No good villain is ever truly gone, especially in horror movies. This September saw the return of Tobin Bell as John Kramer, a.k.a. “Jigsaw,” the trap-making serial killer of the Saw movies, with the release of Saw X. This is despite the fact that Kramer has been dead since the end of Saw III, which came out back in 2006. But a little thing like death never stopped the Saw franchise. Instead of literally bringing Kramer back from the dead, the subsequent sequels continued Bell’s participation with devices like flashbacks. Hell, even Saw IV played a trick on audiences by staging a lot of its action at the same time as Saw III.
One of those post-Kramer sequels celebrates its 15th anniversary this year: Saw V, which featured Costas Mandylor as Detective Mark Hoffman, a murderous cop who became Jigsaw’s protégé and continued his campaign of bloodshed.
One of those post-Kramer sequels celebrates its 15th anniversary this year: Saw V, which featured Costas Mandylor as Detective Mark Hoffman, a murderous cop who became Jigsaw’s protégé and continued his campaign of bloodshed.
- 11/10/2023
- by Alan Dorich
- DailyDead
Historically, when it comes to spectacle, violence has been one of the major factors that has worked like a charm to attract audiences, as it is undeniably one of the integral parts of the struggle for existence itself. But without proper causality, nuance, and intertextuality, the display of wanton violence only serves as a cheap crowd-puller. That’s what James Wan and Leigh Whanell had always kept in mind while creating the iconic thriller/slasher movie “Saw” in 2004, which eventually spawned a franchise complete with its own mythology, characters, and legacy and grew large enough through the last couple of decades to become one of the top-grossing horror franchises to date. Although the later entries lost much of the subtlety and innovativeness of the original trilogy due to drastic narrative changes, the recently released “Saw X” has returned to its roots to reinvigorate the franchise once again.
Initially revolving around the shenanigans of the eccentric,...
Initially revolving around the shenanigans of the eccentric,...
- 10/4/2023
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
Major Spoilers for Saw X. Consider yourself warned. John Kramer is back, and with the success of Saw X, we likely haven’t seen the last of him. The latest installment of the Saw franchise has received the best reviews of the series by far, so it’s probably only a matter of time before Lionsgate announces Saw 11.
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Saw X sets up a possible sequel with a mid-credits scene that features the return of Mark Hoffman (Costa Mandylor), Jigsaw’s other apprentice who went on to become the antagonist of the later sequels. It’s possible that Saw 11 could pick up this thread and explore the relationships between John Kramer and his apprentices. While speaking with Dexerto, franchise producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules teased that Saw 11 could see more actors from the franchise coming back.
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Saw X sets up a possible sequel with a mid-credits scene that features the return of Mark Hoffman (Costa Mandylor), Jigsaw’s other apprentice who went on to become the antagonist of the later sequels. It’s possible that Saw 11 could pick up this thread and explore the relationships between John Kramer and his apprentices. While speaking with Dexerto, franchise producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules teased that Saw 11 could see more actors from the franchise coming back.
- 10/2/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
It’s hard to overstate just how big the “Saw” movies were in the 2000s. The original low-budget horror film is about a serial killer who forces his victims to mutilate themselves to survive his deathtraps was such a hit that every single year, a new sequel would come out for Halloween season. And every single year, it printed money.
But although the many “Saw” films rely on an easily repeatable premise, they’re not formulaic films. Indeed, they’re highly unusual in their scope and ambition, telling a multilayered story across many timelines simultaneously, with a vast mythology and a complex moral code. There’s a genuine ingenuity to most of the “Saw” movies that can take your breath away, whether you get wrapped up in its grotesque world or simply marvel at how ambitious it gets.
So let’s play a little game, and take a look at...
But although the many “Saw” films rely on an easily repeatable premise, they’re not formulaic films. Indeed, they’re highly unusual in their scope and ambition, telling a multilayered story across many timelines simultaneously, with a vast mythology and a complex moral code. There’s a genuine ingenuity to most of the “Saw” movies that can take your breath away, whether you get wrapped up in its grotesque world or simply marvel at how ambitious it gets.
So let’s play a little game, and take a look at...
- 9/29/2023
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
The past two weekends have been rough for theaters, as the riches of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” have worn off and overall grosses have fallen to levels not seen since mid-February. Fortunately, a trio of new genre films are here to bring some business back.
The threesome in question are Lionsgate’s “Saw X,” a back-to-basics approach to the gory horror franchise that defined the genre in the 2000s; Paramount’s preschooler family film “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” the latest offering from the Nick Jr. series that has become a merchandising titan; and Disney/20th Century’s “The Creator,” an original sci-fi film from “Rogue One” director Gareth Edwards.
Trackers don’t have a consensus on whether “Saw X” or “Paw Patrol 2” will be the No. 1 film. Distribution sources have told TheWrap that projections for “Saw X” have ranged as low as $15 million and as high as $25 million, while projections...
The threesome in question are Lionsgate’s “Saw X,” a back-to-basics approach to the gory horror franchise that defined the genre in the 2000s; Paramount’s preschooler family film “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” the latest offering from the Nick Jr. series that has become a merchandising titan; and Disney/20th Century’s “The Creator,” an original sci-fi film from “Rogue One” director Gareth Edwards.
Trackers don’t have a consensus on whether “Saw X” or “Paw Patrol 2” will be the No. 1 film. Distribution sources have told TheWrap that projections for “Saw X” have ranged as low as $15 million and as high as $25 million, while projections...
