BURBANK, Ca. (AP) – Disney said Monday that it is reorganizing its business units to focus even more on streaming. The company said in August that its Disney Plus service has more than 60 million subscribers, and subscribers to its main combination of streaming services — Disney Plus, ESPN Plus and Hulu — top 100 million. It…
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NEW YORK (AP) — ViacomCBS will rebrand its CBS All Access streaming service as Paramount Plus, set to debut early next year with new, original shows. The expanded streaming service has been in the works since February, when CEO Bob Bakish said ViacomCBS planned to add “substantial content” to CBS All Access by drawing from a number…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – We need political comedy, not political correctness. SNL is the answer. Saturday Night Live has been a staple of American comedy for almost 50 years. Founded in 1975, it’s hilarious skits, songs, and other performances have become iconic in entertainment history. Many a famous actor has gotten his and her…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed Gen. Charles Brown Jr. as chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, making him the first black officer to lead one of the nation’s military services. Vice President Mike Pence took the unusual step of presiding over the vote, something he usually does to break…
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (FNN NEWS) — A decade in the making and after several relaunches, the Black News Channel (BNC) finally launched its African American news network in Tallahassee, Florida during Black History Month, Monday, February 10, 2020. Co-founders J.C. Watts, a former Republican congressman from Oklahoma, and former Florida cable news executive Bob Brillante will…
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LOS ANGELES, Ca. (FNN NEWS) – The 92nd Academy Awards lit up the Dolby Theater at the Hollywood & Highland Center and was televised in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide on Sunday February 9th, 2020. The highly anticipated award show had millions of film lovers tuned in to watch the alluring ceremony and…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – “Empire” (FOX) and “Kill Bill” star Vivica A. Fox is coming to Orlando in January 2020, and she’s coming to talk business. The Minority Business Development Agency, also known as the MBDA, will be hosting the Enterprising Women of Color Forum, Central Florida Edition on January 9th, 9:00am-12:30pm at Walt…
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NEW YORK, N.Y. (FNN NEWS) – Christmas came early on December 21st, 2019 as we were all gifted with comedian/actor Eddie Murphy’s much lauded return to host and perform on NBC’s long running television series Saturday Night Live. If you were born after 1984, it’s possible you might not understand this past weekend’s frenzy surrounding…
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