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What We Learned About TV During Its Biggest Week
Stocks were plunging and Covid cases were surging. Who’s ready to buy some ads? For the first time in three years, the upfronts — the showcases the media industry throws for advertisers to persuade them to pay for commercial time — took place in person in Manhattan. Over the past few days, thousands of ad […]
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Inside the Implosion of CNN+
David Zaslav had been chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery for all of a few hours when he learned he had a problem. On April 11, the day his newly merged company began trading on Nasdaq, Mr. Zaslav greeted New York employees with pasta and ice cream bars, delivering an impromptu rallying cry to his […]
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Discovery Closes In on Acquisition of WarnerMedia
“I am sure you aren’t surprised that it came with a fair amount of anxiety, disappointment and concern relative to the changes it would trigger,” he wrote. “All considered, I remain confident we have set the right path.” The creation of Warner Bros. Discovery could prompt changes among existing media companies, forcing smaller companies like […]
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Chris Licht, ‘Colbert’ Producer, Is Set to Run CNN
Chris Licht, a veteran television producer who helped create “Morning Joe” at MSNBC and later successfully retooled morning and late-night programming at CBS, is set to be the next leader of CNN, according to three people with direct knowledge of the decision. Mr. Licht, 50, who is currently the executive producer of “The Late Show […]
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