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Bill Shine, the former co-head of Fox News, heads to the White House Jul 05, 2018

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Shine was ousted from Fox News last May over the network's handling of sexual harassment cases under Roger Ailes. His new job as head of White House communications is in some ways perfect and in many ways shocking.

NBC News misses another sexual misconduct story Jun 28, 2018

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In the midst of the #MeToo mvement, Sil Lai Abrams was ready to go on the record with sexual assault allegations against Russell Simmons and A.J. Calloway. She took the story to Joy Reid at MSNBC, but the network dragged its feet for months, before ultimately killing the story.

Some top showrunners at Fox speaking out against Fox News Jun 21, 2018

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In the wake of the crisis at the border, some Hollywood creatives who work in the film and TV division of Fox are calling out Fox News, based on what they believe is biased coverage of the separation of children and their parents.

The AT&T-Time Warner merger is a go, with more consolidation to follow Jun 14, 2018

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Following the court's ruling in favor of AT&T, the race to get bigger, faster moved into high gear and leaves a lot of people in Hollywood stressed out about their futures.

Looking ahead to the AT&T-Time Warner merger decision Jun 07, 2018

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A decision is expected on June 12 as to whether AT&T will be allowed to buy Time Warner. The Justice Department sued to blocked the merger, supposedly on the basis of antitrust laws, but many speculate more political motivations because Trump is no fan of CNN, which is owned by Time Warner.

Sam Bee apologizes for having "crossed a line" on her show May 31, 2018

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Now there are cries from the White House for TBS to cancel her show, following ABC's cancelation of 'Roseanne' earlier this week. But are the Roseanne and Samantha Bee situations really comparable?

Harvey Weinstein expected to turn himself in tomorrow May 24, 2018

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A day that many women thought would never come may have finally arrived.

CBS vs Viacom: the battle rages on May 17, 2018

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The fate of a CBS and Viacom merger hangs in the balance as CBS holds an emergency meeting for the board of directors on Thursday afternoon.

Fewer parties, no selfies: a quieter Cannes this year May 10, 2018

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A check-in from Cannes finds a more muted festival than in years past.

More allegations of improper conduct by Charlie Rose May 03, 2018

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A follow-up investigation by The Washington Post found an additional 27 women who say Rose harassed them.

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