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☆ Live Updates: Opening Statements in Bribery Trial of Robert Menendez Begin
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Nicholas Fandos | Ben Weiser | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Senator Robert Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, second from left, sits with his children Alicia and Rob and Gov. Alicia and Rob Menendez have surely enjoyed the privileges of being children of a powerful political leader. After a former ally pleaded guilty and began cooperating with prosecutors, Senator Menendez and Nadine Menendez were additionally charged with obstructing justice. Alicia Menendez, 40, has been forced to address the charges against her father — and calls for his resignation — on live television. “When your close loved one is at the center of a political scandal,” she said, “it’s in your obit too.”

Persons: Robert Menendez, Alicia, Jon Corzine, Rob Menendez, Rob, Bob Menendez, Nadine Menendez, Menendez, Super Mario Bros, ”, —, Alicia Menendez, Sally Quinn, “ Organizations: Democrat, Rob, MSNBC, Democratic, Benz, Super, —, The Washington Post Locations: New Jersey, New Brunswick, N.J, Biden’s

☆ Right-Wing Network Retracts False Story About Key Witness in Trump Trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Maggie Haberman | Katie Robertson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

One America News, a right-wing cable news network, on Monday retracted a report claiming that Donald J. Trump’s former fixer had been the person who actually had an affair with the porn star whose claims of a sexual relationship with Mr. Trump are key to his criminal trial. The retraction came after the fixer, Michael D. Cohen, hired a leading defamation lawyer to address the false report, which was posted on the network’s website on March 27. The lawyer, Justin Nelson, had represented Dominion Voting Systems in a suit against Fox News that cost that network $787.5 million to settle. Mr. Nelson worked with Mr. Cohen’s longtime lawyer, Danya Perry, in what was a remarkably quick about-face by OAN. There are no monetary damages, but the story is being removed from the website “and all social media,” the network said in a statement on Monday.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Michael D, Cohen, Justin Nelson, Nelson, Cohen’s, Danya Perry Organizations: America, Voting Systems, Fox News, Mr, OAN

☆ Protests, Traffic, Crowds: Court Braces for a Trump Trial Like No Other
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Jesse Mckinley | Jonathan Swan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Manhattan’s Criminal Courts Building, at 100 Centre Street, is short on charm: circled in scaffolding, lit like an aging cafeteria and, in recent months, neighbor to a colossal pile of rubble, the remains of the Manhattan Detention Complex, which is being demolished. Yet come Monday, it will be the pulsing center of a swirling mass of security measures, and likely headaches, as the first criminal trial of Donald J. Trump kicks off on its 15th floor. Court and law enforcement personnel have been tight-lipped about the exact steps they are taking, but a court lawyer said at a hearing this week that preparations had been underway for months. They will have plenty to contend with. Right-wing supporters of the former president have already announced plans to protest near the courthouse on Monday as jury selection begins, and cable news networks have promised wall-to-wall coverage of the case.

Persons: Donald J, Trump Locations: Manhattan

☆ TV Networks to Urge Biden and Trump to Debate, Wading Into a Fraught Topic
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Michael M. Grynbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In an unusual move, the five major broadcast and cable news networks have prepared a joint open letter that urges President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump to participate in televised debates ahead of Election Day, according to two people with direct knowledge of their plans. The letter — endorsed by ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News — thrusts into public view a question that has swirled within media and political circles: whether the presidential debates, one of the nation’s last remaining mass civic rituals in a polarized age, will occur this year at all. “We, the undersigned national news organizations, urge the presumptive presidential nominees to publicly commit to participating in general election debates before November’s election,” the letter reads, according to a draft version obtained by The New York Times. The letter is not yet final, and the networks are also seeking endorsements from other leading national news organizations, including newspapers.

Persons: Biden, Donald J, Trump Organizations: ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, Fox, The New York Times

☆ New sports streaming bundle could be a 'monster' — or a dud. Here are the biggest remaining questions
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The service will launch this fall and cater to sports fans who don't subscribe to the traditional cable bundle. One person associated with the launch of the new venture told CNBC the platform will be "a monster" and massively disrupt cable TV. Cable TV has been relegated to an add-on that helps keep people subscribing to high-speed internet. The cable bundle has largely survived because it still contains exclusive live news and sports. Previously, the only way for cord cutters to get ESPN outside the cable bundle would have been that coming service.

