Culture

Disney to Sell Its 50% A+E Global Media Stake to Hearst for More Than $1 Billion

Disney is selling its 50% stake in A+E Global Media to Hearst for more than $1 billion, handing the owner of A&E, History and Lifetime to full Hearst control. The all-cash deal is expected to be announced alongside Disney's earnings on August 5.

Culture

Byron Allen's "Comics Unleashed" Premieres on CBS at 11:35 PM ET, Replacing Colbert

Allen is leasing the hour from CBS and selling the ad inventory himself, a structure he says will save the network $150M a year. The first non-Carson, non-Letterman, non-Colbert show in 33 years debuted on a date he picked deliberately: 34 years to the day after Johnny Carson signed off.

Television

Gayle King Signs New Deal With CBS News

Months of contract speculation are over: Gayle King is staying at CBS News, recommitting to CBS Mornings alongside Nate Burleson and Vladimir Duthiers after a deal that nearly didn't happen.

Television

'Wonder Man' Trailer Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II steps into the Marvel Universe as Simon Williams, a down-on-his-luck actor coached by Ben Kingsley's fan-favorite Trevor Slattery in this 8-episode Disney+ series from Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton.

Television

Isiah Whitlock Jr. Dead at 71

Isiah Whitlock Jr., who transformed Senator Clay Davis's corrupt authority into The Wire's most quotable presence, died Tuesday at 71 in New York, following fellow Wire actors James Ransone and Lance Reddick in recent months.

Sports

Shedeur Sanders' NFL Debut Delivers Historic Television Ratings

Shedeur Sanders' NFL debut with the Cleveland Browns drew 2.237 million viewers on NFL Network, the most-watched preseason game on the network since 2015. He went 14-of-23 for 138 yards and two touchdowns in a 30-10 win.