Puck, the innovative new media company focused on putting journalists at the center of its business model, announced the launch of a new podcast hosted by John Heilemann, Puck's Chief Political Columnist and newest partner. The podcast, entitled Impolitic with John Heilemann, is in partnership with leading premium podcast network Audacy Podcasts and will publish new episodes every Tuesday and Friday starting on June 4.
Heilemann's new podcast comes on the heels of the launch last month of his weekly Puck column, also named Impolitic, which anchors a new Sunday edition of the company's political franchise, The Best & The Brightest. The podcast is a retooled, rebranded, and expanded version of Heilemann's previous hit podcast, Hell & High Water, in which the veteran magazine and television journalist and bestselling author interviewed newsmakers from the worlds of politics and culture: from former Attorney General Eric Holder and former White House press secretary Jen Psaki to renowned political strategists,...
Heilemann's new podcast comes on the heels of the launch last month of his weekly Puck column, also named Impolitic, which anchors a new Sunday edition of the company's political franchise, The Best & The Brightest. The podcast is a retooled, rebranded, and expanded version of Heilemann's previous hit podcast, Hell & High Water, in which the veteran magazine and television journalist and bestselling author interviewed newsmakers from the worlds of politics and culture: from former Attorney General Eric Holder and former White House press secretary Jen Psaki to renowned political strategists,...
- 6/4/2024
- Podnews.net
Journalist Kara Swisher will interview OpenAI’s Mira Murati on Monday, June 10, as the inaugural guest of a four-part live event series hosted at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C.
Swisher’s interview with Murati about AI, misinformation, and the 2024 elections will begin a yearlong partnership between Johns Hopkins and Vox Media that will convene discussions among the brightest minds working at the high-stakes intersection of technology, science, and public policy.
Each of the four live events in the new “Discovery” series will focus on a different AI-related issue and feature Swisher recording an interview with a topic-specific guest for her podcast, On with Kara Swisher, and a panel discussion moderated by Swisher with leading experts from Hopkins and other organizations.
When: 5:30 p.m., Monday, June 10.
Where: The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Who: In addition to her interview with Murati, Swisher...
Swisher’s interview with Murati about AI, misinformation, and the 2024 elections will begin a yearlong partnership between Johns Hopkins and Vox Media that will convene discussions among the brightest minds working at the high-stakes intersection of technology, science, and public policy.
Each of the four live events in the new “Discovery” series will focus on a different AI-related issue and feature Swisher recording an interview with a topic-specific guest for her podcast, On with Kara Swisher, and a panel discussion moderated by Swisher with leading experts from Hopkins and other organizations.
When: 5:30 p.m., Monday, June 10.
Where: The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Who: In addition to her interview with Murati, Swisher...
- 5/30/2024
- Podnews.net
The chants and shouts of pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupted the entry to the Washington Hilton for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, but once inside, attendees were greeted with what has become the usual scene: Celebrities on the red carpet, a crush for the security line and glitterati packed into a cavernous ballroom.
“I want to thank my wife for enduring lots of jokes and for agreeing to individually meet everyone in this room right after the ceremony,” the evening’s featured entertainer, Colin Jost, quipped about Scarlett Johansson, who posed for photos with a non-stop stream of attendees. She continued to do so later in the evening, at the Comcast-nbcu after party at the French ambassador’s residence.
Joe Biden laughs at Colin Jost as he entertains at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
The protests outside — now ubiquitous at any public event, much less one that mixes politics,...
“I want to thank my wife for enduring lots of jokes and for agreeing to individually meet everyone in this room right after the ceremony,” the evening’s featured entertainer, Colin Jost, quipped about Scarlett Johansson, who posed for photos with a non-stop stream of attendees. She continued to do so later in the evening, at the Comcast-nbcu after party at the French ambassador’s residence.
Joe Biden laughs at Colin Jost as he entertains at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
The protests outside — now ubiquitous at any public event, much less one that mixes politics,...
- 4/28/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2024 Tribeca Festival has announced its lineup of live events and official selections for audio storytelling and games with special guest stars. This year’s festival, presented by Okx, takes place June 5 through 16, with the audio storytelling program running June 9 to 13 and the games lineup June 12 to 16.
