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Meghan Rafferty Named Executive Producer of ‘NBC Nightly News’
Welcome to the evening-news wars, Meghan Rafferty. NBC News named the producer to lead its “NBC Nightly News,” replacing Jenn Suozzo, who recently departed for a senior role…
Discovery, Samsung, NBA, NBC News, EY Execs Join ‘Home Sweet Digital Home – Advancing the Modern Audience Experience’ Panel
Variety will host “Home Sweet Digital Home – Advancing the Modern Audience Experience” airing October 6 in the Variety Streaming Room, presented by EY, at 9:30 a.m. PT. The…
How a Small Maine Town Turned Into a Mecca for Awards-Seeking Documentary Filmmakers
Immediately following premieres of their latest documentaries at major awards-circuit festivals, veteran filmmakers Liz Garbus, Robert Greene and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi headed to a small, remote village on…
Noticias Telemundo Has Its New Evening Anchor: Julio Vaqueiro
Julio Vaqueiro will be the next anchor of Telemundo’s signature evening newscast “Noticias Telemundo,” filling a role that had previously been held by Jose Diaz-Balart. Vaqueiro had been…
Steph Curry’s Unanimous Media Signs Massive Talent Deal With Comcast NBCUniversal
NBA star Stephen Curry and his Unanimous Media production label have signed a sweeping, first-of-its-kind talent deal with Comcast NBCUniversal. The multi-year template agreement is billed as the…
Why NBC News is Going to The Movies
NBC News is an enterprise built on 30-minute and 60-minute increments of TV journalism. Executives are starting to think about longer blocks of time. As the Toronto International…
MSNBC is Shaking Up Weekend Primetime Yet Again
MSNBC is still trying to perfect its weekend formula. The NBCUniversal-backed cable-news outlet is expected to announce Tuesday that Ayman Mohyeldin, an NBC News correspondent and anchor who…
Willard Scott, beloved ‘Today’ show weatherman, dead at 87
Willard Scott, the jovial “Today” show weatherman and famous birthday well-wisher, whose boyish spirit brightened even dreary mornings for decades, died Saturday.
NBC News’ Tom Llamas Will Add New Streaming Option to the Evening-News Fray
Tom Llamas is ready to leap into an increasingly crowded field for evening news. The NBC News anchor, who previously led a streaming evening program at ABC News,…
CBS News to Launch ‘Mornings’ in Bid to Capture A.M. Viewers Across The Week
CBS News wants to spread some of its venerable newsmagazine “Sunday Morning” to other days of the week. Starting September 7, the entire CBS morning schedule will be…
Kim Godwin Walks Tricky Terrain in Early Tenure at ABC News
When she worked at CBS News as a senior executive, Kim Godwin was known to be eager to gain more control of a large news operation. Now that…