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☆ 'A Life of Wit and Wisdom': Charlie Munger special airs tonight at 8PM ET
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | 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 Email'A Life of Wit and Wisdom': Charlie Munger special airs tonight at 8PM ETCNBC's Becky Quick previews the Charlie Munger special tonight at 8PM ET.

Persons: Charlie Munger, Becky Quick

☆ Major brands are not only pausing ads on Elon Musk’s X. They’re stepping away from the platform altogether
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The blackout on X extends beyond these companies’ corporate accounts, in some cases. Prior to Musk’s backing of an antisemitic post, Colbert’s show, however, was primarily active on X, regularly posting videos and other content. It is, of course, possible that these companies will reverse course down the road and resume posting and even advertising on the platform. And if more companies and other notable figures abandon Musk’s platform for other social networks, it will extinguish the allure it once had, providing yet another reason for average users to ditch the troubled platform. “Every day, more brands are waking up to the reality that Twitter is dead and X is a cesspool,” Platformer’s Casey Newton said.

Persons: WBD, Stephen Colbert ”, Stephen Colbert, it’s, Tucker Carlson, ” Platformer’s Casey Newton, ” Organizations: CNN, Elon, Disney, Paramount, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, Universal, Warner Bros ., Fox News, Twitter

“Representative Santos sought to fraudulently exploit every aspect of his House candidacy for his own personal financial profit,” the report concluded. Ethics panel concludes sexual harassment allegation against Santos was not substantiatedThe House Ethics panel said there was not substantial evidence to support a sexual harassment allegation brought against Santos. But the report also indicates that there was some tension between the overlapping DOJ criminal probe and House ethics probe. The ethics panel reached out to the Justice Department to deconflict their investigations, and top DOJ officials asked them in March to pause the ethics probe. The House report says DOJ’s “deferral requests” prevented them from getting to the bottom of certain allegations.

Persons: George Santos, Santos, Santos ’, ”, Ubers, ” Santos, Mary Altaffer, AP Santos, –, “, Nancy Marks, Santos “, ‘, it’s, DOJ’s Organizations: New York Rep, US, Republican, “, US Justice Department, Santos ’, New York University, Baruch College, ”, New York's, AP, Federal, Commission, ” “, Santos, Resources, CNN, Justice Department, ISC, DOJ Locations: ”, Washington, Florida, Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Jericho , New York, CityMD, Huntington , New York, Rhinebeck , New York, Queens , New York, Glen Cove , New York, United States, Santos ’

☆ 'Inside Track: The Business of Formula 1' premieres tonight at 8pm ET/PT on CNBC
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | 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 Email'Inside Track: The Business of Formula 1' premieres tonight at 8pm ET/PT on CNBCCNBC's Sara Eisen joins 'Squawk Box' with a preview of the new CNBC Documentary 'Inside Track: The Business of Formula 1'.

Persons: Sara Eisen Organizations: CNBC

☆ How F1 Became A Global Sports Phenomenon
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Dj Sixsmith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow F1 Became A Global Sports PhenomenonCNBC anchor Sara Eisen talks with CNBC's DJ Sixsmith about the new CNBC documentary "Inside Track: The Business of Formula 1." Eisen takes viewers behind the scenes of how this documentary came together, why Formula 1 has become so popular in the United States and what it was like to do a hot lap. Watch the doc Thursday, November 16 at 8pm ET/PT.

Persons: Sara Eisen, CNBC's, Sixsmith, Eisen Organizations: CNBC Locations: United States

☆ Will F1 Entertain Expansion?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | 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 EmailWill F1 Entertain Expansion? CNBC's Sara Eisen talks to Liberty Media President & CEO Greg Maffei, MoneyGram Haas Team Principal Guenther Steiner and Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Team Principal Toto Wolff about their thoughts on expansion in F1. "Inside Track: The Business of Formula 1," premieres Thursday at 8pm ET/PT on CNBC.

