Sky News, a division of Comcast-owned European media and technology giant Sky, wants its coverage to “set an agenda, not present one,” David Rhodes, executive chairman of the Sky News Group, said in London on Tuesday evening.
Speaking during a Sky News showcase at Somerset House in central London, he talked about the news brand’s approach. The event took place at a time when Sky News is preparing for what it has called “a pivotal year for U.K. and U.S. politics,” given big elections in both countries.
Rhodes also described Sky News’ goals as “challenging the powerful in equal measure, challenging the status quo” and being “an insurgent brand.”
He also promised that “we’ll be investing in our political coverage,” mentioning the weeknight 7-8 p.m. show Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge as an example. “We started the Politics Hub on television, it had been a digital brand.
Speaking during a Sky News showcase at Somerset House in central London, he talked about the news brand’s approach. The event took place at a time when Sky News is preparing for what it has called “a pivotal year for U.K. and U.S. politics,” given big elections in both countries.
Rhodes also described Sky News’ goals as “challenging the powerful in equal measure, challenging the status quo” and being “an insurgent brand.”
He also promised that “we’ll be investing in our political coverage,” mentioning the weeknight 7-8 p.m. show Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge as an example. “We started the Politics Hub on television, it had been a digital brand.
- 9/13/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Top BBC news anchor Yalda Hakim has jumped ship to Comcast-owned Sky. She is set to join Sky News as lead world news presenter. Her start date has not yet been confirmed.
At the BBC Hakim is a chief anchor for BBC News where she also hosts “The Daily Global with Yalda Hakim.” At Sky News she will host a new prime-time show focused on international news.
“I am honored and excited to be joining Sky News as lead world news presenter,” said Hakim. “I have long admired Sky for its smart, fearless and world-class reporting. At a time when global media must work harder than ever to earn the confidence of our viewers, I look forward to giving my all as part of one of the most talented and accomplished news teams anywhere.”
David Rhodes, executive chair of Sky News Group, said: “We’re so excited to...
Top BBC news anchor Yalda Hakim has jumped ship to Comcast-owned Sky. She is set to join Sky News as lead world news presenter. Her start date has not yet been confirmed.
At the BBC Hakim is a chief anchor for BBC News where she also hosts “The Daily Global with Yalda Hakim.” At Sky News she will host a new prime-time show focused on international news.
“I am honored and excited to be joining Sky News as lead world news presenter,” said Hakim. “I have long admired Sky for its smart, fearless and world-class reporting. At a time when global media must work harder than ever to earn the confidence of our viewers, I look forward to giving my all as part of one of the most talented and accomplished news teams anywhere.”
David Rhodes, executive chair of Sky News Group, said: “We’re so excited to...
- 7/27/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
CNN is trying to stay out of anchor Chris Cuomo’s latest family affair.
CNN said it had no plans to discipline its top primetime anchor, despite the fact that he provided counsel during staff meetings to his brother, Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, while he was in the midst of fending off sexual harassment accusations.
A report Thursday in The Washington Post revealed that Cuomo, who anchors CNN’s 9 p.m. hour and has been its most-watched anchor for months, took part in sessions earlier this year with Gov. Cuomo, his communications team, attorneys and other advisors. The younger Cuomo, the anchor, raised eyebrows in 2020 when he conducted several interviews with the older Cuomo, the governor, on his CNN program during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Conducting interviews with prominent family members is typically seen as a breach of professional ethics for journalists.
“Chris has not...
CNN said it had no plans to discipline its top primetime anchor, despite the fact that he provided counsel during staff meetings to his brother, Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, while he was in the midst of fending off sexual harassment accusations.
A report Thursday in The Washington Post revealed that Cuomo, who anchors CNN’s 9 p.m. hour and has been its most-watched anchor for months, took part in sessions earlier this year with Gov. Cuomo, his communications team, attorneys and other advisors. The younger Cuomo, the anchor, raised eyebrows in 2020 when he conducted several interviews with the older Cuomo, the governor, on his CNN program during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Conducting interviews with prominent family members is typically seen as a breach of professional ethics for journalists.
“Chris has not...
- 5/20/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
David Rhodes, the former president of CBS News, has taken on a consulting role that might raise some eyebrows: He’s working again for one of the Murdoch family’s news operations.
Rhodes is said to be working on an assignment related to video for News U.K., the British operating unit of News Corp., according to a person familiar with the matter. The company declined to make executives available for comment, and Rhodes did not respond immediately to a query asking about his work with the company. Rhodes previously served in a senior editorial role at Fox News Channel, which is owned by another Murdoch family holding, Fox Corporation.
Rhodes has held a series of consulting roles since leaving CBS News in early 2019, and has also worked for Spotify and The Los Angeles Times.
The New York Times previously reported that Rhodes was working as a consultant for News Corp.
Rhodes is said to be working on an assignment related to video for News U.K., the British operating unit of News Corp., according to a person familiar with the matter. The company declined to make executives available for comment, and Rhodes did not respond immediately to a query asking about his work with the company. Rhodes previously served in a senior editorial role at Fox News Channel, which is owned by another Murdoch family holding, Fox Corporation.
Rhodes has held a series of consulting roles since leaving CBS News in early 2019, and has also worked for Spotify and The Los Angeles Times.
The New York Times previously reported that Rhodes was working as a consultant for News Corp.
- 5/2/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
On March 5, Susan Zirinsky was in her "crummy little office" along a dark corridor in the labyrinth of CBS News headquarters on West 57th Street. It was just a temporary spot, since it was technically only her second day on the job as president of CBS News. In reality, she had been steering the 91-year-old division since early January, when acting CBS Corp. CEO Joe Ianniello announced that she would succeed David Rhodes.
