CBS News is ready to launch a new salvo in TV’s streaming wars.
With many of its rivals bolstering their streaming offerings in recent months, CBS News plans to broaden its efforts by debuting a new signature “whip-around” live-streamed program, “CBS News 24/7” that will rely on journalists both from the national news outlet as well as from CBS local stations — and serve as the new name of the broadband outlet. CBS will also expand current streaming programs led by anchor John Dickerson and the CBS News Washington bureau and launch a 1 a.m. program called “CBS News Roundup” for late-night viewing.
“CBS News 24/7 is a decidedly ambitious evolution of our streaming efforts,” said Wendy McMahon, president and CEO of a unit that comprises CBS News, local stations and syndication, in a statement. “Data backs up our bet on a fresh, timely, and distinctive approach to breaking news and live coverage.
With many of its rivals bolstering their streaming offerings in recent months, CBS News plans to broaden its efforts by debuting a new signature “whip-around” live-streamed program, “CBS News 24/7” that will rely on journalists both from the national news outlet as well as from CBS local stations — and serve as the new name of the broadband outlet. CBS will also expand current streaming programs led by anchor John Dickerson and the CBS News Washington bureau and launch a 1 a.m. program called “CBS News Roundup” for late-night viewing.
“CBS News 24/7 is a decidedly ambitious evolution of our streaming efforts,” said Wendy McMahon, president and CEO of a unit that comprises CBS News, local stations and syndication, in a statement. “Data backs up our bet on a fresh, timely, and distinctive approach to breaking news and live coverage.
- 4/9/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
In the pre-coverage of Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, the speech is being billed as the most important of his presidency, what with his dismal approval numbers and what is shaping up to be very difficult campaign for reelection.
Moreover, so much attention has been paid to the president’s age — at 81, he is the first octogenarian on a major party ticket — that any kind of slip up will be seized upon by his rivals.
Then again, Biden’s most memorable moment last year was an exchange with House Republicans over Social Security, showing that the president had command of the stage. That’s why it’ll be interesting to see if GOP members restrain themselves so as to not give the president the opportunity this year.
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Moreover, so much attention has been paid to the president’s age — at 81, he is the first octogenarian on a major party ticket — that any kind of slip up will be seized upon by his rivals.
Then again, Biden’s most memorable moment last year was an exchange with House Republicans over Social Security, showing that the president had command of the stage. That’s why it’ll be interesting to see if GOP members restrain themselves so as to not give the president the opportunity this year.
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- 3/7/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated, with latest results: Donald Trump and Joe Biden dominated a majority of Super Tuesday contests this evening, making it all the more certain that the November election will be a rematch.
Biden and Trump were projected to be the winners, by a wide margin, of party primaries in California, Colorado, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Maine, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Alabama, Utah and Tennessee. Biden also was projected to win Vermont, and Trump won a caucus in Alaska.
The lingering question was whether Nikki Haley would continue her bid for the Republican nomination as Trump’s last remaining rival. She was projected to win Vermont, denying Trump a sweep of all Super Tuesday contests. Referring to Trump’s speech earlier in the evening, her campaign said in a statement, “Unity is not achieved by simply claiming, ‘we’re united.'”
Otherwise, the former president scored lopsided margins of victory.
“It...
Biden and Trump were projected to be the winners, by a wide margin, of party primaries in California, Colorado, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Maine, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Alabama, Utah and Tennessee. Biden also was projected to win Vermont, and Trump won a caucus in Alaska.
The lingering question was whether Nikki Haley would continue her bid for the Republican nomination as Trump’s last remaining rival. She was projected to win Vermont, denying Trump a sweep of all Super Tuesday contests. Referring to Trump’s speech earlier in the evening, her campaign said in a statement, “Unity is not achieved by simply claiming, ‘we’re united.'”
Otherwise, the former president scored lopsided margins of victory.
“It...
- 3/6/2024
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The suspense this Super Tuesday may be in watching how all of the networks try to make the night suspenseful.
Some 16 states and one territory will vote: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia. A Democratic caucus also is being held in American Samoa, and Iowa Democrats also will reveal their results.
But with Joe Biden and Donald Trump on their way to a rematch in the 2024 presidential election, coverage Tuesday will focus on margins of victory, when each candidate will clinch their nomination and what’s next from now until Election Day. There also will be attention to down-ballot races, including California’s Senate primary to fill the seat long held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-ca).
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That’s a far cry from...
Some 16 states and one territory will vote: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia. A Democratic caucus also is being held in American Samoa, and Iowa Democrats also will reveal their results.
But with Joe Biden and Donald Trump on their way to a rematch in the 2024 presidential election, coverage Tuesday will focus on margins of victory, when each candidate will clinch their nomination and what’s next from now until Election Day. There also will be attention to down-ballot races, including California’s Senate primary to fill the seat long held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-ca).
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- 3/5/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Kate Snow, the NBC News veteran who has anchored the network’s Sunday broadcast of “NBC Nightly News” since 2015, plans to exit the post next week, she disclosed to viewers of the program Sunday evening, citing growing responsibilities tied to streaming content.
The move may be a sign that her presence is needed elsewhere. Snow, who is also a senior national correspondent for NBC News, has since September of 2022 co-anchored parts of “NBC News Daily,” a set of daytime hours that both stream on NBC News Now and appear in the daytime schedules of all NBC affiliates. NBC News has placed increasing emphasis on reaching viewers with streaming content, and has continued to expand the original programming it offers in that venue. Those duties, plus those that have Snow reporting on stories during the week for “Today” and the weekday broadcasts of “NBC Nightly News,” have begun to add up.
The move may be a sign that her presence is needed elsewhere. Snow, who is also a senior national correspondent for NBC News, has since September of 2022 co-anchored parts of “NBC News Daily,” a set of daytime hours that both stream on NBC News Now and appear in the daytime schedules of all NBC affiliates. NBC News has placed increasing emphasis on reaching viewers with streaming content, and has continued to expand the original programming it offers in that venue. Those duties, plus those that have Snow reporting on stories during the week for “Today” and the weekday broadcasts of “NBC Nightly News,” have begun to add up.
- 2/18/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
A small contingent of journalists gathered near the Canadian border earlier this morning to watch as Dixville Notch, Nh, continued its tradition of casting the first ballots on an election day.
Nikki Haley cleaned Donald Trump’s clock in this hamlet — 6 votes to none.
As the day goes on, network correspondents are fanning out across the state at precincts to talk to actual voters, after months in which the first-in-the-nation primary was judged and assessed by polls. Commentary and analysis is focusing on whether
Haley and her top surrogate, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, blitzed the airwaves on Monday, while Trump held a final rally in Laconia, Nh, where he predicted that Haley would be out of the race after tonight. He was interrupted by climate protesters, who have been a frequent presence at events in recent days.
There is a Democratic race, too. Joe Biden is not on the ballot,...
Nikki Haley cleaned Donald Trump’s clock in this hamlet — 6 votes to none.
As the day goes on, network correspondents are fanning out across the state at precincts to talk to actual voters, after months in which the first-in-the-nation primary was judged and assessed by polls. Commentary and analysis is focusing on whether
Haley and her top surrogate, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, blitzed the airwaves on Monday, while Trump held a final rally in Laconia, Nh, where he predicted that Haley would be out of the race after tonight. He was interrupted by climate protesters, who have been a frequent presence at events in recent days.
There is a Democratic race, too. Joe Biden is not on the ballot,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Have you heard it’s cold in Des Moines? The subzero temperatures are making Monday’s caucuses in Iowa the coldest on record, a running theme of coverage throughout the day and into this evening. It’s not trivial, as the frigid weather may very well impact turnout.
As Iowa’s first votes of the 2024 presidential race come in, expect a lot of analysis, punditry and prediction, even if the results represent just a sliver of the primary electorate. The Hawkeye state’s primacy as the first-in-the-nation often obscures the peculiarities of the caucus system, unless there is some kind of glitch, which is what happened four years ago with the Democrats.
