Television
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Latvia bans Russian television channel RT
Jun 30, 2020 7:00 am - HELSINKI (AP) - The Baltic nation of Latvia has banned the state-controlled Russian television channel RT, saying that it is effectively controlled by a media figure who...
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TV aims to keep July 4 viewing as traditional as possible amid pandemicJun 30, 2020 6:00 am - Sometimes, birthdays are celebrated under unusual circumstances ... and so it is for America this year. The coronavirus pandemic is necessitating changes to various summ...
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Carl Reiner, beloved creator of 'Dick Van Dyke Show,' dies
Jun 30, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a "second banana" to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy's front ranks...
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USGA transfers US media rights from Fox back to NBCUniversal
Jun 29, 2020 7:00 am - The USGA is transferring its U.S. media rights from Fox Sports to NBC, which returns the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open to NBC this year and for the final seven years o...
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Netflix series to dramatize Kaepernick's path to activism
Jun 29, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Colin Kaepernick is joining with Emmy-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay on a Netflix drama series about the teenage roots of the former NFL player's acti...
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New HBO series looks at lives disrupted by a serial killer
Jun 28, 2020 7:30 am - NEW YORK - It's said that documentary filmmaking is all about being in the right place at the right time. If so, director Liz Garbus has been doubly lucky with her lates...
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AP sources: NBC gets US Open as Fox gets out of contract
Jun 28, 2020 7:00 am - The U.S. Open is returning to NBC starting this year at Winged Foot after Fox Sports has asked to end its 12-year contract with the USGA, multiple people told The Associ...
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New Israeli espionage TV series tackles shadow war with Iran
Jun 27, 2020 7:00 am - TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israel's latest hit TV series takes the viewers straight into the heart of the country's archenemy Iran. 'œTehran'ť tells the sto...
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Daytime Emmys: 'The Young and the Restless' wins best drama
Jun 27, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - 'œThe Young and the Restless'ť won best drama at the first virtual Daytime Emmys along with three acting trophies on Friday night, with some winners s...
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Wait for it no more: TV debut of 'Hamilton' near
Jun 26, 2020 11:00 pm - The day marking the celebration of our national story is almost upon us. An occasion sure to spread joy throughout the land as Americans reflect on the sacrifices of the...