Persons: LeBron James, Jevone Moore, it's, Lachlan Murdoch, NBC's Peacock, Bob Iger, Rich Greenfield, Max, David Zaslav's, There's, David Zaslav, Lightshed's Rich Greenfield Organizations: Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Los Angeles Clippers, Crypto.com Arena, Warner Bros . Discovery, Fox, Disney's ESPN, Comcast, DirecTV, CNBC, YouTube, Charter, Cable, Verizon, Mobile, Satellite, Google, Hulu, Live, Disney, Warner Bros, NBC, CBS, National Football League, Paramount, ESPN, Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, Wall Street, Financial Times, TNT, TBS, HGTV, Discovery, Paramount Global Locations: Los Angeles

☆ CNN overhauls morning show lineup under new CEO after sagging ratings
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —CNN announced Monday that it will overhaul its entire slate of morning programming, charting a new course under new chief executive Mark Thompson as the cable news network works to improve its lackluster ratings. The network said that it will revamp its flagship morning offering, “CNN This Morning,” currently hosted by Poppy Harlow and Phil Mattingly. “CNN This Morning,” which has aired from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Prior to joining CNN in 2021, Hunt anchored mornings on MSNBC and played a key role on “Morning Joe,” the network’s politics-focused rival program that has long been a force in morning ratings. CNN said that it is in talks with Harlow and Mattingly concerning new roles at the network.

Persons: New York CNN —, Mark Thompson, ”, Poppy Harlow, Phil Mattingly, Chris Licht, Kasie Hunt, Hunt, Mattingly, Thompson, who’ve, ” Thompson, “, Jim Acosta, Pamela Brown, Brown, Wolf Blitzer Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York CNN — CNN, CNN, MSNBC, Harlow, Central Locations: New York, Washington , DC, York, Atlanta and Washington, DC

ABC and NBC's streaming services carried a part of Trump live, then left and corrected some of what Trump said. Live coverage of events is the go-to move for cable networks, which thrive on a sense of urgency. “Saturday Night Live” opened its show last week with a spoof of one of those news conferences. Fox News' Sean Hannity and Jesse Watters both did segments on rivals' decisions not to show Trump's Iowa speech in full. On MSNBC Wednesday, Trump's speech received far more attention on “Morning Joe” than it had the night before.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Trump, Rachel Maddow, Maddow, “ We'll, ” Maddow, Nancy Pelosi, Jake Tapper, Vivek Ramaswamy, Drew “ Bundini ” Brown, Muhammad Ali, “, we've, Linsey Davis, ”, Mary Hager, Jonathan Klein, “ I'm, ” Klein, Klein, Sean Hannity, Jesse Watters, Watters, Kayleigh McEnany, Hannity, Joe ”, Vaughn Hillyard, Lawrence O'Donnell, ” ___ David Bauder Organizations: CNN, MSNBC, Fox News Channel, Trump, ABC, GOP, CBS News, AS, Network, Fox News, “ Media, White House, Fox, NBC, Associated Press Locations: Hampshire, Iowa, New Hampshire

☆ Warner Bros Discovery boss’s payday is toast
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Jennifer Saba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O) chief executive will have to more than double the value of the media company if he wants to collect a lavish $200 million compensation package awarded when Discovery agreed to merge with Warner Media in 2021. The news sent shares plunging 19%, the largest one-day drop since Discovery merged with Warner Media. Its current value is over $18 billion when applying Bernstein’s multiple of 8 times EBITDA. At the end of September, the company had net leverage – after deducting $2.4 billion cash – of 4.2 times EBITDA. Shares of Warner Bros Discovery fell 19% on that day.

Persons: David Zaslav, He’s, Harry Potter, Jefferies, Max, “ Barbie ”, Zaslav, David, Peter Thal Larsen, Sharon Lam Organizations: Reuters, Warner Bros Discovery, Discovery, Warner Media, HBO, CNN, Food Network, TBS, LSEG, Netflix, Reuters Graphics Reuters, HGTV, Thomson Locations: EBITDA

☆ Putin’s brutal war on Ukraine vanishes from news coverage amid raging conflict in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

In the days before the Israel-Hamas war, the battle in Ukraine amounted to about eight percent of CNN’s television coverage. After the attacks, CNN —the cable news network that provided the most Ukraine coverage — fell to under one percent. The noted drop in Ukraine war coverage from the press, given the fresh violence in the Middle East, is not completely surprising. As Kolbe told me, “Putin’s media campaign to paint Ukraine as divided, corrupt, and a puppet of the U.S. and NATO, is a central part” of his strategy. The lack of press attention makes that all the more easier.

