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Page Six, Daily Mail Bring Tabloid War To TV

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Not so long ago, most TV viewers were content to while away the midday hours watching soap operas, game shows and courtroom dramas. Not anymore. Viewing fell 4% in the 2016-17 season from the previous year. Now some programmers are betting that a diet of celebrity gossip will draw viewers back. Starting next month, a daily half-hour program based on the New York Post’s Page Six gossip column will come to Fox-owned TV stations. CBS Television Distribution, meanwhile, is launching DailyMailTV, a version of DailyMail.com, the breezy news website from the British tabloid

ESPN Vet Jesse Palmer Set to Host ‘DailyMailTV’

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