Fox News Sends Fox Nation to Join the Holiday-Movie Programming Wars

Fox News wants to talk more about the weather. On Wednesday, the Fox News Media division unveiled plans for an advertising-supported streaming weather service, Fox Weather, to debut in the third quarter of 2021 and complement the traditional news operation.

Fox News Media plans to launch an ad-supported streaming weather service in the third quarter of 2021, to be led by Sharri Berg.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorIf the winds are shifting around cable-news in the aftermath of the 2020 election, Fox News Media intends to cover them: The company plans to launch an advertising-supported streaming weather service in the third quarter of 2021.Fox Weather will debut initially as a mobile app next year, accompanied by a website and streaming service that features local, regional and national weather updates, as well as live programming.

Fox Corp. chief financial officer Steve Tomsic has a warning to outgoing President Donald Trump or anyone else looking to launch a new conservative cable news network to cut into Fox News' audience share.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorTon Lowell, a veteran producer whose ties to anchors like Bill Hemmer and Megyn Kelly put him in charge of some of Fox News Channel’s best known programs, has been named executive vice president and managing editor of news, and will oversee all daytime news editorial content and resources at the Fox Corporation-owned cable-news outlet.“From creating the top-rated morning news program ‘America’s Newsroom’ in 2007to leading newsgathering, Tom has made a formidable

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNational correspondents Jericka Duncan and  Adriana Diaz will take over as anchors of “CBS Weekend News,” the ViacomCBS unit said Friday.Diaz will anchor the Saturday broadcast from Chicago and Duncan will anchor Sundays from New York.More to come….

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAn unlikely guest turned up amid the dozens of Broadway actors, “Today” hosts and other celebrities who regularly take part in NBC’s annual broadcast of “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.”In a two-minute ad from Comcast, actor Steve Carell took a turn at playing Santa Claus, part of an emerging tradition that has the Philadelphia cable-and-entertainment giant hoping to capture attention during the annual event, telecast on the network it owns.

Ellise Shafer editorPresident-elect Joe Biden will sit down with NBC News’ Lester Holt on Tuesday for his first interview post-election.The full interview will air during “NBC Nightly News” at 6:30 p.m. ET, with additional portions to be featured on “Today,” “Nightly News” and MSNBC on Wednesday.

Christmas movies are big business. Just as Hallmark Channel, or Netflix, or Lifetime, all of which have invested heavily in the light, seasonal fare.

WWII veteran Sidney Walton, 101, has been honored with the Patriot Award for the Unsung Hero during Fox Nation’s second annual Patriot Awards, which hit the streaming service on Friday.   Country music star John Rich presented Walton with the award during this year’s event, which was virtual amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThe sight of President Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, throwing off conspiracy theories and hair dye yesterday in TV’s once-humdrum daytime hours, would not too long ago have proven to be catnip that no TV-news outlet could resist. Yesterday, many of them did.Few if any of the nation’s TV-news outlets aired live Thursday’s press conference from the legal team spearheading the president’s efforts to overturn the election.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterFox has ordered a reboot of the musical game show “Name That Tune,” the broadcaster announced Wednesday.Jane Krakowski will serve as host of the new version of the show, with Randy Jackson set to serve as band leader. The one-hour series will premiere Jan.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorGood grief! Charlie Brown’s famous “Peanuts” holiday specials, once available in broad fashion each year via ABC and CBS, are now caught up in some of the complexities of the streaming era.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCBS News will launch a four-part investigative series this evening across two of its best-known programs and it has nothing to do with President Trump, the coronavirus pandemic, or the results of the 2020 election.Norah O’Donnell spent a year and a half looking into how the U.S.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox News Channel will try its hand at sports this weekend when it presents a one-hour special led by veteran sportscaster Jim Gray.During the program, “Talking to GOATs with Jim Gray,” the sports journalist and “Fox & Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade will talk about Gray’s more than 40 years in sports and present some of his interviews with sports giants like Tom Brady (pictured, above), Mike Tyson and Julius Erving.Fox News has in recent months placed some

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJohn Mulaney spent several years writing for “Saturday Night Live” when Seth Meyers was a cast member. Now he will spend some time writing for Meyers’ late-night program.Mulaney has joined NBC’s “Late Night,” which Meyers hosts, as a staff writer, according to a post on Twitter from Mike Shoemaker, the show’s executive producer.

The "America Salutes You" 2020 benefit concert series is now available to stream on Fox Nation for a limited time.  The "Guitar Legends 4"  concert, which aims to raise awareness and funds for wellness charities assisting the military, veterans, and first responders, features a star-studded line-up that includes returning host Billy Gibbons, Ashley McBryde, Brothers Osborne, Big and Rich, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Mike Love, Kenny Loggins, Julio Iglesias Jr., Keb’ Mo', Lindsay Ell, and Larkin Poe.

Nikki Bella revealed that despite their split, she and John Cena will always be connected. The former WWE Diva, 36, told Us Weekly that her ex-fiancé reached out after she and twin sister Brie Bella gave birth one day apart.“John and I will be tied forever.