Television
The contestants of ‘Finding Mr. Christmas’ talk about how showing their emotions was a big part of the Hallmark reality competition series seeking a new leading man.
The actor talks about becoming a mainstay on Hallmark and ‘This Time Each Year,’ premiering Thursday, her 30th film for the channel.
Hollywood Inc.
The deal would provide a loan to Dish parent EchoStar Communications and also prompt the departure of AT&T from its ownership of DirecTV.
Comcast is creating a new company, comprising nearly all of NBCUniversal’s current cable networks with the exception of Bravo, home of the ‘Real Housewives.’
The polls are close, the lawyers are ready and the networks may be in for marathon coverage — or not. What TV news learned from 2020 and how it shaped preparations for 2024.
Dodgers
Charter Communications is cutting back behind-the-scenes Lakers and Dodgers shows airing on SportsNet channels. Game coverage is not expected to be affected.
Networks were cautious on predicting the race until after midnight while DDHQ pointed to a Trump win early in the evening.
Comcast is considering spinning off its cable network business, which includes USA Network, Syfy and Bravo, as the media giant grapples with the changes in the linear television industry.
The reorganization comes after Warner Bros. Discovery took a $9-billion write-down for its basic cable channel group.
World & Nation
The U.S. government has charged a Russian-born U.S. citizen and former advisor to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign with working for a sanctioned Russian state television network and laundering the proceeds.