CHICAGO — The ax is falling at WGN, cutting a wide swath out of “Chicago’s Very Own” TV newsroom. Eight veteran reporters and anchors were laid off Monday. Sean Lewis, Ray Cortopassi, Bronagh Tumulty, JudyWang, Julian Crews, Paul Lisnek, ... .
By creating their own network, the Braves have taken another step forward in the evolution of baseball on television. But in a way, they’re reviving a strategy from their past ... .
25). More than 15 years since its last episode aired on NBC, “Scrubs” is set to return to TV screens as its long-awaited reboot is premiering this week on ABC... Cox ... ET/PT ... Hulu offers a variety of plans to stream “9-1-1” and various other hit TV shows.
MLB also is distributing Braves and Angels direct to consumers on braves.tv and angels.tv ...The Braves said a “select number” of games will be available without charge on GrayMedia's network of TV stations in Atlanta and across the Southeast.
But Optimum TV subscribers will not see those reports unless there is a resolution to the carriage dispute that has had MLB Network off the broadcast platform since Jan ... To date, Optimum TV subscribers ...
'This is a character who needs to be both alluring and dangerous, he had to have the kind of charisma and warmth where you would believe people would fall under his spell,' the exec producers explain ... .