NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 22, 2018--MTV has tapped Lars Silberbauer, the former LEGO® executive credited with transforming the Danish toy brand into a global digital leader, as Senior Vice President for Viacom’s MTV Digital Studios. In the newly established role, Silberbauer will overse…
In some versions of a headline on a story Oct. 21 and 22 about an interim CBS chairman resigning, The Associated Press erroneously reported the last name of the chairman. It's Parsons, not Parson.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 22, 2018--MTV has tapped Lars Silberbauer, the former LEGO® executive credited with transforming the Danish toy brand into a global digital leader, as Senior Vice President for Viacom’s MTV Digital Studios. In the newly established role, Silberbauer will overse…
"The Three Beths" (Grand Central Publishing), by Jeff Abbott
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 22, 2018--Preschoolers will be whisked away on magical culinary adventures in Nickelodeon ’s brand-new CG-animated series, , premiering Monday, Nov. 12, at 1 p.m. (ET/PT), in the Nick Jr. preschool block. The series (40 episodes), which centers on a fairy named…
"The Reckoning" (Doubleday), by John Grisham
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 22, 2018--iHeartMedia, the No. 1 commercial podcast publisher globally with over 20,000 podcasts available on its platform, today announced the first annual live iHeartRadio Podcast Awards to be held at the iHeartRadio Theater Los Angeles on Friday, January 18,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a 35-year acting career and with two iconic television characters to her name — Elaine Benes of "Seinfeld" and foul-mouthed Vice-President Selina Meyer — Julia Louis-Dreyfus has been honored with the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy.
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a 35-year acting career and with two iconic television characters to her name -- Elaine Benes of "Seinfeld" and foul-mouthed Vice-President Selina Meyer--Julia Louis-Dreyfus has been honored with the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Julia Louis-Dreyfus receiving the 21st annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor for an iconic career in comedy (all times local):
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Bluegrass and country star Ricky Skaggs, singer Dottie West and fiddler Johnny Gimble are the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forty years after he first appeared in theaters, Michael Myers is still drawing huge audiences for a good scare.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Loretta Lynn says she is doing better after a brief hospital visit to treat an illness that kept her from attending a CMT tribute to her and other female country artists.
NEW YORK (AP) — Beneath sparkling chandeliers hanging in the famed Rainbow Room, as a gala crowd dotted with rock stars sat around white-clothed dinner tables, Ringo Starr stood at a podium and described what it felt like to be 30 years sober.
SYDNEY (AP) — Prince Harry paid tribute to Australian service members by opening a new wing of a war memorial on Saturday before opening the Invictus Games as he and wife Meghan continued their visit to Australia and the South Pacific.
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 19, 2018--Innovating to meet the demand for graduate and undergraduate level educational offerings in the sports and entertainment industries, AEG and Pepperdine University are proud to debut a branded classroom within the iconic STAPLES Center, home to four…
SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 19, 2018--Vivint Smart Home, a leading smart home company, today announced a multi-year partnership with Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz. The agreement brings together Vivint, a premier partner of the Jazz with the Vivint Smart Home Aren…
DETROIT (AP) — From the auditorium of Detroit's main library on a recent weeknight emerged the sound of Motown: Spirited takes of tunes that sprung from a studio just a few miles away and made their way around the world.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 19, 2018--Renovation expert Jonathan Knight, best known as a member of the Grammy®-nominated boy band New Kids on the Block, will take fans step-by-step when he restores a centuries-old New England farmhouse in a new HGTV pilot, Farmhouse Fixer. The episode wil…
BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 19, 2018--If you’re a Pandora listener in LA, it’s your lucky day! To celebrate the best value in wireless, Metro® by T-Mobile is partnering with Pandora to bring you an intimate concert from two of the hottest artists of the year. The live concert will …
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 19, 2018--National Geographic announced today that Golden Globe-winning and Academy Award-nominated actress Angela Bassett will narrate its stunning two-hour wildlife documentary special The Flood, which premieres Sunday, Nov. 25 at 8/7c on National Geographi…
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 19, 2018--BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. is pleased to invite players to return to the stage of history as SOULCALIBUR™ VI launches today in the Americas for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, and PCs via STEAM®. SOUL…
SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 19, 2018--Vivint Smart Home, a leading smart home company, today announced a multi-year partnership with Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz. The agreement brings together Vivint, a premier partner of the Jazz with the Vivint Smart Home Aren…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Two Kansas water park workers were acquitted Thursday of impeding an investigation into the 2016 death of a 10-year-old boy who was decapitated while on a ride that had been billed as the world's tallest waterslide.
