Hollywood Inc.
The fan-favorite studio show survives as part of Warner Bros. Discovery’s legal settlement with the NBA.
Disney’s ABC and ESPN hold onto their packages, while Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT is expected to lose the property that helped define the network.
Sports
Charles Barkley is staying on TNT ‘for many years to come,’ Warner Bros. Discovery says. The ‘Inside the NBA’ analyst had indicated he would retire next year.
‘Inside the NBA’ analyst Charles Barkley posted a statement slamming the league’s new media rights deal that snubs TNT in favor of ESPN, NBC and Amazon: ‘It just sucks.’
Lakers
TNT analyst Shaquille O’Neal drafted the Lakers star first overall and then took Mavericks big man Anthony Davis with the ninth pick for new three-game tournament.
Entertainment & Arts
What to watch Wednesday, April 27: The Holocaust drama ‘The Survivor’ on HBO, a visit to Portugal on ‘Nature’ and the NBA playoffs on TNT.
Two weeks after Lakers coach JJ Redick criticized the media for not celebrating the NBA enough, Charles Barkley went off on Redick during TNT’s ‘Inside the NBA’ show.
Television
Movies on TV this week: April 10: ‘After Yang’ on Showtime; ‘American Beauty’ on TCM; ‘Star Wars’ on TNT; ‘12 Years a Slave’ on HBO; ‘Copshop,’ Bravo
What to watch Monday, January 24: ‘Snowpiercer’ on TNT; ‘March’ on the CW; ‘Secrets of Playboy’ on A&E; ‘The Cleaning Lady,’ Fox; ‘Promised Land,’ ABC
Movies on TV this week: February 20: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ on TNT; ‘Stand by Me,’ BBC America; ‘12 Years a Slave,’ HBO; ‘Forrest Gump,’ Paramount