Fox News‘ Jacqui Heinrich recently entered the Sunday morning show wars for guests and viewers with the launch of Sunday Briefing, along with co-host and fellow senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy. The result has been a ratings uptick versus the previous occupant of the 11 a.m. ET time slot, Media Buzz, and beating other…
As anxieties run high throughout the media business, MSNBC‘s Ari Melber sees the positives in the channel’s pending spinoff from Comcast, meaning that NBC News no longer will be a sister organization. “We always had great advantages from collaborating with a network,” Melber said. “Now we’re completely independent, and sometimes your collaborators will become healthy…
EXCLUSIVE: Without advance notice, Magnolia Pictures on Friday will release Good Night, and Good Luck: Live From Broadway on Prime Video and other digital platforms. The David Cromer-directed film is is a live-capture of the Tony-nominated play that broke records during its limited Broadway run at the Winter Garden Theatre. George Clooney directed the acclaimed…
In 2021, Jimmy Kimmel called Texas Sen. Ted Cruz a “moist, gelatinous tubeworm whose elastic-band pants are filled with an inky discharge every time he speaks.” Imagine then that Cruz’s comments, particularly his riff on Goodfellas, earlier Friday concerning Disney’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel could help pave the way for Disney to bring the…
In the 24 hours after ABC announced it was pulling Jimmy Kimmel’s show off the air, FCC chairman Brendan Carr has made a wave of media appearances, on CNBC, Fox News and a podcast, and he’s made more threats. On Thursday, asked by Scott Jennings what other ABC programming could come under the agency’s scrutiny,…
EXCLUSIVE: After years of playing polite, California’s governor and senior senator are now taking on Donald Trump with bare knuckled barbs in his favorite forum and looking to do some damage to POTUS and his MAGA agenda — as JD Vance‘s trip to the Golden State on Friday made very clear. “Things really changed for…