- 9/28/2023
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Welcome to the ultimate Saw Cheat Sheet! The Saw Franchise has been a cornerstone of the horror genre for nearly two decades, leaving audiences both horrified and captivated. With its intricately twisty plots, moral dilemmas, and iconic traps, it’s no wonder the series has garnered such a dedicated following. But with so many twists and turns, it’s easy to get lost in Jigsaw’s maze. Let’s break it down, shall we?
As we approach the release of the eagerly awaited Saw X, this Saw movie guide serves both newcomers wanting an introduction and long-time fans desiring a refresher. This cheat sheet will walk you through every major detail of the Saw films, ensuring you’re well-prepared for whatever Jigsaw has in store next.
Warning: This article contains major spoilers for all nine Saw films. If you haven’t seen them and don’t want to know the twists,...
As we approach the release of the eagerly awaited Saw X, this Saw movie guide serves both newcomers wanting an introduction and long-time fans desiring a refresher. This cheat sheet will walk you through every major detail of the Saw films, ensuring you’re well-prepared for whatever Jigsaw has in store next.
Warning: This article contains major spoilers for all nine Saw films. If you haven’t seen them and don’t want to know the twists,...
- 9/27/2023
- by Kimberley Elizabeth
One of the most influential and alluring jobs in journalism just opened. Now the company trying to fill the position is waiting to see if anyone really wants it.
Warner Bros. Discovery is expected to move deliberately rather than quickly in its search for a new CEO for CNN. Executives are telling staffers and TV agents that it will likely take a few months to fill the role that Chris Licht held for one turbulent year. Licht, the TV news veteran and “Late Show With Stephen Colbert” showrunner, was ousted last week after spearheading a series of programming moves and talent decisions that kept headlines about CNN circulating more often than anything else produced by the newsroom. Licht’s final error was taking part in a profile The Atlantic published June 2 — 15,000 words detailing a “Meltdown at CNN.” Numerous statements from Licht in the story and his questionable judgment in allowing...
Warner Bros. Discovery is expected to move deliberately rather than quickly in its search for a new CEO for CNN. Executives are telling staffers and TV agents that it will likely take a few months to fill the role that Chris Licht held for one turbulent year. Licht, the TV news veteran and “Late Show With Stephen Colbert” showrunner, was ousted last week after spearheading a series of programming moves and talent decisions that kept headlines about CNN circulating more often than anything else produced by the newsroom. Licht’s final error was taking part in a profile The Atlantic published June 2 — 15,000 words detailing a “Meltdown at CNN.” Numerous statements from Licht in the story and his questionable judgment in allowing...
- 6/14/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Whether you liked the ninth installment or not, Chris Rock was a major force behind "Spiral," you know, the latest joint from "the book of Saw" — whatever that means. Was there a book? Anyway, the comedian originally had different ideas for the 2020 horror hit. In a Hollywood Reporter profile from September of that year, it was revealed that Rock almost changed the entire tone of the film — and by extension, the "Saw" franchise itself — with a pitch he made for the ninth installment.
As the story goes, Rock encountered the head of the film group at Lionsgate, the company that produces the "Saw" films, at a mutual friend's wedding, where he then suggested to the exec that they make another entry in the comedic style of the Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte hit "48 Hours." Rock supposedly came up with this pitch on the fly, but weeks later, "Saw" producer...
As the story goes, Rock encountered the head of the film group at Lionsgate, the company that produces the "Saw" films, at a mutual friend's wedding, where he then suggested to the exec that they make another entry in the comedic style of the Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte hit "48 Hours." Rock supposedly came up with this pitch on the fly, but weeks later, "Saw" producer...
- 1/11/2023
- by Lex Briscuso
- Slash Film
Noah Oppenheim, president of NBC News since early 2017, will leave the organization in an unorthodox shake-up that will elevate three different executives, effectively separating the massive news outlet into different pieces, all of which will report to Cesar Conde, chairman of NBCUniversal’s portfolio of news assets.
Under a new structure, Libby Leist, the NBC News executive who oversees “Today,” and Janelle Rodriguez, the NBC News executive who supervises the streaming outlet NBC News Now, will both report to Conde. They will be joined by Rebecca Blumenstein, a senior editor at The New York Times who will take up the role of president of editorial for NBC News and who will also report to Conde. Blumenstein is charged with oversight of editorial, news gathering, bureaus, field operations, booking, “Meet the Press,” “Dateline,” and NBC News Studios.
The reorganization means that NBC News’ most popular programs will no longer be under...
Under a new structure, Libby Leist, the NBC News executive who oversees “Today,” and Janelle Rodriguez, the NBC News executive who supervises the streaming outlet NBC News Now, will both report to Conde. They will be joined by Rebecca Blumenstein, a senior editor at The New York Times who will take up the role of president of editorial for NBC News and who will also report to Conde. Blumenstein is charged with oversight of editorial, news gathering, bureaus, field operations, booking, “Meet the Press,” “Dateline,” and NBC News Studios.
The reorganization means that NBC News’ most popular programs will no longer be under...
- 1/11/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has signed BBC Studios Global Distribution COO Maggy Chan to lead its global advertising and partnerships in the U.S., Emea and Asia Pacific, replacing Kc Sullivan, who recently became CNBC President.
Chan, a 25-year entertainment and media veteran, will work with international advertising and partnerships teams to expand, grow global reach and help advertisers reach 1B viewers across 150 countries, building on ties with Sky, Apple News and Rtl AdConnect. Reporting to Linda Yaccarino, Chairman, Global Advertising and Partnerships, Chan will be based in the UK and work closely with the division’s local and national teams.
