DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ How companies are looking to cash in on Election Day
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

For many Americans, election night is a chance to blow off steam after an intense few months of campaigning that included a last-minute candidate switch and two assassination attempts. The homebodies are also set to make their economic mark on election night. In 2020, one food delivery company showed sales increased 20% on election night compared to the Tuesday prior. With tensions high, the country is bracing for civil unrest after the election , writes BI's Katie Balevic. The 2024 presidential race is already the most litigated in history, with more than 200 pending preelection lawsuits across 40 states , writes BI's Natalie Musumeci.

Persons: —, Insider's Juliana Kaplan, Kamala Kush, MAGA, rita —, Brian Williams, James Carville, Shepard Smith, BI's Lucia Moses, Williams, Jonathan Wald, Tim Paradis, ResumeBuilder.com, Katie Balevic, BI's Natalie Musumeci, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, Ella Hopkins, Amanda Yen, Milan Sehmbi Organizations: Business, Service, Amazon, Veteran, American Psychological Association Locations: Brazil, Colombia, Chile, South Africa, New York, London

☆ Brian Williams' executive producer dishes on Amazon's leap into live news
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Amazon is testing news with a Brian Williams election-night special on Prime Video. AdvertisementAmazon is getting closer to jumping into news coverage with an election-night special hosted by Brian Williams. "Election Night Live with Brian Williams" will air on Prime Video at 5 p.m. "Election Night Live" is a gamble for Amazon, which has no history in news. A one-off news program is in keeping with its strategy of getting into live event programming like sports and live shopping, though.

Persons: Brian Williams, James Carville, Shepard Smith, —, Baratunde Thurston, Williams, Jonathan Wald, Wald, Comcore, Jeff Bezos, Puck, Axios, They're Organizations: Service, Fox News, Business, Amazon, Washington Post, NBC, MSNBC, Politico Locations: —, Iraq

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts chose Shell to replace Steve Burke as NBCUniversal CEO in 2019. Soon, Shell, 59, will be at the helm of Paramount and paired with Ellison, who has already expressed his desire to transition Paramount into a more modern media company. The 10 p.m. hourAt Paramount, Shell will be given an asset mix similar to what he oversaw at NBCUniversal — save the theme parks. Wolf's shows were also significant moneymakers for NBCUniversal, according to a person familiar with the matter. Some media analysts, such as LightShed Partners' Rich Greenfield, have argued Paramount Global should shut down Paramount+ and instead license Paramount content to other streamers with more scale.

Persons: Jeff Shell, Eric Gaillard, NBCUniversal, David Ellison, Ellison, Comcast's NBCUniversal, Shell, Brian Roberts, Steve Burke, RedBird, Andrew Brandon, Gordon, Shell's, —, Skydance, NBC —, CNBC's David Faber, George Cheeks, Hollywood creatives, Dick Wolf, Kevin Dietsch, Stephen Colbert, it's, we've, Pluto, Rich Greenfield, Shell's playbook, We've, Peacock, Roberts, Andrew Wilson, Brian L, Eric Charbonneau, Wall, Mark Hoffman, Shepard Smith, Hoffman Organizations: NBCUniversal, Cannes Lions International, Creativity, Reuters, Paramount Global, Skydance Media, Shell, CNBC, Paramount, Fox, Comcast, NBCU International, Universal, Entertainment Group, RedBird Capital Partners, NFL, CBS, Paramount Pictures, NBC, Local, Journal, FBI, Hollywood, TV, Allen & Company Sun Valley, Getty, LightShed Partners, Warner Bros ., Viacom, WarnerMedia, Netflix, EA, Entertainment, Comcast Corporation, Universal Pictures, Invision, Bravo, MSNBC, MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, Fox News, NBC Sports, NBA, CBS Sports, Big Ten, UEFA Champions League Locations: Cannes, France, Shell, NBCUniversal, Sun Valley , Idaho, Toronto

☆ Fox News anchor Bret Baier’s reputation takes hit after text messages reveal what he said in wake of 2020 election
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Bret Baier’s standing as a “fair and balanced” newsman is being called into question like never before. The Fox News chief political anchor has long enjoyed a strong reputation in Washington circles and among viewers, anchoring major news events for the network and moderating presidential debates. That reputation, however, has been ruptured in recent months by the release of leaked private text messages sent in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, casting the “Special Report” anchor in a dramatically different light. “We need to do something to reassure our core audience,” Carlson wrote Baier in the wake of the Arizona call, according to The Beast. The revelations about Baier are especially noteworthy given that he is the face of Fox News’ so-called “straight news” division.