Persons: Sara Eisen, Greg Maffei, MoneyGram, Guenther Steiner, Toto Wolff Organizations: Liberty Media, Mercedes, CNBC

☆ The deal to end the historic actors’ strike came down to the wire, averting ‘a huge financial blow to everybody’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Then, suddenly, with only minutes to go until the cutoff, the studio bosses got their answer: SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents the 160,000-some actors, had accepted the deal. Relief among the big four studio chiefs, made up of Disney’s Bob Iger, Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, and NBCU’s Donna Langley. Relief among the actors, who will finally get back to work. And relief among the other unions and workers who rely on the hum of the Hollywood machine to make ends meet. To get television shows back in January and keep film schedules to where they are, studios will need to quickly restart production.

Persons: Bob Iger, Discovery’s David Zaslav, Ted Sarandos, Donna Langley, “, AFTRA, ” Sarandos, Zaslav Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, Warner Bros, Donna Langley . Relief, SAG Locations: Tinseltown

☆ Macron to address nation amid rise in antisemitic acts in France
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Oct 12 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron will meet political party leaders on Thursday and address the nation on TV to call for unity and try to prevent any spillover of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in France, where there has been a rise in antisemitic acts. France has Europe's largest Muslim and Jewish populations and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has in the past contributed to tensions between the two. Antisemitic acts have risen in France since Hamas attacked Israeli towns on Saturday, killing more than 1,300 people, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. Israel has responded by launching the most powerful bombing campaign on Gaza, ruled by Hamas, in the 75-year history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, killing more than 1,200 and destroying whole neighbourhoods. Darmanin said France had seen a spike in online hatred but also more direct threats.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz, Wolfgang Rattay, Gerald Darmanin, Darmanin, Esther, Eitan, Macron, Ingrid Melander, Nicolas Delame, John Irish, Elizabeth Pineau, Janet Lawrence Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Hamas, France Inter, Israel, Thomson Locations: Hamburg, Germany, France, Israel, Gaza, Darmanin, Palestinian, French

Learn moreIt's rounding 8pm on Prime Day, which means our team is battle worn and loopy from 48 straight hours of covering the best Prime Day deals. Which is why when I saw this whopping 1% Prime Day discount on an Hermes Birkin, I near about blew a gasket. And today, Amazon has graciously offered us the chance to buy a used Birkin for the low low starting price of $17,300, once you clip the "coupon" for $200 off. But, yep, there it was: a little "Prime Big Deal" badge atop a picture of a teal Birkin. Suffice to say, I think it's time for me to call it quits for this Prime Day.

Persons: I'm, Hermes Birkin, Birkin TikTok, Birkin, That's, Jeffery Bezos Organizations: Amazon

☆ Jen Psaki gets Monday prime time spot on MSNBC
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

The former White House press secretary turned MSNBC personality will begin hosting the network’s Monday 8pm ET hour starting on September 25. Psaki has hosted “Inside with Jen Psaki” on Sundays at 12pm ET since the spring of this year, frequently becoming the top-rated cable news show in the timeslot. The shared hour of prime time is not the first for MSNBC. In June, MSNBC also dethroned Fox News in the ratings, snapping the right-wing channel’s 120-week winning streak in prime time. Psaki joined MSNBC from the Biden White House in May 2022 as a political analyst.

Persons: CNN — Jen Psaki’s, Psaki, Jen Psaki ”, Chris Hayes, Hayes, Alex Wagner, Rachel Maddow, Maddow, Donald Trump, Chris Licht, Symone Sanders, Kamala Harris Organizations: CNN, White House, MSNBC, Fox News, Biden White House, Sunday Locations: ”

☆ A Netflix assistant launched a newsletter for young Hollywood because 'there is no blueprint' to break in, and she's enlisting help from workers at Disney, Showtime, and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A Hollywood assistant role has long been a launching point for a career in entertainment. But "there is no blueprint" for how to get such a job, said Cathy Campo, a creative assistant at Netflix. Campo launched The Hollywood Assistant, a monthly newsletter aimed at industry hopefuls, to change that. In February, Campo launched The Hollywood Assistant, a free newsletter that recently released its sixth edition. It's difficult to make ends meet on those salaries in the costly cities where the entertainment industry is most heavily concentrated: Los Angeles and New York.