Zirinsky was watching the live feed of Gayle King's interview with R. Kelly, the R&b singer charged with multiple counts of criminal sexual ...
Zirinsky was watching the live feed of Gayle King's interview with R. Kelly, the R&b singer charged with multiple counts of criminal sexual ...
- 6/12/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The annual levitation act known as the upfronts each year reflects an extravagantly orchestrated defiance of reality: Hence the TV network sales forces this week were chasing $10 billion in advertising commitments despite the fact that their primetime audience had fallen 38% over five years and that media news seemed obsessed with streaming.
The network news divisions represent a fascinating microcosm of this quest. They’re dredging for bigger revenues despite the fact that 93% of their viewers now get some, if not all, of their news online. While all hands benefited from last year’s “Trump Bump” in ratings, the newsies must arm themselves for a 2020 campaign starring a President who regards Fox News Channel as his sole outlet and who disdains talking with either Congress or the networks.
Lachlan Murdoch, chief of the slimmed-down Fox Corporation, signals that he intends to keep Fox News on script, while Charlie Collier, his chief of entertainment,...
The network news divisions represent a fascinating microcosm of this quest. They’re dredging for bigger revenues despite the fact that 93% of their viewers now get some, if not all, of their news online. While all hands benefited from last year’s “Trump Bump” in ratings, the newsies must arm themselves for a 2020 campaign starring a President who regards Fox News Channel as his sole outlet and who disdains talking with either Congress or the networks.
Lachlan Murdoch, chief of the slimmed-down Fox Corporation, signals that he intends to keep Fox News on script, while Charlie Collier, his chief of entertainment,...
- 5/16/2019
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
A year ago, Les Moonves drew hearty applause from advertisers for fending off corporate turmoil. On Wednesday, the legacy of the former CEO reappeared in the venue he built into an annual display of his — and the network’s — power: the annual upfront presentation at Carnegie Hall.
“Turns out Les Moonves was totally exonerated — I did not see that coming!” late-night host Stephen Colbert cracked, drawing a mix of gasps and laughs. “There had to be one,” he added with a smile.
But there was more than one, in terms of executive commentary nodding (though not by name) at the former CEO, who was accused of sexual assault and harassment by more than a dozen women and ousted in September.
Joe Ianniello, the longtime top exec who got the acting CEO title in September and was extended three months later, earned praise from Chief Creative Officer David Nevins. He said...
“Turns out Les Moonves was totally exonerated — I did not see that coming!” late-night host Stephen Colbert cracked, drawing a mix of gasps and laughs. “There had to be one,” he added with a smile.
But there was more than one, in terms of executive commentary nodding (though not by name) at the former CEO, who was accused of sexual assault and harassment by more than a dozen women and ousted in September.
Joe Ianniello, the longtime top exec who got the acting CEO title in September and was extended three months later, earned praise from Chief Creative Officer David Nevins. He said...
- 5/15/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Gayle King and co-hosts of CBS This Morning hugged it out Monday as she announced she would remain on the program with new co-hosts, while Norah O’Donnell becomes anchor and managing editor at CBS Evening News which is moving to Washington D.C. John Dickerson is heading to 60 Minutes.
King announced she will be joined by Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil on the ratings-starved program, revealing start date: May 20.
But it’s Jeff Glor who is trending worldwide Monday morning, as O’Donnell’s appointment leave the current CBS Evening News anchor the odd man out.
“Jeff Glor is a fantastic journalist and trusted colleague here,” King said, adding he continues talks with division execs “and we all hope very much he will continue working here; it will be his decision.”
But new-ish CBS news chief Susan Zirinsky’s on-air changes already have led to one exit. CBS This...
King announced she will be joined by Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil on the ratings-starved program, revealing start date: May 20.
But it’s Jeff Glor who is trending worldwide Monday morning, as O’Donnell’s appointment leave the current CBS Evening News anchor the odd man out.
“Jeff Glor is a fantastic journalist and trusted colleague here,” King said, adding he continues talks with division execs “and we all hope very much he will continue working here; it will be his decision.”
But new-ish CBS news chief Susan Zirinsky’s on-air changes already have led to one exit. CBS This...
- 5/6/2019
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS Evening News anchor Jeff Glor will lead the network’s division-wide coverage of the U.S.-North Korea summit from Hanoi, Vietnam, for all CBS News broadcasts and platforms, CBS News said Wednesday, the same day an “exclusive” war broke out among news outlets reporting yet another plan to replace Glor – this time with Norah O’Donnell.
Glor’s coverage from Hanoi of President Donald Trump’s summit with North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un will start Monday and continue through the week. Glor’s evening newscast will originate from Hanoi on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, CBS News touted.
The announcement follows by one day reports George Stephanopoulos had re-upped at ABC News after being wooed by CBS to take Glor’s anchor chair.
From Hanoi, Glor also will lead special reports of summit coverage, and contribute regularly to CBS This Morning, where O’Donnell currently is one of four co-hosts.
Glor’s coverage from Hanoi of President Donald Trump’s summit with North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un will start Monday and continue through the week. Glor’s evening newscast will originate from Hanoi on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, CBS News touted.
The announcement follows by one day reports George Stephanopoulos had re-upped at ABC News after being wooed by CBS to take Glor’s anchor chair.
From Hanoi, Glor also will lead special reports of summit coverage, and contribute regularly to CBS This Morning, where O’Donnell currently is one of four co-hosts.