Persons: It’s, Vladimir Putin’s, —, ensnared Washington, Donald Trump’s, Putin, Paul Kolbe, “, ”, Russia “, ” Kolbe, Kolbe Organizations: CNN, Ukraine, Internet Television, GDELT, Belfer Center for Science, International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, Central Intelligence Agency, Hamas, U.S, NATO Locations: Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Israel, Maine, Russian, ”, Russia, Ukraine wanes, NATO

[1/2] Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (R) speaks to media mogul Rupert Murdoch as they walk out of Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeen, Scotland, June 25, 2016. "This provides an opportunity for a reset between President Trump and the Fox News network," Republican strategist Ron Bonjean said of Lachlan Murdoch's appointment. "The question is: does Lachlan Murdoch want to have a positive relationship with former President Donald Trump? Fox News did not immediately respond to a request for comment about political coverage under Lachlan Murdoch. Stuelpnagel said he believed the high cost of the Dominion lawsuit might make Lachlan Murdoch tread carefully on Trump coverage.

Persons: Donald Trump, Rupert Murdoch, Carlo Allegri, Rupert Murdoch's, Trump, Fox, Rupert Murdoch's son, Lachlan Murdoch, Biden, Ron Bonjean, Lachlan Murdoch's, Bret Baier, Jason Osborne, Osborne, Hillary Clinton, Larry Stuelpnagel, Dan Cassino, Karen Finney, Finney, Stuelpnagel, Lachlan, Tim Reid, Nathan Layne, Alexandra Ulmer, Heather Timmons, Jamie Freed Organizations: Republican, Trump, REUTERS, Fox Corp, News Corp, Fox News, Dominion, Systems, Fox, Republicans, Social, America News Network, Northwestern University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Aberdeen, Scotland, American, New Jersey

His son, Lachlan Murdoch, will become the sole chairman of News Corp and continue as the chair and CEO of Fox, the companies said on Thursday. The transition solidifies Lachlan's role as the leader of the media empire, putting to rest questions of succession within the Murdoch family. Lachlan was appointed CEO of the new Fox Corp. Murdoch controls News Corp and Fox Corp through a Reno, Nevada-based family trust that holds a roughly a 40% stake in voting shares of each company. The shares in Fox and News Corp owned by Murdoch’s children through the trust are a combination of both classes of shares.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Rafael Nadal, Kevin Anderson of, Mike Segar, Lachlan Murdoch, Murdoch, Lachlan, Fox, Brian Wieser, James, Chloe, Grace, Wendi Deng, Jonathan Miller, Sumner Redstone, Ted Turner, John Malone, Miller, Helen Coster, Aditya Soni, Dawn Chmielewski, Krishna Chandra Eluri, Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Fox News, Fox Corp, News Corp, Fox, Dominion, Systems, Wall, Walt Disney Co, Lupa Systems, Corp, Thomson Locations: York, U.S, Kevin Anderson of South Africa, Australia, United States, American, Reno , Nevada, London, New York, Bengaluru, Dawn, Los Angeles

☆ Live sports is migrating to streaming, taking with it a superpower of the cable TV bundle
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The cable bundle is losing its biggest edge over the streaming competition: live sports. For years, live sports and news have been the cornerstone of the immutable cable bundle. Max is set to launch a live news channel next week, with the birth of CNN Max, the first cable news network to offer a 24/7 live streaming news service. With live news and sports now making their way to streaming, piece by piece, the Jenga puzzle of the cable bundle has started to destabilize. Once ESPN is available directly to consumers, the decades-long grip of the traditional cable bundle will surely fade considerably.

