Sports-Talent Powerhouse Nick Khan Jumps to WWE From CAA

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorShaquille ONeal’s new deal with WarnerMedia will have him analyzing NBA games, but it could also put him in the wrestling ring and in Times Square on New Year’s Eve.The AT&T-owned entertainment company said Monday that it struck a new “multi-year” deal with the celebrated basketball analyst that will extend his reach beyond his regular duties on Turner Sports.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorHowie Long has long helped Fox viewers understand the ins-and-outs of gridiron play. Now he’s going to encourage them to make a wager on what they might see.Long is the latest Fox Sports personality to take up promotional duties for Fox Bet, the mobile sports-wagering partnership Fox Corporation operates in conjunction with Flutter Entertainment, the parent of the popular online-betting platform FanDuel.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorTucker Carlson’s top-rated Fox News Channel hour has hit record ratings highs in recent months amid the rising tide for news networks as the presidential election draws near. Record ratings usually means record revenue for ad-supported TV shows.But “Tucker Carlson Tonight” has never been more difficult to monetize for the news network amid today’s polarized political environment.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorKirk McDonald. a top executive at WarnerMedia’s Xandr ad-tech unit, was named the new CEO of North American operations of WPP’s large GroupM media-buying firm, marking the latest in a string of top advertising leaders to leave the AT&T media operation.GroupM is one of the largest and most influential media-buying operations in the industry, managing about $17.6 billion in media billings across the U.S.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThailand is famous for having a tourist industry that repeatedly bounces back from military coups, natural disasters, and unfortunate man-made incidents.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNexstar Media believes it has created the nation’s next great evening newscast. All it needs to do now is get viewers to agree.The company, the nation’s largest owner of TV stations, today will kick off a national promotional effort to call attention to  “News Nation,” a primetime three-hour newscast that will air on the cable outlet WGN America seven days a week starting September 1.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChina’s Tencent Music Entertainment has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Thailand’s GMM Grammy.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox Corp. is joining the parade of big U.S.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAndrea Mitchell almost drowned in balloons when she covered the 2008 Republican National Convention, and was forced to swat them away as she tried to tell MSNBC viewers what was taking place on the ground.In 2020, the longtime NBC News and MSNBC correspondent will have plenty of air.Fewer TV journalists will be on the ground at either the Milwaukee site previously selected for the Democratic National Convention or the Jacksonville or Charlotte venues Republicans

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCarla Hall, a longtime Food Network contributor who has also logged stints on ABC’s “The Chew” and Bravo’s “Top Chef,” has struck a new talent pact with the Discovery-owned media property.Hall’s new deal means she will work exclusively with Food Network across its linear and digital outlets, and will take part in “Halloween Baking Championship,” “Holiday Baking Championship,” “Worst Cooks in America,”  and Food Network’s Kitchen app.

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LaTesha Harris The rising tide of programming for the small screen, along with a greater push for diversity in Hollywood, has increased the number of roles for actors of color overall in recent years.

The WWE has tapped Nick Khan to be its president and chief revenue officer. Khan is the former co-head of TV at CAA, and before that helped ICM launch its sports management department.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVTop CAA agent Nick Khan, who was Co-Head of Television, is departing the agency to join client WWE as President & Chief Revenue Officer, reporting directly to WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon.Khan fills the void left by the January exit of Co-Presidents George Barrios and Michelle Wilson who were ousted in January amid a rocky last year for the company.

fired company co-presidents George Barrios and Michelle Wilson.Also Read: Mark 'Rollerball' Rocco, Former WWE Junior Heavyweight Champion, Dies at 69“I am very much looking forward to expanding my relationship with Vince McMahon and the entire team at WWE, and becoming a full-time member of the WWE family,” Khan said.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorIf you missed the regular Opening Day from Major League Baseball due to the coronavirus pandemic, well, someone feels your pain.Comcast Corp. intends to refund the programming fees its subscribers paid for regional sports networks in the second quarter, the Philadelphia cable giant said Wednesday.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWhen it comes to sports broadcasts, NBCUniversal has a singular goal: The company wants to push even those advertisers who might not typically rush to football, hockey or Nascar to get into the game.The Comcast-owned company is about to make the rounds of media buyers and advertisers with a study of the attitudes of sports-deprived consumers in May – in the depths of the nation’s coronavirus shutdown – in the hopes of demonstrating how eager these people are to