- 2/20/2019
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS News is considering making significant changes to its flagship “CBS Evening News,” according to four people with knowledge of the talks, part of a top-down look at the news division by incoming president Susan Zirinsky.
Executives are considering putting “CBS This Morning” anchor Norah O’Donnell in the lead role of its evening-news broadcast, these people said, as well as moving the broadcast to Washington, D.C. instead of its longtime roost in New York City. CBS News declined to make executives available for comment. These plans are not definitive, these people cautioned, and there is no guarantee they will come to fruition. Jeff Glor remains anchor of “CBS Evening News” at present.
The discussions about O’Donnell indicate a dissatisfaction with the “Evening News” performance under Jeff Glor, who was named “Evening News” anchor in October 2017. CBS’ flagship nightly broadcast has long trailed its rivals on ABC and NBC,...
Executives are considering putting “CBS This Morning” anchor Norah O’Donnell in the lead role of its evening-news broadcast, these people said, as well as moving the broadcast to Washington, D.C. instead of its longtime roost in New York City. CBS News declined to make executives available for comment. These plans are not definitive, these people cautioned, and there is no guarantee they will come to fruition. Jeff Glor remains anchor of “CBS Evening News” at present.
The discussions about O’Donnell indicate a dissatisfaction with the “Evening News” performance under Jeff Glor, who was named “Evening News” anchor in October 2017. CBS’ flagship nightly broadcast has long trailed its rivals on ABC and NBC,...
- 2/20/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
CBS News incoming President and Senior Executive Producer Susan Zirinsky has promoted three top executives as part of a new strategic management team as the division gears up for a new era at the network.
Kimberly Godwin has been promoted to Executive Vice President of News, from her previous VP role. Charles Pavlounis takes on an expanded role of Evp of Business Development and Chief Financial Officer, having most recently served as Svp and CFO. And Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, who has served as Evp of News since 2018, will become Executive Vice President of Strategic Professional Development.
The announcements come a day after Bill Owens was named executive producer of CBS’ venerable newsmagazine 60 Minutes. He fills a role that had been vacant since September, when Jeff Fager, the longtime CBS News executive and Ep, was forced to step down amid allegations of inappropriate conduct at the network news division.
In her expanded...
Kimberly Godwin has been promoted to Executive Vice President of News, from her previous VP role. Charles Pavlounis takes on an expanded role of Evp of Business Development and Chief Financial Officer, having most recently served as Svp and CFO. And Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, who has served as Evp of News since 2018, will become Executive Vice President of Strategic Professional Development.
The announcements come a day after Bill Owens was named executive producer of CBS’ venerable newsmagazine 60 Minutes. He fills a role that had been vacant since September, when Jeff Fager, the longtime CBS News executive and Ep, was forced to step down amid allegations of inappropriate conduct at the network news division.
In her expanded...
- 2/7/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Bill Owens has been named the new executive producer of “60 Minutes,” CBS said Wednesday.
Owens, the executive editor of “60 Minutes” since 2008, has been leading the show’s team since previous executive producer Jeff Fager was ousted amid a cloud of sexual misconduct allegations last fall.
“Bill Owens is steeped in the storytelling style audiences have come to expect from ’60 Minutes,'” CBS News boss Susan Zirinsky said in a statement announcing Owens’ promotion. “He has led the broadcast to some of its most important and timely journalism these past few months, during one of its most crucial periods. We are fortunate to be able to put such a talented veteran in charge of this iconic program. I am confident that with Bill and the seasoned team of journalists involved in this broadcast you will see more of the kind of work that’s made ’60 Minutes’ the most-watched news program in America.
Owens, the executive editor of “60 Minutes” since 2008, has been leading the show’s team since previous executive producer Jeff Fager was ousted amid a cloud of sexual misconduct allegations last fall.
“Bill Owens is steeped in the storytelling style audiences have come to expect from ’60 Minutes,'” CBS News boss Susan Zirinsky said in a statement announcing Owens’ promotion. “He has led the broadcast to some of its most important and timely journalism these past few months, during one of its most crucial periods. We are fortunate to be able to put such a talented veteran in charge of this iconic program. I am confident that with Bill and the seasoned team of journalists involved in this broadcast you will see more of the kind of work that’s made ’60 Minutes’ the most-watched news program in America.
- 2/6/2019
- by Itay Hod
- The Wrap
Bill Owens has been named executive producer of CBS’ venerable newsmagazine 60 Minutes, filling a role that has been vacant since September, when Jeff Fager, the longtime CBS News executive and Ep, was forced to step down amid allegations of inappropriate conduct at the network news division.
Owens had been executive editor since June 2008. His appointment was announced Wednesday by Susan Zirinsky, the incoming president and senior executive producer of CBS News.
“Bill Owens is steeped in the storytelling style audiences have come to expect from 60 Minutes,” said Zirinsky. “He has led the broadcast to some of its most important and timely journalism these past few months, during one of its most crucial periods. We are fortunate to be able to put such a talented veteran in charge of this iconic program. I am confident that with Bill and the seasoned team of journalists involved in this broadcast you will see...
Owens had been executive editor since June 2008. His appointment was announced Wednesday by Susan Zirinsky, the incoming president and senior executive producer of CBS News.
“Bill Owens is steeped in the storytelling style audiences have come to expect from 60 Minutes,” said Zirinsky. “He has led the broadcast to some of its most important and timely journalism these past few months, during one of its most crucial periods. We are fortunate to be able to put such a talented veteran in charge of this iconic program. I am confident that with Bill and the seasoned team of journalists involved in this broadcast you will see...
