Rashida Jones, a respected news operator who has led MSNBC for four years, will leave the NBCUniversal cable outlet to pursue other opportunities, she informed executives and staffers Tuesday. She will be replaced on an interim basis by Rebecca Kutler, a veteran news executive with a long track record of managing talent and devising innovative […]

Susan Zirinsky is once again being asked to help polish up CBS News. The veteran producer, who served as the unit’s president from early 2019 to the end of 2021, has been asked to return to CBS News as an interim “executive editor,” and will oversee standards, helping to vet stories and journalistic practices. Like […]

Despite her intention to focus more of her time on films, books, documentaries and podcasts, Rachel Maddow keeps getting tangled in MSNBC’s primetime grid. Maddow, who scaled back anchoring duties after the spring of 2022, holding forth only on Mondays, will return to five nights a week at that hour as part of a broader […]

Will Cain, a popular co-host of the weekend edition of “Fox & Friends” will take over the 4 p.m. slot at Fox News Channel anchored for many years by Neil Cavuto, part of a series of programming changes in daytime and weekends at both the network and its sister outlet Fox Business Network. Cain will […]

Dr. Tara Narula, a cardiologist who has contributed over the years to CBS, CNN, NBC and Oprah Winfrey’s magazine, has been named chief medical correspondent at ABC News, a position that in recent years has become more prominent as news outlets grapple with telling viewers details about care and treatment when scientific research has become […]

NBC won’t start telecasting NBA games until the fall of this year, but it’s already starting to talk about what will happen when it does. Viewers of “Sunday Night Football” are slated to see a promo in the middle of Sunday night’s game in which actor Jack McBrayer reprises his popular “30 Rock” character Kenneth […]

When “Today” starts up Monday morning, NBC executives and producers hope that it will look like any other broadcast of the long-running A.M. show. Of course, it won’t. Yes, Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin will greet viewers, no doubt, with the top news of the day. Yet while Melvin has been a regular presence on […]

Nexstar’s WPIX in New York and NewsNation are among the TV properties that can no longer be seen on cable systems owned by Altice, in the latest carriage dispute to erupt in the industry. Nexstar said Friday that 63 of its local TV stations had gone dark in 42 markets around the U.S. as a […]

Venu was blocked on its drive to the goal. Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery on Friday said they would scrap their ambitious plans for a bundled sports streamer that would show all their game telecasts and studio programs, citing a need to “meet the evolving demands of sports fans by focusing on existing products […]

As the results of Election Night 2024 became known, Brian Williams looked to the future. ”Our country is about to change again,” he told viewers of a news special he was hosting on Amazon Prime Video, with a diorama of a highway lane placed behind him. “And life, of course, goes on. Hell, my next […]

Val Boreland, an executive who has specialized in acquiring content for the various cable networks owned by NBCUniversal, will lead the entertainment operations of those outlets when they are spun off from the company later this year. Boreland has been named president of entertainment for “SpinCo,” the new entity that is expected to be a […]

Comcast and Paramount Global struck a new carriage pact that will keep Paramount-backed networks like CBS and Comedy Central on Comcast’s cable systems, even as the rise of streaming has lured subscribers away from linear television. Financial terms of the deals, described as “multi-year,” were not disclosed. Under terms of the agreement, Comcast will continue […]

For TV-news outlets, 2025 is shaping up to be a year of out with the old and in with the….who? With the economics of newsgathering less certain as info-hounds move to streaming and social media for their early facts, traditional TV-news venues have been parting ways with veteran anchors and correspondents. Whether the decisions are […]

In February, 2026, NBCUniversal will show the Winter Olympics from Milan, Super Bowl LX, and the NBA All-Star Game — all within ten days of each other. The company wants advertisers to get excited about possible sponsorships now. “A lot of these will be new to NBCU” next year, says Mark Marshall, the company’s chairman […]

People who think they know Billy Bush may be surprised this week when he unveils a new video podcast. “What this show will deliver is the real me — real unadulterated, unfiltered opinion, no fear, a great sense of humor,” says Bush during an interview. “I can’t wait, and I don’t give a s—t. I’m […]

Jenna Bush Hager’s new turn as the lead of the 10 a.m. hour of “Today” is days away, and she’s already stopping traffic. On a cold December afternoon on the streets surrounding NBC’s midtown Manhattan headquarters, Bush Hager is trying to cross against a “Don’t Walk” sign — and, surprisingly, the driver of a car […]

Amazon’s bid to be a Prime mover during TV’s annual Upfront Week is causing it to crash into long-held industry protocols. The streaming and e-commerce giant plans to shift its upfront presentation to the Monday evening of the week of May presentations that top media companies hold annually for Madison Avenue. In doing so, Amazon […]

Doritos comes in flavors that run the gamut from Cool Ranch to Flamin’ Hot Limon. At Super Bowl LIX, however, executives behind the popular chip will focus on a classic recipe. Frito-Lay, the snack-food giant that is part of PepsiCo, is relaunching Doritos’ famous “Crash the Super Bowl” contest this year and has narrowed down […]

CNBC will seek $14.99 a month, or $99.99 a year, for access to a new targeted streaming service called CNBC+ that executives see as a way to expand the audience for the business-news outlet that many already watch outside the home. An email sent Wednesday to people who have signed up for CNBC digital offerings […]