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...
Television
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...
Covid-19’s Omicron Variant Starts to Take Toll on Businesses
Covid-19’s accelerating spread has hampered operations and slowed sales at some companies in a matter of days, but many say...
Chris Wallace to Depart Fox News, Join CNN+ Streaming Service
Chris Wallace, longtime host of “Fox News Sunday,” is leaving the cable channel to join rival CNN as an anchor...
Roku Shares Rise on Deal That Restores YouTube TV App
Roku shares more than doubled in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic kept people home and led to increased use of...
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...
How the ‘Jeopardy!’ Host Succession Plan Went Sideways
So much for the best-laid plans. Nine months ago, Sony Pictures Entertainment executives thought they had an ideal successor for...
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...
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...
4,368 Episodes Later, Conan O’Brien’s Late-Night Run Ends
Conan O’Brien’s farewell to late-night TV has reached its finale. His show “Conan” has been chockablock with his famous friends...
Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul Fight Marred by Streaming Glitch
Former world welterweight king Floyd Mayweather, left, and YouTube personality Logan Paul faced off during their weigh-in event in Miami...
Ellen DeGeneres to End Talk Show After Next Season
Ellen DeGeneres said she will end her long-running daytime talk show after a nearly two-decade run that established the comedian...
Elon Musk, ‘SNL,’ Dogecoin, and Mother’s Day: The Making of a Comic Cocktail
Elon Musk’s newest SpaceX rocket stuck its landing Wednesday. Whether the unorthodox billionaire has as much success landing jokes on...
Joe Rogan Seeks to Clarify His Comments on Young People and Vaccines
Podcaster Joe Rogan sought to clarify his stance on Covid-19 vaccines after suggesting young, healthy people didn’t need them. The...
CBS Cuts Ties With Executives Amid Allegations of Hostile Workplace
CBS owns 28 local stations, an important source of revenue for the network and its parent company, ViacomCBS. Photo: Mark...
How Covid-19 Supercharged the Advertising ‘Triopoly’ of Google, Facebook and Amazon
When the pandemic upended the economy last year, companies took a hard look at their advertising plans.Oreos maker Mondelez International...
ESPN Strikes Seven-Year Deal for Rights to NHL Games
Walt Disney Co. DIS 0.28% ’s ESPN and the National Hockey League said they struck a seven-year deal that will...
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Interview With Oprah Fetches at Least $7 Million From CBS
Talk isn’t cheap when it comes to Oprah Winfrey, Prince Harry and Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle. CBS VIAC 3.28%...
