WGN America to Rebrand as NewsNation: An "Unbiased" Competitor to Cable News Giants

NEW YORK -- Cable television news has never been more in vogue and so competitive.Several programs on MSNBC and CNN had their most-watched months ever in January, the Nielsen company said. CNN as a network did so, too, in a newsy month where the Capitol insurrection and President Joe Biden's inauguration left a lot to talk about.For the weekday prime-time schedule — the heart of the networks — MSNBC averaged 3.31 million viewers, CNN had 3.12 million and Fox News Channel had 2.89 million.

Eddie Redmayne, a 2015 Oscar winner for playing Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, once again takes on the role of a historical figure in Netflix's The Trial of the Chicago 7.

Sinclair Broadcast Group said that it is ending Eric Bolling’s Sunday morning talk show America This Week, as the conservative commentator has announced plans to launch a podcast with Brett Favre.

Kate Mara-fronted drama A Teacher, which is based on Hannah Fidell’s feature film, has become FX on Hulu’s most-watched original – surpassing Mrs. America and Devs.

Editors note: Earlier this week, IATSE president Matthew Loeb informed President Joe Biden that the union’s members “stand ready to help build vaccination sites across the country, or to convert existing entertainment venues and convention centers into vaccination sites in order to get shots into the arms of Americans as rapidly as possible.” The Broadway League also promised support for the effort, joining other owners and operators of live venues in offering locations and staff to assist in

Usually the worst thing a contestant on Worst Cooks In America does is singe off their eyebrows with a stovetop screwup.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorNexstar’s WGN America will rebrand itself NewsNation as of March 1 when the cabler expands its volume of daily newscasts to five hours a day.The move is another commitment from Nexstar to turn WGN America into a full-fledged news channel. WGN America launched a three-hour primetime newscast on Sept.

Nexstar-owned cable network WGN America will rebrand as NewsNation on March 1, debuting an expanded lineup of five hours of nightly news programming.

 Priyanka Chopra Jonas  recently opened up about a difficult time in her life in her new memoir, “Unfinished.”A post shared by Priyanka Chopra Jonas (@priyankachopra)In “Unfinished,” Chopra Jonas told about the racist bullying she experienced in her high school in Newton, Massachusetts. She said racist insults would be yelled at her down the hall.“I took it very personally.

Trevor Noah waxed rhapsodic in his opening monologue tonight. “The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and McDonald’s share price in Florida went way up, because America got a new Dad.”

Haley Bosselman authorAs the United States transitions under a new presidency, the 10-day People’s Inauguration kicks off Jan.

Haley Bosselman authorAs the United States transitions under a new presidency, the 10-day People’s Inauguration kicks off Jan.

Jamie Lang WarnerMedia has announced the leadership teams for HBO Max Latin America and HBO Max EMEA ahead of the streaming platform’s rollout across the territories, planned for later this year.In their new roles, Sulebakk and Duran will handle upgrading current HBO streaming services in existing markets as well as expansion into new territories across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.Christina Sulebakk will take the reins as general manager of HBO Max Europe, Middle East and

WarnerMedia announced Tuesday that Luis Duran is joining the company in February as General Manager for HBO Max Latin America. He will report to Johannes Larcher, Head of HBO Max International and will be responsible for the rollout and management of WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer play, HBO Max, in Latin America. That service is expected to launch later this year.

Ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the 59th Presidential Inaugural Committee hosted a virtual welcome event on Saturday to honor America’s history and the incoming administration.

Though he may be trying to throw fans off the scent, all signs are pointing to Anthony Mackie’s Falcon character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe picking up the shield and becoming the next Captain America by the end of the upcoming series, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” But as we’ve seen with how people held Chris Evans in such high regard for playing the character for nearly a decade, Mackie understands that dressing in the red, white, and blue superhero costume and acting as Captain

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, WarnerMedia Latin America makes several leadership team changes; HBO Europe announces new true-crime docuseries “Pray, Obey, Kill”; Amazon Prime Video picks up “I Care a Lot” in several key territories; Piece of Magic hires Charlie Kemball as head of acquisitions and business development; San Sebastián opens the call for key sections; and “Mully” will stream free globally this Valentine’s Day.WarnerMedia Latin America chief content officer Tomás

The Biden/Harris Presidential Inaugural Committee announced additional programming in advance of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on January 20. The theme of the now five consecutive nights of events is “America United.”

Chris Evans took to Twitter on Thursday to seemingly respond to a report claiming he'll be reprising his role as Captain America. A report published by on Thursday morning claimed that Evans was in talks to return as Steve Rogers in at least one Marvel project. According to the outlet, Evans would return similarly to how Robert Downey Jr.

Chris Evans could be returning as Captain America, aka. Steve Rogers, at some point in the near future – but it’s news to the actor.