Bob Iger Says Linear TV “May Not Be Core” To Disney As Company Explores...
Disney CEO Bob Iger said the linear TV business “may not be core” to the company, and efforts are under way to explore a number of strategic options for them. He also criticized SAG-AFTRA and the WGA...
View ArticleKayla Tausche Joins CNN As Senior White House Correspondent
Kayla Tausche has joined CNN as senior White House correspondent after departing CNBC last month. Tausche’s first day will be Monday. The network said that her background in economic, technology, and...
View ArticleRon DeSantis Says He Has “Moved On” And Disney Should Drop Its Lawsuit...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urged The Walt Disney Co. to drop its lawsuit against him, while telling CNBC that he has “moved on” from his battle with the company and that it should drop the lawsuit...
View ArticleCNBC International President John Casey Steps Down After 29 Years
EXCLUSIVE: CNBC International President John Casey is leaving the business news network after almost 29 years, per an internal memo. Casey told staffers the news on Thursday morning, revealing that he...
View ArticleCNBC International Finds New President In Senior ITV Exec Who Was Driving...
Deep Bagchee, a driving force behind the launch of ITVX, is exiting to become President of CNBC International. Bagchee replaces John Casey, who Deadline revealed was stepping down late last year after...
View ArticleEx-CNBC Pundit Caught By FBI After Nearly Three Years On The Run; James...
Nearly three years since James Arthur McDonald Jr. bailed on a meeting with SEC over allegations of defrauding investors for millions, the FBI picked up the former CNBC pundit in Washington state this...
View ArticleCNBC Drops “Last Call” From Weeknight Schedule
CNBC is dropping its effort to draw viewers to nighttime financial news programming, as it has canceled Last Call from its lineup effective immediately. The 7 p.m. ET business show, anchored by Brian...
View ArticleImmersive Entertainment Startup Cosm Raises $250M From Existing Investors...
Cosm, purveyor of immersive technology, media and entertainment experiences it has dubbed “shared reality,” has raised more than $250 million in new funding. The new capital will fuel an ongoing...
View ArticleDonald Trump Canceled Planned CNBC Interview, ‘Squawk Box’ Host Says
Donald Trump canceled a planned interview with CNBC, according to one of the network’s hosts, Joe Kernen of Squawk Box. “Trump canceled, and he was going to come on,” Kernen said on the show this...
View ArticleNelson Peltz Says He Played “Matchmaker” For Elon Musk And Donald Trump;...
Investor Nelson Peltz believes he played matchmaker for Donald Trump and Elon Musk at a breakfast together in late spring with Peltz’ son Diesel. He says he’s friends with the Tesla billionaire, who...
View ArticleIt’s Official! Comcast To Spin Off Cable Networks, Sees New Standalone...
Comcast has formally unveiled plans to spin out most of its linear cable networks (except Bravo) to shareholders into a separate company, a move that President Mike Cavanagh said today puts all of...
View ArticleComcast Spinoff Of Cable Networks Leaves Questions Of How A Split Between...
UPDATED: Comcast’s announcement Wednesday that it will spin off nearly all of its cable networks has left a host of questions as to the path forward, particularly given the intertwined nature of NBC...
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