Tribeca’s 2024 audio storytelling live events program includes the 10th anniversary of Vox Media’s award-winning true crime podcast “Criminal,” with Melissa McCarthy joining. The audio storytelling section of the festival is presented by Audible.
Lena Waithe will be a guest on Stitcher Studios’ “Vibe Check,” a dissection of news, entertainment, politics, and everything in between through a Black queer lens, while Slate’s “Death Sex & Money” hosts an event on the art of the interview with special guest Kara Swisher.
This year, Tribeca received a record-breaking number of audio storytelling submissions from talented creators worldwide. Tribeca also recognizes the impact of audio...
Tribeca’s 2024 audio storytelling live events program includes the 10th anniversary of Vox Media’s award-winning true crime podcast “Criminal,” with Melissa McCarthy joining. The audio storytelling section of the festival is presented by Audible.
Lena Waithe will be a guest on Stitcher Studios’ “Vibe Check,” a dissection of news, entertainment, politics, and everything in between through a Black queer lens, while Slate’s “Death Sex & Money” hosts an event on the art of the interview with special guest Kara Swisher.
This year, Tribeca received a record-breaking number of audio storytelling submissions from talented creators worldwide. Tribeca also recognizes the impact of audio...
- 4/25/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
United Talent Agency is making changes to the leadership of its news and broadcasting department, the unit that negotiates on behalf of journalists and news personalities.
According to a memo sent to staff Tuesday by UTA vice-chairman Jay Sures and COO and co-head of UTA Sports Andrew Thau, the agency is elevating Ryan Hayden and Marc Paskin to be co-heads of its news and broadcasting department.
Peter Goldberg, who had led the department since 2017, will stay with the company as a partner and senior agent. Goldberg joined UTA in its acquisition of N.S. Bienstock, the agency that helped create the market for news and journalism talent under the leadership of the late Richard Leibner.
Paskin and Hayden will report to Sures in their new roles, with Hayden also continuing to oversee UTA Sports alongside Jerry Silbowitz, reporting in to Thau.
“We are excited for the next chapter for these groups...
According to a memo sent to staff Tuesday by UTA vice-chairman Jay Sures and COO and co-head of UTA Sports Andrew Thau, the agency is elevating Ryan Hayden and Marc Paskin to be co-heads of its news and broadcasting department.
Peter Goldberg, who had led the department since 2017, will stay with the company as a partner and senior agent. Goldberg joined UTA in its acquisition of N.S. Bienstock, the agency that helped create the market for news and journalism talent under the leadership of the late Richard Leibner.
Paskin and Hayden will report to Sures in their new roles, with Hayden also continuing to oversee UTA Sports alongside Jerry Silbowitz, reporting in to Thau.
“We are excited for the next chapter for these groups...
- 4/23/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (Iadas) announced the winners of the 28th Annual Webby Awards.
Taylor Swift, Ryan Gosling, Olivia Rodrigo, Sydney Sweeney, Timothée Chalamet, Adam Driver, Trixie Mattel, Conan O’Brien, Jay-Z, Laverne Cox, Megan Thee Stallion, Snoop Dogg, Jason & Travis Kelce, and Michelle Obama were some of the winners.
The Webbys will also honor a group of individuals for their outstanding work this year with Special Achievement Awards to Keke Palmer, Shannon Sharpe, Kara Swisher and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Palmer is set to receive the Webby Special Achievement Award for her contributions as an actress, activist and entrepreneur. Sharpe will be honored with the Webby Advocate of the Year, a recognition chosen by a committee led by the NAACP and Iadas, celebrating his significant impact in sports commentary, advocacy for racial equality, education and health.
Louis-Dreyfus will receive the Webby Podcast of the Year Award for Wiser Than...
Taylor Swift, Ryan Gosling, Olivia Rodrigo, Sydney Sweeney, Timothée Chalamet, Adam Driver, Trixie Mattel, Conan O’Brien, Jay-Z, Laverne Cox, Megan Thee Stallion, Snoop Dogg, Jason & Travis Kelce, and Michelle Obama were some of the winners.
The Webbys will also honor a group of individuals for their outstanding work this year with Special Achievement Awards to Keke Palmer, Shannon Sharpe, Kara Swisher and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Palmer is set to receive the Webby Special Achievement Award for her contributions as an actress, activist and entrepreneur. Sharpe will be honored with the Webby Advocate of the Year, a recognition chosen by a committee led by the NAACP and Iadas, celebrating his significant impact in sports commentary, advocacy for racial equality, education and health.