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 18, 2018--, the newest leading free to play MMORPG in the illustrious and vibrant setting of Maple World, has officially hit 1 million account downloads, only a week after its launch. MapleStory 2 is available for download globally on Nexon Launcher and Steam.
MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 18, 2018--TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) announced “Mothers Matter,” a four-part digital, episodic investigation into the high death rate of American mothers from pregnancy related causes, will premiere on TEGNA stations’ digital platforms on October 18. The series…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Heather and Clark Ensminger breathed sighs of relief when their Los Angeles-bound plane took off from Florida on time: Their biggest hurdle was now eliminated for achieving their goal of visiting six Disney parks on two coasts in one day.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 18, 2018--High net worth individuals from around the globe will converge on the yachting capital of the world from Wednesday, October 31 through Sunday, November 4 to shop for the latest and largest luxury super yachts by the industry’s most promin…
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 18, 2018--Activision’s Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4 has sold more than $500 million in sell-through worldwide in its first three days of release as the total number of players climbed from last year. Through its first three days of release, Black Ops …
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 18, 2018--Today AppOnboard, a mobile app demo technology and analytics platform for developers, has announced that AppOnboard’s App Store Demos have experienced wide global adoption since launching in late August, especially in emerging markets. App Store De…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — This one's for the girls, during a night when CMT honored all female stars, from Loretta Lynn to Carrie Underwood and Kelsea Ballerini, at their annual Artists of the Year show in an empowering night of lifting up each other.
NEW YORK (AP) — The sexual assault case against Harvey Weinstein was roiled Wednesday for the second time in a week by what New York City prosecutors said was a police detective's improper conduct.
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 17, 2018--Principal photography is underway on the third installment of New Line Cinema’s hugely successful “Annabelle” films, starring the infamous sinister doll from the “Conjuring” universe. Screenwriter Gary Dauberman (“The Nun,” “IT” films, “Annabel…
NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors say police detective under scrutiny in Weinstein case urged accuser to delete info from her phone.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Suffice it to say that "Horseface" and porn actress Stormy Daniels aren't what Republicans want to talk about three weeks from the midterm elections — or ever. A record number of women are running, most of them Democrats, in the first balloting of the #MeToo era.
WOODSTOCK, Conn. (AP) — The puppeteer who has played Big Bird on "Sesame Street" is retiring after nearly 50 years on the show.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christian artist Tauren Wells won four awards including new artist and contemporary Christian artist of the year at the 49th annual Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards.
TORONTO (AP) — In a story Oct. 10 about the film "Beautiful Boy," The Associated Press erroneously attributed a quote about drug use by Timothee Chalamet's character to Steve Carell.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 17, 2018--There’s no place more magical than Elvis Presley's Graceland ® at Christmas. On December 14 and 15, 2018, Graceland will host a special weekend of holiday music and activities highlighted by three incredible live concerts on the Graceland Sounds…
DUBBO, Australia (AP) — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were jokingly thanked for bringing England's notoriously inclement weather to a drought-stricken Outback town on Wednesday in a rain-drenched visit to Dubbo during their Australian royal tour.
NEW YORK (AP) — Can there be a "Roseanne" without Roseanne? The answer is yes, indeed. There can even be a pretty good sitcom. And you might not miss her that much.
PAHRUMP, Nev. (AP) — America's most famous pimp partied for days with porn stars, political pals and others to celebrate his 72nd birthday, but the revelry ended when Dennis Hof was found dead in one of his Nevada brothels.
LONDON (AP) — Anna Burns won the prestigious Man Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday for "Milkman," a vibrant, violent story about men, women, conflict and power set during Northern Ireland's years of Catholic-Protestant violence.
"Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson & the Making of Middle-earth" (HarperCollins), by Ian Nathan
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, "Live from the Ryman" (Southeastern)
NEW YORK (AP) — In the years after Steve Perry left Journey, he didn't sing for anyone — not even for himself.
Ace Frehley, "Spaceman" (Entertainment One)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Tennessee couple plans to visit six Disney parks on two U.S. coasts in one day.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is insulting the physical appearance of porn actress Stormy Daniels, calling her "Horseface" in a tweet about a recent legal ruling.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A few weeks ago, Elle King was in a rehearsal hall in Nashville, Tennessee, going over guitar licks from a new song with her band mates who were all wearing matching jackets that read "Brethren" on the back. The musicians were trying to get a handle on the new materia…
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 16, 2018--The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents: The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library is coming to Miami. The hugely successful, critically-acclaimed Presidential Twitter Library will open in Miami just ahead of ’s week of shows at The Fillmore M…
