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Second Stunning Blow for Producer of “Roseanne” and “Cosby” as Syndication Revenue Vanishes

What happened today to "Roseanne" doesn't just affect the star who caused all this destruction. "Roseanne" is produced by Carsey Werner Television, owned by Tom...

Grammy Scandal: NARAS President Neil Portnow Under Fire as MusiCares Longtime Dedicated Chief Removed

Variety just broke a part of this story, but it's a whopper: MusiCares, the very important philanthropic part of the Grammy Awards, is...

One Week Later, amFAR Provides No Accounting for Cannes Gala, Refuses to Respond to Queries

A week ago tonight, amFAR held its annual fundraiser in Cannes at the Hotel duCap Eden Roc. Since then, there has not been a...

Record Sales Plunge as Top Artists– Justin Timberlake, U2, even Taylor Swift– Sell Fractions of Previous Numbers

Record sales are being touted these days as on a comeback. All you hear is: streaming will save us. But things are pretty dire. For...

TV Ratings: Indie Spirit Awards Garner Just 95,000 Viewers, Fail to Make Saturday’s Top 150 Cable Shows

We got all excited about the Oscars having their worst ratings ever. But really-- it was 25 million people. That's a lot any way...

Fox News to Spin Off Secret FoxNation Website into Ultra Right Streaming News Service

Going back at least 10 years or more, Foxnews.com has always had a secret sister website not edited by the main website's editors. It's...

Sale of Weinstein Company Now Impeded by AG’s Lawsuit, Proposed $500 Mil Deal Up in Smoke

The proposed $500 million sale of the Weinstein Company looks like it's gone up in smoke. NY Attorney General Schneiderman filed suit against TWC...

Disney Buys Fox Movies & TV, Gets Potential Oscar Winners, Nominees and Films For Adults At Last

Disney is buying 20th Century Fox today for $52 billion. They get the movie and TV studio but not Fox News or Sports, or...

Sean “Diddy” Combs Was the Only African American on Stage at Forbes Magazine’s 100th Anniversary

I was going to write this yesterday. But then I noticed tonight that Sean "Puff Daddy/P Diddy" Combs pointed it out himself. This week...

Report: Movie Box Office On Track for Lowest in 25 Years as Spielberg-Lucas “Blockbuster Implosion” Omen Prevails

Reports now, according to Exhibitor Relations: if things continue as they have, this will be the lowest box office in a quarter century. While...