CNN and the New York Times are collaborating on a multipart documentary series about Rupert Murdoch, according to people familiar with the matter, turning a lens on one of the most influential media executives of the past half-century.
BuzzFeed slashed 47 positions at HuffPost in Tuesday in one of the company’s first actions since acquiring the rival news site in a deal with Verizon Media just three weeks ago. BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti said Tuesday that the cuts were part of an effort to “fast-track the path to profitability” for the newly acquired property.
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Fox Business Network’s Connell McShane will present an in-depth segment series on the business impact of the COVID-19 pandemic entitled, Coronavirus: One Year Later. Throughout March, McShane will travel across the […]
The one-hour virtual town hall will be hosted from the studios of KTXL Sacramento, and will be available to more than 28 million viewers across California.
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President Joe Biden will deliver his first primetime address this Thursday night, to discuss the nearly year-old coronavirus pandemic and the state of the vaccination rollout.
Streaming service NBC News Now has added two live hours to its weekday lineup, installing Washington TV veteran Aaron Gilchrist as its anchor. The noon-to-2 p.m. ET block will cover cover national and international news. Gilchrist is a former anchor of News4 Today on NBC’s Washington O&O WRC.
Telemundo-owned KBLR Las Vegas has hired Samuel Toledo as a multimedia journalist for Noticiero Telemundo Las Vegas weekdays at 5, 5:30, 6 and 11 p.m. His on-air debut will be […]
Deborah Turness is leaving NBC News after eight years to become the CEO of ITN, the UK news producer. Turness first joined NBC News in 2013, becoming the first woman in U.S. history to be president of a network news division. She moved over to become president of NBC News International in 2017 after the company took a stake in Euronews. NBC sold its stake in Euronews last April to focus on the launch of an international television news channel, named NBC Sky World News. Four months later, NBC abandoned plans to launch the channel, citing commercial challenges related to the coronavirus pandemic.
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The network that O.J. Simpson made famous is returning for the trial in the death of George Floyd, but the feel and the stakes are very different. Above, Court TV’s Julia Jenae prepares to interview Maurice Hall, who was with George Floyd on the day he was killed.
Britain’s notorious tabloid press was apoplectic with rage towards Meghan Markle and Prince Harry after their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey on Sunday night. In the two-hour CBS primetime special Oprah With Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex laid bare the inner workings of the royal family and outlined the reasons why they stepped away from royal duty and moved to the U.S.
Two top editors at the channel’s new prime-time newscast resigned amid staff complaints of a right-wing tilt and concern over the involvement of the former Fox News chief Bill Shine. Above,
The network was seeking about $325,000 for 30 seconds of commercial time in the highly anticipated interview, ad buyers said. The two-hour interview is scheduled for Sunday on CBS at 8 p.m. ET, after the network’s popular news magazine 60 Minutes.
Andrew Giuliani, who was an adviser to President Donald Trump and is the son of his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, has joined Newsmax TV as a contributor. He is a former professional golfer and was special assistant to the president and association director of the Office of Public Liaison at the White House.
Tegna NBC affiliate WXIA Atlanta has promoted Kristie Anderson to assistant news director, effective immediately. She previously was managing editor of daily content. Anderson started her career at KTVK Phoenix […]
One newsroom is experimenting with the livestream service to reach new viewers and increase transparency.
Peter Doocy, the son of Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy has fast become a noisy fixture in the briefing room.
Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch said Thursday he expects the cable channel’s ratings to recover after a post-election dip.
KPIX reporter Don Ford was robbed at gunpoint yesterday while reporting about a series of car break-ins around Twin Peaks in San Francisco. No one was hurt in the robbery. San Francisco police said the stolen camera was recovered later Wednesday.
