Television
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Lifetime channel to broadcast women's pro soccer matchesFeb 02, 2017 12:00 am - NEW YORK - For the first time in its five-year history, the National Women's Soccer League will have a full-time broadcast partner. A+E Networks has bought an equity sta...
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Brent Musburger signs off ESPN for final time
Feb 01, 2017 6:00 am - LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - On his final night as a play-by-play man, Brent Musburger mused to the camera "what a road we've traveled together." The 77-year-old ESPN announcer...
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Tamron Hall exits NBC after learning she was losing 'Today'
Feb 01, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK - NBC said Wednesday that news anchor Tamron Hall is leaving the network, the first casualty of its decision to sign Megyn Kelly away from Fox News Channel. Hal...
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Laurence Fishburne calls Nelson Mandela role 'life-changing'
Feb 01, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - There are a handful of roles that every good actor is more than honored to play. So when Laurence Fishburne was asked to portray Nelson Mandela in a new ...
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Shepard Smith stands out in Fox's sea of opinion
Jan 31, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Twitter stream on a producer's computer a few feet from where Fox News Channel's Shepard Smith anchored his newscast several days ago steadily churne...
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Who's next? Peter Capaldi to quit 'Doctor Who' at year's end
Jan 31, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON - Peter Capaldi, the latest incarnation of "Doctor Who," says he is quitting the lead role in the BBC science fiction series at the end of the year. Capaldi joine...
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Oprah Winfrey to be 'special contributor' to '60 Minutes'
Jan 31, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Oprah Winfrey has been named a "special contributor" to CBS News' "60 Minutes." Winfrey will bring occasional reports to the newsmagazine starting this fall, ...
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PBS' 'Nova' seeking periodic-table fans to fund TV special
Jan 31, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Geeks of America, PBS' "Nova" wants you to open up your minds and wallets for a sequel to its sleeper 2012 hit film on the periodic table. A Kickstart...
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Jasmine Guy heads back to college for BET drama 'The Quad'
Jan 31, 2017 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Jasmine Guy is back at make-believe school. For the third time. At 54, she has had a varied career as a dancer, writer and singer as well as actress. But she ...
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Sundance doc chronicling rise of Donald Trump to air on Showtime FridayJan 31, 2017 5:00 am - In case you need a reminder of how Donald Trump mounted an unorthodox campaign and became the unlikely winner of the presidential election, the documentary “Trumped” is ...