FoxA Investor Call Starts with Murdoch, Nallen, Tomsic
$FOXA investor call is about to begin CEO Lachlan Murdoch, COO John Nallen and CFO Steve Tomsic are on the call...
Variety Gives You a Head Start on TV Upfronts
TV's annual 'upfront' market kicks off tomorrow, but if you've been reading @Variety you are already weeks ahead of the news cycle.... https://t.co/gUUOL1UmlS
Advertisers Prioritize Sports in Annual TV Upfronts
What do TV advertisers want most during the sector's annual 'upfront' sales market? 1. Sports 2. Streaming 3. Spectacles 4. Not Much Else https://t.co/gUUOL1UmlS
TV Shifts Focus From Viewers to Foot Traffic
TV has long been an industry based on eyeballs. Now media companies are winking more at feet. TV networks are eager to strike ad deals based on connecting commercials to driving foot traffic in showrooms, sales of movie tickets and requests...
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TV Ratings Revolt: Big Media hopes this year's upfront is filled with drama that connect commercials to making advertisers' cash registers ring and puts a lid on being judged by Nielsen's count of viewers' eyeballs.... https://t.co/4qqfRnDXGf
John Ford Coley to Appear on Live With Kelly & Mark Monday
Apparently John Ford Coley, one half of the duo that sang 'I'd Really Love To See You Tonight,' will appear on Live With Kelly & Mark on Monday...
Colbert Hosts Late‑Night Legends on May 11‑14
NITE OWL: Fallon, Kimmel, Meyers, Oliver to appear on Late Show w Stephen Colbert on 5/11 David Letterman to appear on Late on 5/14
Garrett Haake Named NBC News Chief White House Correspondent
NBC News has promoted Garrett Haake to Chief White House Correspondent, filling a role that was vacant after Peter Alexander, who recently held the job, moved to a new role at MS NOW. https://t.co/h55hrdS5m4 via @variety
Amazon Sees Strong Upfront Market, Launches LinkedIn Ad Pact
NEW: Amazon projects 'strong' upfront market, though many cautious signals abound. Streamer also unveils new programmatic ad pact with LinkedIn... https://t.co/jQvAiiZlpT
NBC News Returns to China Amid Trump‑Xi Summit
Just in: NBC Nightly News to broadcast from China for first time since the 2008 Olympic Games. Anchor Tom Llamas will lead show from Beijing all next week as Trump, Xi meet
WBD Investor Call Kicks Off with CEO, CFO, Streaming Chief
$WBD investor call is about to begin. CEO David Zaslav and CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels. and streaming chief JB Perrette will be your hosts....
Paramount's WBD Takeover Stalls; Epic Not yet Unfolding
Warner Bros. Discovery's deal to be acquired by Paramount is supposed to create a behemoth of a company that includes everything from CBS to the "Lord of the Rings" franchise. But as Aragorn said in that massive epic, today is...
Disney Investor Call Starts with CEO and CFO
$DIS investor call is about to begin... CEO Josh D'Amaro, CFO Hugh Johnston are on the call...
Missed Chance to Brand Tonight Show with “Spend The Night”
I think there was a missed opportunity here to use 'Let's Spend The Night Together' as a slogan....
Blondie's Meta Twist Spooks Even Sleepy Daisy
'Blondie' is getting a little too meta for its own good, and even Daisy, the normally sleepy dog who rarely does anything noticeable, is roused and worried by the dark possibilities... https://t.co/Ut0PtVYs95
PARA Investor Call Begins with CEO, CFO, COO
$PARA investor call is about to start. CEO David Ellison, CFO Dennis Cinelli and COO Andy Gordon are on the call....
Hope CEO Ellison Publishes Pure Q1 Numbers
Waiting for Paramount to post its Q1 earnings report and I am hoping that CEO Ellison will do away with nascent efforts at crafting a quarterly shareholder letter and just post the pertinent numbers....