Louis-Dreyfus will receive the Webby Podcast of the Year Award for Wiser Than...
- 4/23/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Update: A tradition of each White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is for media outlets to invite a guest list that includes politicians, government officials and celebrities.
Networks are starting to reveal who will be coming to the annual event, which we’ll continue to update.
Politico: RNC chair Mike Whatley, RNC co-chair Lara Trump, UK Ambassador Karen Pierce, Domestic Policy Adviser Neera Tanden, DNC executive director Sam Cornale, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-mi), Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Mn), Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-pa), Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-fl), Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Northern Ireland Special Envoy Joe Kennedy III, Ola Director Shuwanza Goff, Saloni Sharma, senior adviser to the chief of staff, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the honorable Francois-Philippe Champagne of Canada, and Stephen Benjamin, senior adviser to the president and director of public engagement.
ABC News: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Andrew McCarthy, Hiro Sanada, Molly Ringwald, Rosario Dawson, Quavo,...
Networks are starting to reveal who will be coming to the annual event, which we’ll continue to update.
Politico: RNC chair Mike Whatley, RNC co-chair Lara Trump, UK Ambassador Karen Pierce, Domestic Policy Adviser Neera Tanden, DNC executive director Sam Cornale, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-mi), Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Mn), Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-pa), Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-fl), Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Northern Ireland Special Envoy Joe Kennedy III, Ola Director Shuwanza Goff, Saloni Sharma, senior adviser to the chief of staff, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the honorable Francois-Philippe Champagne of Canada, and Stephen Benjamin, senior adviser to the president and director of public engagement.
ABC News: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Andrew McCarthy, Hiro Sanada, Molly Ringwald, Rosario Dawson, Quavo,...
- 4/22/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Challengers, Abigail, Under the Bridge and Coachella.
PaleyFest
The annual TV festival kicked off on April 12 and runs through the 21st, with events for The Morning Show, Loki, Young Sheldon, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Late Night with Seth Meyers and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Nestor Carbonell, Nicole Beharie, Tig Notaro, Jennifer Aniston, moderator Kara Swisher, Reese Witherspoon, Karen Pittman and Mark Duplass for The Morning Show event Zoe Perry, Raegan Revord, Montana Jordan, Iain Armitage, Annie Potts, Emily Osment and Lance Barber at the Young Sheldon event Andy Samberg and Seth Meyers for the Late Night with Seth Meyers panel Judd Apatow, Jeff Schaffer, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines, Larry David, Susie Essman and J.B. Smoove at the Curb Your Enthusiasm event.
Breakthrough Prize
Stars including Jessica Chastain, Glenn Close,...
PaleyFest
The annual TV festival kicked off on April 12 and runs through the 21st, with events for The Morning Show, Loki, Young Sheldon, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Late Night with Seth Meyers and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Nestor Carbonell, Nicole Beharie, Tig Notaro, Jennifer Aniston, moderator Kara Swisher, Reese Witherspoon, Karen Pittman and Mark Duplass for The Morning Show event Zoe Perry, Raegan Revord, Montana Jordan, Iain Armitage, Annie Potts, Emily Osment and Lance Barber at the Young Sheldon event Andy Samberg and Seth Meyers for the Late Night with Seth Meyers panel Judd Apatow, Jeff Schaffer, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines, Larry David, Susie Essman and J.B. Smoove at the Curb Your Enthusiasm event.
Breakthrough Prize
Stars including Jessica Chastain, Glenn Close,...
- 4/19/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
While taking part in a PaleyFest conversation on Friday night about the most recent season of The Morning Show, Reese Witherspoon got honest about the current state of Hollywood and concerns she has about the future.
Asked by moderator Kara Swisher about this particular time in tech and media, roughly six months after the end of the actors strike, Witherspoon — who serves as an executive producer on The Morning Show and has become one of the industry’s top producers via her Hello Sunshine banner — told the crowd at the Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre that the streaming landscape has changed in recent months.
“Streaming was like the biggest thing for three to four years, and there was a never-ending constant smash for content, and, like, literally we could sell anything,” the star said. “What I’m seeing right now, I think from the buying and selling landscape side of it,...