- 2/6/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Bill Owens was named just the third executive producer in the history of the venerable “60 Minutes,” capping off a period of uncertainty at the long-running newsmagazine and kicking off a new era at CBS News.
Owens has been serving as the leader of the program during an interim period, and his ascension to the top role comes as CBS News is about to get a new president, Susan Zirinsky. Owens has been the executive editor of the program, and CBS executives have been impressed with his handling of the show in the 2018-2019 season. Under Owens’ aegis, “60 Minutes” has placed an emphasis not only on deeply reported pieces but also on nabbing interviews with news-makers and politicians in the midst of breaking events.
Tanya Simon, a senior producer at “60 Minutes,” is expected to take on a new, elevated role at the program, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Owens has been serving as the leader of the program during an interim period, and his ascension to the top role comes as CBS News is about to get a new president, Susan Zirinsky. Owens has been the executive editor of the program, and CBS executives have been impressed with his handling of the show in the 2018-2019 season. Under Owens’ aegis, “60 Minutes” has placed an emphasis not only on deeply reported pieces but also on nabbing interviews with news-makers and politicians in the midst of breaking events.
Tanya Simon, a senior producer at “60 Minutes,” is expected to take on a new, elevated role at the program, according to a person familiar with the matter.
- 2/6/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
With the ink still drying on Megyn Kelly’s $25-30 million separation agreement from NBC News, questions have begun to emerge about what the ex-daytime star might do next. Without the shackles of a non-compete clause, Kelly’s future is more open than at any time in her television career.
“At this point, with the money that she settled for, she could buy time and do whatever she wants to do,” longtime radio host Curtis Sliwa told TheWrap. “She’s going to be swimming in dough.”
But few expect her to just retire — despite the debacle of her short-lived tenure at NBC hosting the third hour of the network’s morning “Today” juggernaut and an even shorter-lived primetime magazine show.
So where will she take her talents — and how soon? Kelly herself has teased her desire to get back into television, telling TMZ in an interview posted this month that...
“At this point, with the money that she settled for, she could buy time and do whatever she wants to do,” longtime radio host Curtis Sliwa told TheWrap. “She’s going to be swimming in dough.”
But few expect her to just retire — despite the debacle of her short-lived tenure at NBC hosting the third hour of the network’s morning “Today” juggernaut and an even shorter-lived primetime magazine show.
So where will she take her talents — and how soon? Kelly herself has teased her desire to get back into television, telling TMZ in an interview posted this month that...
- 1/25/2019
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
As CBS looks to find its footing after being rocked by a series of scandals, acting CEO Joseph Ianniello and other top executives took questions from employees on Tuesday about the company’s culture and future plans.
In the first of two planned live-blog sessions on the company’s internal employee web portal, Ianniello was asked Tuesday, “What will the company do with the $120 million it no longer has to pay out to Les Moonves?” — a reference to the amount of severance pay that had been due Moonves, ousted last year as CEO amid sexual-assault allegations, under his contract. The CBS board of directors voted in December to deny Moonves the $120 million, setting up a likely legal battle with the disgraced exec.
Ianniello thanked the questioner, then wrote, “Our priority is to continue to invest billions of dollars into the company in the form of our people and content. That...
In the first of two planned live-blog sessions on the company’s internal employee web portal, Ianniello was asked Tuesday, “What will the company do with the $120 million it no longer has to pay out to Les Moonves?” — a reference to the amount of severance pay that had been due Moonves, ousted last year as CEO amid sexual-assault allegations, under his contract. The CBS board of directors voted in December to deny Moonves the $120 million, setting up a likely legal battle with the disgraced exec.
Ianniello thanked the questioner, then wrote, “Our priority is to continue to invest billions of dollars into the company in the form of our people and content. That...
- 1/15/2019
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
CBS News has come under fire for a lack of African-Americans among its core team of on-the-ground reporters and producers set to cover the 2020 presidential campaign cycle.
Criticism of CBS News began to build during the weekend after associate producer Ben Mitchell tweeted a title card featuring images of CBS News’ “political embed unit,” composed of eight 2020 campaign reporters and four associate producers, including himself. The group does not include any African-Americans in either role. Among the eight reporters, four are persons of color: Musadiq Bidar, a native of Afghanistan, Alex Tin, Jack Turman and Stephanie Ramirez. CBS News is still in the process of assembling its on-air correspondent team for the election.
It's Official: The @CBSNews 2020 Election Team has assembled! https://t.co/0GBCw4mj7s pic.twitter.com/E0rUDAkzf7
— Ben Mitchell (@bfmitchell) January 11, 2019
Christopher Isham, CBS News’ Washington bureau chief, called the group its “our boots on...
Criticism of CBS News began to build during the weekend after associate producer Ben Mitchell tweeted a title card featuring images of CBS News’ “political embed unit,” composed of eight 2020 campaign reporters and four associate producers, including himself. The group does not include any African-Americans in either role. Among the eight reporters, four are persons of color: Musadiq Bidar, a native of Afghanistan, Alex Tin, Jack Turman and Stephanie Ramirez. CBS News is still in the process of assembling its on-air correspondent team for the election.
It's Official: The @CBSNews 2020 Election Team has assembled! https://t.co/0GBCw4mj7s pic.twitter.com/E0rUDAkzf7
— Ben Mitchell (@bfmitchell) January 11, 2019
Christopher Isham, CBS News’ Washington bureau chief, called the group its “our boots on...
- 1/13/2019
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Susan Zirinsky is a veteran hand at CBS News, having worked there since the days of Watergate. But the actions she takes over the next few months will have more to do with the future of one of the nation’s best-known news outlets, not its past.
