Jose Alejandro Bastidas is TheWrap’s TV editor. Previously, he worked as assistant arts & entertainment editor at the San Francisco Chronicle. He also served as a staff writer at PopCulture.com, based in Nashville, and as food reporter and digital producer at The Desert Sun (a Gannett publication) based in Palm Springs. He has a BA in Mass Communication from Louisiana State University.
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Nielsen to Acquire DoubleVerify for Over $2 Billion to Enhance Digital Measurement Efforts
The price marks a 30% premium to the digital media monitoring company’s trading price
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‘Spaceship Earth’ Series Inspired by Epcot Ride Lands Disney+ Pilot Order
Jason Fuchs and Michael Waldron are among the executive producers on the adventure drama
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Judge Says Nexstar Violated Tegna Merger Preliminary Injunction With Board Appointments
DirecTV and a group of state attorneys general sought intervention on the matter in July
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Disney Sells 50% Stake in A+E Media to Hearst in $1.2 Billion All-Cash Deal
The transaction is expected to close in September
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‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Sashays to More Than 15 Million Viewers in 5 Days on Disney+ and Hulu
It becomes the platforms’ biggest live-action movie premiere since “Deadpool & Wolverine”
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John Oliver Extends HBO Deal for One More Year
The comedian will continue to host “Last Week Tonight” through at least the end of 2027
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‘Chicago Fire’ Star Dermot Mulroney to Exit After 2 Seasons
The actor will wrap up Chief Dom Pascal’s storyline early in Season 15
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Meghann Fahy to Star in HBO Limited Series ‘The Trial of Louise Woodward’
The five-episode drama is created by Matthew Barry and directed by Susanne Bier
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Mike Darnell Inks Multi-Year Overall Deal With Netflix, Will Provide ‘Guidance’ Over Unscripted Slate
The “American Idol” and “Masterchef” producer’s move comes three years after his exit from Warner Bros.
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Alicia Silverstone’s ‘Clueless’ TV Series Picked Up at Paramount+
The reboot of the beloved 1995 comedy was dropped by Peacock
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‘Chicago Fire’ Star Joe Miñoso to Exit in Season 15
The actor behind firefighter Joe Cruz has been on the NBC drama series since Season 1
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‘The Morning Show’ to End With Season 5 on Apple TV
The Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston-led drama series returns for one last news cycle in 2027
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‘Love Island USA’ Season 8 Winners Revealed: Which Couple Won the $100,000 Prize?
The Peacock series also shares a reunion premiere date and the return of “Beyond the Villa”
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Apple TV Boss Toasts ‘Widow’s Bay’ Emmys Love, Teases Possible Spinoffs
Head of programming Matt Cherniss tells TheWrap about the surprise best drama nomination for “Your Friends and Neighbors” and the return of “Ted Lasso,” “The Studio” and “Severance”
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11 Biggest Emmy Nomination Snubs and Surprises: From ‘Widow’s Bay’ to ‘The Bear’
A fall from grace, a meteoric rise and a shameful shutout mark this year’s biggest moves