Persons: Cathy Campo, Campo, she's, —, Matthew Belloni, Nick Lachey, She's, Emma Weiss, Jonathan Groff, Alyssa Tumale, Drew Barrymore, Brown, Jimmy Fallon, Michelle Greene, Don Rutledge, Natalie Lifson, Buchwald, Allison Leffingwell, Rutledge, Puck, Reed Alexander Organizations: Netflix, Hollywood, Brown University grad, NBCUniversal, CBS, Disney Entertainment, CAA, Chautauqua Ordway, Campo, Universal, Showtime, Media, Universal Filmed Entertainment Locations: Stillwater, Hollywood, Los Angeles and New York

☆ Jesse Watters' mom called into his new Fox News show to tell him 'enough Biden bashing'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jesse Watters premiered his new show, "Jesse Watters Primetime," on Monday night. Mainly, that "conspiracy rabbit holes" and "Biden bashing" could lead to the end of his time on-air. Watters shared a clip of his mom's call to "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Twitter, writing, "Our first 8pm show is in the books, so how did we do? After telling her "honey bun" how proud she was, Watters' mother, Anne Purvis, told Watters she had some suggestions for his show. Watters on the set of his show, "Jesse Watters Primetime."

Persons: Jesse Watters, Watters —, there's, Biden, Hunter, Tucker Carlson, —, Watters, Anne Purvis, Purvis, John Lamparski, Joe Biden's, " Watters Organizations: Morning, longtime Fox News, Fox News, Dominion, Biden

☆ Fox News’ new prime time lineup shows Rupert Murdoch can’t quit Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The influential Fox News lineup, which debuts Monday night, is made up of Trump mouthpieces — personalities who have willfully spread propaganda and misinformation on behalf of Trump during his years in the White House. With the surprise firing of Tucker Carlson from the 8pm perch this spring, Murdoch had the opportunity to reshape Fox News prime time. Winding back the Republican Party to a previous era may be impossible, even for Murdoch. Even if Youngkin did enter the race, Murdoch surely knows that his odds of dethroning Trump would be slim. Which may explain his decision to go with a prime time lineup that has reliably championed Trump.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, Murdoch, Trump, MAGA, Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, Jesse Watters, Greg Gutfeld, Murdoch’s, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Glenn Youngkin, Youngkin, dethroning Trump Organizations: CNN, GOP, Fox News, Republican Party, Trump, Republican, Florida Gov, Virginia Gov

☆ Inside the buzzy newsletter a Netflix assistant launched to create a ‘blueprint’ for breaking into Hollywood — featuring tea from workers at Disney, CBS, and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

☆ Djokovic calls for earlier Centre Court starts
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - Wimbledon should start matches earlier on Centre Court to avoid players falling foul of the strict 11pm curfew, defending champion Novak Djokovic said on Monday after needing two days two beat Hubert Hurkacz in the fourth round. For the second match in succession the 36-yrear-old Djokovic faced a race against the clock to finish when he stepped on court at around 8.30pm on Sunday to face Hurkacz. Play starts at 1pm on Court One and 11am on the outside courts at the All England Club with the late Centre Court start partly to accommodate those with hospitality tickets. Djokovic said that walking on to Centre Court not knowing whether there is time to finish added to the stress. "Andrey Rublev is a fantastic player who's got one of the best forehands in the game," Djokovic said.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Hubert Hurkacz, Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka, Russia's Andrey Rublev, Andy Murray, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Wawrinka, Swiatek's, Elina Svitolina, Rublev, Andrey Rublev, who's, Martyn Herman, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, Russian, Thomson Locations: Wimbledon

