TV reporter • tim.baysinger@thewrap.com • Twitter: @tim_bays
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ESPN Sets New Senior Executive Team in Wake of Connor Schell Exit, Jodi Markley Retirement
Company slashed 500 jobs last week
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Disney+ Turns 1: What Worked and What Didn’t for Netflix’s Biggest Rival
Subscriptions are far outpacing expectations, covering for early slip-ups
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ESPN’s Head of Content Connor Schell to Exit to Form Production Company
Schell co-created the “30 for 30” franchise and was one of Jimmy Pitaro’s top lieutenants
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AT&T Names Former FCC Chairman William Kennard Chairman of Board of Directors
Kennard will replace the outgoing Randall Stephenson
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How ‘Mom’ Handled Anna Faris’ Departure in Season 8 Premiere
Faris left the CBS sitcom earlier this year
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‘Tonight Show’ Head Writer Rebecca Drysdale Exits With Vow: I’ll Never Write Another Trump Sketch
Drysdale served in her role for a little more than six months
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T-Mobile’s New Streaming Service TVision Accused of Breaching Distribution Contracts
NBCU, Discovery and ViacomCBS are unhappy with how their channels are offered
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‘Good Place’ Actor William Jackson Harper to Star in ‘Love Life’ Season 2
He will follow Anna Kendrick, who headlined the first season of HBO Max anthology romcom
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Election Night 2020 Viewership Falls 20% From 2016 to 56.9 Million
Fox News led with a record 13.6 million in primetime
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Sinclair Broadcasting Takes $4.2 Billion Hit Over Regional Sports Networks
Station group leader bought 21 networks from Disney for more than $10 billion last year
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Stephen King Anthology ‘Castle Rock’ Canceled by Hulu After 2 Seasons
The drama was based on various King works
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NBC Pulls Pandemic Comedy ‘Connecting’ From Schedule, Will Finish Run Online
Final four episodes will stream on Peacock
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Dawn Olmstead Leaves UCP to Run Anonymous Content as Partner and CEO
David Levine promoted to chief content officer
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Deportation Comedy ‘Borderline’ in the Works at ABC
Single-camera project is from “On My Block” co-producer Chris Encell