That said, networks see the caucuses as the kickoff of what is hoped a spike in viewer interest in the presidential contest, as was seen in 2020 and 2016. All of the broadcast networks are planning for ongoing coverage of...
As Iowa’s first votes of the 2024 presidential race come in, expect a lot of analysis, punditry and prediction, even if the results represent just a sliver of the primary electorate. The Hawkeye state’s primacy as the first-in-the-nation often obscures the peculiarities of the caucus system, unless there is some kind of glitch, which is what happened four years ago with the Democrats.
That said, networks see the caucuses as the kickoff of what is hoped a spike in viewer interest in the presidential contest, as was seen in 2020 and 2016. All of the broadcast networks are planning for ongoing coverage of...
- 1/15/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadcast and cable networks will supplement their ongoing news coverage of the war in Israel with programming specials this weekend.
NBC News is planning two primetime specials, NBC News Special Report: Israel-Hamas War, to be simulcast across MSNBC, NBC News Now and CNBC from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Et on Saturday and Sunday. The special also will stream on 11 NBC News local Fast channels and on NBCNews.com. The specials will be anchored by Tom Llamas, joined by Jose Diaz Balart on Saturday and Kate Snow on Sunday. Richard Engel, Raf Sanchez, Kelly Cobiella, Josh Lederman and Ellison Barber will report from Israel and Matt Bradley from London. Llamas also will anchor a special one hour edition of NBC Nightly News from Israel on Saturday for NBC News Now.
PBS tonight is presenting War in the Holy Land: A PBS News Special Report, co-anchored by PBS NewsHour‘s Amna Nawaz...
NBC News is planning two primetime specials, NBC News Special Report: Israel-Hamas War, to be simulcast across MSNBC, NBC News Now and CNBC from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Et on Saturday and Sunday. The special also will stream on 11 NBC News local Fast channels and on NBCNews.com. The specials will be anchored by Tom Llamas, joined by Jose Diaz Balart on Saturday and Kate Snow on Sunday. Richard Engel, Raf Sanchez, Kelly Cobiella, Josh Lederman and Ellison Barber will report from Israel and Matt Bradley from London. Llamas also will anchor a special one hour edition of NBC Nightly News from Israel on Saturday for NBC News Now.
PBS tonight is presenting War in the Holy Land: A PBS News Special Report, co-anchored by PBS NewsHour‘s Amna Nawaz...
- 10/13/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
CNN anchor Laura Coates has moved to CAA for representation, a move that could signal a new era of influence for the talent-agency giant at the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed news outlet.
In a broad overhaul of CNN’s schedule, Coates was recently named to anchor a new 11 p.m. hour at CNN, “Laura Coates Live,” where she will follow Abby Philip, who will hold forth at 10. CAA also represents Erin Burnett, who anchors CNN’s 7 p.m. hour. All told, CAA will represent two of five of the anchors who appear during CNN’s schedule between 7 p.m. to midnight., which usually represent some of the network’s most-watched hours.
In years past, CNN’s primetime was dominated by rival agency UTA, which continues to have a strong roster at CNN. The agency represents Philip — who left CNN for UTA — as well as Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper, Don Lemon and Alisyn Camerota.
In a broad overhaul of CNN’s schedule, Coates was recently named to anchor a new 11 p.m. hour at CNN, “Laura Coates Live,” where she will follow Abby Philip, who will hold forth at 10. CAA also represents Erin Burnett, who anchors CNN’s 7 p.m. hour. All told, CAA will represent two of five of the anchors who appear during CNN’s schedule between 7 p.m. to midnight., which usually represent some of the network’s most-watched hours.
In years past, CNN’s primetime was dominated by rival agency UTA, which continues to have a strong roster at CNN. The agency represents Philip — who left CNN for UTA — as well as Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper, Don Lemon and Alisyn Camerota.
- 8/22/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Cable subscribers typically recognize a handful of news brands, including CNN, MSNBC and Fox News Channel. If Comcast has its way, they may start to search more readily for one outlet that has been linked more readily to the emerging realm of broadband.
NBC News Now, the free ad-supported streaming service launched by NBC News in 2019, is set to be made a bigger a part of Xfinity, the consumer-facing cable-and-broadband service from corporate parent Comcast. NBC News Now will, starting Monday, become part of the company’s X1 platform and channel guide, alongside 20 other Fast channels. Users will see its offerings throughout various guides, including the ones pointing to live programming.
“Having an opportunity to get distribution on Xfinity was a chance that we did not want to pass up,” says Janelle Rodriguez, executive vice president of NBC News Now. “We are very seriously committed to being wherever we can...
NBC News Now, the free ad-supported streaming service launched by NBC News in 2019, is set to be made a bigger a part of Xfinity, the consumer-facing cable-and-broadband service from corporate parent Comcast. NBC News Now will, starting Monday, become part of the company’s X1 platform and channel guide, alongside 20 other Fast channels. Users will see its offerings throughout various guides, including the ones pointing to live programming.
“Having an opportunity to get distribution on Xfinity was a chance that we did not want to pass up,” says Janelle Rodriguez, executive vice president of NBC News Now. “We are very seriously committed to being wherever we can...
- 7/17/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
The hosts of “The View” once again drew comparisons between Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas and GOP presidential hopeful Tim Scott on Tuesday. This time, host Joy Behar argued that neither man really understands systemic racism.
Behar’s comments came as the women were discussing an interview Scott did with NBC’s Tom Llamas, in which Scott said “what people really want is an optimistic positive conservative who has a backbone, but also believes that the best is yet to come. I don’t think you have to be a pessimist to be strong.”
Calling Scott “Professor Positive,” Behar said that he’s “hedging his bets” before likening him to Clarence Thomas.
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“He’s one of these guys who, you know, he’s like Clarence Thomas,” Behar said. “Black...
Behar’s comments came as the women were discussing an interview Scott did with NBC’s Tom Llamas, in which Scott said “what people really want is an optimistic positive conservative who has a backbone, but also believes that the best is yet to come. I don’t think you have to be a pessimist to be strong.”
Calling Scott “Professor Positive,” Behar said that he’s “hedging his bets” before likening him to Clarence Thomas.
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- 5/23/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Amid continued erosion of the cable bundle (and therefore the reach of cable news channels), NBC News is embarking on a fresh pitch for its NBC News Now streaming offering. The free, ad-supported streaming service (which the company says is profitable) launched four years ago, but NBC News executive VP Janelle Rodriguez, who oversees News Now, thinks there is more to do.
“A lot of people have already discovered us, have fallen in love with us and keep coming back to us,” Rodriguez says, adding that “we want to keep reintroducing ourselves to new audiences who are seeking out that kind of 24 hour news accessibility.”
“We have the dual task of both raising awareness for people who are heavy news consumers, and they have been getting their news on linear television for decades, letting them know we’re there,” Rodriguez adds. “But certainly for younger audiences, which dominates our audience on News Now.
“A lot of people have already discovered us, have fallen in love with us and keep coming back to us,” Rodriguez says, adding that “we want to keep reintroducing ourselves to new audiences who are seeking out that kind of 24 hour news accessibility.”
“We have the dual task of both raising awareness for people who are heavy news consumers, and they have been getting their news on linear television for decades, letting them know we’re there,” Rodriguez adds. “But certainly for younger audiences, which dominates our audience on News Now.
- 5/11/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Following an unplanned two-week absence due to a family health matter, Hoda Kotb returned to the Today show on Monday. The long-running co-host addressed her temporary leave at the top of the broadcast.
“My [three-year-old daughter] Hope was in the ICU for a few days and in the hospital for more than a week,” she explained to viewers. “I’m so grateful she’s home. She is back home… and we are watching her closely.
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“My [three-year-old daughter] Hope was in the ICU for a few days and in the hospital for more than a week,” she explained to viewers. “I’m so grateful she’s home. She is back home… and we are watching her closely.
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- 3/6/2023
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Hoda Kotb has been absent from her Today show, Today with Hoda and Jenna, since February 20, when the episode she was last seen on, aired.
