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New immersive graphics tech will be part of the Fox News Channel’s Election Night coverage in November. (Courtesy photo)

Fox News Media will unveil new immersive graphics technology during the Fox News Channel’s coverage of Election Night happenings next week.

The new graphics tech is part of the network’s overhaul of Studio M earlier this year, where the Fox News Channel broadcasts some of its news programming. It includes combined augmented reality tech that will be utilized by Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer — the network is calling it the “Bill”board — as well as touchscreen applications to enhance the channel’s reporting of voter turnout and results throughout Election Night.

Other elements that will debut next week include a map that outlines the “Path to 270,” the number of electoral college votes a candidate for the White House must receive in order to clinch the presidency; a “super...

The newsroom of the Fox News Channel appears in an undated photographer. (Image courtesy Fox Corporation)

(The following is a press release; its contents were not editorially vetted by The Desk.)

Fox News Media (Fnm) will present special programming surrounding the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) beginning Sunday, August 18th through Friday, August 23rd. Originating from Chicago, Illinois, the network’s convention coverage will be available across all of Fox News Media’s signature platforms, including Fox News Channel (Fnc), Fox Business Network (Fbn), Fox News Audio, Fox News Digital and Fox Nation.

Fnc will commence its special coverage from Chicago on Sunday with Fox News Sunday anchored by Shannon Bream (check your local listings). From 10 Am-12 Pm/Et on Fnc, Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino will anchor America’s Newsroom, followed by Outnumbered at 12 Pm/Et, America Reports from 1-3 Pm/Et, The Story with Martha MacCallum at 3 Pm/Et and...

Update, 9 Am Pt: Derek Chauvin’s attorney laid out a defense that will claim that George Floyd died of a host of other factors than the use of excessive force.

Eric Nelson told jurors that Floyd died of cardiac arrhythmia, which he blamed on preexisting conditions of hypertension and coronary disease as well as his use of methamphetamine and fentanyl. He also cited increased levels of adrenaline.

“Common sense is the application of sound judgment based upon a reasoned analysis, and that’s what this case is ultimately about; it’s about the evidence in this case,” Nelson said.

Nelson also said that Chauvin was “doing exactly what he had been trained to do” in the arrest of Floyd.

Previously: Major broadcast and cable networks carried the opening arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd during his arrest in May.

Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched the October 13 season premiere of “The Bachelorette.”

For once, maybe Season 16 of “The Bachelorette” could be the most dramatic ever.

The tagline was familiar, but this season’s conditions were anything but for viewers during Tuesday night’s premiere. Host Chris Harrison said it best: “How are we going to make a romantic dating show during times like these?”

It started with a production delay. After Clare Crawley was announced as the lead back in March, production — and the world — was shut down amid the global coronavirus pandemic. Since then, production recast, found a new location and established a safety isolation bubble within La Quinta Resort and Club in Palm Springs, Calif. After a four-month hiatus, Clare and her 31 men were finally welcomed back for a chance to find love. While the environment and conditions had shifted, the core...

Broadcast and cable networks will be covering Thursday’s memorial service for George Floyd, whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police on Memorial Day has sparked days of mourning and protests throughout the country and the world against police violence and racism.

The first of several memorial services for Floyd will be held Thursday in Minneapolis at North Central University’s Frank J. Lindquist Sanctuary. The Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver a national eulogy, and Floyd family attorney Ben Crump will give a national criminal justice address during the service, which will begin at 2 p.m. Et/11 a.m. Pt.

Memorial services for Floyd also will be held at 3 p.m. Et Saturday at Cape Fear Conference B Headquarters in Raeford Nc and at 2 p.m. Et Monday and 1 p.m. Et Tuesday at Fountains of Praise in Houston.

You can watch a livestream of Thursday’s memorial here:

Meanwhile,...

Former Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes has died, confirms Fox. He was 77.

His death comes months after he resigned from the news network amid claims of sexual harassment by former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson.

Ailes’ wife, Elizabeth, released a statement to Drudge Report stating that the former longtime Fox News chairman and CEO had passed away on Thursday morning. There was no immediate information on a cause of death.

“I am profoundly sad and heartbroken to report that my husband, Roger Ailes, passed away this morning,” the statement began. “Roger was a loving husband to me, to his son Zachary,...

Fox News contributor and commentator Alan Colmes has died after a brief illness. He was 66.

America’s Newsroom co-anchor Bill Hemmer announced the news during Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox program.

“We have, yet again, some sad news to report here at the Fox News Channel,” said Hemmer. “Fox News contributor and frequent guest here in America’s Newsroom, Alan Colmes, has passed away.”

Colmes is survived by his wife, Jocelyn Crowley, who issued the following statement to the network:

“Alan Colmes passed away this morning after a brief illness. He was 66-years-old. He leaves his adoring and devoted wife,...

The perils of live TV are well-known, but how you handle them can make all the difference in the world. On Monday night's Fox Report with Shepard Smith, Fox News reporter Mike Tobin demonstrated cool under... well, not exactly fire. Host Shep Smith tossed to Tobin's report, live from Boston. on new details in the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing. Tobin managed to get through most of the report when he was suddenly double-teamed by a pair of Bostonians, who appeared to be trying to kiss Tobin. The reporter calmly pushed them away with a "Please don't do that," then calmly tossed it back to Shep.