Television
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Snapchat scrambles again with 12 original scripted shows
Oct 13, 2018 1:00 am - Snap announced a series of 12 scripted shows on Snapchat Wednesday in an effort to spark renewed interest in the app as it hemorrhages users and money. The company lost ...
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Alec Baldwin vows to break the talk show model by going deep
Oct 12, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When his new talk show premieres Sunday night, don't expect Alec Baldwin to get overly political. The 60-year old actor plans to leave that on the set of...
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Oscar winners F. Murray Abraham, Helen Hunt kick off PBS' 'Shakespeare Uncovered' FridayOct 12, 2018 6:00 am - It's time to brush up your Shakespeare. Again. More performers associated with the Bard's plays serve as guides as "Shakespeare Uncovered" starts its third and final PBS...
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Amazon's 'The Romanoffs' is a classic TV anthology series
Oct 11, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ambitious, lavishly produced television series are routine in the era of big-spending streaming platforms. But the latest entry, Amazon's "The Romanof...
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Entertaining 'Better Call Saul' season finale a grim reminder that show won't end happilyOct 10, 2018 7:00 pm - As of this week's fourth-season finale of "Better Call Saul," AMC's prequel to "Breaking Bad," Naperville native Bob Odenkirk is credited on 83 episodes of television se...
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Study: Women make TV directing job gains, minorities lag
Oct 10, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - More women are being hired to direct TV episodes, but the numbers remain stagnant for directors of color, according to an industry guild study. Women ...
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TV academy's first black chair to step down after 2 years
Oct 10, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The TV academy's first African-American chairman is stepping down after two years. Hayma Washington told Variety he decided against seeking a second t...
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PGA of America agrees to 11-year deal with CBS, ESPN
Oct 10, 2018 7:00 am - The PGA Championship will remain with CBS Sports and pick up a powerful partner in ESPN for weekday rounds as part of an 11-year agreement in which the networks will com...
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Feder: Morgan Kolkmeyer weathers WGN computer snafuOct 10, 2018 1:00 am - One more reason you gotta love Morgan Kolkmeyer: When WGN-Channel 9's weather center graphics computer failed Tuesday morning, the Tribune Broadcasting station's plucky ...
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Feder: Retired NBC 5 anchor Warner Saunders dies at age 83Oct 10, 2018 1:00 am - Warner Saunders, a versatile Chicago television personality whose career spanned four decades at two stations, died Tuesday at 83, Robert Feder writes. Saunders collapse...