WWE’s ‘Smackdown’ moving from Fox to USA Network in new rights deal with NBCUniversal
By Michelle Chapman, The Associated Press on September 21st, 2023
WWE’s popular television show, “Friday Night Smackdown,” will be moving from Fox to USA Network next year under a new five-year domestic media rights partnership with NBCUniversal. “Smackdown,” a weekly two-hour live program that features wrestlers such as Roman Reigns, Charlotte Flair, Rey Mysterio and Bianca Belair, regularly performs strongly in the key 18-49 demographic. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Outdated headline sparks vicious online hate campaign directed at Las Vegas newspaper
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on September 21st, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – A Las Vegas newspaper is being viciously attacked online for its coverage of an alleged murder of a retired police chief, either because of a misunderstanding or a deliberate attempt to mislead. The “firehose of hatred” has led the Las Vegas Review-Journal to sift through email directed at one of its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Side hustles take center stage in paying bills for Hollywood workers on strike
By Leanne Italie, The Associated Press on September 21st, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Lighting for the entertainment industry is Ryan Meyer’s lifeblood. Before the Hollywood strikes, he worked 40 hours a week or more as a gaffer or director of photography. He also has a company that usually earns more than a million dollars a year in production support. Most of that is gone, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rupert Murdoch, whose creation of Fox News made him a force in American politics, is stepping down
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on September 21st, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old Australian media magnate whose creation of Fox News made him a force in American politics, is stepping down as leader of both Fox’s parent company and his News Corp. media holdings. Fox said Thursday that Murdoch would become chairman emeritus of both companies, effective at board meetings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ancient ‘power’ palazzo on Rome’s Palatine Hill reopens to tourists, decades after closure.
By The Associated Press on September 21st, 2023
ROME (AP) – An ancient Roman imperial palazzo atop the city’s Palatine Hill was reopened to tourists on Thursday, nearly 50 years after its closure for restoration. The nearly 2,000-year-old Domus Tiberiana was home to rulers in the ancient city’s Imperial period. The sprawling palace allows for sweeping views of the Roman Forum below. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan TV network will acquire Totoro creator Studio Ghibli as animation studio prepares for future
By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press on September 21st, 2023
TOKYO (AP) – Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio of Hayao Miyazaki, will become a subsidiary of Nippon Television Network Corp., both sides said Thursday. Succession worries had been a priority at Ghibli, as Miyazaki has turned 82, and producer Toshio Suzuki is 75, the companies said in a joint statement. The boards of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Game of Thrones’ creator and other authors sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI for copyright infringement
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on September 20th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – John Grisham, Jodi Picoult and George R.R. Martin are among 17 authors suing OpenAI for “systematic theft on a mass scale,” the latest in a wave of legal action by writers concerned that artificial intelligence programs are using their copyrighted works without permission. In papers filed Tuesday in federal court in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MGM Resorts computers back up after 10 days as analysts eye effects of casino cyberattacks
By Ken Ritter, The Associated Press on September 20th, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) – MGM Resorts brought to an end a 10-day computer shutdown prompted by efforts to shield from a cyberattack data including hotel reservations and credit card processing, the casino giant said Wednesday, as analysts and academics measured the effects of the event. “We are pleased that all of our hotels and casinos ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Diesel is Milan’s hottest ticket with otherworldly looks, cutting-edge textiles
By Colleen Barry, The Associated Press on September 20th, 2023
MILAN (AP) – Thousands came out in a rain to watch an open-air Diesel show during Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday, making the denim-centric brand the hottest ticket in town. Designer Glenn Martens has elevated Diesel to new heights, attracting top music talent like Jaden Smith to the VIP section of his elevated, concert-style runway, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Bob Ross TV painting, completed in a half an hour, goes on sale for nearly $10 million
By Mark Vancleave And Scott Mcfetridge, The Associated Press on September 20th, 2023
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – What would Bob Ross think? The artist who brought painting to the people, with works completed for PBS viewers in less than a half-hour with little more than a large bristle brush, putty knife and plenty of encouragement, certainly wouldn’t have envisioned one of his works going up for sale for nearly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tenor Stephen Gould dies at age 61 after being diagnosed with bile duct cancer
By The Associated Press on September 20th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Tenor Stephen Gould, who announced earlier this month that he had been diagnosed with incurable bile duct cancer, has died. He was 61. Gould’s agent Stephanie Ammann confirmed the singer died Tuesday in Virginia. No other details were immediately available. The singer withdrew this summer from the Bayreuth Festival in Germany, ... Read More »
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