For the past few weeks, various broadcasters, such as Craig Melvin, Tom Llamas and Savannah Guthrie have been filling in on her show. While her absence remained unaddressed, Kotb remained active on social media, sharing puzzling messages and quotes, including two from the book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy.
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After two weeks of speculation and growing concern from her fans, her co-anchors from the Today show finally revealed the reason for her absence during a live broadcast on Wednesday.
“We know a lot of you have been wondering how she’s doing. We can tell you that Hoda is Ok, [but] she’s got a family health matter that she’s been dealing with,” Melville revealed.
For the past few weeks, various broadcasters, such as Craig Melvin, Tom Llamas and Savannah Guthrie have been filling in on her show. While her absence remained unaddressed, Kotb remained active on social media, sharing puzzling messages and quotes, including two from the book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy.
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After two weeks of speculation and growing concern from her fans, her co-anchors from the Today show finally revealed the reason for her absence during a live broadcast on Wednesday.
“We know a lot of you have been wondering how she’s doing. We can tell you that Hoda is Ok, [but] she’s got a family health matter that she’s been dealing with,” Melville revealed.
- 3/4/2023
- by Nicky Kashani
- Uinterview
Hoda Kotb shared a puzzling message with her Instagram followers during her mysterious absence from Today and Today with Hoda and Jenna.
The popular broadcaster, 58, was last seen on air on February 20 on Today with Hoda and Jenna, though the episode was shot on February 17.
She left no explanation for her ongoing absence, and many other broadcasters such as Craig Melvin, Tom Llamas and Savannah Guthrie have been filling in on her behalf.
She hasn’t been seen on air and also has not been heard from on her podcast, Making Space.
Her absence has not been addressed, though she has been posting a series of cryptic messages online.
She posted a photo of the words “Choose Hope” framed above clouds in a soft pink-colored sky.
She also posted a message wishing everyone a “Happy Sunday,” as a caption to a picture that read “Sometimes miracles are just people with kind hearts.
The popular broadcaster, 58, was last seen on air on February 20 on Today with Hoda and Jenna, though the episode was shot on February 17.
She left no explanation for her ongoing absence, and many other broadcasters such as Craig Melvin, Tom Llamas and Savannah Guthrie have been filling in on her behalf.
She hasn’t been seen on air and also has not been heard from on her podcast, Making Space.
Her absence has not been addressed, though she has been posting a series of cryptic messages online.
She posted a photo of the words “Choose Hope” framed above clouds in a soft pink-colored sky.
She also posted a message wishing everyone a “Happy Sunday,” as a caption to a picture that read “Sometimes miracles are just people with kind hearts.
- 3/2/2023
- by Isabeau Newman
- Uinterview
We finally have a reason for Hoda Kotb‘s lengthy absence from Today.
The veteran NBC broadcaster — who has been conspicuously and mysteriously Mia from Today and Today with Hoda and Jenna since mid-Febrary — has been dealing with a “family health matter,” the show announced on air Wednesday morning.
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“We can tell you that Hoda has a family health matter that she’s been dealing with,...
The veteran NBC broadcaster — who has been conspicuously and mysteriously Mia from Today and Today with Hoda and Jenna since mid-Febrary — has been dealing with a “family health matter,” the show announced on air Wednesday morning.
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- 3/1/2023
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Savannah Guthrie abruptly left her spot on this morning’s Today show after testing positive for Covid around 7:30 a.m. Et.
Sheinelle Jones, co-host of Today‘s third hour, provided an on-air update at the end of the show’s 8 a.m. hour, saying, “It has been an interesting morning for us. As we said, Savannah left early, she wasn’t feeling great, so she took a Covid test,” Jones said.
Jones continued, “It came back positive. So of course as soon as we found out, she rushed home to rest up. So Savannah, we love you, wishing you a speedy recovery.”
Watch Jones’ announcement below.
Willie Geist, who typically anchors the show’s third hour, joined the program earlier this morning, filling in for Guthrie.
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Sheinelle Jones, co-host of Today‘s third hour, provided an on-air update at the end of the show’s 8 a.m. hour, saying, “It has been an interesting morning for us. As we said, Savannah left early, she wasn’t feeling great, so she took a Covid test,” Jones said.
Jones continued, “It came back positive. So of course as soon as we found out, she rushed home to rest up. So Savannah, we love you, wishing you a speedy recovery.”
Watch Jones’ announcement below.
Willie Geist, who typically anchors the show’s third hour, joined the program earlier this morning, filling in for Guthrie.
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- 2/28/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Hoda Kotb continues missing from Today and Today with Hoda and Jenna after a week-long absence from the NBC morning shows.
The television host was last seen on the Feb. 20 episode of the fourth hour of Today with co-host Jenna Bush Hager. However, that episode was pre-recorded as it aired on Presidents Day. Her last live appearance was on Feb. 17.
In her absence, other Today personalities have been filling in for Kotb. Today’s third-hour co-host Craig Melvin and World News Tonight anchor Tom Llamas subbed for Kotb next to Savannah Guthrie on the main show. For the fourth hour alongside Bush Hager, Willie Geist and Sheinelle Jones have stepped in.
Also worth noting is that Kotb’s podcast Making Space has not released a new episode since Feb. 20.
Deadline has reached out to NBC for comment and will update this piece when we hear back.
Amid Kotb’s absence,...
The television host was last seen on the Feb. 20 episode of the fourth hour of Today with co-host Jenna Bush Hager. However, that episode was pre-recorded as it aired on Presidents Day. Her last live appearance was on Feb. 17.
In her absence, other Today personalities have been filling in for Kotb. Today’s third-hour co-host Craig Melvin and World News Tonight anchor Tom Llamas subbed for Kotb next to Savannah Guthrie on the main show. For the fourth hour alongside Bush Hager, Willie Geist and Sheinelle Jones have stepped in.
Also worth noting is that Kotb’s podcast Making Space has not released a new episode since Feb. 20.
Deadline has reached out to NBC for comment and will update this piece when we hear back.
Amid Kotb’s absence,...
- 2/28/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Hoda Kotb‘s Today show absence is going on its second week — and viewers are getting worried.
The program’s long-running co-host — who made her last live appearance on Today and Today with Hoda and Jenna on Friday, Feb. 17 — was Mia again Monday morning. (Kotb was present for the Feb. 20 Presidents’ Day episode of Today with Hoda and Jenna, but that episode was pre-taped on Feb. 17.)
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The program’s long-running co-host — who made her last live appearance on Today and Today with Hoda and Jenna on Friday, Feb. 17 — was Mia again Monday morning. (Kotb was present for the Feb. 20 Presidents’ Day episode of Today with Hoda and Jenna, but that episode was pre-taped on Feb. 17.)
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- 2/28/2023
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Today with Hoda and Jenna has been missing one-half of its co-hosts for about a week, and fans are concerned. Hoda Kotb was last seen with Jenna Bush Hager during the Presidents Day episode on February 20, but it was revealed the holiday episode was pre-recorded the same day as her last live appearance on February 17. World News Tonight anchor Tom Llamas and Today 3rd Hour co-host Craig Melvin has subbed for Kotb over the last week alongside Savannah Guthrie. Meanwhile, Willie Geist from Sunday Today and Sheinelle Jones of Today 3rd Hour have filled in for Kotb’s fourth-hour duties with Bush Hager, 41. The 58-year-old co-host’s podcast Making Space also did not update with a new episode during its usual 4 am spot. Guthrie and Hager have not announced any details behind Kotb’s absence outside of saying she’s “out” or introducing a guest anchor for whose replacing her for that day.
- 2/27/2023
- TV Insider
Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Tilda Swinton and chef José Andrés are among the next round of keynote speakers announced for South by Southwest 2023.
Event organizers announced Tuesday the next round of keynote speakers, featured speakers and keynote sessions confirmed for SXSW, which celebrates the convergence of technology, film, television, and music.