Asked by moderator Kara Swisher about this particular time in tech and media, roughly six months after the end of the actors strike, Witherspoon — who serves as an executive producer on The Morning Show and has become one of the industry’s top producers via her Hello Sunshine banner — told the crowd at the Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre that the streaming landscape has changed in recent months.
“Streaming was like the biggest thing for three to four years, and there was a never-ending constant smash for content, and, like, literally we could sell anything,” the star said. “What I’m seeing right now, I think from the buying and selling landscape side of it,...
- 4/13/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It was a scatter-shot Real Time from Bill Maher on Friday night. During the course of his conversations, the blame game fell on just about everyone, from politicians to tech titans to those staging St. Patrick’s Day parades.
The night started with tech reporter Kara Swisher, host of the podcast On with Kara Swisher, co-host of the podcast Pivot, and author of the memoir Burn Book: A Tech Love Story.
Swisher’s dogged reporting has tech titans cringing, she claimed. “I think they’re scared a little bit,” and judging from her less-than-favorable comments on the likes of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, they may have good reason.
She characterized that a lot of moguls are “hugely narcissistic,” and said the yes-men that surround them pump them to the point that, “You start t think of yourself as a god.”
Swisher was not willing to balance their good works with that attitude.
The night started with tech reporter Kara Swisher, host of the podcast On with Kara Swisher, co-host of the podcast Pivot, and author of the memoir Burn Book: A Tech Love Story.
Swisher’s dogged reporting has tech titans cringing, she claimed. “I think they’re scared a little bit,” and judging from her less-than-favorable comments on the likes of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, they may have good reason.
She characterized that a lot of moguls are “hugely narcissistic,” and said the yes-men that surround them pump them to the point that, “You start t think of yourself as a god.”
Swisher was not willing to balance their good works with that attitude.
- 3/23/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Real Time With Bill Maher continues Friday, March 22 (10:00-11:00 p.m. Et/7:00-8:00 p.m. Pt). Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show continues with its opening monologue, one-on-one interviews with notable guests, roundtable discussions with panelists, and its signature “New Rules.” The series airs on HBO and is available to stream on Max. This week features a one-on-one interview with Kara Swisher, host of the podcast “On with Kara Swisher,” co-host of the podcast “Pivot,” and author of “Burn Book: A Tech Love Story.” This week’s panel discussion includes Beto O’Rourke, former Democratic Congressman from Texas and founder of Powered by People; and Sarah ... Read more...
- 3/21/2024
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
Elon Musk and Don Lemon appear to have some bad blood after they sat down for an interview.
If you were unaware, Don was let go by CNN in April 2023. He is preparing to launch The Don Lemon Show, which will air on YouTube and other streaming platforms.
It will also air on X. However, Elon backed out of a partnership that he established with Don after they sat down for an interview. Now, all parties involved are weighing in on the situation.
Keep reading to find out more…
Don took to X to issue a lengthy statement on the matter.
“Elon Musk has canceled the partnership I had with X, which they announced as part of their public commitment to amplifying more diverse voices on their platform. He informed me of his decision hours after an interview I conducted with him on Friday. That interview will remain the premiere...
If you were unaware, Don was let go by CNN in April 2023. He is preparing to launch The Don Lemon Show, which will air on YouTube and other streaming platforms.
It will also air on X. However, Elon backed out of a partnership that he established with Don after they sat down for an interview. Now, all parties involved are weighing in on the situation.
Keep reading to find out more…
Don took to X to issue a lengthy statement on the matter.
“Elon Musk has canceled the partnership I had with X, which they announced as part of their public commitment to amplifying more diverse voices on their platform. He informed me of his decision hours after an interview I conducted with him on Friday. That interview will remain the premiere...
- 3/13/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Former CNN host Don Lemon revealed on Wednesday that just hours after filming an interview with Elon Musk for the premiere of a show to air exclusively on X (formerly Twitter), the platform’s impulsive owner killed the streaming deal altogether.
In a statement shared on X, Lemon said Musk unilaterally canceled the partnership — part of a “public commitment to amplifying more diverse voices” on the site — ahead of a March 18 debut, but that the segment they taped will still be released in various formats, including on X, on that date.