CNN NewsNight Risks Distraction Amid Jennings‑Mockler Clash
Will CNN's 'NewsNight' get sidetracked by news fight between Scott Jennings and Adam Mockler? https://t.co/r26nbzu9HT
ESPN News Veteran David Roberts Announces Retirement
David Roberts, ESPN’s Supervisor of News and Top Studio Shows, to Retire https://t.co/texcAywsWI via @variety
First-Time Watches of Classic Shows Now More Valuable
Who remembers NBC's famous 1997 mantra 'If you haven't seen it, it's new to you'? Now in 2026, AMC suggests NBC may have been ahead of its time, and is making the case that first views of even older shows...
First-Time TV Series View Is Premium Inventory
Many fans don’t watch TV series when they are first available, soAMC Global Networks has suggested to advertisers that the first view of a series is worth more, and should be seen as a premium piece of inventory — even...
AMC Shifts From Prestige Dramas to Sports Programming
AMC Global Media is known for high-level dramas such as “Mad Men,” “Dark Winds” and “Better Call Saul.” Now the peak-TV purveyor thinks it can make a scene by playing sports.... https://t.co/7AjcbSe4FC
CW Partners with ESPN, Opts for Bundling over Solo Streaming
The CW will stream its 800 hours of sports content on ESPN's broadband service, a sign that bundling may be a more attractive prospect for some TV outlets than launching yet another stand alone streaming option.... https://t.co/EBd41pyqp6
Disney Asserts FCC Record Proves Continued Licensing Qualifications
Disney on FCC licenses: 'We are confident that record demonstrates our continued qualifications as licensees under the Communications Act and the First Amendment and are prepared to show that through the appropriate legal channels....'
Company Bets on Paper over AI for Profits
Corporate bellwether JC Dithers & Co. bravely refuses to invest further in A.I., believing paper-based processes and full time employees will deliver fuller profit margins than digital automation... https://t.co/NdP2BXLFhE
Terrible Headline; Trails Filing for Divorce Soon
This is actually a terrible headline, lacks many elements critical to SEO best practices and does nothing for pickup via social media or A.I. ingestion. Please alert the local superior court that the Trails will be seeking a divorce in...
Upfronts Still Move Billions, but TV Viewership Wanes
The upfronts, the biggest national market for TV advertising, are still a central place for trading in billions of dollars tied to commercials. As for TV, not so much..... https://t.co/23ANfT2Zg1
LinkedIn Lands Fan on NFL Draft Broadcast
Fernando Mendoza wasn't going to attend the NFL Draft..... but he did turn up in a commercial break during ESPN's telecast of the event, thanks to LinkedIn..... https://t.co/ZZy8br1ECI
Comcast Q1 Earnings Call Kicks Off with Top Executives
Comcast Q1 investor call is about to begin... Brian Roberts, Mike Cavanagh, Jason Armstrong are on the call... $CMCSA
Goodell Joins Disney's Push for 2027 Super Bowl
Now even NFL boss Roger Goodell is getting in on Disney's months-long bid to promote the 2027 Super Bowl (of course, the NFL is now a 10% owner of Disney's ESPN).... https://t.co/Bs6iVSzFJI via @variety
TV News Must Reinvent or Face Audience Extinction
A media consultancy that helped create the format that ultimately became “Good Morning America” is warning TV-news organizations that they need to blow up their old models as soon as possible, or risk saying “good night” to audiences and ratings.... https://t.co/sciFmWrOuM
Creators Invade TV News: Revive or Replace?
TV News Goes Crazy for Creators: Will Digital Mavericks Add Life to Old Format or Wipe it Out? https://t.co/eJwkrRcMVN via @variety
Disney Demands $10M for 30‑second Super Bowl Ad
Scoop: Disney has told advertisers it believes they should pay $10M for a 30-sec ad in the company's 2027 telecast of Super Bowl LXI, according to four people with knowledge of negotiations, but the price tag has some marketers sitting...
Paramount Hires New Ad Chief to Chase Streaming Dollars
Paramount’s new ad sales chief Jay Askinasi, takes his first public spin as the company readies for upfront meetings. His task is to snare new ad dollars for streaming even as PSKY's TV properties are shedding Madison Avenue support.... https://t.co/0stHwS9Jzn via...
