27 h. ago Anderson Cooper puts end to CBS vs. CNN job speculation as he inks new deal

Anderson Cooper was one of the high-profile names that Bari Weiss was looking to poach to lead a rebooted version of ‘CBS Evening News.’

Economics

40 h. ago Trump warns Netflix’s $83bn deal for Warner Bros poses competition concerns

President promises to get involved personally in controversial takeover called ‘unprecedented’ by ex-regulator bossBusiness live – latest updatesAnalysis: Netflix inks deal for troubled Hollywood giantDonald Trump has warned there could be competition problems around Netflix’s $83bn (£62bn) deal to buy Warner Brothers’ movie studio and streaming networks.The US president, speaking at an event in Washington DC on Sunday, confirmed he would be involved personally in the decision about whether the government would approve the takeover. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Warner Bros Disaster? Netflix inks deal for troubled Hollywood giant

David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros Discovery, promised ‘everyone’ would win by combining the storied Hollywood studios with his reality TV giant. Instead, many lostIt’s less than five years since David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros Discovery, negotiated what looked like the deal of his career. Now as Netflix plans a landscape-changing takeover of Warner Bros, he’s in the middle of an even bigger one.Zaslav, or Zaz, is a hard-charging, well-connected executive who cut his teeth inside NBC, and ascended into New York’s media elite as he transformed Discovery Inc from a nature- and science-focused cable broadcaster into a reality TV giant. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Sergio Ramos to leave Monterrey after just 11 months but Real Madrid legend, 39, vows to join new club

SPANISH footie icon Sergio Ramos is set to leave Monterrey, according to reports. The Real Madrid legend joined the Mexican outfit in January to continue his Indian summer. But the one-year deal he inked is set to expire at the end of the month. And according to El Chiringuito, the four-time Champions League winner has...

Politics

1 week ago CNN’s newest anchor came in with great fanfare — but his ratings can’t even beat reruns of Anderson Cooper

According to Nielsen, The Story Is – which airs at midnight ET/ 9 pm PT – is averaging 213,000 total viewers a night and 35,000 in the key advertising demographic of adults aged 25-54 since its debut.

Politics

1 week ago Why on earth would Meghan still want to be called the Duchess of Sussex? | Arwa Mahdawi

She and her husband seem keen on their titles and accolades, and less enthusiastic about putting in the work that ordinarily goes with themMeghan may be a resident of Montecito, California, but she is still the Duchess of Sussex, and she won’t let us commoners forget it. Despite their highly publicised separation from the royal family, Harry and Meghan remain extraordinarily loyal to their fancy titles. They have been asked before why they cling to their aristocratic honorifics and shrugged off the question. “What difference would that make?” Harry told Anderson Cooper in 2023, when asked why the couple didn’t renounce the titles.The difference, Mr Duke, is that people might stop wondering why you and Megs are so keen on reminding everyone that you’re royals, while living in a country that famously has no monarchy. And this question isn’t going away. It keeps popping up and it’s back in the news now thanks to a Harper’s Bazaar cover story on Meghan.Do you have an opinion on the issu...

Politics

3 w. ago Daytime TV royalty breaks silence on Strictly hosting job speculation

An daytime TV favourite has addressed speculation they will take over as a new Strictly Come Dancing host, after Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly announced they would be leaving last month.

Politics