In a statement shared on X, Lemon said Musk unilaterally canceled the partnership — part of a “public commitment to amplifying more diverse voices” on the site — ahead of a March 18 debut, but that the segment they taped will still be released in various formats, including on X, on that date.
- 3/13/2024
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Vox Media, the leading modern media company, today announced a strategic partnership with research professor and New York Times bestselling author Brené Brown that will bring her award-winning podcasts, Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead to the Vox Media Podcast Network. Since launching Unlocking Us (which explores both the magic and the messiness of being human) and Dare to Lead, Brown has cultivated a devoted podcast audience of millions of listeners. In this wide-ranging partnership, Vox Media will lead sales, marketing, and distribution for Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead, which will be widely available on all podcast platforms together with all library episodes. Both shows will also return with new seasons; Unlocking Us beginning Wednesday, February 28th and Dare to Lead beginning Wednesday, March 20th. Brown is also scheduled to host a live recording on Sunday, March 10th as part of the company’s official podcast stage at SXSW,...
- 2/15/2024
- Podnews.net
In the basement of a car dealership in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District last spring, The Messenger chairman and CEO Jimmy Finkelstein addressed a throng of New York’s media elite. Finkelstein was there to unveil his grand plans for a new website that he claimed would revolutionize the news, talking a big game in the process.
“When I was at The Hill, we did 125 million visits a month,” he told the gathering that featured media heavyweights Barry Diller, Kara Swisher, Chris Licht and Jen Psaki. “It was the second highest political site next to CNN. That’s with 70ish journalists and maybe 90 people in the editorial. Here, we are going to have hundreds of journalists. We are not just covering politics, we are covering sports, we are covering business, we are covering entertainment. So it’s hard to imagine why we couldn’t do it.”
Sitting in the crowd watching...
“When I was at The Hill, we did 125 million visits a month,” he told the gathering that featured media heavyweights Barry Diller, Kara Swisher, Chris Licht and Jen Psaki. “It was the second highest political site next to CNN. That’s with 70ish journalists and maybe 90 people in the editorial. Here, we are going to have hundreds of journalists. We are not just covering politics, we are covering sports, we are covering business, we are covering entertainment. So it’s hard to imagine why we couldn’t do it.”
Sitting in the crowd watching...
- 2/6/2024
- by Lachlan Cartwright
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CNN has added three on-air contributors to appear across the network as well as panelists on The Chris Wallace Show.
Joining the network will be Jane Coaston, contributing opinion writer at The New York Times with a focus on American conservatism. She previously was the host of the podcast The Argument.
Lulu Garcia-Navarro is from The New York Times Magazine, where she is launching a new interview franchise. Garcia-Navarro previously worked at NPR as a host and was a longtime international correspondent.
Reiham Salam is the president of the Manhattan Institute and former executive editor of National Review. He is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and contributing editor at National Affairs and National Review.
All three contributors have appeared on The Chris Wallace Show, which launched in November on Saturday mornings. They are part of a rotating group of panelists that also includes Kara Swisher and Kristen Soltis Anderson.
Joining the network will be Jane Coaston, contributing opinion writer at The New York Times with a focus on American conservatism. She previously was the host of the podcast The Argument.
Lulu Garcia-Navarro is from The New York Times Magazine, where she is launching a new interview franchise. Garcia-Navarro previously worked at NPR as a host and was a longtime international correspondent.
Reiham Salam is the president of the Manhattan Institute and former executive editor of National Review. He is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and contributing editor at National Affairs and National Review.
All three contributors have appeared on The Chris Wallace Show, which launched in November on Saturday mornings. They are part of a rotating group of panelists that also includes Kara Swisher and Kristen Soltis Anderson.
- 1/29/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Vox Media and South by Southwest today announced that the award-winning Vox Media Podcast Network will be officially partnering with the Conference for 2024. Running from March 8-10th at the Jw Marriott, The Vox Media Podcast Stage at SXSW will bring fan favorite shows from across Vox Media to the stage, including Pivot (hosted by journalist Kara Swisher and NYU Stern Marketing professor Scott Galloway), On with Kara Swisher (hosted by Swisher), Where Should We Begin?, (hosted by acclaimed psychotherapist Esther Perel), Today, Explained (featuring host Noel King), Decoder (hosted by The Verge’s editor-in-chief Nilay Patel), The Vergecast , Point Forward (co-hosted by former NBA stars Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner), Stay Tuned with Preet (hosted by former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara), Waveform: The Mkbhd Podcast (hosted by tech reviewers Marques Brownlee) and Mma Hour (hosted by sports journalist Ariel Helwani) – with more to be announced soon.
