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CNN and MSNBC decided to skip live carriage of former President Donald Trump’s post-arraignment speech Tuesday night, leaving Fox News as the only major cable news network to cover it live. Fox News not only carried the entire speech, but at one point the network went to a split screen of President Joe Biden speaking at the White House and Trump in Bedminster, N.J. The network’s chyron read: “Wannabe dictator speaks at the White House after having his political rival arrested.”

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a meteorologist at Hearst’s ABC affiliate in Milwaukee, WISN.

In this repeat of the Talking TV episode from April 7, Alyson Fouse, creator and showrunner of Bounce’s new sitcom Act Your Age, discusses the enduring value of classic sitcom tropes and why diginets are a great place to debut new comedies. A full transcript of the conversation is included.

TV stations now connect with audiences on many different platforms, and changing technology offers an opportunity to expand on a key strategy, weather alerting, making it the catalyst for a broader approach that includes lifestyle forecasts, school closings and more. Join TVNewsCheck and The Weather Company for an in-depth conversation about the changing world of alerting during a June 8 webinar. Register here.

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered tech companies a reprieve Thursday by rejecting one lawsuit alleging social media platforms should be held liable for enabling a lethal attack on a Turkish nightclub and tossing another case back to a lower court.Those moves, coming three months after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the cases, preserve a law known as Section 230 that shields social media services from being held responsible for the material posted on their platforms.

The Republican leadership of the House and Senate committees overseeing the FCC has asked the regulator’s acting Inspector General, Sharon Diskin, to look into FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel’s handling of the review of the Standard General-Tegna merger.

However, after discounting comparisons that included the Diamond Sports Group (RSNs), which was “deconsolidated,” total revenues decreased 5% from the prior year period and media revenues dropped 6%.

“CNN and Don have parted ways,” CNN Chair and CEO Chris Licht said in a memo to staff that was also posted on the network’s communications Twitter account. “Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years. We wish him well and will be cheering him on in his future endeavors.” CNN did not provide a public explanation for Lemon’s departure.

Stocks closed a quiet week on Friday with small gains. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite all gained 0.1% after drifting between small gains and losses for most of the day. The indexes each posted a slight loss for the week.

Broadcasting has been transformed by a raft of technological innovation, notably AI, streaming, automation and personalization. As Erik Otto, chief executive of compliance monitoring specialist Mediaproxy, explains, 2023 could be when everything begins to connect, paving the way for a fully interactive broadcast future.

The CBS soap began  on March 26, 1973. As it celebrates its 50th anniversary this month, it also lays claim to being the No. 1 daytime drama for 35 consecutive years. It helped launch the careers of such primetime and film actors as Vivica A. Fox, David Hasselhoff, Adam Brody, Tom Selleck, Penn Badgley, Shemar Moore, Eva Longoria, Justin Hartley and the late Paul Walker.

Looking at the trouble regional sports networks are having getting distributors to pay for local sports and at CBS affiliates pulling their local feeds from vMVPD FuboTV, Lightshed partners analyst Rich Greenfield is questioning whether the retransmission gravy train for TV broadcasters has left the station.

As part of their partnership, Polaris will create content for HBCU Go, VOD, as well as AMG properties including TheGrio. Content will be focused on culture, music and news.

Creative productions must follow two masters: the concept and the budget. Technology can now be configured so it avoids getting in the way of either. From editing, to media asset management to postproduction, tools can enhance creativity, while making life easier for professionals working on a project. 

AMC Networks, once one of cable TV’s big success stories, has struggled to find its way in the streaming era. James Dolan is hunting for a new CEO, and his wife, Kristin Dolan, is a candidate.

Big name advertisers from Netflix to Google are paying as much as $7 million for a 30-second spot during the big game on Sunday, in order to capture the attention of the roughly 100 million viewers who tune in each year.R

The programming veteran will lead development and production for all alternative series and specials at the Nexstar-owned network.