Persons: Max, CNN Max, ” Michael Pachter, Pachter, ” Pachter, Ross Benes, ” Benes, Benes, ” Rich Greenfield, Greenfield, ” Greenfield, ” Organizations: CNN, Warner Bros . Discovery, MLB, NHL, NBA, NCAA, U.S, Soccer, Apple, Major League Soccer, NBC, ABC News, CBS, ESPN, Wedbush Securities, “, Insider Intelligence, Disney, Diamond Sports, Warner Bros, Discovery, LightShed Partners

NEW YORK (AP) — The departure of Rupert Murdoch as the leader of Fox’s parent company and his News Corp. media holdings after decades at the helm is unlikely to have as much of an impact on conservative media overall as it would have a decade ago. “I think if Rupert Murdoch had stepped down in 2000 it would have had a much greater impact," said Howard Polskin, whose website The Righting.com monitors conservative media. "The conservative media landscape is just much more diverse now.”Fox News' website had nearly 74.8 million viewers in July 2023, while the No. Conservative media personalities such as Tucker Carlson, who was ousted by Fox in April, Daily Wire podcaster Ben Shapiro, and talk show host and podcaster Megyn Kelly, also a former Fox host, are increasingly influential as well. While Rupert Murdoch had a complicated relationship with Trump, Fox News' audience largely admires him.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Howard Polskin, ”, Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro, podcaster Megyn Kelly, Polskin, Donald Trump, Lachlan Murdoch, Nicole Hemmer, Fox, Megan Duncan, Lachlan, “ He’s, Claire Atkinson, Trump, Brooke Lefferts, James, Kathryn Murdoch Organizations: News Corp, ” Fox News, Washington Examiner, Epoch Times, Conservative, Fox, Republican, Trump, Fox Media, Vanderbilt University, Fox News, Virginia Tech, Associated Press, AP

CNN —DirecTV and Nexstar announced Monday that they had largely resolved a bitter carriage dispute that had left millions of the satellite carrier’s subscribers unable to access local television giant Nexstar’s large array of channels. The deal to end the blackout, which began in July and stretched for more than 75 days, comes one week after Disney and Charter also agreed to resolve a dispute that resulted in ABC-owned stations and ESPN being yanked from the cable provider’s lineup. While most of Nexstar’s stations will be covered under the new multi-year agreement, DirecTV said 27 stations controlled by Nexstar, but owned by another company, will not fall under the umbrella. DirecTV chief executive Bill Morrow alluded to the trend in a note to customers on Monday. “Unfortunately, over the past decade-plus access to your programming has become a battleground for networks and stations to try to drive up higher rates,” Morrow said.

Persons: Bill Morrow, “, ” Morrow Organizations: CNN, DirecTV, Nexstar, NFL, Disney, ABC, ESPN

☆ DirecTV to temporarily restore Nexstar-owned stations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A DirecTV satellite dish is seen on a residential home in Encinitas, California November 5, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake Acquire Licensing RightsSept 17 (Reuters) - DirecTV and Nexstar (NXST.O) have agreed to temporarily return the signals of the Nexstar-owned stations and national cable news network NewsNation to DirecTV, DirecTV Stream and U-verse, the companies said in a joint statement on Sunday. In July, satellite provider DirecTV removed TV station owner Nexstar's network and local community programming from its satellite, cable and streaming systems as they failed to reach a new distribution agreement. Nexstar, the largest local TV station owner in the U.S., had previously said that DirecTV rejected its offer to extend the current distribution agreement to Oct. 31, affecting its markets in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Denver. Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh and Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Alex Richardson and Jane MerrimanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mike Blake, Kanjyik Ghosh, Alex Richardson, Jane Merriman Organizations: DirecTV, REUTERS, Nexstar, Thomson Locations: Encinitas , California, U.S, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Denver, Bengaluru

☆ David Solomon defends his leadership of Goldman Sachs on CNBC. 'I don't recognize the caricature that is painted of me.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

David Solomon took to cable news network CNBC to defend his leadership of Goldman Sachs. The appearance follows a string of new stories questioning his leadership, including a New York magazine article published last month titled "Is David Solomon Too Big a Jerk to Run Goldman Sachs?" Advertisement Advertisement Watch: Here's why this Goldman Sachs investment chief isn't worried about two of the market's biggest fears"I understand why this is interesting and attractive to the media, but it's not what the people of Goldman Sachs are focused on," he said. Asked about his future as a record-spinning DJ, which has also been a focus of some of the criticisms, Solomon replied: "I'm focused on Goldman Sachs." Since taking over as CEO in 2018, Solomon has made a lot of changes, including three reorganizations.