She joins from BBC Studios, where she has worked her way up the ranks over the past 15 years, most recently filling the Global Distribution COO role.
Chan replaces Kc Sullivan, who was promoted in September to replace longtime CNBC head Mark Hoffman.
“I’m excited for Maggy to leverage her global...
Chan, a 25-year entertainment and media veteran, will work with international advertising and partnerships teams to expand, grow global reach and help advertisers reach 1B viewers across 150 countries, building on ties with Sky, Apple News and Rtl AdConnect. Reporting to Linda Yaccarino, Chairman, Global Advertising and Partnerships, Chan will be based in the UK and work closely with the division’s local and national teams.
She joins from BBC Studios, where she has worked her way up the ranks over the past 15 years, most recently filling the Global Distribution COO role.
Chan replaces Kc Sullivan, who was promoted in September to replace longtime CNBC head Mark Hoffman.
“I’m excited for Maggy to leverage her global...
- 12/19/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Shepard Smith will depart CNBC as his newscast will have its final episode later this month, ending a two-year effort to establish a presence for the high-profile anchor in the network’s nighttime hours.
CNBC president Kc Sullivan wrote in a memo Thursday that The News with Shepard Smith will have its final episode later this month. Plans are for a new business program in that time slot at the start of 2023.
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“Decisions like these are not arrived at hastily or taken lightly,” Sullivan wrote. “I believe this decision will ultimately help to strengthen our brand and the value we provide our audiences.” Smith will...
CNBC president Kc Sullivan wrote in a memo Thursday that The News with Shepard Smith will have its final episode later this month. Plans are for a new business program in that time slot at the start of 2023.
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“Decisions like these are not arrived at hastily or taken lightly,” Sullivan wrote. “I believe this decision will ultimately help to strengthen our brand and the value we provide our audiences.” Smith will...
- 11/3/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
CNBC has opted not to renew “The News With Shepard Smith” after two years, citing a push toward business news and personal finance coverage, per CNBC. The veteran journalist will depart later this month as new chairman Kc Sullivan completes his first network shakeup during his tenure.
The primetime nonpartisan general news program at the NBCUniversal venue will be discarded in favor of a live show that focuses on business news, launching in 2023 and with anchors set to be announced. For the time being, the slot will be filled with markets coverage, according to an email sent Thursday to CNBC employees.
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“After spending time with many of you and closely reviewing the various aspects of our business, I believe we must prioritize and focus on our core strengths of business news and personal finance,” Sullivan said in the memo.
The primetime nonpartisan general news program at the NBCUniversal venue will be discarded in favor of a live show that focuses on business news, launching in 2023 and with anchors set to be announced. For the time being, the slot will be filled with markets coverage, according to an email sent Thursday to CNBC employees.
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“After spending time with many of you and closely reviewing the various aspects of our business, I believe we must prioritize and focus on our core strengths of business news and personal finance,” Sullivan said in the memo.
- 11/3/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Like many other TV anchors at business-news outlet CNBC, Shepard Smith finds himself facing a closing bell.
The veteran journalist, who arrived at the NBCUniversal venue in the fall of 2020 with a mission to grow the network’s audience in early evening with a non-partisan general-news program, will leave CNBC as it focuses more intently on its core product: information tailored for viewers interested in the markets and personal finance.
Smith’s last show will air later in November, and CNBC intends to replace his program, “The News with Shepard Smith,” with an evening hour devoted to business news in early 2023. The anchors for that program will be named at a later date, and it remains to be seen whether CNBC will select candidates from among its current roster or seek to woon someone from outside its ranks.
The maneuver is an early one for CNBC under its new leader,...
The veteran journalist, who arrived at the NBCUniversal venue in the fall of 2020 with a mission to grow the network’s audience in early evening with a non-partisan general-news program, will leave CNBC as it focuses more intently on its core product: information tailored for viewers interested in the markets and personal finance.
Smith’s last show will air later in November, and CNBC intends to replace his program, “The News with Shepard Smith,” with an evening hour devoted to business news in early 2023. The anchors for that program will be named at a later date, and it remains to be seen whether CNBC will select candidates from among its current roster or seek to woon someone from outside its ranks.
The maneuver is an early one for CNBC under its new leader,...
- 11/3/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
If it's Halloween, it must be "Saw." The franchise, first conceived by genre maestro James Wan and scribe Leigh Whannell, set the horror world ablaze. So much so, that by the time the fourth entry hit theaters in 2007, Lionsgate Films positioned the franchise as part and parcel of the Halloween season itself. Like Michael Myers or Freddy Krueger, franchise antagonist John Kramer, otherwise known as Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) became a horror icon. Often only heard in voiceover through the use of Billy the Puppet — an indelible piece of horror iconography — John Kramer radically subverted horror expectations.
John Kramer, dying from colon cancer, develops a series of tests for those he perceives as taking their lives for granted. He traps ostensible participants in deadly scenarios, forcing them to make difficult choices to survive. While the series postures as some kind of moral imperative, it mostly serves as a series of Grand Guignol exhibitions of outrageous,...
John Kramer, dying from colon cancer, develops a series of tests for those he perceives as taking their lives for granted. He traps ostensible participants in deadly scenarios, forcing them to make difficult choices to survive. While the series postures as some kind of moral imperative, it mostly serves as a series of Grand Guignol exhibitions of outrageous,...
