Comcast is moving forward with plans to spin off its NBCUniversal cable television networks including MSNBC and CNBC, sources say, shedding a once core part of the business that has been a casualty of the streaming video revolution. The company last month told investors it was evaluating hiving off its cable networks into a separate company owned by … Read more
Fox News cruised to an easy victory in the ratings battle for election night coverage, marking the second-straight time the network beat rivals CNN and MSNBC in viewership for presidential results. Fox News reeled in 10.3 million viewers from 8 to 11 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, according to Nielsen data. The ratings were more … Read more
CNN is forcing other television networks and outlets to agree to a list of tedious requirements in exchange for the ability to air the first 2024 presidential debate, sources told The Los Angeles Times. Despite becoming the first TV network in history to secure the exclusive rights to air a general election debate, CNN is … Read more
Bed bugs found at MSNBC’s Manhattan headquarters caused staffers to scatter ahead of the left-leaning network’s Super Tuesday coverage, The Post has learned. According to a memo obtained by The Post, an “unidentified insect” was spotted Sunday in the recently revamped studio 3A — home to special election coverage and “The Rachel Maddow Show” — … Read more
CNN’s new boss sought to ease anxiety with a Friday memo that named top executives to revamp the struggling network — just days after it was revealed he had slashed bonuses companywide. Mark Thompson — who took CNN’s helm in October following the disastrous, 13-month tenure of former CEO Chris Licht — cited the “changing economics of television” … Read more
Financial news channel Cheddar News reportedly laid off several staffers Tuesday — just days after the network targeting millennials was sold by cable company Altice USA. “We would like to have given you more notice of this action, but the decision was necessitated by unforeseen internal and external factors that required rapid adjustments in our … Read more
