View Post TV Biz The Ticker: Zinczenko, NAMIC, Martin By Alex Weprin on Jul. 18, 2013 - 10:22 AM ABC News is adding former NBC News contributor and Men’s Health editor David Zinczenko as health and wellness editor. Zinczenko, a good friend of ABC News anchor Dan Abrams, will appear on all programs and platforms. The Nat ...
View Post TV Biz The Ticker: Al Jazeera, Martin, Pavia By Alex Weprin on Jul. 9, 2013 - 1:16 PM Al Jazeera has come under intense scrutiny in Egypt for alleged bias toward the Muslim Brotherhood. The Washington Post‘s Paul Farhi examines the situation. TV One is launching a daily news program hosted by former CNN contr ...
View Post CNN Jeff Zucker on Diversity, His Golf Game and What He Wants CNN to Be By Chris Ariens on Apr. 16, 2013 - 9:29 AM In his first public comments since taking over as president of CNN Worldwide, Jeff Zucker spoke at a packed Atlanta Press Club luncheon Monday. Of CNN, Zucker says the network needs to be more than “a spare tire in the trunk ...
View Post CNN Roland Martin Criticizes ‘White Male’ CNN Executives By Alex Weprin on Mar. 29, 2013 - 2:52 PM CNN contributor and TV One host Roland Martin—who is leaving the channel after a number of years as a contributor–unleashed some criticism at his soon-to-be-former bosses on HuffPost Live today. Martin told Marc Lamon ...
View Post TV Biz The Morning Ticker: Al Jazeera, Profits, Martin By Alex Weprin on Mar. 28, 2013 - 10:52 AM The London Evening Standard reports that staffers in Al Jazeera’s London office are being forced to relocate to Doha, Qatar, or lose their jobs. “They had thought that they would be moving from Knightsbridge to The Shard � ...
View Post CNN | TV Biz Why Are People Of Color So Often Overlooked For Anchor Slots? By Alex Weprin on Mar. 21, 2013 - 9:13 AM Tampa Bay Times TV critic Eric Deggans writes for Poynter about cable news and minorities. Specifically, he asks why whenever plum anchor jobs arise, journalists of color are so often overlooked. He uses the imminent departures of ...
View Post CNN | Revolving Door Roland Martin Out At CNN By Alex Weprin on Mar. 19, 2013 - 4:02 PM CNN’s new president Jeff Zucker continues to shake things up at the channel, particularly when it comes to the network’s political contributors. The latest news is that longtime contributor Roland Martin will be leavin ...
View Post CNN Today In CNN News By Alex Weprin on Jan. 31, 2013 - 10:47 AM Following the bombshell day on Tuesday, more rumors, news and opinions continue to trickle in regarding CNN. FishbowlDC reports that the network will be pruning more political contributors from its lineup, naming Roland Martin and ...
TV Biz The Ticker: Wolf & Mitt, NBC eBook, Roland’s Watch By Chris Ariens on Oct. 9, 2012 - 11:41 AM CNN’s Wolf Blitzer interviews Mitt Romney in The Situation Room today, live at 6pmET. “Lots to discuss,” Blitzer tweeted. NBC Publishing released its newest eBook today. Liberating Kosovo: Coercive Diplomacy and ...
TV Biz The Ticker: Fox News, King, NBC News/TV One By Merrill Knox on Aug. 8, 2012 - 4:11 PM Fox News and Time Warner Cable have struck a long-term affiliation agreement after weeks of negotiations. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Los Angeles Times reports Fox News will get upwards of $1 per subscriber for t ...