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TikTok is suing the United States government, arguing that a bill passed on April 24 that seeks to force the app’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the app or have it banned, violates constitutional protections of free speech. “For the first time in history, Congress has enacted a law that subjects a single, named speech platform to a permanent, nationwide ban, and bars every American from participating in a unique online community with more than 1 billion people worldwide,” says the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. While the bill was a response to security concerns, TikTok maintains the burden is on the government to prove the restriction is warranted.
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Chicken Soup for the Soul has secured $175 million in financing from its primary lenders in an effort to avoid bankruptcy, with $75 million of the amount going toward paying off debt. As part of the deal with the lenders, the company, which reported a net loss of $636.6 million in 2023, has added two people to its board of directors who have expertise in restructuring.
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“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” is coming home to ABC. The reality show, which aired on the network from 2004-12, then had a one-season pit stop at HGTV in 2020, was handed a series order. While current HGTV star Ty Pennington hosted the original and Jesse Tyler Ferguson (“Modern Family”) hosted the HGTV version, Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin (“Get Organized with the Home Edit”) will take the reins this go-round. The new iteration, slated to debut in the 2024-25 season, comes from Endemol Shine North America and Hello Sunshine.
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Amplify Pictures (“100 Foot Wave”) has greenlit development on comedy “LA Native.” The half-hour scripted series is written and created by Siena East (“Grimsurg,” “Clone High”) with Chadd Gindin (”Grimsburg,” “ Santa Clarita Diet”) serving as showrunner. The series follows an unruly Native twentysomething in LA trying to make friends and connect with her culture.
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Food Network has ordered a second season of “24 in 24: Last Chef Standing.” Since its premiere on April 14, the series has reached more than 10 million total viewers across Food Network/Max/Discovery+.
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The untitled ”NCIS” spinoff starring Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo now has a name: “NCIS: Tony & Ziva.” Filming on the series is scheduled to commence this summer in Budapest.
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Critical Content landed a series order for “New House No Debt,” for A&E’s lifestyle block, Home.Made.Nation. The series follows buyers who want to sell high, then purchase new homes mortgage-free.
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Steven Weinstock and Glenda Hersh, executive producers and co-CEOs of Truly Original, inked an overall deal with entertainment studio The Cinemart (“Murdagh Murders: A Southern Scandal”). Through the agreement, The Cinemart will expand its development and production operations in unscripted programming.
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Michell Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) will star in “Blade Runner 2099” for Prime Video. The limited series is a sequel to the 2017 movie sequel “Blade Runner 2049,” which followed the 1982 classic film “Blade Runner.” Silka Luisa is executive producing alongside Ridley Scott, Alcon Entertainment co-founders Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Alcon’s President of Television Ben Roberts, David W. Zucker and Clayton Krueger from Scott Free Productions, Tom Spezialy, Richard Sharkey, Michael Green, Cynthia Yorkin, Frank Giustra and Isa Dick Hackett.
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Teri Hatcher (“Desperate Housewives”) is starring with Tahmoh Penikett (“Battlestar Galactica”) in Lifetime movie “The Killer Inside Us: The Ruth Finley Story,” following the true tale of a woman who becomes the target of a stalker. The psychological drama, part of Lifetime’s Ripped from the Headlines slate, premieres Saturday, June 29.
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CBS has set its summer schedule. Among the highlights are the broadcast debut of season one of Paramount+ comedy/crime drama “Tulsa King” on Sunday, July 14 at 8p, followed by the season 26 kickoff of “Big Brother” on July 21. True crime series “The Real CSI: Miami,” from “CSI” creator Anthony Zuiker, Jerry Bruckheimer and Magical Elves, premieres Wednesday, June 26 at 10p.
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The fourth and final season of AMC’s “Snowpiercer” launches Sunday, July 21 at 9p. Seasons one and two of the apocalyptic thriller will be available to stream on AMC+ starting Saturday, June 1, with season three dropping June 8.
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Season eleven of Discovery’s “Alone” premieres Thursday, June 13 at 9p, preceded by pre-season special “Before the Drop” at 8p. The reality show moves to its regular timeslot of 8p the following week.
