CBS | CNN Katie Couric Turned Down Larry King’s Job? By Chris Ariens on Jun. 28, 2010 - 8:51 AM The NYPost reports that CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric “made it known to CNN brass that she wasn’t a candidate for [Larry] King’s job” and that Couric is now prepared to stay at CBS News and in the an ...
CNN FNC, MSNBC Respond to CNN’s Sales Pitch By Alissa Krinsky on Apr. 14, 2010 - 1:12 PM After yesterday’s CNN “Newsmakers” upfront for advertisers, cable competitors MSNBC and Fox News Channel are weighing in. During Tuesday’s presentation, CNN Worldwide President Jim Walton and CNN President ...
TV Biz One Deadline Pushed Back, As Another Moves Up By Chris Ariens on Mar. 30, 2009 - 5:40 PM Congratulations to LATimes media reporter Matea Gold and her husband Jonathan on their arrival of their first child. Matea gave birth to Sophia Eleanor Lenzner last Saturday. 7-pound, 4-ounce Sophia arrived a week early, thwarting ...
CNBC Cramer vs. Stewart Goes Corporate, Cramer To Appear on Daily Show By SteveK on Mar. 11, 2009 - 10:54 AM In last night’s obligatory Daily Show segment about CNBC, Jon Stewart upped the ongoing beef by taking it to the corporate level. Noting Jim Cramer had gone on NBC’s Today show and MSNBC’s Morning Joe to defend h ...
ABC Sawyer’s “Hidden America” — and ABC Contract By SteveK on Feb. 11, 2009 - 4:28 PM ABC’s Diane Sawyer hosts “Hidden America: Children of the Mountains,” her latest prime time special, Friday night at 10pm. The New York Daily News’ Richard Huff talks to Sawyer. “All you have to do is ...
MSNBC MSNBC Inauguration Notes: Who (Olbermann and Matthews) and Where (Movie Theaters) By SteveK on Jan. 13, 2009 - 10:57 AM Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann were removed from anchoring political coverage in September, and designated as “hosts” in November. On Inauguration Day in a week, they will “lead” coverage. The Los Angel ...
Fox News Sinise Special Airs on FNC This Weekend By SteveK on Jan. 9, 2009 - 10:55 AM Gary Sinise moves from “CSI: NY” to Iraq, with a special on Fox News premiering at 9pmET Saturday, following the actor on a visit to the region last year. It is Sinise’s fourth trip to Iraq since 9/11. The Los An ...
Ratings 2008 Ratings: CNN Wins Demo At 5pm and 10pmET By SteveK on Dec. 31, 2008 - 1:11 PM CNN had averaged a higher Total Viewer and A25-54 demo rating during 2008 in prime time than any other year in its history. It also topped FNC at 5pmET (The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer) and at 10pmET (Anderson Cooper 360) in ...
CBS With Layoffs Abound, CBS Finds Time to Celebrate By Chris Ariens on Dec. 11, 2008 - 10:35 AM TVNewser attended one of the few holiday parties still on the calendar. Producers, anchors and executives from CBS News and CBS Radio, and those of us who cover them, packed the 35th floor of CBS’s Black Rock headquarters la ...
Fox News Ailes: “We Have Some Obligation In a New Presidency Not To Attempt To Destabilize It” By SteveK on Nov. 21, 2008 - 11:25 AM Following the news Roger Ailes has signed a new five-year contract with News Corporation, he talks to the Los Angeles Times’ Matea Gold. “I’ve got to build the business channel into a competitive force,” he ...