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Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, and Fox Corp. board member Paul Ryan are among those who could be forced to testify in Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation suit against Fox News. Said Delaware Judge Eric M. Davis on Wednesday, “If Dominion wants to bring them live, they need to do a trial subpoena and I would not quash it and I would compel them to come.” Dominion claims it was defamed by FNC when hosts and guests claimed in 2020 that its voting systems illegally rigged the election. Fox News told the judge it plans to make available hosts Tucker Carlson, Maria Bartiromo, Sean Hannity, and Bret Baier, as well as Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott and President Jay Wallace to testify in person. Davis warned that January 6 riot, which occurred after the alleged defamation of Dominion, is not relevant “and should be stayed away from.” The trial is scheduled to start April 17.
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Showtime’s last late-night series, “Ziwe,” has been canceled after two seasons. The net’s “Desus & Mero” wrapped last year after its hosts decided to “pursue separate creative endeavors.”
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Nominees for the “2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards” were announced, with “Stranger Things,” “The Last of Us,” “The White Lotus,” Wednesday,” “Wolf Pack,” “Yellowstone” and “Yellowjackets” competing for best show. Among other categories are Best Fight, Best Kick-Ass Cast, Best Kiss and Most Frightened Performance. Fan-voted winners will be announced at the awards ceremony Sunday, May 7 at 8p.
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Telemundo morning show “Hoy Dia” is adding a fourth hour beginning Monday, April 10. The new format will run from 7a-11a.
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Apple TV+ handed an early season two renewal for “The Big Door Prize,” starring Chris O’Dowd. The comedy is now streaming on Apple TV+, with new episodes dropping on every Wednesday. Produced by Skydance Television, the second season of “The Big Door Prize” is now in production.
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As part of its National Financial Literacy Month efforts, CNBC announced plans for a new financial education initiative, CNBC Your Money. The new initiative is an extension of the CNBC Your Money editorial brand. “Personal finance issues impact our decision making throughout every stage of our lives – from paying for school to buying a home to building a family to saving for retirement,” said KC Sullivan, CNBC President. “Through this initiative, CNBC has the opportunity to help people navigate the financial landscape and provide trusted educational content that empowers them to make informed decisions about their financial wellbeing.”
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Hemisphere Media Group has reached an agreement to expand distribution of CentroAméricaTV, the channel dedicated to the Central American community in the US. The network is available on DIRECTV’s Spanish-language package Más Latino. CentroAméricaTV was already part of DIRECTV’s Óptimo Más package.
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Canela Media has added new shows and episodes to its content lineup for Canela Kids through its partnership with Moonbug Entertainment. 145 new episodes of Spanish-language content will be available for free, including “Jeuga con Cody” and “Meekah.”
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Major League Baseball and Imagine Entertainment have entered into a strategic partnership to create scripted and non-scripted film and television properties. The partnership looks to produce pioneering programming that taps the MLB Film & Video Archive to cover historical and cultural subjects while leveraging access granted by the league to also profile the storylines around the game today.
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Orlando Bloom will star in and executive produce a series based on Maggie O’Farrell’s This Must Be The Place, in development at Amazon. Suzanne Heathcote (“Killing Eve”) will write and executive produce. The project comes from Bloom’s Amazing Owl, BBC Studios, House Productions and Amazon Studios.
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“Vanderbilt,” chronicling the rise and fall of the American dynasty, is also in development at Amazon. The series, based on the bestseller by CNN host – and son of Gloria Vanderbilt – Anderson Cooper, and Katherine Howe comes from Patrick Macmanus (“Dr. Death”) and Cooper. UCP and Amazon Studios are producing.
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Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana has teamed up with Toikido to develop a new animated kids series based on gaming IP, Piñata Smashlings. “Toikido is an innovative new company that has quickly achieved success turning popular gaming properties into toys and apparel for a global audience,” said Pam Westman, President of Nelvana. “Their first in-house IP, Piñata Smashlings, has already garnered massive hype ahead of its launch this summer.”
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Fox unveiled its summer lineup, including the season premieres of “Crime Scene Kitchen” (Monday, May 22), and “Beat Shazam” and “Don’t Forget The Lyrics” (Tuesday, May 23). New series “Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars” kicks off Wednesday, May 24 along with “MasterChef.”
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Showtime spy drama “Ghosts of Beirut,” based on the true story of the manhunt for Imad Mughniyeh, the elusive Lebanese terrorist who outwitted his adversaries in the CIA and Mossad for over two decades, premieres Friday May 19 for streaming subscribers and Sunday, May 21 at 10p on linear.
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Dark comedy “High Desert,” starring Patricia Arquette as an on-again, off-again addict who decides to become a private investigator, debuts Wednesday, May 17 on Apple TV+. Matt Dillon, Christine Taylor, Weruche Opia, Brad Garrett, Bernadette Peters, Rupert Friend and Keir O’Donnell also star.
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Former NASA engineer Mark Rober, who became a YouTube sensationthanks to his intricate experiments and hilarious prankster videos, is featured in two new Discovery series. “This is Mark Rober” premieres Thursday, April 13 at 10p, and “Revengineers” launches Thursday, April 20 at 11p.
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Food Network spinoff “Summer Baking Championship” premieres with two back-to-back episodes on Monday May 15 at 9p on Food Network. The newest addition to the “Baking Championship” franchise features ten bakers from around the country tackling summer-themed challenges featuring the flavors, ingredients, and celebrations of the season.
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“Ana Cabrera Reports,” starring the former CNN anchor, launches on MSNBC on Monday, April 10 at 10a. The show replaces “MSNBC Reports,” which featured rotating hosts.
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“Funny or Die’s High Science” makes its debut Thursday, April 20 (of course) on discovery+ and HBO Max. The series stars Matt Klinman and Zack Poitras, featuring Paul Bettany as the voice of futuristic, talking bong “Dr. Oh” who will take Matt and Zack on psychedelic trips of scientific discovery. Episodes will become available to stream at the same time and the series will premiere two episodes weekly beginning April 26 on Discovery Channel.
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Circle Network will air the special “Bobby Bones & The Raging Idiots’ 6th Annual Million Dollar Show” on Saturday, April 8 at 10p. Recorded live from the Ryman Auditorium in late February, the sixth annual benefit show features performances and appearances from a range of country music stars.
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Opening night of SeriesFest on Friday, May 5 includes the premiere of the CNN Original Series, “The 2010s,” the latest installment of the Decades series from executive producers Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, and Mark Herzog. Closing out the festivities on Wednesday, May 10 will be a night of comedy at Red Rocks Amphitheatre with a special screening of Fox comedy “Animal Control” introduced by Joel McHale who, as well as Jay Pharoah and Adam Ray, will do an original stand-up set, along with the previously announced headliner, Chelsea Handler.
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The inaugural “Pickleball Slam” on ESPN averaged 670,000 viewers on Sunday. That was 27% higher than its lead-in and 33% higher than the XFL game that followed, and more viewers than The Miami Open Men’s Final on The Tennis Channel, the English Premier League soccer match on USA and the NHL game on TNT.
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