Members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-nominated rock band New Order, Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, and Gillian Gilbert, as well as Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and producer Margo Price join Chopra Jonas and Swinton as keynotes. Additional featured speakers will include Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard, Chelsea Handler, William Shatner, Chelsea Manning and more.
Previously announced Keynote speakers include Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert in conversation with Katie Couric.
Set as featured speakers for the 37th edition of the annual conference are Chair and CEO of General Motors Mary Barra; CEO, Cto, President, and co-founder of Cruise and co-founder of Twitch Kyle Vogt...
Event organizers announced Tuesday the next round of keynote speakers, featured speakers and keynote sessions confirmed for SXSW, which celebrates the convergence of technology, film, television, and music.
Members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-nominated rock band New Order, Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, and Gillian Gilbert, as well as Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and producer Margo Price join Chopra Jonas and Swinton as keynotes. Additional featured speakers will include Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard, Chelsea Handler, William Shatner, Chelsea Manning and more.
Previously announced Keynote speakers include Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert in conversation with Katie Couric.
Set as featured speakers for the 37th edition of the annual conference are Chair and CEO of General Motors Mary Barra; CEO, Cto, President, and co-founder of Cruise and co-founder of Twitch Kyle Vogt...
- 2/14/2023
- by Lexy Perez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Now that ABC News has cleaned house, it probably needs to fill it back up.
Executives at the Disney news division — and its corporate parent — hoped to cut recent scrutiny by parting ways with Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, the co-anchors of early-afternoon program “GMA3” who also had a romantic relationship despite being married to other people. On Friday, the two sides broke up, so to speak, with ABC News President Kim Godwin telling staffers she hoped their departure would end a period of “distraction” at the home of “Good Morning America” and “World News Tonight.”
But Godwin and her team are likely to face a period of rebuilding.
Holmes and Robach leave ABC News as it needs to focus more closely on lining up a new tier of talent. Cecilia Vega, a Washington correspondent who frequently filled in for Robin Roberts on “GMA3,” recently left ABC News for a new role at “60 Minutes.
Executives at the Disney news division — and its corporate parent — hoped to cut recent scrutiny by parting ways with Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, the co-anchors of early-afternoon program “GMA3” who also had a romantic relationship despite being married to other people. On Friday, the two sides broke up, so to speak, with ABC News President Kim Godwin telling staffers she hoped their departure would end a period of “distraction” at the home of “Good Morning America” and “World News Tonight.”
But Godwin and her team are likely to face a period of rebuilding.
Holmes and Robach leave ABC News as it needs to focus more closely on lining up a new tier of talent. Cecilia Vega, a Washington correspondent who frequently filled in for Robin Roberts on “GMA3,” recently left ABC News for a new role at “60 Minutes.
- 1/30/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, who surprised TV viewers by developing a behind-the-scenes romance while anchoring ABC News’ “GMA3,” are getting a divorce — from the Disney-backed journalism unit.
“After several productive conversations with Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, about different options, we all agreed it’s best for everyone that they move on from ABC News,” the news division said in a statement released Friday evening. “We recognize their talent and commitment over the years and are thankful for their contributions.”
The pair was benched from their duties at the early-afternoon program in early December, though when word first leaked of their relationship, they were initially allowed to continue anchoring. ABC News President Kim Godwin opted to take them off the air to tamp down gossip and speculation, fearing that such stuff could tarnish the overall “Good Morning America” franchise. The flagship morning program generated nearly 281 million in advertising in 2021, according to Kantar,...
“After several productive conversations with Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, about different options, we all agreed it’s best for everyone that they move on from ABC News,” the news division said in a statement released Friday evening. “We recognize their talent and commitment over the years and are thankful for their contributions.”
The pair was benched from their duties at the early-afternoon program in early December, though when word first leaked of their relationship, they were initially allowed to continue anchoring. ABC News President Kim Godwin opted to take them off the air to tamp down gossip and speculation, fearing that such stuff could tarnish the overall “Good Morning America” franchise. The flagship morning program generated nearly 281 million in advertising in 2021, according to Kantar,...
- 1/27/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Cecilia Vega, who has been with ABC News for more than a decade, will jump to a new correspondent role on CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” leaving behind an influential role covering the White House for the Disney-backed news operation.
Her move marks a rare effort to expand the hub of on-air personnel devoted to “60 Minutes.” In the recent past, executive producer Bill Owens has worked to augment his staff, elevating correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Jon Wertheim to full-time status and trying to develop a team devoted to a separate streaming effort tied to the show, an initiative that was ultimately scrapped. Pluto, the ad-supported streaming site operated by parent company Paramount Global, does feature a channel that features curated and archival material from the long-running program.
In an interview, Owens said he has been impressed by Vega’s range of reportorial experience as well as her time spent in print journalism.
Her move marks a rare effort to expand the hub of on-air personnel devoted to “60 Minutes.” In the recent past, executive producer Bill Owens has worked to augment his staff, elevating correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Jon Wertheim to full-time status and trying to develop a team devoted to a separate streaming effort tied to the show, an initiative that was ultimately scrapped. Pluto, the ad-supported streaming site operated by parent company Paramount Global, does feature a channel that features curated and archival material from the long-running program.
In an interview, Owens said he has been impressed by Vega’s range of reportorial experience as well as her time spent in print journalism.
- 1/19/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Gadi Schwartz, best known for NBC News’ Snapchat show, is getting a streaming 8 p.m. hour all his own.
Schwartz will anchor an 8 p.m. newscast from Los Angeles. on the free, ad-supported NBC News Now streaming service, according to a memo issued Monday by Janelle Rodriguez, the NBC News senior vice president who oversees the emerging news outlet.
Schwartz has expanded his profile by co-anchoring “Stay Tuned” on Snapchat over the past five years, making him “a familiar draw for a new generation of viewers,” Rodriguez said. “Since joining NBC News in 2016 as a correspondent, Gadi has covered a range of pressing issues across all of our platforms, most notably the immigration crisis at the border.”
News aficionados are getting an avalanche of new content as every mainstream TV-news organization places new emphasis on reaching viewers through content they can watch at times and in places of their own choosing,...
Schwartz will anchor an 8 p.m. newscast from Los Angeles. on the free, ad-supported NBC News Now streaming service, according to a memo issued Monday by Janelle Rodriguez, the NBC News senior vice president who oversees the emerging news outlet.
Schwartz has expanded his profile by co-anchoring “Stay Tuned” on Snapchat over the past five years, making him “a familiar draw for a new generation of viewers,” Rodriguez said. “Since joining NBC News in 2016 as a correspondent, Gadi has covered a range of pressing issues across all of our platforms, most notably the immigration crisis at the border.”
News aficionados are getting an avalanche of new content as every mainstream TV-news organization places new emphasis on reaching viewers through content they can watch at times and in places of their own choosing,...
- 1/9/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
The long-running “PBS NewsHour,” which has its roots in broadcast-tv coverage of 1973’s Watergate hearings, is preparing itself to tell stories in some very new media frontiers, which include places like TikTok and YouTube.
“We have been thinking about the pace of the show. It is completely different from our commercial competitors. It is slower. It is more calm,” says Sara Just, the show’s senior executive producer, in a recent interview. As people interact with video programming in new fashion. executives are considering ways to make “NewsHour” relevant to new generations while keeping die-hards in the fold.
“Are we moving too slowly? Can we move more quickly? Can we get in more stories?” asks Just. “We don’t want to change and go to 30-second stories, minute stories. We have the luxury of time. But those are definitely things we are think about, and evolving as people’s viewing habits change,...
“We have been thinking about the pace of the show. It is completely different from our commercial competitors. It is slower. It is more calm,” says Sara Just, the show’s senior executive producer, in a recent interview. As people interact with video programming in new fashion. executives are considering ways to make “NewsHour” relevant to new generations while keeping die-hards in the fold.
“Are we moving too slowly? Can we move more quickly? Can we get in more stories?” asks Just. “We don’t want to change and go to 30-second stories, minute stories. We have the luxury of time. But those are definitely things we are think about, and evolving as people’s viewing habits change,...
