’t be joining Oath, according to sources who spoke to Re/code.
And now Apple may enter the OTT TV space too – kind of. Re/code reports that the tech giant is interested in selling a TV package that consists entirely of HBO, Showtime, and Starz. (Now that’s a skinny bundle.) Apple has already reportedly approached the three networks. Apple actually sells those channels already, but individually. […]
In hockey news, the NHL appears to have closed the door for its players to participate in the 2018 Olympics once and for all. In a statement, the league writes that “A number of months have now passed and no meaningful dialogue has materialized. Instead, the IOC has now expressed the position that the NHL’s […]
Monster Energy is bringing Bellator MMA to a new world, with the MMA promotion announcing that the brand will showcase Bellator fights as part of its activation experience at NASCAR this season. Bouts will see MMA fighters included as a pre-race event for fans in attendance of four of this season’s races, starting the weekend […]
Neil Patrick Harris will host and exec produce NBC game show Genius Junior, testing the smarts of 12 teams of kids. “The contestants are kids, so they’re destined to be hilarious or, you know, snap. Win/win,” said Harris. “I kid. #pun.” Shed Media is producing. Harris-hosted variety show Best Time Ever was canceled after one […]
America’s Next Top Model is eliminating the age limit for contestants. “There have been 23 cycles of America’s Next Top Model, and every single cycle we say you have to be 27 years old or younger,” said host and producer Tyra Banks in a video soliciting contestants. “You know what I hear all the time? […]
And now there’s another one. According to Bloomberg, it appears Verizon is planning to enter the OTT-based live TV space this summer, and in the process of securing streaming rights from TV network owners. The service will reportedly be independent of Verizon’s FiOS home TV service, as well as from its go90 mobile video service. […]