Daily Archives : Oct 2, 2017
Tom Petty Dies at 66
"On behalf of the Tom Petty family, we are devastated to announce the untimely death of our father, husband, brother, leader and friend Tom Petty," wrote Tony Dimitriades, the longtime manager of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Monday evening on tompetty.com,…
Disney and Altice Come to Terms
"Walt Disney Co. and cable provider Altice USA Inc. reached a preliminary programming agreement that will enable 2.4 million New York-area pay-TV subscribers to continue to get ABC, ESPN and the Disney Channel," Bloomberg reports. "The two sides 'have extended…
Las Vegas-Themed TV Programs Pulled
In the wake of the mass shooting Sunday night in Las Vegas, in which at least 59 people were killed and more than 500 others were injured, the CW announced changes to its programming lineup. Monday night's finale of "Penn…
A Sitdown With Clive Davis, the Record Exec Behind Springsteen, Manilow, Joplin and Other Superstars
Clive Davis, who has been a driving force behind the careers of music stars from Janis Joplin to Bruce Springsteen to Whitney Houston, Patti Smith, Barry Manilow, Aerosmith, Alicia Keys ant The Notorious B.I.G., is the focus of the documentary…
ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars' to Honor Victims of Mass Shooting
The ABC competition series "Dancing with the Stars" announced today that it will honor the victims of the mass shooting Sunday night in Las Vegas by opening tonight's show with a moment of silence. The dance competition will air live…
CBS Fires Executive Over Comment About the Las Vegas Mass Shooting
CBS acted swiftly after one of its executives sent out a surprisingly harsh message this morning about the mass shooting Sunday night in Las Vegas. Variety reports that the network fired legal executive Hayley Geftman-Gold over the Facebook comment. Geftman-Gold…
Rocker Tom Petty in Full Cardiac Arrest — Conflicting Reports, Some Saying He's Dead
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Tom Petty was clinging to life today — with some news reports saying he was already dead — after going into full cardiac arrest Sunday night at his home in Malibu, Calif. TMZ.com reported…
Iconic Game Show Host Dies
One of the giants of the world of TV game shows has died, with the sad news surfacing over the weekend that Monty Hall is dead at 96. USA Today reports that Hall died Saturday of heart failure. Hall had…
Spinning the Numbers for NBC's 'SNL' Premiere — and Taking Another Look at That Trump-Focused Cold Open
NBC launched the 43rd season of "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend, and Nielsen figures reveal that even though the show was down from last year's premiere, the broadcast was "SNL's" second-most-watched season premiere in the past seven years. NBC…
Rance Crain Has a Problem With 'No Problem,' and He's Not Alone
If you have a problem with "No problem," you'll be interested to find out there are others who feel the same way — including Rance Crain, the former president of Crain Communicatons who in 1982 created the publication that evolved…