Tag: TV news
LeVar Burton to be ‘Jeopardy!’ guest host; petition credited
LOS ANGELES — The 200,000-plus LeVar Burton boosters who signed a petition calling for him to be the new “Jeopardy!” host will get to...
ACM Awards hits record low ratings, join the ceremony slump
LOS ANGELES — The Academy of County Music honors drew a record-low audience, joining other awards shows also finding dwindling viewer interest.
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CBS names two executives to lead news, local stations
NEW YORK — CBS says it is combining its network news division and troubled group of 28 owned stations across the country into one...
Zirinsky leaving as CBS News chief, amid industry change
NEW YORK — CBS News President Susan Zirinsky is stepping down after two years on the job, making it the second of the three...
Nielsen, networks clash on stats showing fewer viewers
NEW YORK — People have been stuck at home for a year due to COVID-19 restrictions, with movie theaters closed, concert venues closed, restaurants...
Germany’s Bild newspaper to launch television channel
BERLIN — Germany's biggest-selling daily newspaper, Bild, plans to launch a television channel that will go on air before the country's election in late...
Chauvin trial puts Court TV’s revival in the public eye
NEW YORK — Scott Tufts believes the media world is not complete without Court TV. If he's ever going to prove his point, now...
About 17 million view Baylor’s championship win over Gonzaga
NEW YORK — Even an NCAA championship matchup between two widely acknowledged as the best men's college basketball teams in the country wasn't enough...
Protests grow in Italy over the wiretapping of journalists
ROME — Italian journalists and lawmakers on Friday protested the wiretapping of reporters’ phone calls during investigations into Libya-based migrant trafficking and humanitarian rescue...
Newsmax keeps most, not all, of post-election samplers
NEW YORK — The trajectory of the conservative network Newsmax is a clear example of how statistics can tell different stories, depending on how...
