NBCU Recruits Big Advertisers, Media Buyers to Vet New Audience Measures

Mick Wardrope waited forever for one hat-trick – now he’s not ruling out bagging THREE in as many weeks.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorTamron Hall’s new murder mystery is pure fiction, but it’s built out of many of the elements of her real life.In “As the Wicked Watch,” TV reporter Jordan Manning works to track down the killer of a young Black teenager, and in doing so, takes readers on an investigation that examines not only crime, but cultural perceptions about race, gender and class.

Emmerdale star Matthew Wolfenden has unveiled his new look after his wife Charley Webb and their three sons — Buster, Bowie and Ace — shaved his hair on Tuesday. Taking to Instagram, Charley, 33, who played Debbie Dingle on the ITV soap, shared a fun video of the family giving Matthew, 41, who plays David Metcalfe, a hair makeover.

NBCUniversal News Group has signed a multi-year exclusive partnership with the Aspen Ideas Festival, the annual gathering of policy and political leaders in Aspen, CO.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox Nation, the subscription-based streaming service from Fox News Media, has debuted as an optional add-on on YouTube TV, a sign of how some broadband-video outlets are looking for new ways to reach potential customers.Starting Tuesday, YouTube TV subscribers have the option to add Fox Nation to their YouTube TV subscription for $5.99 a month.

Muse‘s Matt Bellamy has launched a new Manson guitar range inspired by the first instrument he ever used made by the manufacturer.Manson Guitar Works, the Devon-based guitar workshop which in 2019 Bellamy became a majority shareholder of after 20 years of them custom building his guitars, announced today (October 26) the release of the Manson DL-OR ‘Origin Re-issue’.Calling the range “one of its most iconic instruments in the company’s history”, a description on Manson’s website said the new

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThe former top producer of ABC’s “Good Morning America” has asked that a sexual-assault lawsuit filed against him be dismissed, citing New York’s statute of limitations on harassment claims and alleging the plaintiff in the case has fabricated claims against him.A lawsuit filed in August in the Supreme Court of the State of New York by ABC News producer Kirstyn Crawford raised troubling allegations that Michael Corn, a longtime senior producer at ABC News who

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThere’s a new wind blowing through the building that houses Fox News Channel.Amy Freeze and Craig Herrera spent a recent weekday afternoon in a TV studio at the company’s New York headquarters rehearsing, but not for a new opinion program or roundtable show, but for a streamcast focused on the most-up-to-date news about the weather. They talked about oil spills, wildfires and abrupt changes in temperature.

Legendary goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has criticised Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for creating a "competition situation" between David de Gea and Dean Henderson last season, insisting it was a "really big mistake."

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAMC Networks wants to make it possible for advertisers to buy time in linear broadcasts of “The Walking Dead” or “Better Call Saul” in the same way they do digital commercial inventory.The owner of the AMC and BBC America cable networks said it worked with advertisers including Best Western, Smithfield Foods, Securian Financial and others during the third quarter on technology that let the marketers enable programmatic and addressable buying on TV.

Booked and busy! Ben Affleck, 49, looked incredible while on the set of his latest action-thriller film, Hypnotic on Oct.15. The film, which does not have a release date, recently began filming in Austin, Texas.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCNN’s coming foray into the streaming wars will send the network searching for customers in both regular haunts and surprising places.The WarnerMedia cable-news outlet typically runs a significant chunk of promotions for its programming on its own air and in other venues owned by its parent company. On Friday, it’s airing an initial ad to entice loyal viewers to consider CNN Plus, its new video-streaming service slated to launch in 2022.

Florida.Amodio finished No. 2 on the all-time consecutive wins list behind only Ken Jennings with 74 wins.

Carrie and Big are back in Paris!

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorBomani Jones, the versatile ESPN personality who has gained traction with appearances on shows like “Highly Questionable” and “Around the Horn,” has found a new outlet for his work. But it’s not ESPN.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorRashida Jones learned a while ago to live with pressure.At the tail end of the runup to the 2020 presidential election, Jones was the NBC News executive supervising two of the most scrutinized events in a chaotic news cycle. First came a town hall meeting between anchor Savannah Guthrie and then-president Donald Trump, a session that sparked backlash after NBC decided to air it opposite a similar ABC News telecast with then-candidate Joe Biden.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFans of ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” might get something next week they won’t be expecting — a tribute to hockey.The Disney-backed sports-media giant expects to spend part of its next halftime show treating viewers to a concert as well as a surprise visit from someone who is emblematic of the icy pastime, says Mark Gross, senior vice president of production and remote events, in an interview. He declined to name the person likely to appear.

Tom Brady had a huge day over the weekend and his kids were there to support him!

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCarlos Watson indicated Monday morning that he had much to discuss with advertisers, even though his company, Ozy Media, has been besieged by a torrent of difficult news about its relations with investors, vendors and staff.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorIn a challenging era for car sales, sometimes you need a team of superheroes to help get the metal off the lot.Lexus, the luxury-auto unit of Toyota, is joining with the Marvel band of altruistic aliens known as the Eternals, who are slated to be the focus of the next film from the popular Disney-backed entertainment unit.