CBS on Jan. 6 said Zirinsky would become president and senior executive producer of CBS News, a title that comes with challenges as well as the usual glory. She will assume duties in March, replacing David Rhodes and becoming the first woman to run the storied division. But she takes command of CBS News after more than a year’s worth of turmoil related to fallout from the departure of former anchor Charlie Rose and former CBS CEO Leslie Moonves, both ousted after sexual misconduct allegations that both have denied.
During that time, some of CBS News’ top properties — “CBS This Morning,” “Face the...
CBS on Jan. 6 said Zirinsky would become president and senior executive producer of CBS News, a title that comes with challenges as well as the usual glory. She will assume duties in March, replacing David Rhodes and becoming the first woman to run the storied division. But she takes command of CBS News after more than a year’s worth of turmoil related to fallout from the departure of former anchor Charlie Rose and former CBS CEO Leslie Moonves, both ousted after sexual misconduct allegations that both have denied.
During that time, some of CBS News’ top properties — “CBS This Morning,” “Face the...
- 1/9/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Susan Zirinsky, a beloved figure at CBS News who started out as a production clerk in 1972, will have her fair share of fires to put out as she takes over the network’s news division following the ouster of David Rhodes.
First and foremost: turning around CBS News’ precipitous ratings slide over the last year.
In 2018, three of the network’s marquee shows — “CBS Evening News,” “CBS This Morning” and the Sunday morning chat fest “Face the Nation” — all declined from 2017 in both overall ratings and in the critical advertiser coveted 25-54-year-old demographic.
“Hard to sugarcoat, but it’s mostly a mess at CBS News outside of the consistent success of ’60 Minutes,’ which is enjoying yet another great season,” Joe Concha, a media critic for The Hill, told TheWrap.
Also Read: Former CBS Chief Les Moonves Will 'Not Receive Any' of $120 Million Severance Payment
Over the last year, Rhodes...
First and foremost: turning around CBS News’ precipitous ratings slide over the last year.
In 2018, three of the network’s marquee shows — “CBS Evening News,” “CBS This Morning” and the Sunday morning chat fest “Face the Nation” — all declined from 2017 in both overall ratings and in the critical advertiser coveted 25-54-year-old demographic.
“Hard to sugarcoat, but it’s mostly a mess at CBS News outside of the consistent success of ’60 Minutes,’ which is enjoying yet another great season,” Joe Concha, a media critic for The Hill, told TheWrap.
Also Read: Former CBS Chief Les Moonves Will 'Not Receive Any' of $120 Million Severance Payment
Over the last year, Rhodes...
- 1/8/2019
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Jan 8, 2019
My Neighbor Totoro, Wendy's, Elon Musk, and more in today's daily Link Tank!
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has claimed that electric car industry will reach tipping point in ten years.
"Electric cars will eventually form the majority of all cars produced, Elon Musk claimed in an interview this week. The Tesla CEO, speaking to Chinese media during a visit to Shanghai, claimed that the industry would reach the tipping point in around 10 years’ time."
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48 Hours executive producer Susan Zirinsky will be the new President of CBS News.
"48 Hours executive producer Susan Zirinsky has been tapped as the new president of CBS News, making her the first woman to ever hold the position. Zirinsky, who has led a long and storied career at CBS News, has been with the company since she was 20 years old. David Rhodes, the current CBS News president, issued a statement saying,...
My Neighbor Totoro, Wendy's, Elon Musk, and more in today's daily Link Tank!
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has claimed that electric car industry will reach tipping point in ten years.
"Electric cars will eventually form the majority of all cars produced, Elon Musk claimed in an interview this week. The Tesla CEO, speaking to Chinese media during a visit to Shanghai, claimed that the industry would reach the tipping point in around 10 years’ time."
Read more at Inverse.
48 Hours executive producer Susan Zirinsky will be the new President of CBS News.
"48 Hours executive producer Susan Zirinsky has been tapped as the new president of CBS News, making her the first woman to ever hold the position. Zirinsky, who has led a long and storied career at CBS News, has been with the company since she was 20 years old. David Rhodes, the current CBS News president, issued a statement saying,...
- 1/8/2019
- Den of Geek
Gayle King Calls First Female CBS News President Susan Zirinsky “Smart Cookie” On ‘CBS This Morning’
CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King got picked to announce to that show’s viewers that CBS News had named Susan Zirinsky its first female president. She’s replacing David Rhodes, who re-launched CBS This Morning and hired King to co-host.
Even so, King told viewers to “see my big smile – all 106 teeth smiling today,” adding that she had done ” “the happy dance” when she got the news Sunday night “on the Upper West Side.”
King noted Zirinsky was the model for Holly Hunter’s character in the 1980’s movie Broadcast News – back when it was not jarring to hear an accomplished female executive called a “smart cookie,” as King did in describing the well-regarded, accomplished Zirinsky in 2018.
Rhodes, King said, is staying at CBS in capacity as senior adviser to CBS News and to acting CBS Corp CEO Joe Ianello.
“I feel like we were sort of like a ship,...
Even so, King told viewers to “see my big smile – all 106 teeth smiling today,” adding that she had done ” “the happy dance” when she got the news Sunday night “on the Upper West Side.”
King noted Zirinsky was the model for Holly Hunter’s character in the 1980’s movie Broadcast News – back when it was not jarring to hear an accomplished female executive called a “smart cookie,” as King did in describing the well-regarded, accomplished Zirinsky in 2018.
Rhodes, King said, is staying at CBS in capacity as senior adviser to CBS News and to acting CBS Corp CEO Joe Ianello.
