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We keep hearing about Apple supposedly knocking together some kind of online TV service, and the Wall Street Journal is the latest source to offer a few more tidbits on the apparent project.

The news outlet says the tech titan is moving towards the launch of a “slimmed-down bundle” of about 25 prominent channels from various networks, among them ABC, CBS, and Fox. ESPN and FX may also be included. It’s expected that Apple will charge around $30 to $40 a month for the service, signi

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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced nominations for the 2015 Golden Globe Awards. For Best Motion Picture – Drama, film fans can fight over “Boyhood,” “Foxcatcher,” “The Imitation Game,” “Selma” and “The Theory of Everything” to take home the trophy.

On the Comedy/Musical end, the statue will come down to “Birdman,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Into the Woods,” “Pride” and “St. Vincent.”

For the small screen, “Girls,” “Silicon Valley,” “Jane the Virgin

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Recording Artist/Host T.I. at AKOO’s 2nd Annual ‘A King Of Oneself Brunch’ Hosted By T.I. at Ocean Prime on September 30, 2012, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for AKOO Clothing)

A new season of T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle kicks off tonight on VH1 at 9/8c.

In the new season, T.I. ventures into new territory with his own cooking show. Tameka and her hair stylist, Shekinah, continue to embark on their own adventures with a “going country” day and hypnotherapy. And all

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The last season of Scandal was full of many secrets, the biggest being Kerry Washington’s pregnancy.

Whether it was a long designer coat or a well-placed lamp, Shonda Rhimes’ team worked hard to conceal their lead actress’ pregnancy instead of writing it into her character’s storyline. The decision made it difficult for Washington to film the 18-episode season.

“All of last season was a challenge for me, on a few levels,” the 37-year-old told The Holl

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Bill Cosby performs at the 7th annual ‘Stand Up For Heroes’ event at Madison Square Garden on November 6, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Bill Cosby could be returning to the NBC network with a new comedy as soon as next summer.

The series, described as a “classic, extended-family sitcom” with Cosby as the patriarch, is currently in the writing stage, NBC executives said at Sunday’s session of the summer TV critics’ tour. It was first announced in January.

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Media mogul Tyler Perry, 44, is enjoying the success of his ratings-grabbing OWN drama The Haves and Have Nots. Last month, it drew a record-breaking 3.4 million viewers to Oprah Winfrey’s network.

But the success of the show has not negated the negative feelings some carry toward one of the main characters, Hanna Young, a deeply flawed Christian portrayed by actress Crystal Fox—whom Perry defends.The problem?

Hanna’s staunch religious stance seemingly conflicts with her uncharacteristic att

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Nielsen says "Duck Dynasty" drew 8.5 million viewers for its fifth-season premiere.
That audience was slightly higher than for October's fourth-season finale of the A&E reality show. But last summer, 12 million viewers caught the fourth-season premiere.
Set in Louisiana bayou country, "Duck Dynasty" follows a family that manufactures duck calls and loves to go bird hunting.
Wednesday's airing gave viewers their first fresh look at the series since it got caught up in an uproar.
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kerry-washington2.jpg?width=381Kerry Washington has been crowned 2013′s TV Star of the Year by editors at TV Guide Magazine.
 
Actress Kerry Washington films scenes for the hit TV show 'Scandal' in Los Angeles, California on December 9, 2013.
The actress was rewarded for her critically-acclaimed lead role as political fixer Olivia Pope in the top-rated drama "Scandal," which earned her an Emmy nomination earlier this year (13), and has just scored her nods for the 2014 Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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Deitrick-Haddon-performing-Facebook.jpgDeitrick Haddon, one of the stars of the controversial reality television series Preachers of L.A., used social media to speak out against pastors preaching against the Oxygen network program from the pulpit.
 