- 1/2/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Miley Cyrus is getting a head start on her New Year’s Resolution.
The singer appeared on NBC’s upcoming “A Toast to 2022!” special and spoke with Hoda Kotb about her goal for 2023.
“I guess my resolution would really be — my instinct is very loud, but I’m not a great listener sometimes,” she said, via People. “Dolly [Parton] was telling me, her husband [Carl Thomas Dean] says, ‘You’re not hard of hearing. You’re hard of listening.’ And I guess that would kind of be my resolution, to not just listen to myself, but listen to others.”
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Kotb followed up by asking whether that’s related to her transition to her 30s.
“I always say that my truth and the opposite of what that is, is also true. Somehow, I’m completely different and then somehow,...
The singer appeared on NBC’s upcoming “A Toast to 2022!” special and spoke with Hoda Kotb about her goal for 2023.
“I guess my resolution would really be — my instinct is very loud, but I’m not a great listener sometimes,” she said, via People. “Dolly [Parton] was telling me, her husband [Carl Thomas Dean] says, ‘You’re not hard of hearing. You’re hard of listening.’ And I guess that would kind of be my resolution, to not just listen to myself, but listen to others.”
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Kotb followed up by asking whether that’s related to her transition to her 30s.
“I always say that my truth and the opposite of what that is, is also true. Somehow, I’m completely different and then somehow,...
- 12/29/2022
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
Broadcast networks are devoting their primetime hours to coverage of next week’s midterm results, underscoring the stakes and interest in this year’s election. But the night is also a bit of a prelude to 2024, as all of the news divisions and cable news outlets hope that audiences will return for another momentous presidential election.
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The biggest questions Tuesday — whether Democrats retain control of Congress, and whether Donald Trump-backed election deniers win key statewide posts — will have an impact on the next cycle. And speculation of who will enter the field in 2024, and...
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The biggest questions Tuesday — whether Democrats retain control of Congress, and whether Donald Trump-backed election deniers win key statewide posts — will have an impact on the next cycle. And speculation of who will enter the field in 2024, and...
- 11/8/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
On Election Night, NBC News will split its own ticket.
Yes, viewers can see Lester Holt, Savannah Guthrie Chuck Todd and Andrea Mitchell hold forth on NBC proper. But they might also seek out a growing array of programming on digital venues.
Though NBC News has had a presence on TikTok since 2019, the unit is for the first time dispatching personnel to provide real-time reporting to the venue’s users says Catherine Kim, senior vice president of global digital news. NBC News can tap any of its journalists to deliver a quick hit, recut a piece of video that ran elsewhere, or, says Kim, ramp up new efforts to tell users if misinformation is circulating. A series, #NBCdebunks, aims to give the TikTok audience facts in the face of false stories circulating on the app.
“It’s going to be a real priority,” says Kim, of the growing TikTok effort.
Yes, viewers can see Lester Holt, Savannah Guthrie Chuck Todd and Andrea Mitchell hold forth on NBC proper. But they might also seek out a growing array of programming on digital venues.
Though NBC News has had a presence on TikTok since 2019, the unit is for the first time dispatching personnel to provide real-time reporting to the venue’s users says Catherine Kim, senior vice president of global digital news. NBC News can tap any of its journalists to deliver a quick hit, recut a piece of video that ran elsewhere, or, says Kim, ramp up new efforts to tell users if misinformation is circulating. A series, #NBCdebunks, aims to give the TikTok audience facts in the face of false stories circulating on the app.
“It’s going to be a real priority,” says Kim, of the growing TikTok effort.
- 11/7/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
When broadcast networks preempt primetime programming for the midterms Tuesday, they will be joining up with their streaming channels, all of which will have been well into their daylong coverage of the vote.
This cycle, all of the legacy networks are looking at the midterms as a key opportunity for ABC News Live, CBS News Streaming and NBC News Now, capitalizing on an expected audience uptick to try to make the channels a part of viewers’ regular news diet.
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As such, all of the channels are emphasizing the integration with the broadcast part of the business,...
This cycle, all of the legacy networks are looking at the midterms as a key opportunity for ABC News Live, CBS News Streaming and NBC News Now, capitalizing on an expected audience uptick to try to make the channels a part of viewers’ regular news diet.
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As such, all of the channels are emphasizing the integration with the broadcast part of the business,...
- 11/7/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Update: CNBC anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin will debut a limited series on NBC News Now on Wednesday evening, starting with an interview with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla following back to back bouts with Covid.
Sorkin’s show, called Special Report with Andrew Ross Sorkin, will debut at 10:30 Pm Et. An early clip of the interview here.
Sorkin is the co-anchor of CNBC’s Sqwawk Box and is a financial columnist for The New York Times and editor at large of DealBook. He’s the latest figure from NBCU to provide content on the streaming service.
In the interview, Bourla pushed back on claims that Pfizer didn’t test the Covid vaccine to see if it prevented transmission. He told Sorkin that “there is no other vaccine in the world that has been tested so intensively.”
Previously, March 9: CNBC anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin will host and produce a limited series for NBC News Now,...
Sorkin’s show, called Special Report with Andrew Ross Sorkin, will debut at 10:30 Pm Et. An early clip of the interview here.
Sorkin is the co-anchor of CNBC’s Sqwawk Box and is a financial columnist for The New York Times and editor at large of DealBook. He’s the latest figure from NBCU to provide content on the streaming service.
In the interview, Bourla pushed back on claims that Pfizer didn’t test the Covid vaccine to see if it prevented transmission. He told Sorkin that “there is no other vaccine in the world that has been tested so intensively.”
Previously, March 9: CNBC anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin will host and produce a limited series for NBC News Now,...
- 10/19/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, Sep. 19, is shaping up to be a global spectacle. World leaders, including President Biden, will be in attendance, and the world’s media will be there, too.
The queen’s funeral will be the first time such an event has been broadcast on television. In 1952, when Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne, the funeral procession of King George VI was televised in the U.K., but the funeral itself remained private. Not so this time.
While the BBC will be the official broadcaster of the proceedings, every U.S. TV news organization will be in attendance, flying in many of their top anchors and blowing up their typical programming lineups to carry it live.
Here’s what’s planned from the U.S. TV news networks.
ABC News
Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts and...
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, Sep. 19, is shaping up to be a global spectacle. World leaders, including President Biden, will be in attendance, and the world’s media will be there, too.
The queen’s funeral will be the first time such an event has been broadcast on television. In 1952, when Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne, the funeral procession of King George VI was televised in the U.K., but the funeral itself remained private. Not so this time.
While the BBC will be the official broadcaster of the proceedings, every U.S. TV news organization will be in attendance, flying in many of their top anchors and blowing up their typical programming lineups to carry it live.
Here’s what’s planned from the U.S. TV news networks.
ABC News
Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts and...
- 9/16/2022
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The typical evening-news program give viewers all the news they need to know in less than 30 minutes. John Dickerson’s take on the format aims to unpack the headlines of the day and offer something most news programs don’t — perspective.
Dickerson will lead CBS News’ step into an emerging frontier, an evening-news program that doesn’t air on a TV network, but streams instead, presumably for a younger, more tech-savvy audience. “CBS News Prime Time With John Dickerson,” a new hour-long program, debuts tonight at 7 p.m. eastern on CBS News’ streaming outlets, and will appear live Monday through Thursday. The goal is for Dickerson, a former host of “Face The Nation” and a longtime political journalist and analyst, to provide insight and historical context around the events of the day so viewers gain a deeper understanding of the news cycle.
Dickerson intends to use the program to “to explore the world,...
Dickerson will lead CBS News’ step into an emerging frontier, an evening-news program that doesn’t air on a TV network, but streams instead, presumably for a younger, more tech-savvy audience. “CBS News Prime Time With John Dickerson,” a new hour-long program, debuts tonight at 7 p.m. eastern on CBS News’ streaming outlets, and will appear live Monday through Thursday. The goal is for Dickerson, a former host of “Face The Nation” and a longtime political journalist and analyst, to provide insight and historical context around the events of the day so viewers gain a deeper understanding of the news cycle.
