Television
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WGN-Channel 9 news anchor Mark Suppelsa plans to retireAug 17, 2017 1:00 am - Mark Suppelsa, widely regarded as one of Chicago television's best news anchors for nearly 25 years, is calling it quits at the top of his game. Suppelsa, 55, announced ...
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Tribeca Film Festival to launch separate TV event this fall
Aug 16, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The parent company of New York's Tribeca Film Festival is giving TV its own show. Tribeca Enterprises said Wednesday it will launch the stand-alone Tribe...
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Can't see the solar eclipse? Tune in online or on TV
Aug 16, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Ronald Dantowitz has been looking forward to Monday's solar eclipse for nearly 40 years. An astronomer who specializes in solar imaging, he's been photogra...
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Late-night comics get serious after Virginia violence
Aug 15, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK - The weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, prompted late night comics to strike a serious tone at the top of their shows Monday night. Instead of a tr...
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Netflix wins 'Scandal' creator Rhimes in blow to Disney, ABC
Aug 14, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Netflix has lured Shonda Rhimes, the well-regarded creator of TV series "Scandal" and "Grey's Anatomy," from ABC, its latest big get as media companies o...
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Daily Mail branches into TV with syndicated US show
Aug 14, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The Daily Mail is branching into television, hiring ESPN football analyst Jesse Palmer to host a daily U.S. syndicated show starting next month. The New Yo...
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After success of 'People v. O.J.' networks mining real life for dramaAug 14, 2017 6:00 am - Twenty years after O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder, what new insight could a TV drama have to offer? As it turned out, a lot. FX's "The People v. O.J. Simpson: Amer...
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Paisley hopes to land punchlines with first comedy specialAug 14, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Country singer Brad Paisley can carry a tune, but can he land a punchline? On Tuesday, audiences will find out when the Grammy-winning recording artist hosts ...
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'Jersey Shore' gang reuniting for an E! specialAug 13, 2017 7:23 am - NEW YORK - Gym. Tan. Laundry. Repeat. The cast of "Jersey Shore" is doing it all again for a special on the E! Network. "Reunion Road Trip: Return to the Jersey Shore" b...
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Disney aims to dominate children's programming with own streaming service
Aug 12, 2017 7:20 am - As adult television viewers increasingly opt out of traditional cable, streaming services are trying to entice their kids. Family-friendly programming is being dubbed a ...