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UPDATE: ABC is also moving its college football game because of coverage of President-elect Joe Biden's speech. Unranked Stanford at No. 12 Oregon will begin on ABC, ESPNews, and the ESPN App. During ABC's coverage of Biden’s speech, the game will be available on ESPNews and the ESPN App. ABC will rejoin…

The WWE will bid adieu to a legend later this month, as it announced that Undertaker's Final Farewell will take place at Survivor Series on Sunday, November 22 at 7 pm ET on the WWE Network. The streaming series will cap a 30-year career for the wrestler. Undertaker made his WWE debut at Survivor Series on November…

The first look at Tom Holland in Spider-Man 3 was posted today on Instagram in the star’s personal account. The yet-untitled sequel doesn’t reveal anything about the film, but it does encourage a specific behavior. “Wear a mask,” Holland advised as his image caption. “I’m wearing two….” The image appears to show the Sp…

UPDATED, 10:42 AM: The sale of Major League Baseball’s New York Mets closed today, and its new owner, hedge fund mogul Steve Cohen, issued a statement calling it “a significant milestone in the history of this storied franchise.” Steve Cohen's statement following today's closing of the <a…

UPDATED with tentative deal: The National Basketball Players Association has tentatively approved the NBA’s plan to begin the 2020-21 season on December 22 with a 72-game schedule. The agreement clears an important hurdle in the league’s return, though matters like free agency and other details still need to be worked…

ViacomCBS on Friday reported total revenue of $6.12 billion and earnings per share of 91 cents in the third quarter, exceeding Wall Street estimates but reflecting ongoing headwinds from COVID-19. Revenue dipped 9% and earnings fell 17%, though both figures exceeded analysts’ consensus forecast for earnings of 88…

Facebook quickly moved on Thursday to shut down a group that claimed Democrats were out to steal the 2020 presidential election. The group “Stop the Steal” had collected more than 360,000 members in the last two days, and was soliciting contributions and planning to stage live rallies. Facebook claimed the group’s…

The Philippines-based ABS-CBN Global is looking to bring new life to a familiar Filipino music-centered media brand. Myx, which first launched in the Philippines in 2000 and then stateside in 2007, is getting a makeover. ABS-CBN is launching a rebranded version of Myx that will spotlight the next generation of…

New coronavirus cases set a single-day record on Wednesday, topping 100,000 for the first time. NBC News reports there were 104,429 new cases recorded Wednesday, breaking the single-day record of 98,583 new cases set last week. Hospitalizaton numbers are also going up across the Midwest and Southwest, with Oklahoma…

Staffers at the Committee to Protect Journalists who have been seeking the protection of a WGA East contract have received support from more than 600 of the guild's members, including Adam McKay, Amy Schumer, and David Simon. A petition signed by their guild supporters was delivered to CPJ management today in advance…

EXCLUSIVE: Many in Hollywood found ways to express their displeasure for President Donald Trump’s four-year track record, from fundraising to social media rants. Then there is the tandem of bestselling author Don Winslow and his agent Shane Salerno, latter a screenwriter who co-wrote James Cameron’s upcoming Avatar…

Stocks jumped Monday as Democratic candidate Joe Biden leads in the polls and investors predicted a wave of stimulus will buck up the economy if he’s elected, and especially if the Dems take the Senate. Upbeat sentiment buoyed media from broadcasters to Discovery, AMC Networks, ViacomCBS and Netflix — but left tech…