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The Television Academy’s goal for its new festival is right in its name: Televerse. Set for Aug. 14-16 at L.A. Live’s JW Marriott — across from the Peacock Theater, where the organization will host the 77th Emmy Awards ceremony a month later — the convention-style event aims to be all things to all TV lovers….

The cause of death for Black Sabbath frontman and heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne, has come to light weeks after he died in London at age 76. Osbourne died of a heart attack, according to a death certificate reviewed by the New York Times. The document, filed in London, reportedly lists cardiac arrest and coronary…

Elex Michaelson, veteran anchor of KTTV’s evening and late night newscasts, is departing the station. A representative for KTTV parent Fox Television Stations confirmed Michaelson’s plan to exit, which was described as amicable. His last day is Aug. 15. “I’ve made the difficult decision to leave @FOXLA to pursue an exciting new opportunity…that I’m not…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is using the audio from an argument scene between Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver from Noah Baumbach’s 2019 film “Marriage Story” to scare wolves away from cattle. After the wild animals killed 11 cows during a 20-day period in Oregon, the USDA started deploying quadcopters that used thermal cameras to…

James Arthur McDonald Jr., an investor and financial analyst who frequently appeared on CNBC, was sentenced to five years in prison for defrauding investors in a multimillion-dollar scheme, the United States Attorney’s Office said on Monday. McDonald, 53, a former San Gabriel Valley resident, was the CEO and chief investment officer of two Los Angeles-based…

It was 2015 when Minhyuk of K-pop powerhouse group Monsta X first appeared at the KCON mainstage in L.A. Back then, baby-faced and bleached blond, he exhibited plenty of cheeky confidence. Clad in black and white, he sported shorts emblazoned with the phrase “knock, knock,” a nod to the group’s hard-hitting debut single “Trespass.” It…

The NFL has reached a deal to take a 10% ownership stake in the Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN, the league and Disney announced Tuesday evening, a move that is expected to solidify the sports media outlet’s relationship with the league for years to come. In return for the equity stake valued at more than $2…

Stoner comedy legend, actor and Chicano art curator collector Cheech Marin will be honored this year at the 38th annual Hispanic Heritage Awards. The Hispanic Heritage Foundation named Marin as a recipient of the 2025 Hispanic Heritage Award for the arts on Tuesday, one of several honors bestowed on notable public figures for their accomplishments…

Paramount Skydance has named its 10-member board of directors, which includes tech scion David Ellison, Oracle Chief Executive Safra A. Catz and former Paramount Pictures chairwoman Sherry Lansing. Ellison will serve as chairman of the board. The board is scheduled to reconstitute Thursday with the close of Skydance Media’s $8.4-billion acquisition of Paramount Global. Only…

Justin Baldoni’s name is not going to be out of the courtroom anytime soon. The actor and director, who has been embroiled in legal drama related to his 2024 film “It Ends With Us” for months, is suing insurers of the film for refusing to cover the costs of litigation stemming from the film. In…