- 8/21/2022
- by Chad Collins
- Slash Film
CNBC Chairman Mark Hoffman is stepping down after 17 years at the business news channel. His last day will be Sept. 12.
“CNBC stands for something. It impacts the business world, investors, and individuals struggling to make sense of their money. You’ve made a difference,” he wrote in a memo to staff on Tuesday, which was obtained by TheWrap. “How do you measure a business success beyond the financials and KPIs? I’d start by assessing the quality of the team, the enduring strength of the brand, and the prospects for growth. At CNBC, we’re three-for-three.”
He continued, “I’m humbled and grateful to have had this time with all of you and so proud of what we have done together. No matter where life takes me, professionally and personally, I’ll be rooting for CNBC!”
Kc Sullivan is returning to the network to replace Hoffman. He most recently served...
“CNBC stands for something. It impacts the business world, investors, and individuals struggling to make sense of their money. You’ve made a difference,” he wrote in a memo to staff on Tuesday, which was obtained by TheWrap. “How do you measure a business success beyond the financials and KPIs? I’d start by assessing the quality of the team, the enduring strength of the brand, and the prospects for growth. At CNBC, we’re three-for-three.”
He continued, “I’m humbled and grateful to have had this time with all of you and so proud of what we have done together. No matter where life takes me, professionally and personally, I’ll be rooting for CNBC!”
Kc Sullivan is returning to the network to replace Hoffman. He most recently served...
- 8/16/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
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Mark Hoffman, the TV executive who has led the business news channel CNBC since 2005, will step down from the company in September, he told employees in a memo Tuesday morning.
Kc Sullivan, who previously led CNBC’s international businesses and most recently served as a senior international d sales executive for the company, will succeed Hoffman as CNBC’s president. Sullivan will report to NBCU News group chairman Cesar Conde.
Hoffman has served as chairman of CNBC since 2015, after being named its president in 2005.
“Over the last 17 years as President and then Chairman, Mark has overseen the steady continued growth of CNBC as the world’s #1 business and money news brand,” Conde wrote in his own memo to staff Tuesday. “No business news organization comes close to the reach and influence of CNBC, a true testament to Mark’s leadership.”
The TV news business is a volatile one,...
Mark Hoffman, the TV executive who has led the business news channel CNBC since 2005, will step down from the company in September, he told employees in a memo Tuesday morning.
Kc Sullivan, who previously led CNBC’s international businesses and most recently served as a senior international d sales executive for the company, will succeed Hoffman as CNBC’s president. Sullivan will report to NBCU News group chairman Cesar Conde.
Hoffman has served as chairman of CNBC since 2015, after being named its president in 2005.
“Over the last 17 years as President and then Chairman, Mark has overseen the steady continued growth of CNBC as the world’s #1 business and money news brand,” Conde wrote in his own memo to staff Tuesday. “No business news organization comes close to the reach and influence of CNBC, a true testament to Mark’s leadership.”
The TV news business is a volatile one,...
- 8/16/2022
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mark Hoffman is stepping down as the longtime head of CNBC in September, and will be succeeded by NBCU executive Kc Sullivan.
The leadership change, to take place on Sept. 12, will mark the end of Hoffman’s tenure at the network, one of the longest in cable news channel history.
Cesar Conde, chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group, said in a statement, “The growth and success of CNBC over so many years is a testament to Mark’s leadership over a nearly three-decade-long career marked by many wins along the way. During his tenure, CNBC became a world leader and every year it has grown better and stronger. It continues to expand both domestically and internationally through new platforms and plays an essential role in keeping audiences and markets informed in real time about consequential issues and events.”
Hoffman first joined CNBC in 1997, then left three years later to lead...
The leadership change, to take place on Sept. 12, will mark the end of Hoffman’s tenure at the network, one of the longest in cable news channel history.
Cesar Conde, chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group, said in a statement, “The growth and success of CNBC over so many years is a testament to Mark’s leadership over a nearly three-decade-long career marked by many wins along the way. During his tenure, CNBC became a world leader and every year it has grown better and stronger. It continues to expand both domestically and internationally through new platforms and plays an essential role in keeping audiences and markets informed in real time about consequential issues and events.”
Hoffman first joined CNBC in 1997, then left three years later to lead...
- 8/16/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
With its exploration of how the principles of an American religion founded in 1830 informed a gruesome double murder 154 years later, Jon Krakauer’s “Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith” became a New York Times bestseller in 2003. It also became a thorn in the side of the Mormon Church, where it has festered ever since: The book remains the top seller in Sociology and Religion on Amazon. That discomfort will become more acute with the April 28 premiere of FX limited series on Hulu, “Under the Banner of Heaven.”
The nonfiction book explores Joseph Smith founding the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, with its revelations of polygamy, justifications of violence, and capacity to foster would-be prophets. Even as the church officially abandoned polygamy, disenchanted Mormons created a modern-day Fundamentalist movement with multiple breakaway factions that hew to their (often conflicting) interpretations of Smith’s original teachings.
The nonfiction book explores Joseph Smith founding the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, with its revelations of polygamy, justifications of violence, and capacity to foster would-be prophets. Even as the church officially abandoned polygamy, disenchanted Mormons created a modern-day Fundamentalist movement with multiple breakaway factions that hew to their (often conflicting) interpretations of Smith’s original teachings.
- 4/28/2022
- by Dana Harris-Bridson
- Indiewire
Keith Cocozza, a longtime public relations executive who spent nearly two decades at Time Warner/WarnerMedia, has joined CNBC as Senior Vice President, Communications. He’ll report to CNBC chairman Mark Hoffman overseeing external and internal communications worldwide for the network, based at CNBC Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
He replaces former communications chief Brian Steel, who exited the NBC Universal-owned business news channel last September.
