Dish Network plans to unveil the first major online television service from a cable or satellite company, a $20-a-month set of 12 channels that targets U.S. customers who don’t want to pay for larger, more expensive TV packages. Called Sling TV, the service will offer live feeds of sports, news and scripted shows on TVs, computers and mobile devices.
Here is a perhaps crazy idea that sources say Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and her top executives have considered for saving the company: buying cable networks. Mayer and Yahoo considered acquiring Scripps Networks Interactive and may have actually begun M&A discussions with Scripps regarding at least two potential deals. In addition, Yahoo may have interest in buying CNN.
A broad array of organizations in technology, media and other fields rallied on Monday behind Microsoft’s effort to block American authorities from seizing a customer’s emails stored in Ireland. The organizations filing supporting briefs in the Microsoft case included Apple, Amazon, Verizon, Fox News, National Public Radio, The Washington Post, CNN and almost two dozen other technology and media companies.
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Candy Crowley, a 27-year CNN veteran, is leaving the network. Crowley joined CNN in 1987, covering politics and politicians. She’s covered the presidential campaigns of the last five presidents, and many candidates who wanted to be president: Pat Buchanan, Hillary Clinton, Bob Dole, and Jesse Jackson among them.
NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Weir’s new series on CNN will entail a lot of travel. CNN said Monday the former ABC newsman will host “The Wonder List” starting next […]
Ergen On Loss Of Turner Nets: ‘Non-Event’
Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen was in rare form today in his quarterly earnings conference call with analysts and media — especially when asked about his battle with Time Warner’s Turner Broadcasting. All of its channels except for TBS and TNT went dark on the No. 2 satellite company on Oct. 21 as a result of a contract dispute. And Ergen says he’s prepared to dig in his heels, including doing without CNN which he says is “not a top 10 network anymore. Unless they find the Malaysian plane.”
CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker said Monday the network will consider making scripted feature films as it seeks to diversify its content.
The news network is presenting two debates next week with the help of local TV stations and it’s been preparing for about a year. Now it’s a matter of daily editorial meetings, blocking, stage management and rehearsals as the clock ticks down.
Turner Broadcasting layoffs hit CNN’s Los Angeles bureau today, cutting the entire entertainment unit in the process. The unit — which underwent massive layoffs in November 2013 – is now being disbanded, according to several individuals with knowledge of the situation. So far, a senior entertainment producer and an entertainment producer in L.A. were let go. The producer who runs CNN entertainment in New York City is also out.
Jeff Zucker has endured cancer, Hollywood and being TV’s wunderkind. so why not take on CNN?
The news channel’s shift to non-news programming like Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unkown enters a critical period where it becomes clear whether it’s actually working, a period that will last through next summer.
early two years after taking over one of the most prominent news brands, Jeff Zucker is still trying to define CNN’s place in a world of unlimited, real-time information.
CNNgo is the network’s attempt to break the linear model for broadcast television.
NEW YORK (AP) — At least six television networks said Thursday they plan to stop or minimize airings of video showing Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice striking his then-fiancee […]
The offer went out to 600 U.S.-based employees who are over 55 and have worked at the company for at least 10 years, excluding on-air talent and others with specific contracts.
CNN chief Jeff Zucker recently shared not so encouraging words with some of the news operation’s employees, many of whom have been bracing for potential jobs cuts. “We are going to do less and have to do it with less,” Zucker said during a call-in to a news meeting last week. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently received a partial transcript of the call from a Turner employee who asked not to be identified.
