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  • Thursday, Sep. 1, 2016
ABC, Motion Picture Academy Extend Oscar Telecast Contract Through 2028
In this Feb. 20, 2015 file photo, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs arrives at the 52nd Annual ICG Publicists Awards, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES -- 

ABC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have expanded their agreement for eight more years, in which the network will remain home to the Oscars®, Hollywood’s biggest entertainment ceremony of the year, through 2028. The new agreement for the domestic network of the Academy Awards® adds eight years to the existing contract, which was scheduled to expire in 2020. 

“We’re honored to continue our storied and successful partnership with ABC in broadcasting the most watched live entertainment event of the year,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “In 2028, we’ll mark the Oscars 100th anniversary, and ABC is the perfect partner to help us celebrate the magic of movies with our fans. On behalf of the Academy, I thank Jim Gianopulos, our Academy Treasurer and chair of the Board’s Finance Committee, and Disney/ABC’s Ben Sherwood, for leading these efforts.” 

“After hosting the Academy Awards more than 50 times, ABC has More

  • Thursday, Sep. 1, 2016
Cinema Audio Society launches Outstanding Product Awards
Bob Bronow (photo by Alex Berliner)
LOS ANGELES -- 

The Cinema Audio Society announced that beginning with the 53rd CAS Awards the organization will present the Outstanding Product Awards for both Production and Post-Production in order to honor products which enhance the daily lives of mixers.

“As chair of the Awards Committee for the CAS, I am very pleased that we have augmented the Technical Achievement Awards that have been awarded in the past into the Outstanding Product Awards as they more succinctly express the honor and the intention of these annual awards,” said CAS Board member Bob Bronow. “We couldn’t do what we do without so many amazing products that allow us to do our best work. It’s great so see them getting much-deserved recognition.”

These awards will honor products or workflows that have become very useful in the workplace, and are becoming established as essential tools for the mixing communities (production and post).

The Outstanding Product Awards will be voted More

  • Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016
Bill Nye bringing his scientific savvy to new Netflix series 
In this Dec. 17, 2015 file photo, Bill Nye, the Science Guy, participates in AOL's BUILD Speaker Series to discuss his new book, "Unstoppable: Harnessing Science To Change The World", at AOL Studios, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Bill Nye is going to be a Netflix guy.

The streaming network announced plans Wednesday to launch a series, "Bill Nye Saves the World," hosted by the famed scientist, author and TV personality.

Each episode will tackle a chosen topic from a scientific point of view in an effort to dispel myths and refute anti-scientific claims that may be muddling the issue. Topics will include vaccinations, genetically modified foods and climate change.

According to Netflix, Nye will present guests, conduct experiments and ultimately let the facts lead each episode's exploration.

"We'll do our best to enlighten and entertain our audience," Nye said. "And perhaps we'll change the world a little."

The new venture launches next spring and marks a return to series TV for the star of "Bill Nye the Science Guy."

  • Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016
MTV considers VMA changes because of audience shift
Kanye West appears at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
By David Bauder, Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

MTV says it will consider airing its Video Music Awards live across the country in future years, a reflection of how the annual celebration of pop culture is increasingly being experienced online instead of on television.

This year's show, featuring a 16-minute Beyonce mini-concert, four performances by Rihanna and a Kanye West monologue, was watched by 6.5 million people on one of the 11 Viacom networks that aired it, the Nielsen company said. That's sharply down from the 9.8 million who watched the 2015 show.

A buzz deficiency is one factor, but another is the rapid change in how MTV's young audience consumes content.

The network said Tuesday that there were 149 million streams of VMA content online Sunday and Monday, a combination of live streaming through MTV's website and aggressive packaging of video clips on venues like Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the like. The majority of streams (86 million) came Monday, after More

  • Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016
Target's chief marketing officer to leave, join Uber 
In this July 15, 2015 file photo, Uber driver Karim Amrani sits in his car parked near the San Francisco International Airport parking area in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
By Anne D'Innocenzio, Retail Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Target's chief marketing officer is leaving the company and heading to Uber.

The retailer announced in a regulatory filing Tuesday that Jeff Jones is leaving Sept. 9. Uber said Jones will be president of ridesharing and will be responsible for Uber's operations, marketing and customer support globally.

Jones had joined Target as head of marketing in 2012. His exit follows the departures of other executives, including the head of merchandising, who have left the Minneapolis-based company.

Target has been struggling of late in its reinvention. The company cut its profit forecast and a key sales outlook as it suffered its first decline in revenue at stores opened a least year in eight quarters.

  • Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016
World premiere of Warren Beatty's "Rules Don’t Apply" to open AFI Fest
This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Lily Collins in a scene from "Rules Don't Apply," in theaters on November 23. (Francois Duhamel/Twentieth Century Fox via AP)
LOS ANGELES -- 

The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that the world premiere of New Regency and 20th Century Fox’s Rules Don’t Apply--written, directed, produced by and starring AFI Life Achievement Award recipient and Academy Award winner Warren Beatty--will be the Opening Night Gala of AFI Fest 2016 on Thursday, November 10, at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. The cast also includes Academy Award nominees Alec Baldwin, Annette Bening, Candice Bergen, Steve Coogan and Ed Harris, as well as Haley Bennett, Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, Lily Collins, Alden Ehrenreich, Taissa Farmiga, Megan Hilty, Oliver Platt and Martin Sheen.

“Warren Beatty has charmed and challenged moviegoers from his first moment on screen, and his talents as an actor, director, writer and producer have always transcended trends,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “AFI is honored to present the World Premiere of his newest gift to America’s More

  • Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016
Amid a marriage split, Showtime announces "Weiner" debut 
In this July 23, 2013 file photo, Huma Abedin, alongside her husband, then-New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, speaks during a news conference in New York.(AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

On the day Anthony Weiner's wife, Huma Abedin, announced she was leaving him amid a revival of his sexting scandal, Showtime said it will debut the documentary "Weiner," a painful, unrestricted look at their lives.

The film, to air Oct. 22 at 9 p.m. EDT, follows the former congressman as he runs for New York City mayor in 2013, two years after he quit Congress when it was revealed he was sending women sexually explicit messages on social media.

His mayoral campaign collapsed after reports surfaced that he had continued to sext women. In round 3, the New York Post published photos late Sunday that it said the Democrat had sent last year to a woman, including bare-chested shots and images of Weiner lying on a bed with his toddler while texting the woman, according to the Post.

The tabloid also ran sexually suggestive text messages that it said the two exchanged.

Soon after the fresh allegations, Abedin - vice chair of Hillary More

  • Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016
Construction worker dies on "Blade Runner" sequel set 
In this Nov. 23, 2015 file photo, actor Ryan Gosling attends the premiere of "The Big Short" in New York. Gosling and Harrison Ford will star in the sequel to "Blade Runner," expected in theaters in January 2018. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

A construction worker was killed on a set Friday for the untitled sequel to "Blade Runner" in Budapest, Hungary.

A statement from the film's production company Alcon Entertainment says the worker was on a soundstage at Origo Studios "underneath a platform, upon which the set was constructed, when it suddenly collapsed. The cause of the accident is not yet known."

The movie was not shooting at Origo Studios at the time.

No other details were provided.

The sequel to the 1982 sci-fi film stars Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Ryan Gosling, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis and Barkhad Abdi. The movie is being directed by "Sicario" and "Prisoners" filmmaker Denis Villeneuve.

Warner Bros. has scheduled the film for release Oct. 6, 2017.

  • Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016
CBS' Charles Osgood to end 22 years as "Sunday Morning" host 
In this June 22, 2014, file photo, Charles Osgood arrives at the Daytime Emmy Awards Afterparty at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Katy Winn/Invision/AP, File)
By Frazier Moore, Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Charles Osgood, who has said "good morning" to his audience every Sunday for 22 years, is about to say "goodbye" as host of "CBS News Sunday Morning" in September.

He announced his scheduled Sept. 25 farewell on Sunday's edition. That broadcast will be a tribute to Osgood's legacy on and off "Sunday Morning."

But after that, he won't be absent from the program, he assured viewers, explaining he will be on hand for occasional appearances.

"For years now, people - even friends and family - have been asking me why I continue doing this, considering my age," the 83-year-old Osgood said in brief concluding remarks. "It's just that it's been such a joy doing it! It's been a great run, but after nearly 50 years at CBS ... the time has come."

And then he sang a few wistful bars from a favorite folk song: "So long, it's been good to know you. I've got to be driftin' along."

No successor has been named. Among those under More

  • Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016
Facebook reduces role of human editors in "trending topics"
In this June 11, 2014, file photo, a man walks past a mural in an office on the Facebook campus in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- 

Facebook is taking new steps to reduce the role of human judgment in its "Trending Topics" feature, which drew controversy earlier this year over claims the service was suppressing conservative views.

Although it denied bias, Facebook has sought to reassure users that it's not showing favoritism when it highlights stories that are drawing comment on the social network.

Facebook says topics are selected by an algorithm that considers how often users post or share articles. Editors will still vet the list, but the feature will no longer include headlines or summaries written by editors. Instead it will show a selection of user comments and an excerpt from a news article.

Earlier, Facebook said editors would stop relying on outside news outlets to help decide which topics should be highlighted.

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