☆ The 10 biggest revelations from Dominion’s explosive Fox News legal filing
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Murdoch rejected that Fox News, as an entity, endorsed former President Donald Trump’s election lies. They endorsed,” Murdoch said, according to the filing, when asked about the hosts’ promotion of false claims about the election. ► Behind the scenes, Paul Ryan repeatedly warned the Murdochs to stop allowing the spread of election lies. “Maybe best to let Bill go right away,” which would “be a big message with Trump people” the filing said. These documents reveal that Fox News executives and hosts knew the truth and yet they peddled election lies to the audience.

☆ CNBC Names Successor to Shepard Smith’s Show, Shakes Up Lineup
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Will Feuer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

KC Sullivan took over as president of CNBC in September. CNBC named a new show to succeed “The News With Shepard Smith” in a broad programming shake-up as president KC Sullivan puts his stamp on the network. CNBC, a unit of Comcast Corp.’s NBCUniversal, will replace the 7 p.m. show with “Last Call,” anchored by Brian Sullivan, according to a memo to staff on Thursday. The show, which will explore “the intersection of money, culture and policy” comes after CNBC canceled Mr. Smith’s 7 p.m. general-interest show in a bid to focus more on business-news coverage. Mr. Sullivan previously anchored “Worldwide Exchange” at 5 a.m.

☆ Ex-'socialite heiressblogger' Emily Brill is back — and she's terrorizing the pet industry
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Kate Taylor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Emily Brill might be the most hated woman in the pet industry. Now, Brill — the preppy blond daughter of the media magnate Steven Brill — is reinventing herself as the founder of the dog-centric publication The Canine Review. Courtesy of Emily Brill Show less One reader even threatened to cancel their subscription because of the so-called bird-massacre photo shoot. Courtesy of Emily Brill Show less Brill says the photos reassure readers that "I'm not a stereotypical sort of Manhattan, head-up-my-ass, agenda, PETA person." It isn't a bad start, but "she's got a long way to go to make it really thrive," Steven Brill told Insider.

☆ CNBC Cancels Shepard Smith’s Show
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

CNBC has canceled “The News with Shepard Smith ” in an effort to focus more on business-news coverage, the network said. The network, a unit of Comcast Corp.’s NBCUniversal, plans to replace the 7 p.m. show with a business news program at the beginning of next year, KC Sullivan, president of CNBC, said in a memo to staff sent Thursday. “The News with Shepard Smith” will air its final show later this month, he said.

☆ CNBC cancels 'The News with Shepard Smith' to refocus on business news
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

NBCUniversal's CNBC has canceled "The News with Shepard Smith," its primetime general news show, to refocus on business and market coverage. The network announced the news Thursday in an e-mail to CNBC employees. CNBC will replace Smith's primetime show with markets coverage until a new live show focusing on business news launches in 2023. Smith joined CNBC two years ago from Fox News to bolster primetime TV ratings. The decision to move on from Smith is the first major decision made by Sullivan since taking over CNBC from Mark Hoffman in September.

☆ CNBC axes Shepard Smith’s news program amid broader ‘strategic realignment’
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN Business —Shepard Smith will exit CNBC later this year after the business-focused news network announced on Thursday that it will cancel his show as it undergoes a “strategic realignment” under new leadership. Sullivan indicated to employees that he wanted to invest more resources in financial news and said that Smith’s show will be replaced in early 2023 with a business-focused program. Sullivan acknowledged, however, that the “strategic realignment” will result in “some difficult decisions.”“Change is difficult, particularly when talented, good people are impacted,” he wrote. Sullivan said CNBC “will work across the News Group to identify other potential opportunities” for them. Smith was hired by Hoffman after leaving the right-wing channel Fox News over disagreements with its editorial decisions in recent years.

☆ Paul Pelosi's attacker was looking for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPaul Pelosi's attacker was looking for House Speaker Nancy PelosiCNBC's Scott Cohn joins Kayla Tausche and 'The News with Shepard Smith' to report on the assault of Nancy Pelosi's husband in San Francisco. Paul Pelosi suffered a skull fracture and serious injuries to his arms and hands after an attacker broke in carrying a hammer and assaulted him.

