Don Lemon Launches New CNN Podcast Examining Race

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThe new head of NBCUniversal’s news operations pledged to make the workforce that staffs NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC more diverse, calling for the unit’s employee base to be 50% female and 50% people of color over an undefined period of time.“The demographics of America have been changing for decades… and that change is accelerating.  Women today make up nearly half of the American work force and already earn well over half of all bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral

The Office.Baker, who played Stanley Hudson in all nine seasons of the US version of The Office, teased the “Uncle Stan” project in a new Instagram video.In a post accompanying the video, Baker wrote: “It’s True! I’m really back! Uncle Stan coming soon!“The Kickstarter (Link In Bio) will be going live at 12pm PST. Tomorrow, Thursday (July 2nd) is the big day! I’m excited to share this project with you!”You can see the full post below.

Don Lemon is reminding everyone that silence is not an option.

the announcement of the album earlier this month, the Dalai Lama shared the first song ‘Compassion’, which saw him reciting the mantra of the Buddha of Compassion.Listen to ‘One Of My Favourite Prayers’, which sees the Dalai Lama reciting another teaching, below.“The very purpose of my life is to serve as much as I can,” the global figure says of his first album.“Music can help people in a way that I can’t. Music has the potential to transcend our differences.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorA bad swing for golf has led Fox Sports to drop its potentially lucrative rights deal with the U.S. Golf Association, which is transferring to NBCUniversal.The effects of the coronavirus pandemic forced a shift in dates for the sport’s U.S.

Becky Hill has announced her own podcast, which is set to discuss the history of rave culture.The Art Of Rave will launch next week (July 6) and feature guests from Pete Tong to Roni Size and Groove Armada.“My love for dance music started when I was a child,” Hill says of the new project in a statement.

Michael Gudinski has a new label.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJemele Hill and Cari Champion both worked at ESPN. Now they have a new chance to band together.The pair will host a new weekly talk show, “Disruptors with Jemele Hill and Cari Champion,” slated to debut this summer on Vice TV.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorBill Maher isn’t a spokesman for TV’s late-night programs, but on one recent Friday night, he expressed a sentiment other members of that club would have been happy to adopt. Wrapping a taped exchange between himself and two panelists, Maher cited a desire to break free of his home, which for weeks has been the center stage of HBO’s “Real Time.”“I hope I get to go out very soon,” he told his guests, Larry Wilmore and Matt Welch.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorWondery, the indie podcast producer and network, has launched a dedicated app that features its lineup of original programming.

Vanderpump Rules star Katie Maloney-Schwartz has announced that she is launching a new podcast titled You’re Gonna Love Me with Katie Maloney. The news of her new project comes in the wake of Bravo firing four of her co-stars – Stassi Schroeder, Kristen Doute, Max Boyens, and Brett Caprioni – for past racist comments.

Despite the fact that she’s no longer part of the Real Housewives of Orange County, Tamra Judge is not completely done with the Bravo show.

Following the Academy’s decision to delay next year’s Oscars by two months, from February 28 to April 25 2021, BAFTA has moved their ceremony from February 14 to April 11, 2021.BAFTA have rescheduled the ceremony in order to extend their eligibility period in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWalmart has figured out a way to get its goods in front of shoppers – even if the effects of the coronavirus pandemic are keeping them from visiting its stores.As part of an advertising agreement struck with Discovery, the large retailer will have products and ad messages woven into and around a new HGTV series that has homeowners record themselves as they make over a room with the help of designers stationed remotely.

HARU NEMURI shared the new music video accompanying "Trust Nothing but Love," a track on her latest album, LOVETHEISM.To capture the 25-year-old singer-songwriter's true character, the video was shot in a studio apartment in Russia using a single camera to shoot the continuous take with no editing.The "Trust Nothing but Love" visuals follow the ones for "Fanfare" and "Riot" from her new set, which dropped digitally in March.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJust as TV networks are starting to see new opportunities to snare much-needed ad cash, their digital competitors are going after the money as well.Roku, the popular streaming-video interface, will on June 22 kick off a series of presentations to advertisers from digital companies known as the “NewFronts.” In a more typical year, the “NewFronts” take place before a series of “upfronts,” or Madison Avenue showcases from TV networks.