Persons: David Solomon, Goldman Sachs, Insider's Dakin Campbell, Solomon, CNBC's David Faber, Goldman, hasn't, isn't, We're, Lloyd Blankfein Organizations: CNBC, Service, New Locations: Wall, Silicon, New York

☆ CNN names former New York Times CEO Mark Thompson as its chief
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Mark Thompson is stepping in as the next CEO and chairman of CNN. Discovery CEO David Zaslav told staff in a note Wednesday. Before closing the deal, Zaslav had appointed Licht as CNN's CEO, who was previously the chief executive behind the "CBS This Morning" news program and "Morning Joe" on MSNBC. While network executives Amy Entelis, Virginia Moseley, Eric Sherling and David Leavy led CNN since Licht left CNN, Warner Bros. Shortly, we will announce that highly respected news executive Mark Thompson will be joining our leadership team as Chairman and CEO, effective October 9, reporting directly to me.

Persons: Mark Thompson, Thompson, Chris Licht, Thompson's, David Zaslav, Jeff Zucker, –, Andrew Cuomo, Zucker's, Chris Cuomo, Zucker, Zaslav, Licht, Joe, network's, Donald Trump, Kaitlan Collins, Amy Entelis, Virginia Moseley, Eric Sherling, David Leavy, Read, Mark, Amy, Eric, I've, David Read, you've, David Zaslav's, Wagner, you'll Organizations: CNN, Parent, Warner Bros, Discovery, The New York Times, BBC, Warner Bros . Discovery, Max, New York Gov, MSNBC, CNN Worldwide, Times, Tiananmen Locations: U.S, David, Virginia, London, Washington, DC

☆ Warner Bros. Discovery to Add CNN Channel to Max Streaming Service
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( John Koblin | More About John Koblin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

CNN is moving a step closer to its digital future. The cable news network will start a 24-hour streaming channel on Max beginning on Sept. 27, Warner Bros. Discovery, which is CNN’s parent company and also owns Max, said on Thursday. The CNN Max channel will feature distinct live programming, including a streaming-only news program hosted by the veteran anchor Jim Sciutto, but in a more unusual move, it will livestream several programs from the cable network, the company said. The overlap will include at least four hours of cable shows like “The Lead With Jake Tapper,” “The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer” and “Anderson Cooper 360.” The cable shows will stream at the same time they appear on cable, JB Perrette, the president of global streaming at Warner Bros.

Persons: Max, CNN Max, Jim Sciutto, Jake Tapper, ”, Wolf Blitzer ”, “ Anderson Cooper, JB Perrette Organizations: CNN, Warner Bros, JB, Fox

☆ CNN news is coming to Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service Max
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Warner Bros. Discovery announced Thursday that CNN Max will be added to its Max streaming service on Sept. 27, and will serve as a 24/7 live news hub. Discovery relaunched its flagship streaming service HBO Max as Max, combining content from Warner Bros. and Discovery+ under one roof. As for including sports on Max, Warner Bros. Discovery is targeting the start of MLB playoffs this fall to introduce sports on the streaming app, CNBC previously reported.

Persons: CNN Max, Jim Acosta, Rahel Solomon, Amara Walker, Fredricka Whitfield, Jim Sciutto —, Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper, HBO Max, Max, Jeff Zucker, Chris Licht, Semafor, Mark Thompson, David Zaslav, we'll, We've, Zaslav, Warner, It's, Jim Sciutto Organizations: Cable News Network, CNN, Warner Bros . Discovery, Max, HBO, Warner Bros, Discovery, BBC, New York Times, MLB, CNBC Locations: Atlanta , Georgia

☆ Explosive Variety report on behind-the-scenes CNN drama ignites fierce backlash from top industry figures
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Variety is facing a blistering wave of backlash. “Siegel was informed by The Atlantic that the charges were completely false, but she nevertheless decided to smear Alberta. Jon Kelly, editor in chief of Puck, similarly defended his reporter, who was portrayed in the piece as a Zucker shill. Reached for comment, a Variety spokesperson notably offered a defense of the piece that contained far less fervor. The spokesperson simply said, “Variety stands by our investigative story about CNN written by one of the best journalists in the business.”