“I feel like we were sort of like a ship,...
- 1/7/2019
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
“CBS This Morning” offered fulsome praise of their new boss Susan Zirinsky on Monday, one day after the network announced she had been formally tapped to lead CBS News. On set, Gayle King said Zirinsky is just what was needed to turn things around at CBS News.
“I feel that we were sort of like a ship, not sinking, but taking on water,” King said during Monday’s broadcast of “CBS This Morning.” “And I feel that she is someone who can right the ship, because she gets us, she knows us. And by us I mean this organization. She’s been here for a very long time. She is a smart cookie and she is a badass in every sense of the word.”
King’s co-host Norah O’Donnell swiftly added her agreement.
“[Susan Zirinsky] is known for her original reporting, her great producing skills, she is a great journalist. And in addition to that,...
“I feel that we were sort of like a ship, not sinking, but taking on water,” King said during Monday’s broadcast of “CBS This Morning.” “And I feel that she is someone who can right the ship, because she gets us, she knows us. And by us I mean this organization. She’s been here for a very long time. She is a smart cookie and she is a badass in every sense of the word.”
King’s co-host Norah O’Donnell swiftly added her agreement.
“[Susan Zirinsky] is known for her original reporting, her great producing skills, she is a great journalist. And in addition to that,...
- 1/7/2019
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
On Monday, the co-hosts of the struggling morning show CBS This Morning applauded the selection of 48 Hours senior executive producer Susan Zirinsky as the next president of CBS News.
Co-host Gayle King suggested that her network was struggling under president David Rhodes, who is stepping down in concert with Zirinsky's ascension. "When I heard the news last night, I was doing a happy dance ... on the Upper West Side," she said. "Because I feel that we were sort of like a ship, not sinking, but taking on water. And, I feel that she is somebody who ...
Co-host Gayle King suggested that her network was struggling under president David Rhodes, who is stepping down in concert with Zirinsky's ascension. "When I heard the news last night, I was doing a happy dance ... on the Upper West Side," she said. "Because I feel that we were sort of like a ship, not sinking, but taking on water. And, I feel that she is somebody who ...
Anchors on “CBS This Morning” became the first CBS News employees to take to the network’s own air to discuss the naming of Susan Zirinsky as the new president of CBS News.
The four anchors – Gayle King, Norah O’Donnell, John Dickerson and Bianna Golodryga – unsurprisingly praised their new chief, but also shed some light on to some of the tension that has simmered at CBS News in recent months. Since Charlie Rose was ousted from the CBS morning program in late 2017,CBS News has been under scrutiny due to a series of allegations being raised about harassment being tolerated at the news unit. As those claims became public, CBS News’ flagship programs have suffered in the ratings.
“I feel like we were sort of like a ship – not sinking, but taking on water,” King said during Monday’s broadcast of “CBS This Morning.” “And I feel that she...
The four anchors – Gayle King, Norah O’Donnell, John Dickerson and Bianna Golodryga – unsurprisingly praised their new chief, but also shed some light on to some of the tension that has simmered at CBS News in recent months. Since Charlie Rose was ousted from the CBS morning program in late 2017,CBS News has been under scrutiny due to a series of allegations being raised about harassment being tolerated at the news unit. As those claims became public, CBS News’ flagship programs have suffered in the ratings.
“I feel like we were sort of like a ship – not sinking, but taking on water,” King said during Monday’s broadcast of “CBS This Morning.” “And I feel that she...
- 1/7/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
David Rhodes is out as president of CBS News; Susan Zirinsky, thought to be top contender to replace ousted 60 Minutes Ep Jeff Fager is instead replacing Rhodes. She becomes the first woman to ever helm the news division.
Rhodes tweeted, CBS News confirmed – during NBC’s Golden Globe Awards broadcast.
“It’s been eight incredible years since I joined @CBS,” Rhodes tweeted to say he is stepping down. “I am pleased to announce that I’ll soon be handing the reins @CBSNews to Susan Zirinsky, our Senior Executive producer.
“Susan Zirinsky to Become President and Senior Executive Producer of CBS News,” CBS announced, far less dramatically.
“After March 1 I’ll be a Senior Advisor to @CBS CEO and to @CBSNews,” Rhodes said.
Actually, he’ll be senior advisor to acting CBS CEO Joe Ianniello for the time being, what with CEO Les Moonves having been pushed out over allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment.
Rhodes tweeted, CBS News confirmed – during NBC’s Golden Globe Awards broadcast.
“It’s been eight incredible years since I joined @CBS,” Rhodes tweeted to say he is stepping down. “I am pleased to announce that I’ll soon be handing the reins @CBSNews to Susan Zirinsky, our Senior Executive producer.
“Susan Zirinsky to Become President and Senior Executive Producer of CBS News,” CBS announced, far less dramatically.
“After March 1 I’ll be a Senior Advisor to @CBS CEO and to @CBSNews,” Rhodes said.
Actually, he’ll be senior advisor to acting CBS CEO Joe Ianniello for the time being, what with CEO Les Moonves having been pushed out over allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment.
- 1/7/2019
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS News president David Rhodes announced on Sunday that he will step down after eight years, with Susan Zirinsky to take over.
Zirinsky, who had been senior executive producer for “48 Hours,” will add the president title beginning in March. When she does, she will be the first female news chief in the network’s long history. Rhodes will transition to a senior adviser role for CBS News, as well as to the permanent CEO of CBS — Joe Ianniello has filled the role following the resignation of Leslie Moonves. Rhodes’ contract was set to expire in 2019.
