Casey Wasserman had long pledged to stay away from the traditional entertainment business, but he said a new media landscape changed his thinking.
Category: Television
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Bill Maher Says Show Will Return Despite Writers’ Strike
The HBO host said he sympathized with the writers but needed to return for the good of other people who work on “Real Time With Bill Maher.”
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Cable TV Is on Life Support, but a New Bundle Is Coming Alive
Cable companies have started to figure out a way to stay in the TV game: Reselling streaming services.
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MTV Video Music Awards Recap: Taylor Swift, Doja Cat and More
Nicki Minaj hosted and helped close out a nearly four-hour show heavy on performances and reaction shots of Taylor Swift in the audience.
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Sam Heughan’s 5 Favorite Places in Glasgow
The star of ‘Outlander,’ which is halfway through its seventh season, recommends five spots in the Scottish city that he has called home for a decade.
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Max Gomez, Longtime TV Medical Reporter, Dies at 72
Known as Dr. Max (he was not a medical doctor. but had a Ph.D. in neuroscience), he reported on health and science with an easygoing gravitas.
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‘My Hero Academia’: The Anime Coco Gauff Watches Prematch
“I watched like four or five episodes of ‘My Hero Academia’ before I played,” she said after advancing to the U.S. Open final.
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The Actors KJ Smith and Skyh Black Marry in Malibu, Calif.
When KJ Smith and Skyh Black first met on the set of the TV show “Sistas,” Covid precautions kept them apart. After exchanging numbers months later, their story extended beyond the screen.
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Warner Bros. Suspends Deals With Top Show Creators
The move, which affected star writers like Mindy Kaling and J.J. Abrams, is an escalation of the standoff between Hollywood studios and the Writers Guild of America.
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How the N.F.L. Used Supercomputers to Solve Its TV Schedule Problems
The N.F.L. leaned into optimizing its 2023 schedule for TV (and streaming), turning to high-powered computers rather than football tradition to create matchups.