Tag: Media and entertainment industry
Lawyers summing up at Depp’s libel trial against UK tabloid
LONDON (AP) - Lawyers began their closing arguments Monday at Johnny Depp’s libel case against a British tabloid that accused him of abusing ex-wife...
College basketball stuck in holding pattern during pandemic
Baseball has begun its coronavirus-delayed season with limited long-distance travel and no fans in the stands. The NBA has its Disney World bubble. The...
Sinclair pulls show where Fauci conspiracy theory is aired
NEW YORK (AP) - The Sinclair Broadcast Group said Saturday it is pulling from the air an edition of its “America This Week†program...
Hedge fund to pay $312M for McClatchy newspaper chain
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Hedge fund Chatham Asset Management says will pay $312 million to buy newspaper publisher McClatchy out of bankruptcy protection. Chatham...
Death of young actor fuels debate on nepotism in Bollywood
NEW DELHI (AP) - The entertainment capital of India may be reeling under the coronavirus onslaught, but its celebrity inhabitants are being roiled by...
Chiefs’ Duvernay-Tardif first to opt out of 2020 NFL season
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif of the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs became the first player to opt out...
Camps set to open after NFL, players’ union reach agreement
NFL training camps are set to open after the league and the players' union reached agreement on several issues, including future salary cap mechanisms...
Depp’s lawyers play video showing Heard ‘attacked’ sister
LONDON (AP) - Johnny Depp's lawyers in his libel suit against a British tabloid that labeled the actor a “wife beater†displayed video footage...
MLB, players agree to expand playoffs to 16 teams
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball and the players’ union agreed Thursday to expand the playoffs from 10 teams to 16 for the...
Movie theaters implore studios: Release the blockbusters
NEW YORK (AP) - A long time ago in a pre-COVID universe far, far away, blockbusters opened around the globe simultaneously or nearly so....