“It’s been eight incredible years since I joined @CBS. I’m pleased to announce that I’ll soon be handing the reins @CBSNews to Susan Zirinsky, our Senior Executive Producer,” Rhodes wrote on Sunday during the Golden Globes broadcast on NBC. He added in a subsequent tweet: “The world we cover is changing,...
Zirinsky, who had been senior executive producer for “48 Hours,” will add the president title beginning in March. When she does, she will be the first female news chief in the network’s long history. Rhodes will transition to a senior adviser role for CBS News, as well as to the permanent CEO of CBS — Joe Ianniello has filled the role following the resignation of Leslie Moonves. Rhodes’ contract was set to expire in 2019.
“It’s been eight incredible years since I joined @CBS. I’m pleased to announce that I’ll soon be handing the reins @CBSNews to Susan Zirinsky, our Senior Executive Producer,” Rhodes wrote on Sunday during the Golden Globes broadcast on NBC. He added in a subsequent tweet: “The world we cover is changing,...
- 1/7/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
David Rhodes will step down as president of CBS News after an eight-year tenure and be replaced by veteran producer Susan Zirinsky, CBS announced Sunday night, a maneuver executives and anchors alike no doubt hope will end an era of turmoil at the famous news division. Zirinsky will become the first female chief in the storied history of a unit whose journalists have included industry titans like Edward R. Murrow, Fred Friendly and Walter Cronkite.
“The media is intensely scrutinized every day in this country, but what matters most is that we hold ourselves to the highest standards possible,” acting CBS CEO Joe Ianniello said in a note to staffers Sunday. “With this in mind, we called upon Susan and look forward to the next chapter for CBS News. In the coming weeks, Susan will be determining the needs of the organization and her executive team.” Zirinsky will start her duties in March.
“The media is intensely scrutinized every day in this country, but what matters most is that we hold ourselves to the highest standards possible,” acting CBS CEO Joe Ianniello said in a note to staffers Sunday. “With this in mind, we called upon Susan and look forward to the next chapter for CBS News. In the coming weeks, Susan will be determining the needs of the organization and her executive team.” Zirinsky will start her duties in March.
- 1/7/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
2018 was a wild ride in the TV news business. Shocking reports in the wake of #MeToo forced the industry to vomit out more sexual harassers. Some high-profile programs suffered ratings consequences. Meanwhile, TV news executives licked self-inflicted wounds, and, once again, viewers said so long, for now at least, to a super-successful TV news host who tried to change the daypart and network simultaneously.
CBS News veteran Jeff Fager, only the second person to executive produce 60 Minutes in its five decades on the air, got the hook in September following more reports of inappropriate behavior, which would follow in the footsteps of mentor Don Hewitt. But it was Fager’s threatening text to a reporter that got him jettisoned.
Meanwhile, NBC News got the ammo it sought in its struggles with its $69 million morning-show host Megyn Kelly, when she delivered on-air a nostalgic defense of blackface costumes during a Today panel discussion for Halloween.
CBS News veteran Jeff Fager, only the second person to executive produce 60 Minutes in its five decades on the air, got the hook in September following more reports of inappropriate behavior, which would follow in the footsteps of mentor Don Hewitt. But it was Fager’s threatening text to a reporter that got him jettisoned.
Meanwhile, NBC News got the ammo it sought in its struggles with its $69 million morning-show host Megyn Kelly, when she delivered on-air a nostalgic defense of blackface costumes during a Today panel discussion for Halloween.
- 12/31/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Staffers at CBS News are growing anxious over which of two internal candidates is most likely to win the top post at “60 Minutes” — and it’s making some people more cranky than Andy Rooney delivering one of his famous monologues for the show.
The executive producer slot at “60 Minutes” has been open since longtime chief Jeff Fager parted ways with CBS in September over a threatening text message he sent to a CBS News reporter. Now, staffers supporting either Bill Owens, the show’s executive editor, or Susan Zirinsky, the veteran CBS News producer, are trying to stir up unrest.
Zirinsky, the executive producer of “48 Hours,” sent an email to the show’s staffers on Friday calling for calm after The New York Post reported she had potentially gained an edge with executives trying to decide who should lead the show into the future. “Don’t believe anything you read,...
The executive producer slot at “60 Minutes” has been open since longtime chief Jeff Fager parted ways with CBS in September over a threatening text message he sent to a CBS News reporter. Now, staffers supporting either Bill Owens, the show’s executive editor, or Susan Zirinsky, the veteran CBS News producer, are trying to stir up unrest.
Zirinsky, the executive producer of “48 Hours,” sent an email to the show’s staffers on Friday calling for calm after The New York Post reported she had potentially gained an edge with executives trying to decide who should lead the show into the future. “Don’t believe anything you read,...
- 10/24/2018
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Joanna Coles, who recently left Hearst Magazine, is joining “CBS This Morning” as a creative advisor.
Coles departed Hearst in August after 12 years with the company, where she served as chief creative officer. Her role will be part-time.
“Initially, Joanna will be engaged with the ‘CBS This Morning’ team and will weigh in on other strategic opportunities. We love the journalism that ‘Ctm’ is doing, we believe in the people doing it–and we want Joanna’s perspective and experience to help us engage new audiences everywhere around that work,” CBS News president David Rhodes told staffers in a memo, which was obtained by TheWrap. “She also brings a sharp sense of humor and a habitual viewer’s perspective to our daily experience of news coverage in this extraordinary climate.”
Also Read: Bianna Golodryga Joins 'CBS This Morning' as Co-Host
Coles isn’t the only new addition to “CBS This Morning.