Persons: Tatiana Siegel, Jeff Zucker, Zucker, —, Risa Heller, Heller, ” Heller, Chris Licht, Tim Alberta, Dylan Byers, Puck, ” Jeffrey Goldberg, “ Siegel, Siegel, ” Goldberg, Licht, “, Jon Kelly, “ Dylan Byers, ” Kelly, ” Organizations: CNN, Variety, Hollywood, Warner Bros, The, The Atlantic, Alberta Locations: Alberta, Alberta’s

☆ Fox News says Jesse Watters to succeed Tucker Carlson as host of key prime-time slot
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 26 (Reuters) - Fox News said on Monday that network veteran Jesse Watters would be the host of a key prime-time slot left vacant by the exit of top-rated host Tucker Carlson. Watters will move to the 8 p.m. slot, starting July 17, with his opinion program "Jesse Watters Primetime", which was launched last year as a 7 p.m. show, Fox News said. Carlson's talk show, "Tucker Carlson Tonight," was the highest-rated cable news program among the same demographic on the most-watched U.S. cable news network. In the weeks following Carlson's departure, Fox had filled the 8 p.m. slot with "Fox News Tonight," which was hosted by a rotating crew of Fox News personalities. Reporting by Akriti Sharma and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'SilvaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jesse Watters, Tucker Carlson, Carlson, Watters, Fox, Donald Trump, Mark Cuban, Laura Ingraham, Greg Gutfeld, Sean Hannity, Akriti Sharma, Akash Sriram, Anil D'Silva Organizations: Fox News, Fox Corp, Dominion Voting Systems, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ Legacy media companies enter dark times as failures mount and Netflix rises again
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

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Persons: Bob Iger, David Zaslav, Bob Bakish, Wells Fargo, Warren Buffett, It's, dethroning, Donald Trump's, Mario, Zaslav, Greenfield, there's, There's, Simon & Schuster, Mark Read Organizations: Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros, Paramount Global, Getty, Companies, Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros . Discovery, Paramount, CNBC, Fox Corp, Comcast, MSNBC, dethroning Fox, Mario Bros, Boston University, Hollywood, Activision, Simon &, WPP, Cannes Lions Locations: Cannes, France

Jim Trusty, a former U.S. Justice Department official, filed a notice in Florida federal court asking a judge for approval to withdraw from the CNN case. A spokesperson for Trump thanked Trusty for his work on the case and said the lawsuit is "entering a new phase." Two other lawyers who were already representing Trump in other matters, Todd Blanche and Chris Kise, have now taken the lead in Trump’s defense in the documents case. CNN has asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit, calling it an attempt to silence criticism of the former president. Lindsey Halligan, who has also worked on the documents investigation, will continue to represent Trump, Trusty said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jim, Trump, Jack Smith, John Rowley, Todd Blanche, Chris Kise, Lindsey Halligan Organizations: CNN, U.S . Justice Department, Trump, Thomson Locations: U.S, Florida, Lago, Washington

☆ Fox News chryon text called Biden a 'wannabe dictator' who got 'his political rival arrested' during broadcast of Trump's post-courtroom speech
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Fox News chyron called Biden a "wannabe dictator " who had "his political rival arrested." "Fox News Tonight" carried clips of Trump's speech after he was arrested and arraigned on Tuesday, alongside footage of Biden speaking at the White House, the latter with no audio. The onscreen text remained in place for around 15 seconds, continuing into the next show "Hannity," Mediaite reported. The Fox News onscreen text about Biden came despite Trump once praising China's President Xi Jinping for becoming "president for life," while joking that he should try to do the same thing. Fox News was the only major cable news network to carry Trump's speech live on Tuesday night, according to The Guardian.

Persons: chyron, Biden, Trump, —, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Hannity, Mediaite, White, Xi Jinping Organizations: Fox, Trump, Service, Fox News, White, Prosecutors, FBI, Biden's Department of Justice, Justice Department, Biden, Guardian Locations: Miami , Florida, Florida, Lago

☆ Fox News Tells Tucker Carlson to Stop Posting Videos on Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Jeremy W. Peters | Benjamin Mullin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After the discovery of one particularly incendiary text from Mr. Carlson, the Fox Corporation board decided to begin an internal investigation into his conduct. Mr. Carlson’s cancellation — he is still an employee of Fox unless the network decides to let him out of his contract — has upended Fox’s lucrative and popular prime-time lineup. Roughly one-third of its prime-time audience has tuned out since Mr. Carlson was taken off the air. Mr. Carlson’s lawyers have argued that Fox News breached its contract with Mr. Carlson first, in part by failing to prevent his private messages from being disclosed. The former Fox host also believes his Twitter show is protected speech under the First Amendment, according to a person with knowledge of Mr. Carlson’s legal strategy.

Persons: Carlson, —, Fox, Mr Organizations: Fox Corporation, Fox, Fox News, Twitter

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