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ABC paid tribute to Takeoff during its 2022 end-of-year special, however, the network made the blunder of confusing the late rapper with Quavo.During the “In Memorium” segment, which aired on Dec. 26, ABC showed a photo of Takeoff’s uncle performing, which enraged fans on social media.ABC shared an apology the following day, tweeting on Tuesday: “We apologize for the unfortunate error in a previous version of ‘The Year: 2022.’ It has been corrected.”Takeoff was just 28 years old when he was fatally shot outside a bowling…

Amid the many familiar faces of “Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration” — including Josh Groban, Martin Short, Shania Twain, David Alan Grier and Rita Moreno — is one TV viewers may not know yet: Joshua Henry as Gaston, the hunky himbo in pursuit of Belle (H.E.R.). With his powerful baritenor voice and a striking facial resemblance to the late Sidney Poitier, Henry steals the show by singing, dancing and scoring laughs through a makeshift pub with lengthy locs, subtle prosthetics and, as Gaston himself says, “biceps to…

There are certain advantages that come with owning one of the top streaming services, multiple cable channels, and one of the primary broadcast networks. And later this month, Disney is bringing all of its resources to bear for its latest Star Wars series, Andor. To coincide with the first season finale on Wednesday, November 23, Disney will premiere the first two episodes of Andor on Hulu on the same day. The episodes will remain on Hulu through December 7. ABC is also premiering the first two episodes of Andor on…

Walgreens WBA -0.48% Boots Alliance Inc. is turning to robots to ease workloads at drugstores as it grapples with a nationwide shortage of pharmacists and pharmacist technicians. The nation’s second-largest pharmacy chain is setting up a network of automated, centralized drug-filling centers that could fill a city block. Rows of yellow robotic arms bend and rotate as they sort and bottle multicolored pills, sending them down conveyor belts. The company says the setup…

Disney-owned channels including local ABC stations, ESPN, FX and 17 others are no longer available on and . Dish says wanted almost $1 billion more to extend their carriage contract, which expired at 3AM ET on October 1st. As a result, Dish had to remove Disney's channels from both platforms for the time being. As is usually the case in these situations, both sides are blaming each other for the blackout. Dish it offered Disney a contract extension, but said the latter rejected the proposal and walked away from the…

Colin Gleeson / The Irish Times: ABC Fitness Solutions, which makes software for gyms, plans to acquire Irish gym management service Glofox, source says for €200M+; Glofox has raised over €49M — ABC Fitness Solutions said addition of Irish group would let it greatly expand its reach Colin Gleeson / The Irish Times: ABC Fitness Solutions, which makes software for gyms, plans to acquire Irish gym management service Glofox, source says for €200M+; Glofox has raised over €49M …

Australian farmers mysteriously found space debris scattered across their fields last month. An astrophysicist who examined the junk now believes it was from a SpaceX flight.People near Dalgety, New South Wales, found three large pieces of debris, with the largest – a 10-foot-tall triangular structure – found planted firmly into the ground, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported.  The objects were scarred by scorch marks, consistent with reentry into the atmosphere, ABC reported.Brad Tucker, an…

Bob Fitzsimmons, left, and Paul Farrell, attorneys for the plaintiffs, discussed the settlement in Charleston, W.Va., on Monday. Photo: Kenny Kemp/Associated Press…

Chris Rock could host the 2023 Oscars one year after he was slapped by Will Smith, ABC has said.This year’s awards ceremony was thrown into turmoil after Smith jumped on stage and slapped the comedian after he made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. Minutes later, Smith won the award for Best Actor.Next year’s ceremony will air on ABC with Smith not in attendance, after he was banned from attending Academy events for the next 10 years.Speaking to Deadline, ABC president Craig Erwich said that 2022’s…