View Post TV Biz The Biz Ticker: Bloomberg, Bartiromo, Bell By Merrill Knox on Jun. 11, 2014 - 10:47 AM Jacki Kelley is joining Bloomberg Media as Chief Operating Officer. Kelley was most recently CEO for IPG Mediabrands. “There is an insatiable and magnetic ambition at Bloomberg,” Kelley said in a statement. “Afte ...
View Post ABC | Awards When Barbara Walters Misses ‘The View,’ She Thinks of Margaret Thatcher By Chris Ariens on Jun. 10, 2014 - 3:58 PM Barbara Walters admits, “I still have the feeling sometimes when I’m watching ‘The View,’ ‘I should be there! I should be participating…’ and then I think of Margaret Thatcher.” Walt ...
View Post CNN New CNNMoney ‘Will Be More Connected to CNN Television Than Ever’ By Merrill Knox on Jun. 2, 2014 - 4:27 PM As CNN officially takes control of CNNMoney as part of the Time Inc. spinoff from Time Warner, the network is touting “significant changes” to the site. A new logo, two new verticals, a new app and three Flipboard ma ...
View Post CNN | Events CNN Goes Back to ‘The Sixties’ By Merrill Knox on May. 29, 2014 - 4:59 PM In celebration of the premiere of “The Sixties,” CNN threw a ’60s themed party Wednesday night at Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal. The party was held in the same space where the network’s exhibit ...
View Post SportsNewser Super Bowl Boulevard Festivities in Full Swing By Merrill Knox on Jan. 30, 2014 - 3:14 PM With just a few days to go until the Seattle Seahawks face the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium, the Super Bowl festivities are in full swing in Times Square. One of the attractions on Super Bowl Boulevard, which runs right past ...
View Post CNN Christine Romans Named Co-Anchor of CNN’s ‘Early Start’ By Merrill Knox on Jan. 6, 2014 - 9:32 AM CNN has announced Christine Romans will join John Berman as the co-anchor of “Early Start.” Romans, who will continue in her role as the network’s chief business reporter, replaces Zoraida Sambolin, who left CNN ...
View Post CNN Romans Upped to CNN Chief Business Correspondent By Chris Ariens on Oct. 16, 2013 - 2:02 PM CNN’s Christine Romans has been promoted to Chief Business Correspondent while continuing to host “Your Money.” In a note to staff obtained by TVNewser, CNN’s director of business news Caleb Silver writes,& ...
View Post CNN ‘New Day’ Review: CNN’s New Morning Family Grills, Overdone By Gail Shister on Jun. 17, 2013 - 1:26 PM The debut of CNN’s “New Day” this morning can be summed up with my favorite Oscar Wilde quote: “Everything in moderation, including moderation.” As promised by senior executive producer Jim Murphy, the hy ...
View Post CNN | Events Zucker: ‘Parts Unknown’ ‘The True Measure of What We Want This Network to Be’ By Chris Ariens on Apr. 11, 2013 - 2:03 PM Calling it a “huge part of what CNN is going to to be,” CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker welcomed hundreds of guests to Porter House at Time Warner Center for a launch event for the network’s newest show hoste ...
View Post Events HLN Gets a New Name: Hysterical Ladies Network (and Dr. Drew) By Chris Ariens on Mar. 22, 2013 - 4:37 PM To say it’s been a rough year for the “Today” show, would be an understatement. The once-dominant morning program is settling in to second place, as new top producers, on-air talent and show segments meld in the ...