Media Outlets Pranked By Bogus Twitter Employee Laments Outside Its Headquarters
Somewhere out there, Heywood Jablome and Pat McGroyne are laughing. Definitely not laughing: CNBC, Bloomberg, ABC7-News in the Bay Area, and other media outlets duped by two Merry Pranksters outside...
View ArticleShepard Smith To Depart CNBC As Primetime Newscast Is Canceled
UPDATE: Shepard Smith’s last newscast for CNBC was on Wednesday, after the network initially announced that it would run through the end of the month. A CNBC spokesperson said that the network had...
View ArticleBBC Studios Exec Maggy Chan Replaces KC Sullivan At NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has signed BBC Studios Global Distribution COO Maggy Chan to lead its global advertising and partnerships in the U.S., EMEA and Asia Pacific, replacing KC Sullivan, who recently...
View ArticleCNBC Schedules ‘Last Call’ With Brian Sullivan In Evening Slot After...
CNBC is filling the 7 PM ET hour with Last Call, a business show that will be anchored by Brian Sullivan and explore money, culture and policy. The new show occupies the old time slot of The News with...
View ArticleCNBC Drops ‘Jay Leno’s Garage’ From Primetime Lineup As Leno Recuperates From...
CNBC is dropping Jay Leno’s Garage, the classic car series that capitalized on the comedian’s prized collection, after seven seasons. The network chose not to renew the series after seven seasons, a...
View ArticleCNBC: Denise Contis & Timothy Kuryak To Exit As Network Moves Out Of...
EXCLUSIVE: There was a lot of focus on the fact that Jay Leno’s Garage was canceled by CNBC on Thursday, but it turns out the rubber has met the road on the executive front as well. The cancellation,...
View ArticleTrue-Crime Docuseries ‘Blood & Money’ Set At CNBC From Dick Wolf’s Wolf...
EXCLUSIVE: CNBC has ordered a new true-crime docuseries from Law & Order creator Dick Wolf. The network has commissioned Blood & Money, a series that is produced by Wolf Entertainment,...
View ArticlePeacock To Add Livestreams Of MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ And CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’
Peacock is adding livestreams of MSNBC’s Morning Joe and CNBC’s Squawk Box to its platform, starting on Tuesday, as the streaming service boosts its news offerings from NBCU. Morning Joe and Squawk Box...
View ArticleJeff Shell’s NBCU Exit Followed Probe Into Relationship With CNBC Journalist
EXCLUSIVE: Multiple sources tell Deadline that the woman who filed the complaint against NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell for inappropriate conduct was CNBC anchor and Senior International Correspondent...
View ArticleHadley Gamble Is Leaving CNBC; Exit Follows Comcast’s Firing Of NBCUniversal...
Hadley Gamble, whose complaints led to the firing of ex-NBCUniversal boss Jeff Shell late last month, is leaving CNBC, the network said today. “CNBC today announced that Hadley Gamble, Anchor and...
View ArticleElon Musk Defends George Soros Tweets And Other Conspiracy Theory Posts:...
Elon Musk defended his propensity to step into divisive debate and even in advancing conspiracy theories, telling CNBC, “I’ll say what I want to say, and if the consequences of that is losing money,...
View ArticleKayla Tausche Says She’s Leaving CNBC
Kayla Tausche, senior White House correspondent and anchor for CNBC, said that she is leaving the network after almost 13 years. Tausche announced on Twitter that “it’s time for a new adventure.” “As a...
View ArticleAs Threads Tops 100M Users, CNBC ‘Squawk Box’ Co-Host Joe Kernen Says Notion...
Joe Kernen, co-host of CNBC’s Squawk Box, took aim at what he called “mainstream media” hype about the potential for Meta Platforms’ Threads to kill Twitter, insisting he is “not mainstream media.” He...
View ArticleBob 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...
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