Deitrick Haddon has spoken out against pastors preaching against the reality show he stars in, 'Preachers of L.A.' (Facebook)

 

"If your pastor's message is all about #PreachersofLA this sunday I recommend that you find another church," he tweeted Saturday to more than 180,000 followers
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Fresh off success of 'Hatfield & McCoys' and 'The Bible,' A&E-owned cable channel tackles iconic 1977 mini-series based on Alex Haley's book
History is remaking history.
Thirty six years after "Roots" changed television and helped steer the course of racial discourse in the United States, the A&E-owned cable channel is working on a remake of the iconic miniseries.
History bought the television rights for the project from Mark Woloper, son of David Wolper, the original producer on the ABCmini-
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Kerry Washington, like her Scandal alter ego Olivia Pope, sure knows how to keep a secret. The 36-year-old actress, who married NFL player Nnamdi Asomugha in a super covert ceremony in June, has yet another surprise on the way -- a baby! As the new issue of Us Weekly exclusively reveals, the Scandal star is pregnant with her first child.
"She's about four months along," a pal tells Us of Washington. (Thus far, the mom-to-be has kept any hint of a baby bump concealed under roomy dresses.) 
Th
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Screen-shot-2013-10-23-at-9.48.04-AM.pngWith all of the major television networks constantly competing over the daytime TV market, ABC has decided to take a slightly different approach to attract viewers. Instead of developing another daytime talk show with one single host or a panel of hosts, they've decided to upstage their competitors by offering viewers a daytime talk program hosted by a popular husband-and-wife duo. That duo happens to be none other than Rev Run of legendary hip hop trio Run DMC and his lovely wife, Justine Sim
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101813-national-preachers-of-la-show-oxygen-network.jpgI'm going to say on the front end that I'm not a fan of reality television.
The most popular genre in television programming has no real redeeming value to changing the realities of the society in which we live. I call it "Channel Zero."



But in an anti-intellectual society, channel zero works for people who know nothing about nothing and they are prepared to watch the type of dumb stuff that we all know is scripted reality. Well, a dumbed-down society has reached a new low. It has now included
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jakes.jpgBishop T.D. Jakes has been pretty vocal about his disdain for Preachers Of L.A. but that doesn't mean he's against reality television.



In a recent interview with HipHollywood, the infamous preacher reveals he could consider jumping onto a show of his own, but it's not too likely.
"Your home life and your private life is the final frontier. It's the only thing that you have left, and some people can cast it away quite easily," he said. "But I really enjoy my family life without bringing cam
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Screen-Shot-2013-09-26-at-3.35.41-PM.pngControversy erupted last winter when the TLC network launched a new show called "The Sisterhood" about first ladies of Atlanta-based churches. Then in April, BET premiered "The Sheards," about the lives of a gospel superstar family in Detroit.



Now, this fall television season will usher in two more "faith-based" programs on major cable networks. "The Preachers of L.A," which focuses on the lifestyles of six mega-pastors in Los Angeles, will premiere on Oxygen media next month. "Thicker Than
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Preachers of L.A., the controversial new reality show featuring men of the cloth, premieres this week but you can watch a sneak peek of the full 1st episode in its entirety right here, right now!

Minister Deitrick Haddon, Pastor Wayne Chaney, Pastor Jay Haizlip, Bishop Ron Gibson, Noel Jones, and Bishop Clarence McClendon, are six pastors with fascinating backgrounds, strong faiths, beautiful women and a ton of material possessions.

In Episode 1, Deitrick Haddon faces his controversial past

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Noel Jones Knows Full Well that the Bible says We Should Not Even Let  Heterosexuals Serve in the Church if They are Living in Sin such as Fornication or Adultery; In Fact, Noel Jones has a pastor friend who had to step down as pastor of his church simply because he got a divorce
 
By the way, Bro. Jones, what's up with carrying around a dog dressed in pink?

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"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2" slurped up the box office.
The animated Sony sequel featuring the voices of Bill Hader and Anna Faris opened in first place and earned $35 million in its debut weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The original "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" was showered with $30.3 million during its opening weekend in 2009.
"It's remarkable that it did as well as and surpassed the first film," said Rory Bruer, head of distribution for Sony Pictures. "The fi
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New ABC drama "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." garnered strong ratings in its Tuesday debut, grabbing 12.2 million viewers overall and ranking first in its time slot among viewers ages 18 to 49, the group most prized by advertisers, according to Nielsen ratings data.
Ratings for the one-hour show, which aired opposite CBS drama "NCIS" and NBC singing contest "The Voice," were the highest for a drama debut in nearly four years, ABC said.
"NCIS" was the most-watched show overall on Tuesday
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It is a case that has inspired protest and prayer while raising questions about race and justice.
Pastor Glenn Dames of St. James AME Church in Titusville said he believes that whatever the final verdict for Zimmerman, his church members will be focused on prayer rather than protests.



Now after more than a year, area pastors are bracing their congregations for a verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, a self-professed neighborhood watch volunteer charged with fatally shooting 17-year-old Tr
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