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Kevin Reilly nears deal to run TNT, TBS cable channels
Time Warner has said it wants its TNT and TBS cable channels to be edgier and more culturally relevant. The company is near a deal to hire former Fox programming chief Kevin Reilly to attempt to do just that. Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting unit is expected this week to announce that Reilly will become the new chief of TNT and TBS, the company's two largest cable channels, according to people familiar with the talks who asked not to be identified discussing sensitive negotiations. The announcement could come as soon as Tuesday. Reilly will be based in Los Angeles. The new job would essentially combine the duties of two former top Turner executives: Steve Koonin, former...
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Kevin Reilly nears deal to run TNT, TBS cable channels
Time Warner has said it wants its TNT and TBS cable channels to be edgier and more culturally relevant.
The company is near a deal to hire former Fox programming chief Kevin Reilly to attempt to do just that.
Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting unit is...
Kevin Reilly to step down as Fox entertainment chairman
Kevin Reilly is stepping down as chairman of Fox Entertainment on Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter.
The major shake-up comes after the Fox television network wrapped up a bruising season, with ratings for its regularly scheduled...
What did Kevin Reilly's tenure mean for Fox and for TV?
Was Fox Entertainment Chairman Kevin Reilly a visionary or a seat-warmer? The jury is out on that one, so let's look at the evidence.
Reilly announced Thursday that he will leave his current post after a seven-year run at Fox. Rumors persisted of power...
Kevin Reilly exits Fox Broadcasting after tough season
The top entertainment executive at Fox Broadcasting has resigned in the wake of a bruising television season.
The departure of Kevin Reilly as chairman of entertainment for Fox comes less than three weeks after he presented a new fall schedule to...
Debut telecast of CNN's 'New Day' comes in third in ratings
CNN's "New Day," the morning show the cable news channel launched Monday, averaged 247,000 viewers, according to Nielsen.
That is a 19% drop from what CNN was averaging in the 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. time slot this year. However, compared with the...
Turner, HBO and Warner Bros. drive Time Warner to strong quarter
Thanks to a strong performance from its cable networks including TNT and TBS, media giant Time Warner Inc. posted strong revenue and profit gains and beat the estimates of Wall Street analysts.
Revenue at Time Warner grew 10% to $7.4 billion and the...
Jeff Shell's promotion to run Universal Pictures surprises Hollywood
As a teenager Jeff Shell was determined to earn a spot on the elite basketball team at West Los Angeles' University High School.
Despite being considered a long shot, he spent hours in his backyard practicing his jump shot and working on his moves...
Former Nickelodeon and Spike TV exec Albie Hecht to head HLN
Veteran television executive Albie Hecht has been tapped to be the new executive vice president and general manager of the cable channel HLN.
Part of the CNN empire, HLN has gone over a few makeovers over the last couple of years. Formerly known as...
Tony Award nominations! YouTube's FreddieW makes an impression.
After the coffee. Before remembering that whatever happens today will be a distant memory a week from now.
The Skinny: I got to see an ostrich up close last night. I don't know why ostriches and camels are my two favorite animals. These days it...
Farewell party at 'The Office' after 9 years
An old index card reads: Original. Real. Poignant. Those were the first words Greg Daniels jotted down a decade ago as his guide in adapting the daft British TV series "The Office" for an American audience.
The ideas on the flimsy card stock...
CNN's Jeff Zucker unveils new morning show: 'New Day'
CNN News President Jeff Zucker is putting a priority on the cable network’s new morning show, “New Day,” which launches June 17.
“It’s really important that we have a very strong and good morning show,” Zucker said at a New York press...
2013 TV Upfronts: NBC's Harbert says there are too many upfronts
NEW YORK -- NBC Broadcasting Chairman Ted Harbert feels the pain of advertisers who have spent the last two months sitting in stuffy auditoriums listening to television executives tell them where to spend their money in advance of the fall TV season.
...
Attention, Jeff Zucker: NBC is having its best fall in 10 years
The TV season is still young, but NBC is having its best fall start in a decade, leading to speculation it might finally have shaken off the curse of Jeff Zucker.
Thanks to the singing contest "The Voice" as well as Sunday night NFL...
Miley Cyrus cleans up for an a capella viral video on 'Fallon'
Miley Cyrus finally put out some material suitable for a family audience on Tuesday with this a capella rendition of her single, "We Can't Stop" along with the Roots and Jimmy Fallon.
Absent twerking, nudity or anything that could possibly...
Comcast and Twitter team up. Katie Couric going away?
After the coffee. Before rooting for the Tigers to beat the A's.
The Skinny: How do the St. Louis Cardinals do it? Every year they are in the running. That is some smart management and the Dodgers will have their work cut out for them....
Comcast aces Tennis Channel! Google's Hollywood moment is here.
After the coffee. Before listening to another media investment conference.
The Skinny: I was watching "Brooklyn DA," the CBS documentary series, Tuesday night, hoping for a crossover episode with the cast of "Girls," but no such luck....
IAC Chairman Barry Diller defends Aereo Internet TV service
IAC Chairman Barry Diller launched into a spirited defense of the controversial Aereo Internet TV service, which will expand to 22 markets in the coming months -- even in the face of lawsuits from major media companies.
The service -- which uses tiny...
CNN slides to worst ratings since Jeff Zucker took over
When he was tapped to run CNN a year ago, Jeff Zucker was supposed to help lift ratings at the 24-hour cable news network.
Whoops.
CNN last week plunged to its worst numbers since August 2012, months before Zucker, a former NBC boss, was brought...
HLN to make cuts, change lineup. CNN has rough week.
After the coffee. Before coming up with my own stat of the day.
The Skinny: Caught most of an amazing documentary on KCET last night on World War II hero James "Maggie" Megellas. Incredible story. Go watch it. Tuesday's roundup includes more...
Time Warner CFO John Martin to succeed Phil Kent as Turner CEO
Time Warner Inc. is overhauling the leadership at its Turner Broadcasting unit.
Phil Kent, the longtime chief executive officer of Turner Broadcasting will give up that title in 2014, and John Martin, currently chief financial officer of Time Warner,...
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