- 12/6/2023
- Podnews.net
It’s been three days of chaos for OpenAI, the major artificial intelligence firm, after the board of directors suddenly fired CEO Sam Altman on Friday, Nov. 17. Rumors have swirled, alliances have formed and crumbled, heart emojis have been tweeted, investors have scrambled, rivals (sorta) have pounced, employees have threatened mass resignations, and questions have been raised once more about the potential powers and perils of an AI-driven future. Even after all that, it’s safe to say the dust has definitely not settled.
For those trying to catch up,...
For those trying to catch up,...
- 11/20/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Updated Nov. 20 with news of new roles: Sam Altman, who was ousted last Friday as CEO of ChatGPT parent OpenAI, is moving to Microsoft to help lead a new group researching artificial intelligence.
The news was announced in the overnight hours by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who noted that the company “remains committed” to OpenAI, in which it has amassed a 49% stake. Prior to the abrupt exit of Altman, OpenAI had been in talks for a new round of funding at a valuation of $80 billion, which would rank it as one of the most valuable startups in history.
Greg Brockman, who was demoted as part of Altman’s removal, quit in solidarity with his OpenAI co-founder later Friday. He is joining Altman in the new Microsoft effort, Nadella said. “We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success,” the exec posted on X,...
The news was announced in the overnight hours by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who noted that the company “remains committed” to OpenAI, in which it has amassed a 49% stake. Prior to the abrupt exit of Altman, OpenAI had been in talks for a new round of funding at a valuation of $80 billion, which would rank it as one of the most valuable startups in history.
Greg Brockman, who was demoted as part of Altman’s removal, quit in solidarity with his OpenAI co-founder later Friday. He is joining Altman in the new Microsoft effort, Nadella said. “We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success,” the exec posted on X,...
- 11/20/2023
- by Dade Hayes and Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
The New York Times is planning a major new interview franchise, one that will live across its audio podcast division and within The New York Times Magazine.
The new franchise will be released as a weekly podcast, and will also be published as a Q&a in the Magazine, it will be co-hosted by David Marchese, who writes the Magazine’s “Talk” interview column, and Lulu Garcia-Navarro, the veteran NPR journalist who joined the Times to host its First Person interview series.
The new interview series will launch in 2024, with a name still to be determined, though in a note to staff Thursday, Times audio chief Sam Dolnick, Magazine editor Jake Silverstein and director of audio Paula Szchuman said that it will “build on the success of David’s Talk column, which has been one of the most popular features on our site over the past five years.”
Marchese has...
The new franchise will be released as a weekly podcast, and will also be published as a Q&a in the Magazine, it will be co-hosted by David Marchese, who writes the Magazine’s “Talk” interview column, and Lulu Garcia-Navarro, the veteran NPR journalist who joined the Times to host its First Person interview series.
The new interview series will launch in 2024, with a name still to be determined, though in a note to staff Thursday, Times audio chief Sam Dolnick, Magazine editor Jake Silverstein and director of audio Paula Szchuman said that it will “build on the success of David’s Talk column, which has been one of the most popular features on our site over the past five years.”
Marchese has...
- 11/9/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kara Swisher has joined CNN as on-air contributor, appearing as a regular panelist on Chris Wallace’s upcoming weekend show and providing commentary on the network in breaking coverage of tech, culture and media.
Swisher, host of the podcast On with Kara Swisher and co-host of the Pivot podcast, will make her first appearance as contributor on the debut of The Chris Wallace Show on Saturday. The show will air at 10 a.m. Et on CNN and HBO Max.
Swisher has reported on the tech industry since the early 1990s. She previously was a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times and host of the podcast Sway. She also was co-founder of the website Recode and co-produced and co-hosted The Wall Street Journal’s “D- All Things Digital” conference, which is now called the Code conference, with Walt Mossberg. She and Mossberg were co-executive editors of the tech and media website AllThingsD.
Swisher, host of the podcast On with Kara Swisher and co-host of the Pivot podcast, will make her first appearance as contributor on the debut of The Chris Wallace Show on Saturday. The show will air at 10 a.m. Et on CNN and HBO Max.
