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I confess I did not wake up this morning expecting to discover that Curtis has somehow injured or even killed his longtime nemesis, Derrick. Thankfully, 'Onion' lives on!
Craig Barry, who cultivated a reputation at Warner for backing innovative sports concepts like Unrivaled and Dunkman, has been named chief content officer at the new combined sports operations at Skydance....
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Paula Reid has arrived at MS NOW, just days before the midterm elections...
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Brian Steinberg retweeted
Versant, owner of MS NOW and CNBC, is launching four new FAST channels, including Snapped, Botched, and CNBC Ambition, bringing its portfolio to 13 outlets (@bristei / Variety)
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Honored by nominations in 4 categories in the L.A. Press Club's annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards along with many colleagues....
This look at Savannah Guthrie's return to "Today" earlier this year is up for a feature-writing award
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This deep dive into the overhaul at '60 Minutes' is up for an award in 'hard news'...
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...and this story about management transition at CBS News from January is nominated in a business-writing/print category
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The audience for Sunday's telecast of '60 Minutes' fell to a surprising low, even for a broadcast without a robust NFL lead-in...Lowest-rated episode of the newsmagazine since 2000
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60M drew only 5.64 million viewers, and a mere 558,000 among viewers between 25-54
Since 2000, “60 Minutes” has never failed to capture less than seven million viewers overall and less than one million viewers in the advertiser category.
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Inside Netflix's ad woes: Streaming giant's outreach to Madison Ave. is sometimes met with criticism, despite its buzzy shows and series....
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Kevin Delaney, a journalism entrepreneur, will join NBC News as its head of digital content and subscription products....
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Dave Jorgenson is making a bid to jump from convincing Washington Post readers to interact with short form video to luring YouTube fans to watch longer-form material. Which job is harder?
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Netflix blazed a path in the streaming era that many of its media rivals have tried to follow. As it has tried to navigate Madison Avenue, however, the company has found bumps in the road.....
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Netflix turned to advertising just as a glut of digital and streaming inventory hit the overall market, and buyers say the company still needs to school itself in the ways of Madison Ave.....
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