Dickerson intends to use the program to “to explore the world,...
- 9/6/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Update, with video: NBC’s Today team gave a toast Pete Williams on Friday as the veteran Supreme Court and Justice Department correspondent retires at the end of this month.
“When Pete speaks, it is fully vetted, you know that it is accurate, you know that it is fair,” said Today co-host Savannah Guthrie.
The Today team of Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Sheinelle Jones and Tom Llamas held up glasses of champagne to toast Williams, who held up his own glass from NBC News’ Washington, D.C. bureau.
Williams has not announced what he will do next, but said that he has “plenty of new projects to take on.” Williams has been with the network for almost 30 years.
Kelly O’Donnell will add to her duties as senior White House correspondent and serve as interim Supreme Court correspondent until a permanent successor is chosen. The network also announced a series of changes...
“When Pete speaks, it is fully vetted, you know that it is accurate, you know that it is fair,” said Today co-host Savannah Guthrie.
The Today team of Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Sheinelle Jones and Tom Llamas held up glasses of champagne to toast Williams, who held up his own glass from NBC News’ Washington, D.C. bureau.
Williams has not announced what he will do next, but said that he has “plenty of new projects to take on.” Williams has been with the network for almost 30 years.
Kelly O’Donnell will add to her duties as senior White House correspondent and serve as interim Supreme Court correspondent until a permanent successor is chosen. The network also announced a series of changes...
- 7/29/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated, 4:57 Pm: When the January 6th Committee holds its first primetime hearing on Thursday, Fox News Channel will stay with its primetime lineup of Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham. The proceedings will air on the Fox Business network instead.
The hearing starts at 8 Pm Et on Thursday, with broadcast networks planning to pre-empt their regular scheduled programming to cover the proceedings.
Fox News’ Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum instead will anchor the coverage on Fox Business. Later on Fox News, they will be joined by Shannon Bream for a two-hour reaction special starting at 11 Pm Et, preempting Gutfeld!. Fox News also is offering live streams without authentication and feeds to Fox broadcast affiliates of the coverage.
Carlson, Hannity and Ingraham all have attacked the committee investigation, and Carlson has advanced a conspiracy theory about its origins in his documentary Patriot Purge.
Bret Baier Asked About Tucker Carlson...
The hearing starts at 8 Pm Et on Thursday, with broadcast networks planning to pre-empt their regular scheduled programming to cover the proceedings.
Fox News’ Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum instead will anchor the coverage on Fox Business. Later on Fox News, they will be joined by Shannon Bream for a two-hour reaction special starting at 11 Pm Et, preempting Gutfeld!. Fox News also is offering live streams without authentication and feeds to Fox broadcast affiliates of the coverage.
Carlson, Hannity and Ingraham all have attacked the committee investigation, and Carlson has advanced a conspiracy theory about its origins in his documentary Patriot Purge.
Bret Baier Asked About Tucker Carlson...
- 6/6/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadcast and cable networks plan to carry President Joe Biden’s address on gun reform on Thursday evening.
The speech is scheduled to start at 4:30 Pm Pt, and Biden plans to call for congressional action in the wake of recent mass shootings in Uvalde, TX, Buffalo, NY and Tulsa, Ok. In the Senate, a bipartisan group has been meeting on a potential package of measures, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to bring a series of proposals to the floor next week.
In addition to coverage on major cable news networks, David Muir will anchor a special report for ABC News, Norah O’Donnell for CBS News and Tom Llamas for NBC News.
“He is going to renew his call for action to stop the epidemic of gun violence that we have seen in Uvalde and in Buffalo and in Tulsa in just a few short weeks and in too...
The speech is scheduled to start at 4:30 Pm Pt, and Biden plans to call for congressional action in the wake of recent mass shootings in Uvalde, TX, Buffalo, NY and Tulsa, Ok. In the Senate, a bipartisan group has been meeting on a potential package of measures, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to bring a series of proposals to the floor next week.
In addition to coverage on major cable news networks, David Muir will anchor a special report for ABC News, Norah O’Donnell for CBS News and Tom Llamas for NBC News.
“He is going to renew his call for action to stop the epidemic of gun violence that we have seen in Uvalde and in Buffalo and in Tulsa in just a few short weeks and in too...
- 6/2/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Meet the Press Daily with Chuck Todd will move from MSNBC to the network streaming service NBC News Now.
Starting on June 6, his daily show will stream as Meet the Press Now, marking the latest effort to expand the offerings on the free platform.
Todd’s Meet the Press Daily, also known as Mtp Daily, had aired at 1 Pm Et each day, and will move to 4 Pm Et on NBC News Now. Chris Jansing will take over the 1 Pm hour starting on May 26 with MSNBC Reports.
The network also announced that senior investigative and consumer correspondent Vicky Nguyen would join Morgan Radford, NBC News correspondent, as co-host of NBC News Now Live from 11 Am to 1 Pm. Correspondent Aaron Gilchrist will anchor NBC News Now Live from 2 Pm to 4 Pm.
Todd has moderated Sunday’s Meet the Press, the longest running show in TV history, since 2014. He launched the spinoff Meet the Press Daily on MSNBC,...
Starting on June 6, his daily show will stream as Meet the Press Now, marking the latest effort to expand the offerings on the free platform.
Todd’s Meet the Press Daily, also known as Mtp Daily, had aired at 1 Pm Et each day, and will move to 4 Pm Et on NBC News Now. Chris Jansing will take over the 1 Pm hour starting on May 26 with MSNBC Reports.
The network also announced that senior investigative and consumer correspondent Vicky Nguyen would join Morgan Radford, NBC News correspondent, as co-host of NBC News Now Live from 11 Am to 1 Pm. Correspondent Aaron Gilchrist will anchor NBC News Now Live from 2 Pm to 4 Pm.
Todd has moderated Sunday’s Meet the Press, the longest running show in TV history, since 2014. He launched the spinoff Meet the Press Daily on MSNBC,...
- 5/6/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
“Meet the Press Daily,” which is hosted by Chuck Todd, is moving from MSNBC to the streaming service NBC News Now.
Todd’s daily show, which has aired on weekday afternoons since 2015, has been rebranded “Meet the Press Now,” and will livestream at 4 p.m. Et Monday through Friday, starting Monday, June 6. Todd will continue to host NBC’s weekly Sunday morning version of “Meet the Press.”
The 1 p.m. Et timeslot on MSNBC will be filled by news show called “MSNBC Reports” anchored by senior national correspondent Chris Jansingwill, starting May 26.
“Meet the Press Daily” executive producer Melissa Frankel will transition to the same role at “Meet the Press Now.”
The move is part of NBC News’ commitment to its streaming service, where Todd joins a roster of talent that includes Hallie Jackson, Tom Llamas and Joshua Jackson.
“NBC News is the leader in streaming news,” NBC News president...
Todd’s daily show, which has aired on weekday afternoons since 2015, has been rebranded “Meet the Press Now,” and will livestream at 4 p.m. Et Monday through Friday, starting Monday, June 6. Todd will continue to host NBC’s weekly Sunday morning version of “Meet the Press.”
The 1 p.m. Et timeslot on MSNBC will be filled by news show called “MSNBC Reports” anchored by senior national correspondent Chris Jansingwill, starting May 26.
“Meet the Press Daily” executive producer Melissa Frankel will transition to the same role at “Meet the Press Now.”
The move is part of NBC News’ commitment to its streaming service, where Todd joins a roster of talent that includes Hallie Jackson, Tom Llamas and Joshua Jackson.
“NBC News is the leader in streaming news,” NBC News president...
- 5/6/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
People who want to “Meet The Press” with Chuck Todd Monday through Friday will have to do so via their broadband connection, not their set-top box.
“Meet The Press Daily,” the weekday counterpart to NBC News’ flagship Sunday public-affairs program, will move to NBC News Now starting June 6, the latest example of how much more focused big TV-news outlets are on streaming video as a rising generation of news aficionados reaches out to digital venues for the latest information and headlines. Todd’s streaming program will be called “Meet The Press Now.” Chris Jansing, the NBC News veteran, will take over his 1 p.m. hour on MSNBC.
