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President-elect Biden to Join ABC’s New Year’s Eve Special
ABC has announced that President-elect Joe Biden and future first lady Jill Biden will make a special appearance during “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021.”
WPIX Sold to Mission Broadcasting
Scripps has completed its offloading of WPIX to Mission Broadcasting after Nexstar assigned its purchase option to the company.
NBCSN to Air 2021 Dakar Rally
Coverage of the 2021 Dakar Rally — the world’s most challenging off-road endurance race — begins this Sunday, January 3, at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, the start of nightly coverage of the 12-stage race in Saudi Arabia.
Twitter Turns to Amazon’s AWS for its Timelines
Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) has selected AWS to provide global cloud infrastructure to deliver Twitter timelines.
CNN & BBC to Produce Covid Vaccine Documentary Film
CNN Films and the BBC have announced the joint commission of a feature documentary film following the unprecedented global quest to develop, trial, manufacture, and distribute effective vaccines to fight the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
Discovery Announces Raft of Nature Programmes for Discovery+ Launch
discovery+ will present a slate of nature documentaries and specials when the service launches January 4, 2021.
CNN to Premiere “Jimmy Carter, Rock & Roll President”, Jan 3rd
CNN will premiere the acclaimed documentary Jimmy Carter, Rock & Roll President on Sunday, Jan. 3 at 9pm Eastern & Pacific.
Nexstar Stations Return to Dish Network
Nexstar has confirmed that it has reached a comprehensive multi-year distribution agreement with satellite television operator, DISH Network.