Swisher has reported on the tech industry since the early 1990s. She previously was a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times and host of the podcast Sway. She also was co-founder of the website Recode and co-produced and co-hosted The Wall Street Journal’s “D- All Things Digital” conference, which is now called the Code conference, with Walt Mossberg. She and Mossberg were co-executive editors of the tech and media website AllThingsD.
- 11/2/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Tech and media reporter Kara Swisher will join CNN as an on-air contributor, the network announced Thursday.
Swisher will become a regular panelist on CNN’s “The Chris Wallace Show,” which debuts Saturday at 10 a.m. Et on the linear network and the newly launched streaming service, CNN Max. The tech and media reporter will make her first appearance on Chris Wallace’s CNN program on its premiere day.
Swisher will also appear on the network in breaking news coverage of stories related to “tech, culture, and media.”
The tech reporter will be based out of Washington D.C.
Swisher currently hosts the podcast “On with Kara Swisher,” and co-hosts the “Pivot” podcast. The reporter has been covering the tech industry since the early 1990s. Swisher was also previously a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and a co-founder of the website Recode.
Prior to that, Swisher co-produced...
Swisher will become a regular panelist on CNN’s “The Chris Wallace Show,” which debuts Saturday at 10 a.m. Et on the linear network and the newly launched streaming service, CNN Max. The tech and media reporter will make her first appearance on Chris Wallace’s CNN program on its premiere day.
Swisher will also appear on the network in breaking news coverage of stories related to “tech, culture, and media.”
The tech reporter will be based out of Washington D.C.
Swisher currently hosts the podcast “On with Kara Swisher,” and co-hosts the “Pivot” podcast. The reporter has been covering the tech industry since the early 1990s. Swisher was also previously a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and a co-founder of the website Recode.
Prior to that, Swisher co-produced...
- 11/2/2023
- by Natalie Korach
- The Wrap
Update: President Joe Biden signed an executive order on AI, billing the U.S. as out front of other countries when it comes to establishing guardrails around the fast-emerging technology.
But Biden told those gathered in the East Room that other steps will require congressional action. That will be a much more complicated process, as lawmakers have been in a stalemate for years when it comes to any meaningful action on tech giants.
Speaking to reporters after the White House ceremony, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-ny) said that his effort to craft a bill. “This is about the hardest thing I have attempted to undertake legislatively because a) it is so complicated, and b) it affects every aspect of society.” Schumer said that he and the rest of a bipartisan group of lawmakers will meet with Biden on Tuesday to talk about the legislation.
Biden specifically mentioned the need...
But Biden told those gathered in the East Room that other steps will require congressional action. That will be a much more complicated process, as lawmakers have been in a stalemate for years when it comes to any meaningful action on tech giants.
Speaking to reporters after the White House ceremony, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-ny) said that his effort to craft a bill. “This is about the hardest thing I have attempted to undertake legislatively because a) it is so complicated, and b) it affects every aspect of society.” Schumer said that he and the rest of a bipartisan group of lawmakers will meet with Biden on Tuesday to talk about the legislation.
Biden specifically mentioned the need...
- 10/30/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
X CEO Linda Yaccarino took the stage at the Code Conference on Wednesday shortly after Yoel Roth, former head of trust and safety at Twitter, made a surprise appearance in an interview with journalist Kara Swisher.
Asked to respond to Roth’s comments, in which he had said X (formerly Twitter) is not doing enough to stop harassment on the social media platform, Yaccarino defended the company and suggested prior policies had been “creeping down the road of censorship.”
“Yoel and I don’t know each other. He doesn’t know me. I don’t know him. I work at X. He worked at Twitter. X is a new company building a foundation based on free expression and freedom of speech. Twitter at the time, was operating on a different set of rules as set by himself, different philosophies and ideologies that were creeping down the road of censorship. It...
Asked to respond to Roth’s comments, in which he had said X (formerly Twitter) is not doing enough to stop harassment on the social media platform, Yaccarino defended the company and suggested prior policies had been “creeping down the road of censorship.”
“Yoel and I don’t know each other. He doesn’t know me. I don’t know him. I work at X. He worked at Twitter. X is a new company building a foundation based on free expression and freedom of speech. Twitter at the time, was operating on a different set of rules as set by himself, different philosophies and ideologies that were creeping down the road of censorship. It...