Cocozza saw the old Time Warner through two major acquisitions, first by AOL in 2003, then by AT&T in 2018 where he worked on the rebranding and restructuring of the company into WarnerMedia, serving as executive VP for corporate marketing and communications. He left in August of 2020 as management turned over under new CEO Jason Kilar in an exodus that included Bob Greenblatt and Kevin Reilly.
Last March, he launched his own firm, Inwood Consulting, for communications strategy, public relations, publicity and crisis communications.
He replaces former communications chief Brian Steel, who exited the NBC Universal-owned business news channel last September.
Cocozza saw the old Time Warner through two major acquisitions, first by AOL in 2003, then by AT&T in 2018 where he worked on the rebranding and restructuring of the company into WarnerMedia, serving as executive VP for corporate marketing and communications. He left in August of 2020 as management turned over under new CEO Jason Kilar in an exodus that included Bob Greenblatt and Kevin Reilly.
Last March, he launched his own firm, Inwood Consulting, for communications strategy, public relations, publicity and crisis communications.
- 1/12/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
NBCUniversal tried to harness two Fox News anchors in the recent past and failed. Now the company no doubt hopes the third time’s the charm.
The company’s CNBC on Wednesday evening launched former Fox News daytime anchor Shepard Smith in a new 7 p.m. news hour that, as Smith himself described it, aims to give viewers “journalists and experts, not opinions and pundits.” The business-news network clearly has some ambition for the new program. It hired a well-known producer, Molly Kordares, from “CBS Evening News,” lured Sally Ramirez, a top news executive from a major-market CBS affiliate in Houston, and assigned one of its veterans, Sandy Cannold, to oversee the project.
Several Fox News personalities who have left that outlet have gained new recognition for their newsgathering or anchoring skills, including Major Garrett and Catherine Herridge at CBS News and Alisyn Camerota at CNN. But NBC News has...
The company’s CNBC on Wednesday evening launched former Fox News daytime anchor Shepard Smith in a new 7 p.m. news hour that, as Smith himself described it, aims to give viewers “journalists and experts, not opinions and pundits.” The business-news network clearly has some ambition for the new program. It hired a well-known producer, Molly Kordares, from “CBS Evening News,” lured Sally Ramirez, a top news executive from a major-market CBS affiliate in Houston, and assigned one of its veterans, Sandy Cannold, to oversee the project.
Several Fox News personalities who have left that outlet have gained new recognition for their newsgathering or anchoring skills, including Major Garrett and Catherine Herridge at CBS News and Alisyn Camerota at CNN. But NBC News has...
- 10/1/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
When Shepard Smith returns to the anchor chair Wednesday, he’ll be occupying one of his former time slots, 7 p.m. on weekdays, but in a very different environment, CNBC. He also wants The News with Shepard Smith to be a very different show than what you’d get on Fox News, his old employer, or any other cable news channel.
“There’s plenty of places for opinion, for telling you how to think, and I have nothing bad to say about any of them,” he said in an interview last week. “It’s just not what I want to do. What I want to do is this, and it just matched so perfectly.”
It’s been almost a year since Smith surprised many in the news business, and many of his colleagues, when he abruptly announced his departure at the end of his 3 p.m. newscast on Fox News,...
“There’s plenty of places for opinion, for telling you how to think, and I have nothing bad to say about any of them,” he said in an interview last week. “It’s just not what I want to do. What I want to do is this, and it just matched so perfectly.”
It’s been almost a year since Smith surprised many in the news business, and many of his colleagues, when he abruptly announced his departure at the end of his 3 p.m. newscast on Fox News,...
- 9/28/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Nearly nine months after departing Fox News, broadcast journalist Shepard Smith has landed at CNBC, where he will anchor a new evening news program.
Titled The News with Shepard Smith, the hourlong program will air Monday through Friday at 7/6c beginning this fall, covering the most significant news stories of the day. Smith will also fill the new roles of CNBC’s chief general news anchor and chief breaking general news anchor, in addition to serving as executive editor of his series.
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Titled The News with Shepard Smith, the hourlong program will air Monday through Friday at 7/6c beginning this fall, covering the most significant news stories of the day. Smith will also fill the new roles of CNBC’s chief general news anchor and chief breaking general news anchor, in addition to serving as executive editor of his series.
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- 7/8/2020
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Shepard Smith, the former Fox News host, is joining CNBC as an anchor for a new evening news program called “The News With Shepard Smith,” the network announced on Wednesday.
Smith will serve as the executive editor of his new program, which will begin airing in the fall Mondays through Fridays at 7 p.m. Et. He will also become CNBC’s Chief General News Anchor and Chief Breaking General News Anchor.
“Gathering and reporting the news has been my life’s work. I am honored to continue to pursue the truth, both for CNBC’s loyal viewers and for those who have been following my reporting for decades in good times and in bad,” Smith said. “CNBC Chairman Mark Hoffman, a journalist himself at his core, presented me with CNBC’s vision for a fact-based, hour-long evening news program with the mission to cut through the static to deliver facts,...
Smith will serve as the executive editor of his new program, which will begin airing in the fall Mondays through Fridays at 7 p.m. Et. He will also become CNBC’s Chief General News Anchor and Chief Breaking General News Anchor.
