Also: iCrime debuts this fall; another syndicated show calls it quits; TV/radio stations shifting to the burbs? Catching up on some news: After deciding to delay for a few weeks, Fox released their 2022-23 schedule on June 6 without much fanfare. As expected, much of the lineup remained intact, including The Masked Singer on Wednesdays, Smackdown on Fridays, and the […]
Roe v. Wade dissolution will have impact from New York to Hollywood, and from Washington D.C. to Chicago. If you think Friday’s decision by the Supreme Court to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion won’t have an impact on media…you’d better think again. The landmark decision to appeal the woman’s right to choose will have a ripple […]
Former B96 jock Gabe Ramirez added to evenings WSCR-AM/670 The Score announced some scheduling changes Thursday. The Audacy-owned station announced it was pairing Dan Bernstein with Laurence Holmes for middays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The move is effective Monday. Bernstein – who has been hosting solo since Leila Ramini left to become a full-time sports anchor at NBC 5 […]
Deal is for a decade; RSNs, WGN-TV odd men out In a landmark rights deal, Major League Soccer announced Tuesday they are shifting all of their rights to Apple TV Plus, reportedly in a ten-year, $2.5 billion pact. This means every single game is going to be streamed and produced by Apple TV Plus – usurping any existing local or […]
Raises questions about teams having stakes in regional sports networks Outside of the Sky’s WNBA Championship, the last nine months have been utter hell for Chicago sports fans, from a sexual abuse scandal to sports team owners chewing out reporters, not to mention a certain Green Bay QB “owning” local fans. Now credibility problems has become the latest headache, with […]
Police-reality show and Cops return two years after George Floyd Two years after the death of George Floyd ended the runs of several reality-based police shows, it looks like the genre is making a comeback. Earlier this week, the producers of Live PD announced a deal with Reelz Channel for a new version of the show with the working […]
WLS-AM, WXRT name new morning hosts; WDRV’s Bob Stroud calls it a career (somewhat) It was a busy Tuesday morning in Chicago radio with tons of personnel moves. To start, Audacy-owned WXRT-FM announced the promotion of Marty Lennartz to mornings beginning on June 13 to replace the departing Richard Milne, who is exiting Friday to take care of his ailing […]
Corporate synergy could save show but complex rights issue stand in the way Magnum P.I., the recently-canceled reboot with Jay Hernandez in the starring role, could return with new episodes. As first reported by Deadline, series producer Universal Television is looking for a way to bring back the action drama for a fifth season – possibly airing on NBC or […]
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