Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Will Smith debuted his new single “You Can Make It” at the 2024 BET Awards, just two days after releasing the track that features Fridayy and Sunday Service Choir.
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Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Even Walter Cronkite might be overwhelmed. When the news program “CBS News 24/7” surfaces Wednesday morning on streaming venues, it may surprise the average information junkie. There’s no typical anchor behind a desk here.
Instead, on-screen hosts too busy to read scripted lines from a teleprompter will guide viewers from one story to the next, many of which are happening in real time. All are displayed prominently on a screen of insta-feeds from CBS newsrooms around the nation or from points of interest around the world. When it’s time to move beyond the quick headline, or some chatter about what’s happening at the moment, the host is meant to identify the feed, then let viewers hear from people and experts on the ground.
It’s entirely possible that a host might start talking to producers and assignment editors while on camera about what’s going on in the feeds and what needs to be looked at first. “This is a program that immediately immerses you in the biggest stories of the day,” says Wendy McMahon, president and CEO of CBS’ news, stations and syndication operations, during an interview. “It feels urgent.
It feels of the moment. And it feels spontaneous.” And yet, the new product is part of an ambitious plan: McMahon believes the concept will help CBS meet its goal of becoming the most-watched live-news service in ad-supported streaming. CBS News has for decades served as the ne plus ultra of TV journalism.
Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Will Smith debuted his new single “You Can Make It” at the 2024 BET Awards, just two days after releasing the track that features Fridayy and Sunday Service Choir.
The hit Netflix series My Life with the Walter Boys is coming back for a second season, and now the book the show is based on is getting a sequel too, telling the next chapter of Jackie’s story.
Former Gogglebox star Kate Bottley once hit out at fans who commented on her weight loss with a surprising five-word comment after she unveiled a glamorous transformation during the Coronavirus lockdown. Celebrity cleric Rev Kate appeared on the Channel 4 series of popular TV series Gogglebox with husband Graham from 2014 until she left the show in 2016. Kate now regularly keeps her fans updated on social media, and in one post a few years back, she shared a snap of herself in a beautiful pink maxi-dress.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery picked up rights to show Big East games starting in the 2025-26 season, after CBS bowed out, marking the latest scramble by big media companies to create sports portfolios that drive big ratings but don’t rack up onerous annual costs. Fox will stay on the BIg East roster.
There’s news about the upcoming HBO Harry Potter series…and fans of Succession might love some of these choices!
Downton Abbey's Joanne Froggatt has shared the exciting news that she's expecting her first child.The 43 year old actress proudly showed off her baby bump at the Into Film Awards, held at London's Odeon Luxe in Leicester Square. Looking radiant in a red mini dress and matching heels, Joanne was all smiles as she cradled her growing bump for the cameras. Last year, the Downton Abbey star was spotted hand-in-hand with a handsome chap named Mark, sparking rumours of a new romance.
The Sage Steele Show,” Carolla was asked how he could still live in Los Angeles, a question he responded to with a loud groan and exclaimed, “It’s horrible.” After telling host Sage Steele how he grew up in L.A. and that his comedy roots were made in the city, Carolla insisted it’s “time to move.”“I have twins, and they’re in their senior year of high school and I couldn’t- I didn’t want to pick up and, you know, tear up their roots, you know? So people always go, ‘When are you leaving?’ And I go, I will be attending their high school graduation in a U-Haul,” Carolla quipped. “That’s a sad testimonial about California and sort of recent downturn in L.A.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Greg Gutfeld is going to get a workout during the Republican National Convention. The Fox News opinion host will hold forth in front of a live studio audience at 11 p.m. on each night of the RNC, slated to take place in Milwaukee from July 15 to July 18.
It might be nearly 25 years later, but luckily for Ice Cube, there’s always another Friday around the corner.
compiled a report on the world’s most badly behaved celebrities. To come up with the naughty list, the UK gaming company used stats from Google searches.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Any debate between 2024 presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump is bound to become a media circus. This one has a few more acts. Some of the fiercest rivals in TV will gather Thursday night at 9 p.m., and work toward something noble: ensuring as many Americans as possible can see the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates explain their views in a rare one-on-one joust.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Stacia Deshishku is the latest senior ABC News executive to leave the journalism operation in the wake of a recent restructuring by parent company Walt Disney Co. Deshishku was the executive editor of ABC News, and part of a team of senior executives put together by former ABC News President Kim Godwin.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Disney is soaking up new commitments from advertisers in one of the driest “upfront” markets seen in recent years, and the company’s efforts to win those ad dollars from Madison Avenue have some rivals spitting out dust. In a bid to win overall commitments, Disney has been striking deals that call for significant “rollbacks” in the rates it charges to reach 1,000 viewers — a measure known as a CPM — on its Disney+ streaming hub, according to six people with knowledge of recent discussions in the industry’s “upfront” market. Each year during the upfront, U.S.
Former Emmerdale actress Jenna Coleman has revealed that she is pregnant with her first baby.The Doctor Who star, 38, displayed her blossoming bump while attending a glitzy exhibition opening at Chatsworth House on Wednesday night (19 June). Jenna, who played Jasmine Thomas in Emmerdale until 2009, was photographed cradling her large bump as she posed at the historic venue during the opening of Imaginary Conversations: An ERDEM Collection Inspired by Duchess Deborah.The happy news comes just a few months after the actress refused to be drawn into speculation that she'd married her director boyfriend, Jamie Childs, after she was spotted with a ring on her engagement finger.
A leading royal expert has suggested two tips Prince Harry and Meghan Markle should follow if they wish to mend their relationship with the Royal Family, amidst warnings that the monarchy stands strong without them. Harry and Meghan's continuous swipes at the institution seem to clash with their supposed wish for their kids to understand both sides of their background and have the chance to bond with the Windsor side of their family.
David Zaslav can now boast of having a former Press Secretary to the President of the United States among his corporate inner circle. However, even with trophy of Robert Gibbs on his shelf now, the Warner Bros Discovery CEO may do well to remember the transition from DC to Hollywood has proved full of pitfalls over the years.
Monday’s episode of “Live with Kelly and Mark.”“I saw an interesting sign over here,” Consuelos, 53, pointed out to his co-host and wife.“We have talked about this in the past,” Ripa, 53, told the live audience during the show. “Mark and I had a baby on ‘All My Children,’ baby Enzo. And we’ve often wondered, ‘Whatever happened to baby Enzo? Where is baby Enzo?’ And baby Enzo is in our audience today.”The couple first met in the 1990s while starring in the long-running soap opera series.
With cameras soon to roll on their buzzy NCIS spin-off, Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo have gotten into the weeds on NCIS: Tony & Ziva. The pair were part of a large NCIS contingent here at the Monte Carlo TV Festival to celebrate the juggernaut franchise hitting the 1,000-episode mark. It included the mothership series’ Brian Dietzen and Wilmer Valderrama who also talked about the expansion of what posters up for the Festival are referring to as the ‘NCISverse’.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor If you want to see the latest fire sale, just turn on your TV. The nation’s big media companies are facing significant headwinds in the industry’s current “upfront” market, when TV networks try to sell the bulk of their commercial inventory for their next cycle of programming.
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