Coles departed Hearst in August after 12 years with the company, where she served as chief creative officer. Her role will be part-time.
“Initially, Joanna will be engaged with the ‘CBS This Morning’ team and will weigh in on other strategic opportunities. We love the journalism that ‘Ctm’ is doing, we believe in the people doing it–and we want Joanna’s perspective and experience to help us engage new audiences everywhere around that work,” CBS News president David Rhodes told staffers in a memo, which was obtained by TheWrap. “She also brings a sharp sense of humor and a habitual viewer’s perspective to our daily experience of news coverage in this extraordinary climate.”
Also Read: Bianna Golodryga Joins 'CBS This Morning' as Co-Host
Coles isn’t the only new addition to “CBS This Morning.
- 10/11/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Joanna Coles, the veteran magazine editor and former chief content officer of Hearst Magazines, is coming aboard “CBS This Morning” as a creative adviser.
CBS News President David Rhodes announced the news to staffers Thursday. Coles’ role will be part time.
“Initially, Joanna will be engaged with the CBS This Morning team and will weigh in on other strategic opportunities. We love the journalism that Ctm is doing, we believe in the people doing it—and we want Joanna’s perspective and experience to help us engage new audiences everywhere around that work,” Rhodes told staffers in a memo.
Coles joins as “CBS This Morning” has hit a plateau in the ratings. While the show has been a success at CBS, which had not been able to mount a competitive morning-news program for years, it has – like rivals “Today” and “Good Morning America” – suffered ratings shortfalls in the most recent TV season.
CBS News President David Rhodes announced the news to staffers Thursday. Coles’ role will be part time.
“Initially, Joanna will be engaged with the CBS This Morning team and will weigh in on other strategic opportunities. We love the journalism that Ctm is doing, we believe in the people doing it—and we want Joanna’s perspective and experience to help us engage new audiences everywhere around that work,” Rhodes told staffers in a memo.
Coles joins as “CBS This Morning” has hit a plateau in the ratings. While the show has been a success at CBS, which had not been able to mount a competitive morning-news program for years, it has – like rivals “Today” and “Good Morning America” – suffered ratings shortfalls in the most recent TV season.
- 10/11/2018
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson will replace Charlie Rose as co-host of CBS This Morning, the network announced Tuesday.
Dickerson will debut alongside fellow co-hosts Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell Wednesday.
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‘John’s impressive track record and strong all-around journalism extends our commitment to real news coverage every morning at CBS News,” CBS News president David Rhodes said via statement. “Gayle and Norah continue to show tremendous leadership on our morning broadcast each day. Colleagues, newsmakers and peers all appreciate the...
Dickerson will debut alongside fellow co-hosts Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell Wednesday.
VIDEOSNorah O’Donnell, Gayle King Address ‘Deeply Disturbing’ Charlie Rose Allegations: ‘He Does Not Get a Pass’
‘John’s impressive track record and strong all-around journalism extends our commitment to real news coverage every morning at CBS News,” CBS News president David Rhodes said via statement. “Gayle and Norah continue to show tremendous leadership on our morning broadcast each day. Colleagues, newsmakers and peers all appreciate the...
- 1/9/2018
- TVLine.com
John Dickerson has been named the new co-host of CBS This Morning. The CBS News anchor replaces Charlie Rose, who was fired from the network in November following sexual harassment allegations. CBS News announced the replacement on Tuesday. Dickerson will join Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell on the morning show starting Jan. 10. "John's impressive track record and strong all-around journalism extends our commitment to real news coverage every morning at CBS News," CBS News president David Rhodes told the news outlet. "Gayle and Norah continue to show tremendous leadership on our morning broadcast each day. Colleagues, newsmakers, and peers all appreciate the depth and context John Dickerson...
- 1/9/2018
- E! Online
Norah O’Donnell and Gayle King officially have a new co-anchor: Face the Nation‘s John Dickerson!
Dickerson, 49, will begin hosting CBS This Morning on Wednesday, People confirms. The journalist joined the network in 2009 and took the helm of Face the Nation in 2015. He’s moderated two presidential debates for CBS and served as Time magazine’s White House correspondent during the George W. Bush administration.
“John’s impressive track record and strong all-around journalism extends our commitment to real news coverage every morning at CBS News,” says David Rhodes, president of CBS News. “Gayle and Norah continue to show...
Dickerson, 49, will begin hosting CBS This Morning on Wednesday, People confirms. The journalist joined the network in 2009 and took the helm of Face the Nation in 2015. He’s moderated two presidential debates for CBS and served as Time magazine’s White House correspondent during the George W. Bush administration.
“John’s impressive track record and strong all-around journalism extends our commitment to real news coverage every morning at CBS News,” says David Rhodes, president of CBS News. “Gayle and Norah continue to show...
- 1/9/2018
- by Michele Corriston
- PEOPLE.com
The young British songwriter Birdy gained a following when her beautifully solemn interpretations of songs by Phoenix and Bon Iver impressed fans worldwide, but her songwriting chops should not go unnoticed. The 20-year-old pianist with a voice as rich as molasses is preparing to release her new album of originals in early 2016. Its debut single, "Let It All Go," is a mournful duet with fellow up-and-comer David Rhodes. "Writing with David felt really natural, and so it followed that we should record the song together.” Birdy says. “I find both the strength and fragility in David's voice so beautiful. I'm really excited about this song." Stream it here in Vulture's exclusive premiere below, and stay tuned for more news about the album.
- 8/5/2015
- by Lauretta Charlton
- Vulture
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