Television
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TV series on Michael Jackson's final days in development
Jun 20, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Filmmaker J.J. Abrams is adapting a new book about Michael Jackson for television with TV and radio host Tavis Smiley, co-author of the book. Smiley's comp...
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Oprah Winfrey returns to TV with megachurch drama 'Greenleaf'Jun 20, 2016 6:00 am - Oprah Winfrey wanted to deliver a story revolving around one of the biggest institutions in the African-American community: The Black Church. In her new dramatic series ...
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Blu-ray concert celebrates late 'Titanic' composer James HornerJun 20, 2016 6:00 am - The film world lost a master of emotional melody almost a year ago when James Horner's turboprop airplane crashed June 22, 2015, in California. His unforgettable themes ...
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China restricts TV shows based on foreign formats
Jun 19, 2016 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China is restricting TV shows that use formats from abroad such as "The Voice of China," which is based on a Dutch talent show, in a move it says is inten...
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It's 'Howdy Doody' Time again with July 4th TV marathon
Jun 17, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A former NBC star and offbeat candidate for president soon will be saluted on COZI TV . No, not Donald Trump. It's Howdy Doody, the redheaded, freckle-fa...
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Blair Brown is happy to be sentenced to a role on 'Orange'
Jun 16, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - On last season's finale of "Orange is the New Black," Judy King, nailed for tax evasion, arrived at Litchfield Penitentiary to surrender. But she found no one...
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Bradley Cooper to produce Stand Up To Cancer telecast
Jun 16, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bradley Cooper is throwing his weight behind a Stand Up To Cancer telecast, serving as executive producer for the fundraiser airing in September. The ...
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Wilmer Valderrama joins CBS' 'NCIS' as 'loose cannon' agent
Jun 16, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - CBS says Wilmer Valderrama is joining the cast of "NCIS" as a character who's charismatic but unpredictable. In a statement Thursday, "NCIS" executive...
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Downers Grove native gets engaged on 'American Ninja Warrior'Jun 16, 2016 5:00 am - Charles Kim had a brief window in his workday to squeeze in a first date where all starry-eyed millennials go: Chipotle. Nothing says romance quite like burritos, huh? I...
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Orlando gunman's face, name become journalism challenge
Jun 15, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Anderson Cooper faced the camera, his voice freighted with emotion, and took a stand on covering the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. "We will not...