“Gathering and reporting the news has been my life’s work. I am honored to continue to pursue the truth, both for CNBC’s loyal viewers and for those who have been following my reporting for decades in good times and in bad,” Smith said. “CNBC Chairman Mark Hoffman, a journalist himself at his core, presented me with CNBC’s vision for a fact-based, hour-long evening news program with the mission to cut through the static to deliver facts,...
- 7/8/2020
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Wrap
Shepard Smith is joining CNBC as anchor of an evening news program, ending speculation of his next plans after his departure from Fox News last year.
The newscast, The News with Shepard Smith, will air Monday through Friday at 7pm Et, starting in the fall.
Smith will be based at CNBC’s headquarters in Engelwood Cliffs, NJ starting on July 13.
Smith also will take the title of the network’s chief general news anchor and chief breaking general news anchor, as well as executive editor of the nightly newscast.
“Gathering and reporting the news has been my life’s work,” Smith said in a statement. “I am honored to continue to pursue the truth, both for CNBC’s loyal viewers and for those who have been following my reporting for decades in good times and in bad.”
He said that CNBC’s chairman, Mark Hoffman, “presented me with CNBC’s vision for a fact-based,...
The newscast, The News with Shepard Smith, will air Monday through Friday at 7pm Et, starting in the fall.
Smith will be based at CNBC’s headquarters in Engelwood Cliffs, NJ starting on July 13.
Smith also will take the title of the network’s chief general news anchor and chief breaking general news anchor, as well as executive editor of the nightly newscast.
“Gathering and reporting the news has been my life’s work,” Smith said in a statement. “I am honored to continue to pursue the truth, both for CNBC’s loyal viewers and for those who have been following my reporting for decades in good times and in bad.”
He said that CNBC’s chairman, Mark Hoffman, “presented me with CNBC’s vision for a fact-based,...
- 7/8/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
After giving Fox News Channel the business with an abrupt departure last year, anchor Shepard Smith is likely to find himself more engaged with news about the subject.
He’s joining finance-focused news outlet CNBC to host a new evening-news program, marking one of the first major outside hires by the NBCUniversal-owned cable network in years. Smith will start anchoring “The News With Shepard Smith” in the fall. The program will air Monday through Friday at 7 p.m., and bears a title similar to the MSNBC and CNBC show that Brian Williams led between 1996 and 2004 – before he succeeded Tom Brokaw at “NBC Nightly News.”
The move lends a big name to CNBC’s primetime lineup, which has been filled in recent years with reality competitions and documentary series, including a show about cars led by Jay Leno and repeats of the popular program “Shark Tank.” It will also add...
He’s joining finance-focused news outlet CNBC to host a new evening-news program, marking one of the first major outside hires by the NBCUniversal-owned cable network in years. Smith will start anchoring “The News With Shepard Smith” in the fall. The program will air Monday through Friday at 7 p.m., and bears a title similar to the MSNBC and CNBC show that Brian Williams led between 1996 and 2004 – before he succeeded Tom Brokaw at “NBC Nightly News.”
The move lends a big name to CNBC’s primetime lineup, which has been filled in recent years with reality competitions and documentary series, including a show about cars led by Jay Leno and repeats of the popular program “Shark Tank.” It will also add...
- 7/8/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Noah Oppenheim was primed to gain oversight of all the operations of NBC News and MSNBC. Instead he has a new boss with those very responsibilities – and more.
Oppenheim was named president of NBC News in February of 2017 and had been cited publicly by former NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke as his choice to succeed Andy Lack, the chairman of MSNBC and NBC News. He rose quickly through the ranks thanks to his touch with the company’s venerable “Today” morning franchise, which has become newsier and more direct under his watch. His “Today” captures the bulk of viewers between 25 and 54, the audience most coveted by advertisers, beating rival “Good Morning America” at ABC. And that in turn helped the program’s first two hours snare $332 million in advertising in 2018, according to ad-tracker Standard Media Index.
But NBCU has a new CEO, Jeff Shell, and on Monday, he decided to re-organize...
Oppenheim was named president of NBC News in February of 2017 and had been cited publicly by former NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke as his choice to succeed Andy Lack, the chairman of MSNBC and NBC News. He rose quickly through the ranks thanks to his touch with the company’s venerable “Today” morning franchise, which has become newsier and more direct under his watch. His “Today” captures the bulk of viewers between 25 and 54, the audience most coveted by advertisers, beating rival “Good Morning America” at ABC. And that in turn helped the program’s first two hours snare $332 million in advertising in 2018, according to ad-tracker Standard Media Index.
But NBCU has a new CEO, Jeff Shell, and on Monday, he decided to re-organize...
- 5/5/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
As NBC veterans digest a reorganization announced Monday by NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell, what was not entirely surprising was the departure of Andrew Lack. He had for some time been seen as exiting, perhaps at the end of the year.
What was a bit surprising was choice of Cesar Conde to lead a newly formed NBCUniversal News Group, which will include not just NBC News and MSNBC, which Lack had overseen, but also CNBC, which is led by Mark Hoffman.
Conde, who has been chairman of Telemundo and the company’s international division, is a break from the past, a choice of someone who rose the ranks at NBCUniversal outside of its news divisions. One person who had been viewed as Lack’s successor was NBC News chief Noah Oppenheim, particularly when he signed a new contract last year. He and Hoffman, who also had been seen as a possibility for Lack’s role,...
What was a bit surprising was choice of Cesar Conde to lead a newly formed NBCUniversal News Group, which will include not just NBC News and MSNBC, which Lack had overseen, but also CNBC, which is led by Mark Hoffman.
