Discovery to Name Chris Licht to Run CNN
Discovery Inc. has tapped producer Chris Licht to lead CNN after it takes over the cable-news channel, according to people...
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NBC Draws Lowest Olympics Ratings Ever With Beijing Games
The Beijing Winter Olympic Games drew the smallest average U.S. prime-time audience ever recorded for the Olympics since NBCUniversal began...
CNN Marketing Chief Resigns as Probe Finds Wrongdoing by Three Top Players at Network
CNN Chief Marketing Officer Allison Gollust has resigned from the network, the chief executive of CNN’s parent company said in...
Disney’s Earnings Show Rebound in Disney+, Parks Businesses
Walt Disney Co. DIS 3.33% regained momentum in subscription growth for its flagship Disney DIS 3.33% + streaming service and...
Chris Cuomo’s Legal Team Raised Questions to CNN About Jeff Zucker’s Relationship
CNN President Jeff Zucker appeared to close a messy chapter in the cable news network’s history in December when he...
CNN President Jeff Zucker Resigns, Citing Relationship With Colleague
CNN President Jeff Zucker resigned from the TV news organization, citing his failure to disclose a consensual relationship with a...
Candle Media Buys Stake in Media Company Co-Founded by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
Candle Media, a firm led by two former Walt Disney Co. executives, has agreed to buy a stake in Will...
YouTube TV Loses Disney Channels Including ESPN in Standoff
YouTube TV subscribers lost access to channels including ESPN and FX after YouTube’s agreement to carry programming from Walt Disney...
CNN President Jeff Zucker Protected Chris Cuomo. Then Came a U-Turn.
CNN President Jeff Zucker stood by Chris Cuomo last spring after revelations that the star anchor had helped his brother,...
Chris Cuomo Addresses CNN Suspension, Saying ‘It Hurts’
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo said being suspended by the network was embarrassing, addressing the controversy over his role in the...
CNN Suspends Chris Cuomo Indefinitely Over Role in Brother’s Response to Sexual-Misconduct Allegations
CNN suspended prime-time anchor Chris Cuomo indefinitely after records released this week by the New York attorney general’s office provided...
Journalists Venture Beyond Their Newsrooms to Try to Cash In
Substack and Facebook Bulletin are among the new services pursuing high-profile reporters and commentators, creating tension within traditional news organizations....
WSJ News Exclusive | ESPN Explores Sports-Betting Deal Worth at Least $3 Billion
Walt Disney Co. ’s ESPN is seeking to license its brand to major sports-betting companies for at least $3 billion...
Rachel Maddow Strikes Multiyear Deal With MSNBC
Rachel Maddow, MSNBC’s highly rated host, has signed a new deal that will keep her at the network for the...
NBC Draws Its Lowest Summer Olympics Ratings Ever for Tokyo Games
Olympic athletes like Caeleb Dressel, Suni Lee and Sydney McLaughlin helped the U.S. win the most gold medals at the...
Cable, Internet Companies Stand to Gain From Broadband Funding in Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON—The $1 trillion infrastructure bill moving through the Senate this week stands to be a windfall for cable and fiber-optic...
Walmart, Disney to Require Vaccines for Certain Workers
Walmart Inc. and Walt Disney Co. are requiring certain workers to get vaccinated for Covid-19 amid a shift in federal...
Ratings for Olympics Opening Ceremony Fall 36% From 2016
The kickoff of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo drew about 17 million viewers in the U.S. on Friday on NBC,...
AMC Settles ‘Walking Dead’ Lawsuit for $200 Million
The complaint against AMC Networks regarding profits from the hit show ‘The Walking Dead’ was filed in 2013. Photo: Gene...