CBS Greenlights “Flint” Starring JB Flint, a Rogue Cop
They finally made @JBFlint into a TV show? CBS developing "Flint," about “a burnt-out LAPD detective who, on the verge of retirement, is blindsided when the city extends his service... Determined to get fired, he breaks rules and disobeys orders..." https://t.co/Qy9GxVOLMB
Christine Romans to Host New NBC News Now Show
TV-news veteran Christine Romans is getting a new two-hour show on NBC News' live streamed service while being elevated to chief business correspondent. Her program, which launches this summer, will bring NBC News Now to 14 original hours per weekday ...
Ari Shapiro Joins Audie Cornish for CNN Podcast
NPR veteran Ari Shapiro follows Audie Cornish over to CNN....the two will team on a new podcast https://t.co/hflf6XC4wQ via @variety
Meta‑media Newsletter Author Suspended After Factual Errors
I think all six people who care intently about this have been able to weigh in.... Writer of media newsletter recapping media newsletters suspended after errors https://t.co/09pn5Q5CN1
Ally Shifts Ad Spend From Cable to Women's Sports
Financial-services firm Ally wanted to increase the ad dollars it spent on women's sports. To do so, it cut the commercials it ran on traditional entertainment-focused cable networks.... https://t.co/BmFwrCvBNw via @variety
Even Wholesome Historical Fiction Can Inspire Bizarre Behavior
'Silly Philly' would appear to be exactly the sort of historical fiction any young person would do well to read, but it also seems to have taught young Billy how to turn his head around 180 degrees like a demon-spawn,...
Veteran CNN Correspondent Stephanie Elam Departs After 20 Years
Stephanie Elam, a veteran CNN correspondent, is leaving the network after working there for 20 years across two different stints that had her covering financial markets, natural disasters and even the death of Prince.... https://t.co/rE5R91jb6a via @variety
CNN Promotes Digital Veteran Alex MacCallum to COO
CNN names Alex MacCallum chief operating officer, a move that appears to boost an exec known for her digital expertise over colleagues who specialize in more traditional journalism.... https://t.co/osNbVzRd7t via @variety
Warner Revives TNT Boxing with Monthly DAZN Partnership
HBO got out of the TV-boxing arena in 2018, but Warner Bros. Discovery is putting TNT back into the ring with a monthly boxing showcase under a new partnership with DAZN https://t.co/TelewKL1dV via @variety
Shaq to Lead New Professional Dunking League
Shaquille O’Neal is going to be the commissioner of a new professional sports league devoted to dunking. Yeah, I said it.... https://t.co/SOf4OXuY52 via @variety
Coca-Cola Taps Iconic Jingle Archive to Stand Out
Coca-Cola uses something only a handful of corporations can -- a massive archive of promotions that won over large audiences -- in bid to stand out in the ad pack. Beverage giant revives its famous 'I'd like to buy...
Ozempic Launches Mac‑vs‑PC Style Ad with Long, Hodgman
Ozempic appears to have hired Justin Long and John Hodgman for an ad campaign that tries to evoke the old Apple Mac vs. PC ads.... https://t.co/iTmputOvQk
Savannah Guthrie's Return Could Redefine Morning TV
Inside Savannah Guthrie's return to NBC's 'Today' -- a brave choice by the anchor that could take morning TV into uncharted territory... https://t.co/9pNaPrbqmu via @variety
Screen‑Free Sundays: Kids Read Vintage Papers with Pets
What can be more wholesome than forcing your young child to sequester his electronic devices and video screens in favor of poring over old Sunday broadsheets from the 1960s and 70s with a favorite pet? https://t.co/o6lmz0vMxm
Tanya Simon's 60 Minutes Tenure at Risk
Scoop: Tanya Simon, only the fourth executive producer in the history of '60 Minutes', could be removed from the role later this year if CBS News executives decline to renew a one-year deal that put her in the job... https://t.co/txtszT64s7 via...
Publicis Acquires 160over90, Linking WME Talent with Agency
Just in: French ad giant Publicis Groupe will acquire sports-marketing firm 160over90 from WME, unveils strategic partnership enabling collaboration between WME’s talent roster and Publicis