☆ Jesse Watters was invited to speak before a group of executives. His remarks led to an ‘epic meltdown’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —On a Friday morning in April, Fox News talk host Jesse Watters walked onstage to a room stuffed with hundreds of insurance executives and agents. Watters — who Fox News this week promoted to the all-important 8pm hour — began his interview with Rusbuldt at the Renaissance Washington hotel as expected. “It was an epic meltdown afterward,” one of the people familiar with the matter told me. “The organization went into damage control.”The chat between Watters and Rusbuldt, which continued on after the appalling remark, had immediate consequences. When asked for comment on Wednesday, a Fox News spokesperson told me that Watters had “no recollection” of the events.

Persons: Jesse Watters, Watters, Bob Rusbuldt, Watters —, Rusbuldt, Kamala Harris, ”, John Costello, ” Costello, “, they’ve, Tucker Carlson, “ Jesse, Bob Organizations: CNN, Fox News, Legislative, Independent Insurance Agents, Brokers of America, Fox, Renaissance Washington, Fox News ’ Locations: America

☆ Victor Wembanyama: Excitement builds for NBA draft as projected top pick lands in the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( George Ramsay | Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Not since LeBron James was drafted 20 years ago has there been this much excitement about an NBA prospect – as shown by the crowds eagerly awaiting Frenchman Victor Wembanyama’s arrival in the United States. 1 overall pick in this week’s NBA draft, landed at Newark International Airport outside New York City on Monday, where he was greeted by fans seeking selfies and autographs. Victor Wembanyama arrives for the #NBADraft Presented by State Farm 🇫🇷✈️🇺🇸📅 Thursday, June 22, 8pm/et on ABC/ESPN pic.twitter.com/rBXDttMoDJ — NBA (@NBA) June 19, 2023“I don’t know how they knew what flight I was on, but it’s fun,” Wembanyama said about the crowds greeting him at the airport. “My mind is really focused on these finals for the last couple of weeks and it’s now going to go so quickly,” he recently told reporters about the prospect of the NBA draft. “There’s a lot going on and I have a lot to plan with my family and my agents, the draft is in a week so there’s a lot going through my mind, so I just feel lucky to be able to live through all this.”

Persons: LeBron James, –, Frenchman Victor Wembanyama’s, selfies, Victor Wembanyama, abou, ike, ros, ” Organizations: CNN, NBA, Newark International, Barclays Center, State Locations: United States, New York City, Brooklyn

☆ News organizations are preparing to cover Trump’s historic arraignment
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The high-stakes indictment puts news organizations, and the nation as a whole, in uncharted territory. News outlets have been preparing in haste for this moment since last week, when the charges were formally unveiled against Trump. Anchors, correspondents, reporters, and photographers from every major national — and international — outlet have descended on Florida to cover the historic proceeding. Other outlets set the stage in their own ways. The move — once again — puts newsrooms in a not unfamiliar position: to take Trump live or not?

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, newsrooms, — Organizations: CNN, Trump, Television, Sunshine State, Authorities, playbook Locations: Florida, New Jersey, Miami, South Florida, York, Bedminster

☆ Redditors who say they make over $100,000 without being 'killed' by stress are discussing the type of jobs they have
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Some Redditors said they're paid over $100,000 and work less than 40 hours a week. A Redditor asked for advice on how to make over $100,000 without being "killed" by stress on Thursday and the post quickly went viral. The Reddit poster said they currently work as a learning and development specialist at a nonprofit company. Several Redditors said they've taken on roles that pay over $100,000 a year and require them to work less than 40 hours a week. "I love project management," one Redditor wrote.

☆ Drew Barrymore steps down from hosting MTV Movie & TV Awards in support of writers’ strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Drew Barrymore is standing in solidarity with striking members of the Writers Guild of America by stepping down as the host of the MTV Movie & TV Awards that is scheduled to air on Sunday. “I have listened to the writers, and in order to truly respect them, I will pivot from hosting the MTV Movie & TV Awards live in solidarity with the strike,” Barrymore said on Thursday in a statement shared with CNN. A source close to the MTV Movie & TV Awards confirmed to CNN that Barrymore will return to host the 2024 edition of the show. The MTV Movie & TV Awards is the latest television event to be affected by the strike. The MTV Movie & TV Awards is still currently scheduled to air live on MTV on Sunday at 8pm in the viewer’s time zone.