“Chuck was one of the first broadcast anchors to see the massive potential of streaming and bringing ‘Meet the Press’s’ daily franchise to NBC News Now reinforces the platform’s status as the destination for news on streaming,” said Noah Oppenheim, president of NBC News,...
“Meet The Press Daily,” the weekday counterpart to NBC News’ flagship Sunday public-affairs program, will move to NBC News Now starting June 6, the latest example of how much more focused big TV-news outlets are on streaming video as a rising generation of news aficionados reaches out to digital venues for the latest information and headlines. Todd’s streaming program will be called “Meet The Press Now.” Chris Jansing, the NBC News veteran, will take over his 1 p.m. hour on MSNBC.
“Chuck was one of the first broadcast anchors to see the massive potential of streaming and bringing ‘Meet the Press’s’ daily franchise to NBC News Now reinforces the platform’s status as the destination for news on streaming,” said Noah Oppenheim, president of NBC News,...
- 5/6/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
When United Talent Agency revives its annual party this evening around the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., expected guests will hail from the worlds of journalism, politics, entertainment and sports. The tableau might just contain members of the next big set of TV anchors, too.
UTA has in recent months been working to convince some of the nation’s biggest TV-news outlets to consider correspondents and contributors to whom they might not have given a serious look in the past. In a different era, former Ohio Governor John Kasich, a UTA client with a dry demeanor, might not seem like someone destined to get frequent airtime after leaving office. And yet in recent months, he’s been a regular presence on CNN. Symone Sanders, the UTA client who is a former Democratic strategist and counselor to Vice President Kamala Harris, might not seem like a candidate to be an anchor,...
UTA has in recent months been working to convince some of the nation’s biggest TV-news outlets to consider correspondents and contributors to whom they might not have given a serious look in the past. In a different era, former Ohio Governor John Kasich, a UTA client with a dry demeanor, might not seem like someone destined to get frequent airtime after leaving office. And yet in recent months, he’s been a regular presence on CNN. Symone Sanders, the UTA client who is a former Democratic strategist and counselor to Vice President Kamala Harris, might not seem like a candidate to be an anchor,...
- 4/29/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Warner Bros. Discovery is shutting down CNN+ as of April 30, marking one of the company’s first significant maneuvers since completing the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery less than two weeks ago.
The decision puts an abrupt end to an ambitious and aggressive venture that people familiar with the matter say rankled David Zaslav, the new CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, from the start. Zaslav was annoyed by the decision of Jason Kilar, the former CEO of WarnerMedia when it was owned by AT&T, to launch CNN+ just weeks before Discovery was set to take over operations. But he was unable to communicate with WarnerMedia management, owing to legal boundaries surrounding the merger process.
“This decision is in line with Wbd’s broader direct-to-consumer strategy,” said Chris Licht, the incoming CEO of CNN, in a statement. “In a complex streaming market, consumers want simplicity and an all-in service, which provides...
The decision puts an abrupt end to an ambitious and aggressive venture that people familiar with the matter say rankled David Zaslav, the new CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, from the start. Zaslav was annoyed by the decision of Jason Kilar, the former CEO of WarnerMedia when it was owned by AT&T, to launch CNN+ just weeks before Discovery was set to take over operations. But he was unable to communicate with WarnerMedia management, owing to legal boundaries surrounding the merger process.
“This decision is in line with Wbd’s broader direct-to-consumer strategy,” said Chris Licht, the incoming CEO of CNN, in a statement. “In a complex streaming market, consumers want simplicity and an all-in service, which provides...
- 4/21/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
One reward for a successful journalism career at The Washington Post might be a move into a different medium, like NBC News. Leigh Ann Caldwell is reversing the dynamic.
Caldwell, who has been with NBC News since 2014, will join The Washington Post as one of the two writers on its morning newsletter, “The Early 202,” as well as an interviewer of newsmakers and Congressional leaders on Washington Post Live, the news outlet’s streaming-video forum. She has covered Capitol Hill for NBC News since 2019, writing articles and appearing on camera on both NBC News programs as well as MSNBC.
While the notion of a journalist working in text and video simultaneously might seem like an aberration, the fact is that the ability to toggle between media venues has fast become de rigueur across the industry. “I would say that it is all reporting,” says Philip Rucker, deputy national editor at The Washington Post,...
Caldwell, who has been with NBC News since 2014, will join The Washington Post as one of the two writers on its morning newsletter, “The Early 202,” as well as an interviewer of newsmakers and Congressional leaders on Washington Post Live, the news outlet’s streaming-video forum. She has covered Capitol Hill for NBC News since 2019, writing articles and appearing on camera on both NBC News programs as well as MSNBC.
While the notion of a journalist working in text and video simultaneously might seem like an aberration, the fact is that the ability to toggle between media venues has fast become de rigueur across the industry. “I would say that it is all reporting,” says Philip Rucker, deputy national editor at The Washington Post,...
- 4/11/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
One of cable’s biggest news outlets has started to fill more of its schedule with something other than traditional news coverage.
MSNBC has defined itself for the past few years by using the bulk of its daytime schedule to air breaking reports from NBC News personnel on the news of the moment, then amping up analysis and progressive opinion-making in the early afternoon and evening. Now, as media companies intensify their efforts to attract audiences via streaming video, the business behind the TV home of Joe Scarborough and Nicolle Wallace is in flux.
Three different people familiar with the relationship between NBC News and MSNBC — each outlet is supervised by a different top manager — say that some NBC News correspondents have been directed to bring breaking-news coverage first to NBC News Now, the company’s ad-supported streaming news service, or other digital NBC News properties before any appearance on MSNBC is considered.
MSNBC has defined itself for the past few years by using the bulk of its daytime schedule to air breaking reports from NBC News personnel on the news of the moment, then amping up analysis and progressive opinion-making in the early afternoon and evening. Now, as media companies intensify their efforts to attract audiences via streaming video, the business behind the TV home of Joe Scarborough and Nicolle Wallace is in flux.
Three different people familiar with the relationship between NBC News and MSNBC — each outlet is supervised by a different top manager — say that some NBC News correspondents have been directed to bring breaking-news coverage first to NBC News Now, the company’s ad-supported streaming news service, or other digital NBC News properties before any appearance on MSNBC is considered.
- 4/5/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
“Tom Swift,” a spinoff of the mystery series “Nancy Drew,” will premiere its first episode May 31 on The CW, the network announced Friday.
The series, which was first announced in 2020, stars Tian Richards as the title character, who was first created in the 1910 book “Tom Swift and His Motor Cycle.” Originally portrayed as a teen inventor, the series reimagines Swift as a Black, gay billionaire who is thrust into conflict with a mysterious global cabal following the sudden disappearance of his father. Richards first appeared as the character in Season 2 of “Nancy Drew.”
Ashleigh Murray co-stars in the series as Swift’s best friend Zenzi. Marquise Vilsón, April Parker Jones and Albert Mwangi also star, while LeVar Burton voices Swift’s AI companion Barclay. The series is created by Melinda Hsu Taylor, Noga Landau and Cameron Johnson, who executive produce with Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage.
The first episode of...
The series, which was first announced in 2020, stars Tian Richards as the title character, who was first created in the 1910 book “Tom Swift and His Motor Cycle.” Originally portrayed as a teen inventor, the series reimagines Swift as a Black, gay billionaire who is thrust into conflict with a mysterious global cabal following the sudden disappearance of his father. Richards first appeared as the character in Season 2 of “Nancy Drew.”
Ashleigh Murray co-stars in the series as Swift’s best friend Zenzi. Marquise Vilsón, April Parker Jones and Albert Mwangi also star, while LeVar Burton voices Swift’s AI companion Barclay. The series is created by Melinda Hsu Taylor, Noga Landau and Cameron Johnson, who executive produce with Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage.
The first episode of...
