Television
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Study: Women and minority TV directors make modest gains
Nov 14, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Women and minority television directors made modest gains last season, but the majority of television episodes are still directed by white men, the Di...
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Comedians not laughing at character in 'The Simpsons'
Nov 14, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Growing up in New York in the 1980s, comedian Hari Kondabolu was like many young people. He watched "The Simpsons" and he adored "The Simpsons." There wa...
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Mountain West weighs TV money versus controlling game times
Nov 14, 2017 6:00 am - LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - At the University of Wyoming, the trade-off the Mountain West is making for television is apparent. The Cowboys drew more fans to Memorial Stadium f...
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'Lord of the Rings' TV series coming to Amazon Prime
Nov 13, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon says it has acquired the global television rights to "The Lord of the Rings," based on the fantasy novels by J.R.R. Tolkien, with a multi-season c...
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Feder: More layoffs at NBC Sports ChicagoNov 13, 2017 12:00 am - Another wave of layoffs hit NBC Sports Chicago Monday, as the regional sports network responded to continuing declines in subscribers and revenue. Sources said at least ...
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Feder: WYCC's imminent shutdown costs 12 more jobsNov 13, 2017 12:00 am - As WYCC-Channel 20 prepares to cease broadcast operations in two weeks, 12 more employees have received termination notices from the City Colleges of Chicago public tele...
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Now 86, Dan Rather is big on FacebookNov 12, 2017 10:00 pm - Halfway through his ninth decade, Dan Rather is years past the time when he and TV networks ruled how Americans thought about the world around them. Yet now 86, Rather h...
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Lifetime to premiere movie on Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping
Nov 11, 2017 6:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart is pleased with how a Lifetime movie and documentary she helped produce about her harrowing ordeal turned out. Bu...
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Mt. Prospect veteran wins $18,300 on 'Wheel of Fortune'Nov 10, 2017 6:00 pm - U.S. Army veteran Bill Swiniuch of Mount Prospect won $18,300 in cash and prizes, including a trip to Hawaii, during his appearance on "Wheel of Fortune" Friday evening....
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Feder: WGN's Robert Jordan writes about TV coverage of crimeNov 10, 2017 12:00 am - Retired news veteran Robert Jordan of WGN-Channel 9 has just written Murder in the News: An Inside Look at How Television Covers Crime, focusing on Chicago stations and...