☆ Tucker Carlson breaks his silence but does not address his departure from Fox News
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Tucker Carlson broke his silence on Wednesday evening, posting a short video online after his abrupt firing from Fox News earlier in the week, but did not directly address his departure from the network nor his future. “Trust me as someone who has participated.”Carlson concluded the video with an opaque message, “Where can you still find Americans saying true things? Without Carlson, Fox News has seen its ratings dip during the hour. Fox News announced earlier in the week that the network and Carlson had severed ties. The decision to part ways with Carlson was made Friday evening by Fox Corporation chief executive Lachlan Murdoch and Fox News chief executive Suzanne Scott, a person familiar with the matter said.

☆ Why Fox News brass might be unnerved after seeing the ratings in the aftermath of Tucker Carlson’s firing
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

When Carlson hosted on April 17, he averaged 3.2 million total viewers and 445,000 in the key demo. On April 10, Carlson averaged 3.1 million total viewers and 438,000 in the key demo. And on April 3, Carlson averaged 3.2 million total viewers and 435,000 in the key demo. Carlson’s ratings dominance was why he had that 8pm perch. The numbers suggest that some of Carlson’s audience migrated over to Newsmax to sample the competitor’s showing.

April 25 (Reuters) - Star host Tucker Carlson's abrupt exit from Fox News is likely to hit short-term ratings but could nudge more mainstream advertisers to consider a network they have snubbed for being too partisan, investors and analysts said. News of his departure on Monday wiped nearly $1 billion from the market valuation of the network's parent company, Rupert Murdoch-controlled Fox Corp (FOXA.O). "It's a huge deal," said Matthew Tuttle, head of Tuttle Capital Management, an investment firm that is betting against Fox shares. The conservative-leaning Carlson's prime-time show was the highest-rated cable news program in the key 25-to-54 age demographic on Fox News - the most-watched U.S. cable news network. It's likely that advertisers who were seeking that audience may have limited other options for conservative news viewership without skewing too conservative."

☆ Watch Fox News tell its viewers that the network has 'mutually agreed to part ways' with star Tucker Carlson
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Edith Honan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

"We have some news from within our Fox family," Fox host Harris Faulker told viewers. "Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have mutually agreed to part ways." "We want to thank Tucker Carlson for his service to the network, as a host and, prior to that, as a long-term contributor," Faulker said. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" debuted in 2016, and the show made Carlson one of Fox's top-rated hosts. In a statement, Fox said: "Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways.

☆ Gwyneth Paltrow makes first appearance since ski trial at LA Fashion Awards
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Nearly one month after Gwyneth Paltrow prevailed in the trial connected to a 2016 ski collision on a Utah mountain, the Goop founder stepped out in Beverly Hills to accept an award at the Daily Front Row’s LA Fashion Awards on Sunday. Watch as jury reads verdict in Gwyneth Paltrow ski collision trial 01:00 - Source: CourtTVIn her speech, Paltrow said that the award she was receiving is “lovely and very meaningful,” and added that they started G. Label in 2016 “for women who work, and who have kids and run around and wanted to be comfortable and confident.”(From left) Gwyneth Paltrow and Sara Foster at the LA Fashion Awards. Kim Kardashian and her daughter North West, Miley Cyrus, Teyana Taylor, Brie Larson and Keanu Reeves, among others, also attended the LA Fashion Awards with DAOU Vineyards on Sunday, which is an event that celebrates visionaries in fashion and Hollywood. Paltrow countersued Sanderson, alleging he crashed into her. Late last month, the jury found Paltrow not liable and ruled in her favor in her counterclaim against Sanderson.

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