SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is raising its U.S. prices by 13 to 18 percent, its biggest increase since the company launched its video streaming service 12 years ago. Its most popular plan will see the largest hike, to $13 per month from $11. That option offers high-definition streaming on up to two different internet-connected […]
Soledad O’Brien has been enjoying the change of pace in her career. She’s off of cable TV and working on a political magazine program called Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien. O’Brein calls cable TV “insane” and “hard to watch” these days because it’s constantly covering the “chaos” coming out of the White House. Matter […]
Ice Cube is looking to be one of the biggest players in all forms of media. The Blast reports he’s partnering with one of the biggest names in the jewelry business to get it done. According to The Blast, the rapper is teaming up with Carolyn Rafaelian, the founder of popular bangle brand Alex and Ani, in […]
Rickey Smiley is a very busy man, but on Monday nights he gets a good laugh. Every Monday he hosts a karaoke night at Birmingham’s StarDome. It’s been sold out for the past six months, he says “I got every crack-head, every drunk..” and if you’re in the building you’ll die laughing! Tonight his show Rickey […]
Shonda Rhimes was recently honored at Elle magazine’s 25th annual Women In Hollywood celebration where she made a surprising announcement during her acceptance speech. The “Grey’s Anatomy” creator revealed that she’s the highest paid showrunner in television after inking a lucrative deal with Netflix. “I am the highest-paid showrunner in television,” the 48-year-old told the audience. It was […]
Fox is teaming with Nick Cannon for a weekly late-night series that would cover pop culture and feature high-profile celebrity interviews, music performances and stand-up comics. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cannon will host and his longtime manager, Michael Goldman of NCredible Entertainment, will also exec produce the late-night series alongside The Talking Dead EP Michael Davies and his Embassy […]
After being job-shamed online for bagging groceries at Trader Joe’s, former Cosby Show star Geoffrey Owens has returned to TV, and describes a new role written for him as “incredible.” “There’s no job that is better than another. They might pay better, have better benefits, but actually, it’s not better,” Owens said last month on Good Morning America, after a […]
Rockmund Dunbar usually plays the “tough guy”, but in Fox’s hit show 9-1-1 he shows his “softer side.” He plays the husband of officer Athena Grant (Angela Bassett) who happens to be gay. Season two started last week and there’s already a lot going on. To Dunbar every episode feels like there’s “always 4 or 5 different […]
Lethal Weapon will return for its third season on Fox Tuesday Sep. 25. The Tom Joyner Morning Show crew talks to one of the stars of the show, Keesha Sharp, about this upcoming season. Sharp says she’s especially excited about this season because she has been “blessed” to be able to direct episode six. “Sometimes […]
Marriage is hard, so if there were a secret to making it easier wouldn’t you like to know? Sinbad stopped by the studio today and he has the answer. According to him, living apart is key. Sinbad and his wife were married, then divorced, and now married again. He admits that after they got remarried […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook’s Instagram service is loosening its restraints on video in an attempt to lure younger viewers away from YouTube when they’re looking for something to watch on their smartphones. The expansion announced Wednesday, dubbed IGTV, will increase Instagram’s video time limit from one minute to 10 minutes for most users. Accounts […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Somehow it doesn’t seem right for Jerry Springer to exit quietly. There should be one last thrown chair or a bleep-filled tirade, at the very least. Instead, it was announced with no fanfare this week that he will stop making new episodes of his memorably raucous talk show, and neither Springer […]
