L.A. Times Taps ESPN's Kevin Merida as Executive Editor

ABC’s Shark Tank and Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown tied in the demo wars for Friday night, with the season finale of Shark Tank edging out wrestling by virtue of its larger audience.

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ESPN’s coverage of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 103-100 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday in the NBA Play-In Tournament drew an average of 5.62 million viewers, which the network said was its most-watched game since the pre-pandemic 2019 Western Conference Finals.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Angelo Pizzo, screenwriter of “Hoosiers” and “Rudy” has been tapped to adapt Washington Post columnist Sally Jenkins’ highly-acclaimed and rated book “The Real All Americans: The Team That Changed a Game, A People, A Nation.” It is the first film property that has been optioned by Ray Halbritter, Oneida Indian Nation Representative, CEO of Oneida Nation Enterprises and trustee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Museum, for his Standing Arrow Productions

Marvel Studios is taking big risks with their new wave of Disney+ shows. Unlike the ABC, Hulu, and Netflix Marvel series (that now have been effectively rendered non-canon), their new shows will be directly tied into the film side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (the TV shows would always reference the MCU, but were rarely if ever reciprocated from Kevin Feige‘s corner of the hard-canon MCU).

UK tour at the end of 2021 - and fans can get their tickets for the Scottish dates as early as tomorrow morning. The former Wet Wet Wet frontman launched his 14 date tour earlier today, with three shows scheduled in Scotland.

The Washington Post has named Sally Buzbee, who has spent her career at the Associated Press, as its next executive editor, succeeding Marty Baron.

made the announcement to the newspaper’s staff on Tuesday. She becomes the first woman to lead the 144-year-old news organization.“Sally Buzbee has an exceptional record of achievement and a tremendous wealth of experience in leading a global news organization,” Ryan said in a memo to staff.

Despite national media attention and name recognition, Caitlyn Jenner drew low support in the most recent  UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll, their first since she got into California’s gubernatorial race.

Sophie Turner shows off her long legs in a cute khaki dress as she arrives for dinner out at Craig’s restaurant in Los Angeles on Friday night (May 7).

Ethan Shanfeld The Los Angeles Times has selected Kevin Merida, who spent two decades at The Washington Post and led ESPN’s The Undefeated vertical since 2015, as its next executive editor.Merida, who will start in June, will serve as the paper’s 19th executive editor and will be the third person of color to lead the L.A. Times.

Kevin Merida, ESPN senior vice president and editor-in-chief of the Undefeated, has been named the next executive editor of the Los Angeles Times.

NEW YORK -- The Los Angeles Times on Monday said that ESPN executive Kevin Merida, an editor with extensive newspaper experience, will be its new executive editor.Merida has been editor in chief of ESPN's The Undefeated, a site that examines race and culture as well as sports. He spent 22 years as a journalist at The Washington Post.He replaces Norman Pearlstine, who stepped down late last year.

Breanna Stewart, 26, is getting married! The WNBA player popped the question to her girlfriend, fellow WNBA player Marta Xargay Casademont, 30, she revealed via Instagram on May 2. “Did a thing. Another ring. She said YES. #wifey,” Breanna captioned her engagement photos.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are freaking out after news that the once engaged couple has been hanging out. Sources told Page Six that the couple has been spending time together in Los Angeles following her break up from Alex Rodriguez.

Walt Disney Co. has named Paul Richardson as Senior Executive VP and Chief Human Resources Officer, effective July 1.

Saturday Night Live alum and Supermarket Sweep host Leslie Jones will emcee the 2021 MTV Movie & MTV Awards live ceremony. The annual MTV awards, which will honor the biggest and best moments in movies and TV, will air on Sunday, May 16 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.