Tag: Television programs
‘Jeffersons,’ ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ producer Al Burton dies
SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) - Al Burton, a TV producer whose six-decade career included an eclectic mix of beauty pageants, variety and game shows...
Verizon to offer free Disney+ for 1 year
NEW YORK (AP) - Verizon is offering new and current customers a free year of Disney+ as the battle for streaming customers heats up.The...
Television’s Weather Channel wades into climate debate
NEW YORK (AP) - The Weather Channel is moving beyond cold fronts and heat waves to wade into the politics of climate change, with...
‘Maude’ co-star, character actor Bill Macy dies at 97
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bill Macy, the character actor whose hangdog expression was a perfect match for his role as the long-suffering foil to...
‘The Casagrandes’ extols Mexican American life via animation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Nickelodeon's "The Casagrandes" premiered this week and became one of the first cartoons in U.S. history to feature a multigenerational...
New Zealand sale announcement highlights TV’s struggles
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand broadcaster MediaWorks on Friday announced it plans to sell its struggling television business, leaving hundreds of workers...
New Zealand sale announcement highlights TV’s struggles
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand broadcaster MediaWorks on Friday announced it plans to sell its struggling television business, leaving hundreds of workers...
‘Tarzan’ actor Ron Ely’s wife killed; son shot by deputies
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - "Tarzan" actor Ron Ely's wife was stabbed to death in their Southern California home by their son, who deputies...
ABC apologizes for video wrongly said to be from Syria
NEW YORK (AP) - ABC News is apologizing for airing a video that it said depicted a Turkish attack on Kurds in Syria, but...
Robert Forster, Oscar nominee for ‘Jackie Brown,’ dies at 78
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Robert Forster, the handsome and omnipresent character actor who got a career resurgence and Oscar nomination for playing bail bondsman...
