It’s an old and new approach at this year’s 56th Academy of Country Music Awards. Keith Urban, a 15-time ACM Award winner, will team with New Female Artist of the Year nominee Mickey Guyton as hosts of the April 18 show.
CBS will televise the show from three iconic country music venues: the Grand Ole Opry House…
Joe Biden is making his first primetime address to the nation as President of the United States on Thursday, with the remarks set to begin at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, meaning the broadcast networks will be breaking in to their regularly scheduled lineups to cover it.
Biden has plenty to discuss, with the main topic the…
Joe Tait, who was a Cleveland sports fixture for more than four decades, has died at 83 at his Ohio home. His daughter confirmed the death, which was attributed to numerous health problems.
The Cavaliers organization released the following statement regarding Tait’s death:
“The Cleveland Cavaliers mourn the passing of…
The fallout from the Oprah Winfrey interview with Megan Markle and Prince Harry continues today, as opinions raged on both sides of the pro-Sussex and anti-Sussex aisle.
On Tuesday, The Talk host Sharon Osbourne defended UK TV host Pierce Morgan, who slammed Markle’s interview comments, saying he didn’t believe a word…
A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers reintroduced a bill on Wednesday to allow smaller news publishers to collectively negotiate content deals with online platforms, an effort to give the local news industry more leverage in dealing with big tech.
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act will give…
Entertainment finance firm Forest Road has launched its second SPAC with Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs as co-CEOs and co-chairs. Units of Forest Road Acquisition Corp. II started trading today on the New York Stock Exchange as the execs begin the search for a target company in the tech, media, telecommunications or…
BuzzFeed said Tuesday that it will cut the size of the staff of HuffPost after it acquired the news site.
The cuts will affect 47 employees in the U.S., while HuffPost Canada is closing and HuffPost Australia will be moving away from local coverage, according to a BuzzFeed spokesperson. They also will look at…
Disney CEO Bob Chapek said Tuesday the company’s fast-growing streaming service Disney+ has topped 100 million subscribers.
He made the reveal at Disney’s annual shareholders meeting, held virtually this year. The company last reported Feb. 11 that Disney+ had 94.9 million subscribers.
“The enormous success of Disney+…
Nancy Grace will host a new series for Fox Nation called America’s Most Wanted Overtime, tied to the Fox network airing of America’s Most Wanted, and she also has signed a new multiyear deal in which she will continue Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.
America’s Most Wanted Overtime will debut at 10 PM ET on March 15…
Group Nine Acquisition Corp. said Tuesday it has named CNN chief Jeff Zucker and Technicolor vice chair Melinda Mount to its board of directors, adding firepower as it searches for digital media properties.
Units of the SPAC (special purpose acquisition company), created late last year by top executives of Group Nine M…
ITV CEO Carolyn McCall has said that the UK broadcaster will hold talks with Piers Morgan after the Good Morning Britain presenter said live on-air that he did not believe Meghan Markle had suicidal thoughts.
McCall was asked about Morgan’s behavior several times during a media call for ITV’s 2020 earnings today, and…
Deadline has made a pair of staff moves as it continues its editorial expansion. London-based reporter Diana Lodderhose is returning to the site’s fold as International Features Editor, while Alexandra Del Rosario, currently Associate Editor, Nights & Weekends, has shifted to TV Reporter.
“We are thrilled to have…