Conde, who has been chairman of Telemundo and the company’s international division, is a break from the past, a choice of someone who rose the ranks at NBCUniversal outside of its news divisions. One person who had been viewed as Lack’s successor was NBC News chief Noah Oppenheim, particularly when he signed a new contract last year. He and Hoffman, who also had been seen as a possibility for Lack’s role,...
- 5/4/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
During Andy Lack’s first tour of duty leading NBC News, he helped “Dateline” bounce back from a dark era in which producers admitted to manipulating elements of an investigative report on General Motors, and expanded the hours of the “Today” morning franchise, and ratings success followed. None of that prepared him for what lay in wait during his second time at the news unit’s helm.
Lack, who is stepping down from NBCUniversal earlier than previously expected under a new reorganization set in motion by new CEO Jeff Shell, has been under scrutiny almost from the time he returned to NBCU in 2015. He joined the Comcast-owned media conglomerate while it was in the midst of a public-relations maelstrom around former “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams, and quickly moved through several other periods of tumult.
Lack, a colorful executive who has never been shy about experimenting with new concepts,...
Lack, who is stepping down from NBCUniversal earlier than previously expected under a new reorganization set in motion by new CEO Jeff Shell, has been under scrutiny almost from the time he returned to NBCU in 2015. He joined the Comcast-owned media conglomerate while it was in the midst of a public-relations maelstrom around former “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams, and quickly moved through several other periods of tumult.
Lack, a colorful executive who has never been shy about experimenting with new concepts,...
- 5/4/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Mark Lazarus will assume oversight of all of NBCUniversal’s entertainment TV operations as part of a massive company-wide restructuring.
Lazarus is now in charge of Peacock, NBCU’s streaming service that became available to Comcast subscribers last month. Matt Strauss will continue to lead the day-to-day operations as general manager. Lazarus, who has run NBC’s sports operations since 2011, maintains his oversight of NBC Sports and the company’s stations and cable businesses, while adding broadcast and cable production operations.
The sweeping changes mark the first major moves under newly-installed NBCU CEO Jeff Shell, who took over in January. During Comcast’s earnings call last week, Shell hinted that potential changes would be coming, describing the company as not being “right sized” for the current environment, given economic havoc brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
Also Read: NBC News Group President Andy Lack to Step Down
A rep for...
Lazarus is now in charge of Peacock, NBCU’s streaming service that became available to Comcast subscribers last month. Matt Strauss will continue to lead the day-to-day operations as general manager. Lazarus, who has run NBC’s sports operations since 2011, maintains his oversight of NBC Sports and the company’s stations and cable businesses, while adding broadcast and cable production operations.
The sweeping changes mark the first major moves under newly-installed NBCU CEO Jeff Shell, who took over in January. During Comcast’s earnings call last week, Shell hinted that potential changes would be coming, describing the company as not being “right sized” for the current environment, given economic havoc brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
Also Read: NBC News Group President Andy Lack to Step Down
A rep for...
- 5/4/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
NBC News Group President Andy Lack is stepping down, NBC announced Monday in a statement about a wide-ranging restructuring within the company.
He is transitioning out of the company at the end of the month.
NBC News president Noah Oppenheim, MSNBC president Phil Griffin and CNBC chairman Mark Hoffman will now report to Cesar Conde. The company’s news networks will be organized into a single unit and led by Conde, who assumes the new role of NBCUniversal News Group chairman. Conde comes from Telemundo.
Also Read: NBC News' Critics Step Up Pressure to Investigate Andy Lack and Noah Oppenheim
The news came at the same time it was announced Mark Lazarus will assume oversight of all of NBCUniversal’s entertainment TV operations as part of the same massive company-wide restructuring.
Said NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell of Conde, “Cesar is a well-respected, strategic leader who has succeeded in multiple roles...
He is transitioning out of the company at the end of the month.
NBC News president Noah Oppenheim, MSNBC president Phil Griffin and CNBC chairman Mark Hoffman will now report to Cesar Conde. The company’s news networks will be organized into a single unit and led by Conde, who assumes the new role of NBCUniversal News Group chairman. Conde comes from Telemundo.
Also Read: NBC News' Critics Step Up Pressure to Investigate Andy Lack and Noah Oppenheim
The news came at the same time it was announced Mark Lazarus will assume oversight of all of NBCUniversal’s entertainment TV operations as part of the same massive company-wide restructuring.
Said NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell of Conde, “Cesar is a well-respected, strategic leader who has succeeded in multiple roles...
- 5/4/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
NBCUniversal unveiled a sweeping new re-organization that breaks down walls between divisions devoted to TV and to news, gives new duties to two top executives, and prompts a third to leave the company.
The Comcast-owned media conglomerate will put broadcast and cable operations under a single executive, Mark Lazarus, while combining CNBC with NBC News and MSNBC under Cesar Conde. Andy Lack, the chairman of NBC News and MSNBC, will step down as a result.
The moves are among the first structural changes mandated by Jeff Shell, who took over as CEO of the company earlier this year.
Lazarus will take oversight of the NBC broadcast and cable networks and production operations, as well as Peacock, the company’s new streaming-video service, while maintaining oversight of NBC Sports and the company’s stations. Conde will supervise not only NBC News and MSNBC, but also CNBC, which has for the past several years operated independently.
The Comcast-owned media conglomerate will put broadcast and cable operations under a single executive, Mark Lazarus, while combining CNBC with NBC News and MSNBC under Cesar Conde. Andy Lack, the chairman of NBC News and MSNBC, will step down as a result.