- 3/25/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Comcast’s NBC News Now is live on Sky U.K. this week and will launch on Virgin Media later this month, making the U.K. the first European territory to have the service on linear programming. The service will be ad-supported.
“The expansion into the U.K. is a natural place for NBC News Now to begin its international expansion ambitions,” Noah Oppenheim, NBC News president, told Variety. “The U.K. is NBC News’ largest market for digital audience outside North America and is a hub of our global news gathering operations and is the home of our NBC News International headquarters.”
The service enters a robust local news market served by local broadcasters BBC, Channel 4 and ITV and international providers including Al Jazeera and Euronews. Following the launch of its streaming service in 2021, CNN withdrew from Virgin Media, BT TV and Freesat but remained on Sky.
“There...
“The expansion into the U.K. is a natural place for NBC News Now to begin its international expansion ambitions,” Noah Oppenheim, NBC News president, told Variety. “The U.K. is NBC News’ largest market for digital audience outside North America and is a hub of our global news gathering operations and is the home of our NBC News International headquarters.”
The service enters a robust local news market served by local broadcasters BBC, Channel 4 and ITV and international providers including Al Jazeera and Euronews. Following the launch of its streaming service in 2021, CNN withdrew from Virgin Media, BT TV and Freesat but remained on Sky.
“There...
- 3/8/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
NBC News has a lot of stories to tell during the Olympics and the Super Bowl. One of them is about itself.
The large NBCUniversal news division is using both events to get the word out about its growing package of streaming news programming at a time when the battle for broadband info junkies appears to be reaching a new apex.
NBC News will tout its streaming-news outlet NBC News Now with a 20 second promo in the first quarter during NBC’s broadcast of Super Bowl Lvi this Sunday, as well as with a 15-second promo during the pre-game. A promo for NBC News Now will also appear during the network’s Olympics coverage. Those promos are set to air as NBC News is amplifying the service in both New York, with a big billboard in Times Square, and Los Angeles, with billboards going up this month.
“We’ve got these incredibly high-profile,...
The large NBCUniversal news division is using both events to get the word out about its growing package of streaming news programming at a time when the battle for broadband info junkies appears to be reaching a new apex.
NBC News will tout its streaming-news outlet NBC News Now with a 20 second promo in the first quarter during NBC’s broadcast of Super Bowl Lvi this Sunday, as well as with a 15-second promo during the pre-game. A promo for NBC News Now will also appear during the network’s Olympics coverage. Those promos are set to air as NBC News is amplifying the service in both New York, with a big billboard in Times Square, and Los Angeles, with billboards going up this month.
“We’ve got these incredibly high-profile,...
- 2/11/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Updated, with additional coverage details: The first anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will be marked by continuous coverage across the broadcast and cable news networks, as reporters and anchors recount the events of that day while sharing plenty of consternation over what has happened since.
The political polarization that has gripped Washington, and much of the country, will be evident by who is expected to participate in commemoration events. Few Republicans are expected, with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Senate and House Democratic leaders slated to speak at a ceremony Thursday morning.
Former President Donald Trump, whose false claims that the election was stolen from him led his supporters to storm the Capitol, nixed plans to hold a press conference at Mar-a-Lago that would have been a kind of counterprogramming to the D.C. events. While there were reports that Trump’s...
The political polarization that has gripped Washington, and much of the country, will be evident by who is expected to participate in commemoration events. Few Republicans are expected, with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Senate and House Democratic leaders slated to speak at a ceremony Thursday morning.
Former President Donald Trump, whose false claims that the election was stolen from him led his supporters to storm the Capitol, nixed plans to hold a press conference at Mar-a-Lago that would have been a kind of counterprogramming to the D.C. events. While there were reports that Trump’s...
- 1/6/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Second Update, 7:13 Am Pt: CNN and MSNBC reported that authorities are investigating whether the driver of the vehicle had been fleeing another incident.
Police took into custody a person of interest. The Associated Press, quoting law enforcement sources, identified the person as Darrell Brooks, 39.
Authorities are planning a press conference for later on Monday. NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt will anchor a special report, with Tom Llamas reporting from Waukesha. Llamas also will anchor Top Story with Tom Llamas for NBC News Now.
Update 11 Pm Pt: As of late Sunday night, five people had been killed and more than 40 were injured in the Waukesha, Wisconsin incident, in which a vehicle drove into a Christmas parade, city official said in a Twitter post, cautioning that “these numbers may change as we collect additional information.” According to Police Chief Daniel P. Thompson, it is unclear whether the incident was an act of terrorism.
Police took into custody a person of interest. The Associated Press, quoting law enforcement sources, identified the person as Darrell Brooks, 39.
Authorities are planning a press conference for later on Monday. NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt will anchor a special report, with Tom Llamas reporting from Waukesha. Llamas also will anchor Top Story with Tom Llamas for NBC News Now.
Update 11 Pm Pt: As of late Sunday night, five people had been killed and more than 40 were injured in the Waukesha, Wisconsin incident, in which a vehicle drove into a Christmas parade, city official said in a Twitter post, cautioning that “these numbers may change as we collect additional information.” According to Police Chief Daniel P. Thompson, it is unclear whether the incident was an act of terrorism.
- 11/22/2021
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Hallie Jackson will double the amount of time she spends anchoring each weekday, while dividing those duties between cable outlet MSNBC and the streaming hub NBC News Now.
Jackson, a senior Washington correspondent who has been with NBC News since 2014, will launch “Hallie Jackson Now,” a new hour-long program on NBC News Now that starts Monday, November 15, at 5 p.m. eastern. “I’m a reporter at my core and we’re especially excited to showcase the incredible work that my friends and colleagues across the network are doing, and to pull back the curtain to show our audience what it’s really like to bring these stories to life,” Jackson said in a statement.
The program will be executive produced by Jill Billante, while Janelle Rodriguez is the NBC News senior vice president who is charge of the streaming outlet. Jackson anchors an hour on MSNBC at 3 p.m.
Jackson...
Jackson, a senior Washington correspondent who has been with NBC News since 2014, will launch “Hallie Jackson Now,” a new hour-long program on NBC News Now that starts Monday, November 15, at 5 p.m. eastern. “I’m a reporter at my core and we’re especially excited to showcase the incredible work that my friends and colleagues across the network are doing, and to pull back the curtain to show our audience what it’s really like to bring these stories to life,” Jackson said in a statement.
The program will be executive produced by Jill Billante, while Janelle Rodriguez is the NBC News senior vice president who is charge of the streaming outlet. Jackson anchors an hour on MSNBC at 3 p.m.
Jackson...
- 11/9/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
The NBC News streaming platform NBC News Now has unveiled its plans for Hallie Jackson’s new daily series, to debut at 5 Pm on Monday.
Hallie Jackson Now will feature a wide range of coverage that “will utilize the full breadth of NBC News reporters and correspondents to deliver a fast-paced broadcast with a high story count,” according to the network.
Jackson is NBC News senior Washington correspondent and anchor for MSNBC. She’s the latest network figure to get a streaming series for NBC News Now, as the network seeks to elevate the profile of the platform, which is available on Peacock and other services. Jackson’s show is being promoted as one that goes beyond Washington politics.
The executive producer of Hallie Jackson Now is Jill Billante.
Jackson’s show was among those announced last summer, with another series, Top Story with Tom Llamas, debuting in September.
The show will feature regular segments,...
Hallie Jackson Now will feature a wide range of coverage that “will utilize the full breadth of NBC News reporters and correspondents to deliver a fast-paced broadcast with a high story count,” according to the network.
Jackson is NBC News senior Washington correspondent and anchor for MSNBC. She’s the latest network figure to get a streaming series for NBC News Now, as the network seeks to elevate the profile of the platform, which is available on Peacock and other services. Jackson’s show is being promoted as one that goes beyond Washington politics.
The executive producer of Hallie Jackson Now is Jill Billante.
Jackson’s show was among those announced last summer, with another series, Top Story with Tom Llamas, debuting in September.
The show will feature regular segments,...
- 11/9/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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