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CEO Shane Smith rocks out at Vice Media's advertiser presentation
If there were a Grammy category for best rock vocal performance by a chief executive, Vice Media's Shane Smith would win it walking away.
Smith delivered an unexpectedly rousing performance of Sham 69's "If the Kids Are United" at his youth-oriented digital media company's "newfront" presentation held Friday at Manhattan's Chelsea Piers. The crowd of ad buying executives and high profile onlookers (including former New York Times editor-in-chief Jill Abramson and one-time Viacom chief executive Tom Freston) was likely expecting the usual data points and sizzle reels of new programs often used at such events to attract ad dollars.
But after a brief poetry...
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CEO Shane Smith rocks out at Vice Media's advertiser presentation
If there were a Grammy category for best rock vocal performance by a chief executive, Vice Media's Shane Smith would win it walking away.
Smith delivered an unexpectedly rousing performance of Sham 69's "If the Kids Are United" at his...
Town halls are the new cable news hit of the 2016 campaign
Donald Trump turned the Republican presidential debates into high-rated TV spectacles. But the fate of his quest for the nomination may be decided by a far more intimate televised forum.
The "town hall" — in which a candidate typically has a...
Published in Los Angeles Times on April 02, 2016 — Print headline: "TV town halls a winning format - The programs have proved popular with cable news networks and viewers."
CNN's practice for the GOP debate was a lot more contentious than the real thing
In the political debate business, you hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
On a beautiful sunshine-filled Florida day before the 12th Republican presidential primary debate on Thursday night, CNN's political team, producers, executives and...
Published in Los Angeles Times on March 12, 2016 — Print headline: "CNN's `all in' political plan - The network polishes its team's performance for debate nights."
Michaela Pereira is leaving CNN's 'New Day' to join HLN
CNN is splitting up the morning family at “New Day.”
Co-host Michaela Pereira announced Tuesday that she will leave the morning program at the end of April to become an anchor at CNN’s sister channel HLN later this year.
Pereira will have her own...
How cable and broadcast TV news fared in 2015
When 2015 began, it seemed unfathomable by the end of the year that Brian Williams would no longer anchor "NBC Nightly News" or that Donald Trump would be leading in the polls for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
But both...
Published in Los Angeles Times on December 24, 2015 — Print headline: "Who's watching? - How cable and broadcast TV news fared in the ratings in 2015"
'The Wiz Live!': Gorgeous, utterly sincere and attitude to spare
So now we know: It’s much easier to successfully stage a famous musical on live television if you cast a group of multi-talented, high-energy and personally kinetic performers who know how to own the spectacle rather than the other way around.
Oh, and...
Jeff Zucker says CNN will not pay Donald Trump to appear in the next GOP debate
If Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump shows up at the next CNN debate, it will be for free.
CNN President Jeff Zucker said Thursday during a breakfast conversation at the Paley Center for Media that his network does not pay candidates...
With Donald Trump on the card, CNN eagerly awaits Round 2 of the GOP 'bout'
If the commercials promoting CNN's Republican primary debate Wednesday make it look like a highly anticipated pay-per-view boxing event, it means they're working.
"That was the idea," CNN President Jeff Zucker said last week. "This is...
CNN hires NBC News veteran Jamie Gangel
Former longtime NBC News correspondent Jamie Gangel has joined CNN.
Gangel, whose many political interviews during her 30-year run at NBC included six U.S. presidents, will be a special correspondent for the cable news channel.
The hiring reunites her...
'Blackfish' buyer Amy Entelis wants CNN to work even when news isn't breaking
As TV viewers find ever more ways to consume information, CNN has discovered it's tough for a cable news network to survive on news alone. So in 2012 CNN President Jeff Zucker enlisted Amy Entelis, a news executive who developed some of the top talent...
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...
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...
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...
Netflix, Disney, Marvel to bring superheroes series to New York
In a huge coup for the New York-based production community, on Wednesday Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Disney, Marvel and Netflix announced that the upcoming "Flawed Heroes of Hell's Kitchen" series for Netflix will be filmed principally in New...
'American Idol' voting transformed via Google and Facebook
Voting on "American Idol" is about to get a major update - thanks to Google and Facebook.
Viewers using Google Search and Facebook will be able to vote during the show rather than waiting for the end, starting with this week's shows. And voters...
'Bates Motel' premiere gets its own live aftershow
The second season of A&E's drama "Bates Motel" premieres on Monday and it's getting the must-have accessory for any self-respecting drama on cable these days: a live aftershow.
"Bates Motel: After Hours" will air after the...
More pain for Jeff Zucker as CNN ratings slide to record lows
CNN and boss Jeff Zucker are having a lousy February.
Results from Nielsen show that the viewer-bereft cable news network just suffered through one of its worst months ever, with Erin Burnett's "OutFront" program sinking to the lowest numbers...
Netflix deal shows need for speed. CNN ending Piers Morgan show.
After the coffee. Before applying for Piers Morgan's CNN gig.
The Skinny: I'm almost through "House of Cards," and I think we may have to replace the phrase "jumped the shark" with "jumped the Meechum." If you don't get...
CNN to drop Piers Morgan's show
CNN is pulling the plug on Piers Morgan.
The cable news channel has confirmed that Morgan's hour-long 9 p.m. show will be removed from the schedule. No replacement for Morgan has been named, and a CNN spokeswoman declined to say when his last show...