Scripps News is closing, another victim of the TV news business downturn
Television station group owner E.W. Scripps is shutting down its 24-hour news channel on Nov. 15, another sign of a contraction in the TV news…
Hoda Kotb is leaving NBC’s ‘Today’ early next year
In a stunning move that will likely disrupt the TV morning show landscape, Hoda Kotb announced Thursday she is departing NBC’s “Today.”Kotb informed viewers of…
Harris looks for boost from Oprah as part of digital-first media strategy
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Vice President Kamala Harris looked for a boost with persuadable and less-motivated voters as she participated in a livestream this week with…
Women know showing emotion at work is risky. Harris proves otherwise
Her microphone may have been muted when it wasn’t her turn to speak, but Vice President Kamala Harris’ facial expressions spoke volumes during her debate…
Trump-Harris presidential debate scores 67 million viewers
The first and perhaps only debate between Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, and her Republican rival, former President Trump, was watched by…
Who is Linsey Davis? ABC News anchor on the Trump-Harris debate
Presidential debates are remembered for the candidates’ pithy one-liners. But in the chaotic political landscape of 2024, a simple statement of fact served as the…
Disney offers to restore ABC for Trump-Harris debate
The Walt Disney Co.’s proposal for a partial, temporary detente as the blackout of its channels on DirecTV and U-Verse stretches into its 10th day…
DNC ratings thump Trump as 29 million TV viewers watch Harris
The momentum of Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign helped push the ratings for the Democratic National Convention past the Republican festivities for former President…
On Fox News, the talk at the DNC was taxes, testosterone and rage
CHICAGO — While Democrats celebrated with abandon Thursday over the elevation of Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential nominee, viewers of Fox News received…
Olympics ratings surprise: The Games are big for NBC and Peacock
The Paris Olympics have brought some joie de vivre to NBCUniversal.For the first 13 days of the Games, the Comcast Corp.-owned media company averaged 32.2…
Opinion: Tempted to vote for Jed Bartlet in 2024? ‘The West Wing’ was always a fantasy
As another terrifyingly significant presidential election nears, it’s hard not to fantasize about how different things could be. Imagine, for instance, having a president who…
Trump assassination attempt raises stakes for GOP convention TV coverage
Political conventions have not been compelling television for decades, but the Republican gathering this week in Milwaukee to nominate former President Trump arrives after a…
Whoever wins the Biden-Trump debate, CNN hopes to claim victory
CNN is hoping Thursday’s highly anticipated Biden-Trump debate will become a stature-building moment at a time when the cable news stalwart needs a win. When…
Furious Love Island viewer vow to call Ofcom over ‘unfair treatment’ of Omar as he’s axed after Joey row
FURIOUS Love Island viewers have vowed to call Ofcom over the ‘unfair treatment’ of Omar Nyame. PE teacher Omar, 25, was brutally axed from the…
Opinion: The debate — Senile Biden vs. Obnoxious Trump? Please no
The first debate between President Biden and former President Trump on Thursday night will be a real test of Americans’ sense of civic duty. I…
CNN is sharing its presidential debate with rivals. But there are strings attached
CNN’s deal to produce the first debate of the 2024 presidential election cycle is a major coup for the news network. It won’t let viewers…
Conservative commentator Eric Bolling exits Newsmax
Eric Bolling is leaving the right-wing cable channel Newsmax after a three-year run as a prime time host. The network and Bolling issued a statement…
TV news ratings surged with Trump’s felony conviction
A TV audience of more than 15 million watched Thursday as former President Donald Trump became a convicted felon. Starting around 4:45 p.m. Eastern, viewing…
CNN to adapt British comedy show ‘Have I Got News for You’
CNN is producing a U.S. edition of “Have I Got News for You,” a long-running British comedic panel show that riffs on current affairs. The…
How Charter cable negotiations could weigh on Paramount’s sale
Paramount Global’s sale talks with David Ellison’s Skydance Media face a milestone later this week, but the battered Redstone family-controlled media company has been scrambling…