Mario Batali Teams With OgilvyEntertainment to Create New Shows
Brand Marketing
OgilvyEntertainment, the entertainment marketing arm of Ogilvy & Mather, and celebrity chef Mario Batali have formed ccMF Productions, a new company that will create food and lifestyle programming aimed at [...]
Zucker Poaches Rachel Nichols From ESPN
Jeff Zucker has made his first official hire as the new CNN boss, luring long-time ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols to CNN and Turner Sports.
Anthony Bourdain Is Super Pissed at Travel Channel Over Cadillac Footage
Creativity
He was leaving anyway. But Anthony Bourdain's eight years with the Travel Channel are ending on a sour note after the celebrity chef noticed, while watching the final episodes of [...]
First Mover: Anthony Bourdain
Specs Age 59 New gig Host, CNN’s as-yet-unnamed forthcoming weekend program Old gig Host, Travel Channel’s Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
CNN Cancels ‘John King USA’
CNN has abruptly canceled John King USA, its 6 p.m. show. The cancelation isn't a major shock. The two-year-old John King pulled in demo ratings in the mid-five-digit range (ratings for the [...]
Anthony Bourdain Cooking Up CNN Show
Looks like CNN is doing something new to counter its predictable peacetime ratings slump. No Reservations star and former Top Chef host Anthony Bourdain is slated to come to the network [...]