☆ New York governor's race tightening as election day approaches
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNew York governor's race tightening as election day approachesCNBC’s Valerie Castro joins Kayla Tausche and ‘The News with Shepard Smith’ to discuss the race for governor in New York, and whether the Republican nominee Lee Zeldin can become the first Republican to win that office since 2002.

☆ Recession fears rise on Main Street
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRecession fears rise on Main StreetCNBC's Ylan Mui joins Kayla Tausche and 'The News with Shepard Smith' to report on how small businesses are feeling about the economy and why they want politicians to pay more attention to their priorities.

☆ Democrats make last-minute push to hold House and Senate
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailDemocrats make last-minute push to hold House and SenateNBC's Sahil Kapur joins Kayla Tausche and 'The News with Shepard Smith' to discuss House and Senate races, and the Democrat's efforts to hold both chambers.

☆ Economy rebounds in third quarter, shows growth for the first time this year
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailEconomy rebounds in third quarter, shows growth for the first time this yearCNBC's Ylan Mui joins Kayla Tausche and 'The News with Shepard Smith' to report on what the latest polls are saying about the midterm election.

☆ Higher unemployment in the future almost guaranteed
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHigher unemployment in the future almost guaranteedCNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin joins Kayla Tausche and 'The News with Shepard Smith' to discuss the state of the United States economy after it grew 2.6% over the last quarter.

☆ Where the midterm advertising dollars are being spent
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhere the midterm advertising dollars are being spentIsaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post national political reporter, joins Kayla Tausche and ‘The News with Shepard Smith’ to discuss the outrageous amounts of money being spent on political ads for the midterm election this year.

☆ Number of deepfake ads increasing
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNumber of deepfake ads increasingDeepfakes, computer-generated images or videos of real people, are starting to turn up in advertising. WilmerHale cybersecurity attorney Matthew Ferraro joins Kayla Tausche and ‘The News with Shepard Smith’ to discuss.

☆ China still the biggest threat to the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailChina still the biggest threat to the U.S. Despite Russia’s brutal and unprovoked war in Ukraine, China is still the biggest threat to the United States, according to the Pentagon’s new national defense strategy, which is out today. Michael O’Hanlon, sr. fellow at the Brookings Institution, joins Kayla Tausche and ‘The News with Shepard Smith’ to discuss.

☆ Russians dig in to defend Kherson, in southern Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRussians dig in to defend Kherson, in southern UkraineSky News correspondent John Sparks joins Kayla Tausche and ‘The News with Shepard Smith’ to report on the latest from the Ukraine, where Russian forces in the south are digging in to defend the strategic city of Kherson.

☆ Chess grandmaster sues current world champion for defaming him
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailChess grandmaster sues current world champion for defaming himCNBC’s Tyler Mathisen reports on ‘The News with Shepard Smith’ that teenage chess grandmaster Hans Niemann, who was accused of cheating last month by current world champion Magnus Carlsen, is suing his accusers for $100 million.

☆ America's largest lithium mine ramps up production as the world moves to sustainable energy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAmerica's largest lithium mine ramps up production as the world moves to sustainable energyCNBC’s Pippa Stevens got a look at the only active lithium mine in the entire U.S. She joins Tyler Mathisen and 'The News with Shepard Smith' to report on what she found.

☆ Could Boris Johnson be the 'new' British prime minister?
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCould Boris Johnson be the 'new' British prime minister? David Smith, D.C. bureau chief for The Guardian, joins Tyler Mathisen and 'The News with Shepard Smith' to discuss the likelihood Boris Johnson could come back as British Prime Minister following the resignation of Liz Truss.

☆ Zelenskyy warns Russians plan to blow up a hydroelectric dam when they retreat
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailZelenskyy warns Russians plan to blow up a hydroelectric dam when they retreatSky News correspondent John Sparks joins Tyler Mathisen and 'The News with Shepard Smith' to report on the Ukrainian offensive in the eastern part of the country and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s warning that Russia is planning to blow up a hydro-electric dam near Kherson.

☆ Steve Bannon sentenced to 4 months in prison; Trump subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSteve Bannon sentenced to 4 months in prison; Trump subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committeeJosh Gerstein, sr. legal affairs reporter for Politico, joins Tyler Mathisen and 'The News with Shepard Smith' to report on the sentencing of former Trump advisor Steve Bannon today and explain why the court delayed his sentence as his appeal plays out.

Search resuls for: "Shepard Smith"

25 mentions found