The moves are among the first structural changes mandated by Jeff Shell, who took over as CEO of the company earlier this year.
Lazarus will take oversight of the NBC broadcast and cable networks and production operations, as well as Peacock, the company’s new streaming-video service, while maintaining oversight of NBC Sports and the company’s stations. Conde will supervise not only NBC News and MSNBC, but also CNBC, which has for the past several years operated independently.
- 5/4/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell is putting his imprimatur on the company’s executive structure following the exit of former chief executive Steve Burke last year as the Comcast divison announced a major restructing that creates a new division, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming – including Peacock – that’s headed by Mark Lazarus as chairman.
The company also said its news networks will be organized into a single unit and led by Cesar Conde, who assumes the newly created role of Chairman, NBCUniversal News Group, which now includes NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC.
NBC News Group President Andy Lack is stepping down and will transition out of the company at the end of the month. Noah Oppenheim, President of NBC News; Phil Griffin, President of MSNBC; and Mark Hoffman, Chairman of CNBC; will now report to Conde. Lack had reportedly been planning to exit after the 2020 elections.
Conde, who has been chairman of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises,...
The company also said its news networks will be organized into a single unit and led by Cesar Conde, who assumes the newly created role of Chairman, NBCUniversal News Group, which now includes NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC.
NBC News Group President Andy Lack is stepping down and will transition out of the company at the end of the month. Noah Oppenheim, President of NBC News; Phil Griffin, President of MSNBC; and Mark Hoffman, Chairman of CNBC; will now report to Conde. Lack had reportedly been planning to exit after the 2020 elections.
Conde, who has been chairman of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises,...
- 5/4/2020
- by Jill Goldsmith and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Bill Griffeth, one of TV’s most durable business-news journalists, will step back from his duties at CNBC, where he has worked for 28 years.
During a segment Friday at the NBCUniversal-owned cable-news outlet, Griffeth announced he will relinquish daily anchoring duties and instead serve as an anchor at large. He had spent many years as an anchor on such CNBC perennials as “Power Lunch” and “Closing Bell,” and had recently been co-anchoring CNBC’s production of “Nightly Business Report” for PBS.
A recent decision by CNBC to halt production on that show prompted Griffeth to take stock, he said Friday in a memo to CNBC staffers. “My current deal is up this month, and after more soul searching I had resolved to stay two more years because of “Nightly Business Report,” which has been a privilege to be a part of. And then that would be it. Promise. But...
During a segment Friday at the NBCUniversal-owned cable-news outlet, Griffeth announced he will relinquish daily anchoring duties and instead serve as an anchor at large. He had spent many years as an anchor on such CNBC perennials as “Power Lunch” and “Closing Bell,” and had recently been co-anchoring CNBC’s production of “Nightly Business Report” for PBS.
A recent decision by CNBC to halt production on that show prompted Griffeth to take stock, he said Friday in a memo to CNBC staffers. “My current deal is up this month, and after more soul searching I had resolved to stay two more years because of “Nightly Business Report,” which has been a privilege to be a part of. And then that would be it. Promise. But...
- 12/20/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Dan Colarusso, a veteran business journalist who has worked for Reuters, Bloomberg and the New York Post, will join CNBC as senior vice president of business news, a move that fills out the unit’s roster after the departure of Nikhil Deogun at the end of September.
Colarusso will oversee television news content, coverage and production, and will report to Mark Hoffman, chairman of CNBC, along with Sat Brainch, president, CNBC Business News Worldwide. He is expected to work closely with Jay Yarow, senior vice president and executive editor of CNBC Digital, and John Casey, senior vice president of international news & programming. Hoffman said in a memo to staffers on Thursday.
Colarusso will start at CNBC in March.
He had been working at Reuters where he was executive editor of digital, responsible for news coverage and editorial direction for its consumer online platforms, digital video products and social media components worldwide.
Colarusso will oversee television news content, coverage and production, and will report to Mark Hoffman, chairman of CNBC, along with Sat Brainch, president, CNBC Business News Worldwide. He is expected to work closely with Jay Yarow, senior vice president and executive editor of CNBC Digital, and John Casey, senior vice president of international news & programming. Hoffman said in a memo to staffers on Thursday.
Colarusso will start at CNBC in March.
He had been working at Reuters where he was executive editor of digital, responsible for news coverage and editorial direction for its consumer online platforms, digital video products and social media components worldwide.
- 2/14/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Dust off your resume, Meghan Markle — Deal or No Deal is back on the (brief)case!
Cable’s CNBC announced on Tuesday that, nearly a decade after Deal or No Deal wrapped its three-season primetime run on NBC, it is reviving the game show, with Howie Mandel again set to host.
The “reimagined” Deal or No Deal, says the press release, will premiere in Q4 2018 and feature all the high energy and risk-reward that captivated audiences ,”with some exciting new twists.”
“Our primetime programs, with their focus on business and money, strive to be both entertaining and instructive. Shows like...
Cable’s CNBC announced on Tuesday that, nearly a decade after Deal or No Deal wrapped its three-season primetime run on NBC, it is reviving the game show, with Howie Mandel again set to host.
The “reimagined” Deal or No Deal, says the press release, will premiere in Q4 2018 and feature all the high energy and risk-reward that captivated audiences ,”with some exciting new twists.”
“Our primetime programs, with their focus on business and money, strive to be both entertaining and instructive. Shows like...
- 3/13/2018
- TVLine.com
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