Verizon’s FiOS television service has dropped The Weather Channel. There was no contract dispute, but The Weather Channel says that the two were negotiating terms of a new contract. The Weather Channel is partly owned by NBC Universal, which is in turn owned by Comcast. Comcast is one of Verizon’s […]
Yesterday, CNN announced a new Original Series with Kevin Spacey. Today, they’ve announced two new programs with Reza Aslan and W. Kamau Bell. Last July, Aslan teased a new CNN show in a tweet to CNN’s Jake Tapper. He said that details would be coming soon, but months passed with […]
CNN has announced a new Original Series with Kevin Spacey. While his fictional character on House of Cards (spoiler alert!) serves as President of the United States, Spacey will narrate six episodes following different candidates and campaigns for the Presidency. Based off the press release, it appears that CNN is using […]
NBC Universal CEO Steve Burke announced in a staff memo this morning that Andy Lack is returning to the company after over a decade away. This news has been expected, especially after Lack resigned as CEO and Director of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, a federal oversight group. Lack was […]
The New York Times has almost always had a strong media desk, given the newspaper’s location. However, the media desk has taken a hit recently due to numerous departures. The departures have come because of employees going to a different company (Brian Stelter), taking a buyout (Bill Carter, among others), […]