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“Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game” debuts Sunday, June 2 at 10p on CNN. The docuseries follows spies operating behind the scenes during the Cold War. “’Secrets & Spies’ is a prime example of CNN Originals’ unique way to bring new perspectives to historical events – made all the more relevant by the current news cycle,” said Amy Entelis, EVP Talent, CNN Originals and Creative Development for CNN Worldwide. “This series plays like a thriller, unraveling a secret narrative that was entirely unknown as it occurred”
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“Let the Canary Sing,” a documentary about “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” singer Cyndi Lauper, premieres Tuesday, June 4 on Paramount+. The film “takes the audience on an engaging exploration of a renowned and pioneering artist who has left a remarkable legacy with her art,” according to the streamer.
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A&E is also in the music game, with new specials celebrating rock icons Bret Michaels, Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider, Alice Cooper, Sammy Hagar, and Sebastian Bach. Produced by Banger Films in association with A+E Factual Studios group under the “Biography” banner, the specials start rolling out Sunday, June 16 at 9p with Michaels.
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NBC will celebrate Red Nose Day’s first decade in the US with “Red Nose Day: Cheers to Ten Years,” a special airing Thursday, May 23 at 8p. “Red Nose Day is all about using the power of laughter and entertainment to change lives and help create a world with less childhood poverty, more childhood,” said Alison Moore, CEO of Comic Relief US. “Having this special highlighting the best TV moments and extraordinary impact of Red Nose Day’s first 10 years makes this milestone an even bigger celebration.”
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TikTok isn’t letting a lawsuit slow down its messaging. TikTok is the leading product-discovery app among social media platforms, with 61% of TikTok users discovering new brands and products on the app, 1.5 times more than other platform users. That’s according to a study from Material, commissioned by TikTok, that reports half of TikTok users say they went to the app to research or learn more about new products or brands, and 91% of users who were inspired to do something because of search on TikTok followed through. Sixty-six percent of products were found using TikTok’s search feature.
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Daytona 500 champ Dale Earnhardt Jr. will join Prime Video’s broadcast booth when the streamer launches its exclusive NASCAR Cup Series coverage in 2025. “I’m honored to be a part of Prime Video’s entrance into NASCAR,” said Earnhardt Jr. “It is an exciting opportunity to have the chance to give our NASCAR fan base yet another way to watch the sport. It will be exciting to see the innovation that Prime Video is going to bring to our sport and the fans.” In addition to streaming five NASCAR Cup Series races, Prime Video will present coverage of practice and qualifying for the first half of the NASCAR Cup Series season (excluding the Busch Light Clash, DAYTONA 500, Duel at Daytona, and NASCAR All-Star Race).
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Scripps Sports is adding weekly studio shows to supplement the State Farm WNBA Friday Night Spotlight on ION. ION will air 43 regular-season games during its second season broadcasting WNBA games, including eight Indiana Fever games with Caitlin Clark. The first of those is May 24 against the Los Angeles Sparks.
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Al Rojo Vivo will join anchor Jessica Carrillo as a co-host forTelemundo’s coverage of the Olympics in Paris this summer, alongside sports anchor Miguel Gurwitz. Carrillo and Gurwitz kick off the network’s coverage on Wednesday, July 24 with the start of the Olympic Football Tournaments.
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Fox scored the second-most watched UFL game of the season when 1.22 million viewers tuned in to watch the D.C. Defenders defeat the San Antonio Brahmas on Sunday. That’s up 78% from the equivalent Week 6 game last year.
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Through 22 games, the First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs are up 17% on ESPN nets, with an average 1.03 million viewers, and 439,000 P18-49 (up 13%). Saturday’s Maple Leafs/Bruins Game 7 averaged 3.2 million total viewers and 1.2 million P18-49, up 59% and 37% versus the equivalent game last year and Sunday’s Hurricanes/Rangers Game 1 averaged 2 million total viewers and 828,000 P18-49, up 49% and 34% versus last year.
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