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HGTV: Flipping 101 with Tarek El Moussa (Premiere) at 9pm
NETFLIX: Pulse (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Devil May Cry (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (Premiere)
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PRIME VIDEO: The Bondsman (Premiere)
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QVC Group announced a deal with TikTok that will have 24/7 live shopping streams featuring QVC brands and talent on the platform. “Our agreement will be a catalyst to transform shopping and discovery, not only for QVC Group and TikTok Shop, but also for social shopping at large,” said David Rawlinson II, President and CEO, QVC Group. TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, faces an April 5 deadline to agree to a new ownership structure due to national security concerns.
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Meanwhile, Amazon and AppLovin reportedly submitted eleventh-hour bids for TikTok. Amazon’s bid came via an offer letter addressed to Vice President JD Vance and Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, according to The New York Times. In March, President Trump said he was talking to four potential buyers.
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Deborah Norville announced her departure from “Inside Edition” after 30 years as host. “They made me a lovely offer to stay, but there are things I’d like to do and places I want to do them that continuing here doesn’t permit,” said Norville during Wednesday’s broadcast. “So, at the end of the season, I’ll be moving on. I’ve got some exciting things in the works, which I’ll talk about later, but what I want to say now is what a privilege it’s been to lead ‘Inside Edition’ for all these years.” Norville will be staying busy – she’s hosting new syndicated game show “The Perfect Line,” slated to debut this fall.
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The Television Critics Association has canceled its Summer Press Tour. “The systems that once supported the tour, in Hollywood and journalism, have changed,” said the TCA in an email to members. “Networks have consolidated into just a few companies and cut publicity staff. There are considerable costs for those presenting panels – the hotel and AV are expensive for the networks. The TCA Board reduced some of those costs by half, but that was not enough.” It’s been a rocky few years for the event, between Covid, the WGA strike and the cancellation of this year’s Winter Press Tour due to “deep contraction” in Hollywood.
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Netflix TV viewers now have more subtitle language options. “If you’re trying to learn a new language by viewing your favorite Mexican show with Korean dubbing and English subtitles, or watching the latest Netflix discovery with family members who speak several languages, the Netflix TV experience just got a whole lot more multilingual,” said the streamer in a blog post.
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Fox Entertainment has renewed three shows in a big way, with orders for four more seasons each of 20th Television Animation series “The Simpsons,” “Family Guy” and “Bob’s Burgers.” “The longevity of this agreement reaffirms our commitment to the successful partnership we’ve built with the incredible team at Disney,” said Rob Wade, CEO of Fox Entertainment. “This collaboration has and will continue to generate meaningful long-term value and strategically build audiences from Fox to Hulu to fans worldwide.” Fox also announced the return of “American Dad.”
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Apple TV+ has ordered comedic drama “The Husbands,” reports Deadline. The series from A24 starring Juno Temple (“Ted Lasso”) is based on the Holly Gramazio novel of the same name.
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Food Network has picked up late-night culinary card game “Wildcard Kitchen” for a third round and signed host Eric Adjepong to a new multi-year deal. Season two, which premiered in January, reached nearly 6 million P2+ viewers while seeing growth among P25-35 by +33%. “Our viewers loved ‘Wildcard Kitchen’ from the start – it truly feels like spending an hour at an exclusive late-night card game with your favorite chefs,” said Betsy Ayala, Head of Content, Food, Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Sinclair is the first broadcast company approved by the FAA to fly drones over individuals and moving vehicles for newsgathering without needing an FAA waiver. “This approval represents a significant step forward in our ability to deliver high-quality, innovative journalism,” said Scott Livingston, SVP of News for Sinclair.
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Season 27 of “South Park” premieres Wednesday, July 9 on Comedy Central, two years after season 26’s run. Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny were first seen in the animated short “The Spirit of Christmas.”
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“Wrestlemania IX: Becoming a Spectacle,” following the making of the Las Vegas WrestleMania in 1993, starts streaming Friday, April 11 on Peacock. That’s eight days before the start of “Wrestlemania 41.”
