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Bob Iger, Seth MacFarlane to Be Inducted Into TV Academy Hall of Fame
Geraldine Laybourne, Cicely Tyson and Jay Sandrich round out 25th Hall class
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Political Ad Spending to Reach Nearly $10 Billion for 2020 Election – But TV Dollars Will Decline
TV ad dollars totaled $65 billion this year, a 7% decline from 2018, media buying firm GroupM says
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Dana Sharpless and Steve Sicherman Named Heads of Current Programming for 20th Century Fox TV
Sharpless to oversee drama, with Sicherman managing studio’s comedy series
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Watch Larry David Fight With a Toaster in ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Season 10 Teaser (Video)
Comedy returns in January
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How to Watch and Livestream the NFL’s Thanksgiving Day Games
There’s options for cord-cutters… but only if you pay up
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Why ESPN+ Needs ‘Monday Night Football’ to Play a Bigger Part in Disney’s Streaming Future
The sports network is caught between the old guard of the traditional TV bundle and the new streaming world
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‘Watchmen’ EP Breaks Down the Major Reveal That Upends Alan Moore’s Original Comic
“I know it’s a scary choice and very radical,” Nicole Kassell tells TheWrap
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Michael Bloomberg Buys Over $30 Million in TV Ads to Launch Presidential Bid
Former New York mayor to smash Barack Obama’s record for single-week ad spending in campaign history
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AMC Networks Unscripted Chief Eliot Goldberg to Step Down
Marco Bresaz will take over role
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Dear ‘Mandalorian’ Fans: Buy Baby Yoda Merchandise, You Now Can
Disney gives us an early Christmas present
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IDW Entertainment Boss on How the Streaming Era is ‘Overwhelming for Everyone’
“It’s such an entrepreneurial time,” Lydia Antonini tells TheWrap of wading through the streaming waters
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‘The Mandalorian’ Star Giancarlo Esposito Loves Baby Yoda Just as Much as You Do (Video)
“He has something that I believe that we’re all going to want,” actor tells TheWrap of the Star Wars series’ breakout character
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‘This Is Us’ Producer Kay Oyegun Signs Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox
She wrote the Randall and Beth backstory episode
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‘Stargirl’ to Air on Both DC Universe and The CW
DC Comics adaptation will air episodes on CW one day after they debut on DC Universe
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‘SNL’: Jennifer Lopez, Scarlett Johansson to Host in December
Lizzo is musical guest for Eddie Murphy’s long-awaited return on Dec. 21















