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    The Business

    Hollywood News Banter

    TV Guide magazine chief content officer Michael Schneider joins Kim Masters to discuss top entertainment news stories of the week.

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    By Kim Masters • May 15, 2015 • 1 min read

    TV Guide magazine chief content officer Michael Schneider joins Kim Masters to discuss top entertainment news stories of the week.

    - At the 2015 network TV upfronts, what's old is new again. Shows like Coach, The X-Files, Heroes Reborn and even The Muppets will all return to television in the fall. And showrunners like Dick Wolf and Shonda Rhimes continue to dominate NBC and ABC, respectively.

    - Fox bids farewell to "American Idol," once the most popular show in prime-time.

    - The upfronts always provide an opportunity for weird and wonderful moments. This year brought the unique duet of Bob Greenblatt on piano while Dolly Parton sang.

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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Michael Schneider

      Senior editor at Variety

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      Kaitlin Parker

      Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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    The full episode

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    TV Package Fees: A Boon for Agencies, a Bummer for Others
    1. 1:17Hollywood News BanterYou’re reading this
    2. 9:48TV Package Fees
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