LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Lilly Singh is well aware of her unique place in late night. After kicking off her first episode with a rap dedicated to the fact that she is not, unlike every other network late-night host, a straight white man, Singh walks out onto her own stage and addresses it with her audience directly.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Suzanne Whang, best known for her nine-year hosting and narrating stint on HGTV's "House Hunters," died Tuesday after a 13-year battle with breast cancer. She was 56.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Ryan Seacrest will return as the host of "American Idol" for the music competition's third season on ABC.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Media and communications company Comcast Corp has agreed to a distribution deal with digital global sports provider DAZN Group, further blurring the line between traditional television operators and the streaming services that have disrupted them.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - ABC has cast its next leading man for Season 24 of "The Bachelor."

WELLINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - New Zealand will be home again to hairy feet and pointed-ear Hobbits after Amazon Studios confirmed the Pacific country will be the location for its new "The Lord of the Rings" series, a TV show widely tipped to be the most expensive ever made.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - A certain type of documentary has grown in prevalence and popularity lately -- the piece that marshals evidence in service of the case that a very widely known contemporary figure is actually even greater than one had previously thought.

Sept 17 (Reuters) - HBO Max, the upcoming streaming service from AT&T Inc's WarnerMedia, has secured exclusive five-year streaming rights in the United States to all 12 seasons of comedy hit "The Big Bang Theory."

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - A "Veep" reunion is on tap this Sunday on the Emmy stage, as producers reveal the second round of presenters at this year's ceremony.