June 18 (Reuters) - Isabel Allende has been busy during the pandemic. The 78-year-old Chilean author, feminist and national treasure says the tranquility helped her publish a book, write another, and start a third, even as she has also run a foundation to help women and had a television series made about her life.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Frank Bonner, the veteran actor who became famous for portraying Herb Tarlek on the TV sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati," died Wednesday. He was 79.

(Reuters) - NBCUniversal Chief Executive Jeff Shell said on Monday that the upcoming Tokyo Games could be the most profitable Olympics in NBC’s history.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's advertising revenue for the upcoming fall television season rose by "double-digits" from the levels of 2019 before the global pandemic, Chief Executive Bob Chapek said on Monday.

(Reuters) - Hollywood actor Ned Beatty, known for roles in the movies Deliverance, Superman and Network, has died at the age of 83, media reports said on Sunday.

PARIS, June 11 (Reuters) - France's Canal+ TV group said on Friday it would stop showing top division French soccer games in protest at a decision to award some broadcasting rights to Amazon.

PARIS, June 11 (Reuters) - France's Canal+ television group said on Friday it regretted the decision of the Professional Football League to hand League 1 broadcasting rights to Amazon and said it would not broadcast League 1 games.

PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. online giant Amazon and France's Canal+ television group have won main TV rights for French League 1 soccer until 2024 for 663 million euros ($802.23 million), French media reported on Friday.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After 14 years of drama, fashion and family, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," the television series that made Kim Kardashian and her siblings household names, took its final bow on Thursday with hugs, tears and gratitude.