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Anitta, Chiquisand Olga Tañón will be among the artists and honorees for the third annual “Billboard Latin Women in Music” special, airing live on Telemundo Thursday, April 24 at 9p.
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Ten films from The Walt Disney Studios are headed to the BroadwayHD streaming platform as part of a new licensing agreement. “Bringing these films from The Walt Disney Studios to our platform is beyond monumental, as we remain dedicated to providing BroadwayHD subscribers with access to the greatest theatrical content in the world,” said BroadwayHD Founders and Co-Presidents Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley.
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TCLtv+, the streaming service offered by electronics company TCL,announced the launch of 21 FAST channels featuring content from Warner Bros. Discovery. New channels include No Reservations, Nip/Tuck, Say Yes to The Dress, MythBusters, as well as the B/R Sports Network and CNN Headlines, among others. “Our new partnership gives our audiences access to classic series and specials across a wide array of genres, as well as new options from our growing News and Opinion category,” said Catherine Zhang, VP, Content Service & Partnership, TCL.
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Pluto TV and Just For Entertainment Distribution inked a deal to bring the Just For Laughs FAST Channel to Canada, LatAm, Brazil, France, Italy, and the Nordic countries. The channel is now live in all markets.
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Mattel has officially launched its full lineup of FAST channelsacross current partnering platforms in the US. More channels are anticipated for 2025 and beyond, as the toy company continues to expand its digital presence.
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CNBC+, CNBC’s streaming subscription offering, has begun rolling out on Apple TV and Roku. Two livestreams will offer programming including “Squawk Box Asia,” “Squawk Box Europe” and “Closing Bell.” Viewers who want more information on their screen can watch the market data livestream.
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FuboTV struck marketing partnerships for three MLB teams for the 2025 season: The Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians and the Houston Astros. The partnerships include Fubo in-stadium and digital branding as well as fan engagement opportunities. Additionally, baseball fans will have the opportunity to stream Fubo’s sports, news and entertainment programming through promotional offers.
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Comedian, writer, and producer Roy Wood Jr. has been tapped to host the 46th Annual Sports Emmy Awards. The ceremony takes place Tuesday, May 20 in NYC.
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Free Live Sports, which launched in October 2024, reports it now offers 120+ sports channels, thousands of hours of sports-related VOD, and is available in 75 countries. “We believe in the power of sports,” founders Cathy Rasenberger, Ryan James, James Patrick, and Geoff Clark said in a joint statement. “Just as sports drove the early success of cable TV, sports will be the engine behind the growth of advertising and viewership in FAST in 2025.”
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Hockey Hall of Fame sportscasting duo Sam Rosen and John Davidsonwill reunite in the broadcast booth for TNT’s presentation of the New York Rangers hosting the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday, April 9 at 7:30p.
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The eighth season of The Big3 will be tipping off in Chicago on June 14 at 4p, live on CBS. The 10-week season will feature eight new teams that will each make a stop in their new home markets in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, and Miami. “This is the most anticipated BIG3 season yet,” said BIG3 Co-CEO Ice Cube of the basketball league. “Not only are the players competing for the Dr. J trophy, but also for a $1M win bonus. Beyond that, the play is harder, the players are tougher, and the league is more competitive than ever.”
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Last Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race on The CW delivered 1.014 million total viewers, up +19% compared to last year’s Martinsville race. This is the first season since 2017 that the first seven Xfinity Series races have averaged over 1 million total viewers.
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For the 1st quarter 2025, ABC’s “The View” ranked No. 1 in Households(1.77 rating) and Total Viewers (2.623 million) among the daytime network talk shows and news programs, and averaged 216,000 among Women 25-54 and 157,000 Women 18-49, according to Nielsen.
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ABCs “The Rookie” continued its ratings surge this season, hitting multi-year highs in both Total Viewers (8.25 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.67 rating), after three days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms. That’s the show’s best multiplatform Total Viewer audience since season five (1/31/23) and best rating among Adults 18-49 since season two (5/3/20).
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