- 9/28/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Have you heard the one about Donald Trump? Conan O’Brien has, and as he told journalist Kara Swisher on her podcast, Trump jokes just aren’t funny.
It’s not that the red-haired former talk show host has great love for No. 45.
“So I always thought when Trump came along, what a lot of people have to revert to is: ‘Doesn’t he suck? I hate that guy. He’s an a**hole . . . And those aren’t jokes.”
He added, “I think the January 6 thing is a blip compared to how much he’s hurt comedy.”
O’Brien said jokes about Trump are akin to parodying The National Enquirer.
“If you go and buy a real National Enquirer, it says, ‘Elvis sighted in UFO; he has tentacles for arms. Ghost baby turns into vampire and attacks Michael Jackson’s ghost. There’s no way to parody that. You can’t...
It’s not that the red-haired former talk show host has great love for No. 45.
“So I always thought when Trump came along, what a lot of people have to revert to is: ‘Doesn’t he suck? I hate that guy. He’s an a**hole . . . And those aren’t jokes.”
He added, “I think the January 6 thing is a blip compared to how much he’s hurt comedy.”
O’Brien said jokes about Trump are akin to parodying The National Enquirer.
“If you go and buy a real National Enquirer, it says, ‘Elvis sighted in UFO; he has tentacles for arms. Ghost baby turns into vampire and attacks Michael Jackson’s ghost. There’s no way to parody that. You can’t...
- 9/16/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Walter Isaacson’s new biography of Elon Musk includes a number of intriguing vignettes involving everyone from Bill Gates to Google co-founder Sergei Brin. Two in particular involve Endeavor chief Ari Emanuel, who reportedly proposed running Twitter for $100 million, not long after Larry David had chastised Musk to his face after officiating Emanuel’s wedding.
Inherent public curiosity about the Tesla/X/SpaceX billionaire — which pushed a previous biography up the best-seller list in 2015 — has been stoked further by Isaacson’s access and status. The author, formerly the editor of Time and head of CNN, followed Musk for two years and interviewed him and many others in his orbit. He has also written well-regarded biographies of Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein and others.
Isaacson’s pedigree has evidently helped give an early commercial boost to the 688-page Simon & Schuster title, which is already No. 3 on the Amazon charts.
Inherent public curiosity about the Tesla/X/SpaceX billionaire — which pushed a previous biography up the best-seller list in 2015 — has been stoked further by Isaacson’s access and status. The author, formerly the editor of Time and head of CNN, followed Musk for two years and interviewed him and many others in his orbit. He has also written well-regarded biographies of Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein and others.
Isaacson’s pedigree has evidently helped give an early commercial boost to the 688-page Simon & Schuster title, which is already No. 3 on the Amazon charts.
- 9/15/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Conan O’Brien appeared Kara Swisher’s New York Magazine podcast (via Insider) and criticized Donald Trump for hurting comedy. The former late night host joked, “I’m really going on a limb here saying: That’s his greatest crime, that I think he’s hurt political comedy by being so outlandish himself. I think the January 6 thing is a blip compared to how much he’s hurt comedy.”
Jokes aside, O’Brien noted that “when Trump came along, what a lot of people have to revert to is: ‘Doesn’t he suck? I hate that guy. He’s an asshole.’ And those aren’t jokes.”
O’Brien compared trying to make jokes about Trump to trying to parody The National Enquirer.
“If you go and buy a real National Enquirer, it says, ‘Elvis sighted in UFO; he has tentacles for arms. Ghost baby turns into vampire and attacks Michael Jackson’s ghost,...
Jokes aside, O’Brien noted that “when Trump came along, what a lot of people have to revert to is: ‘Doesn’t he suck? I hate that guy. He’s an asshole.’ And those aren’t jokes.”
O’Brien compared trying to make jokes about Trump to trying to parody The National Enquirer.
“If you go and buy a real National Enquirer, it says, ‘Elvis sighted in UFO; he has tentacles for arms. Ghost baby turns into vampire and attacks Michael Jackson’s ghost,...
- 9/15/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Longtime media potentate Barry Diller called on media companies to “get out of the room” with tech giants and instead hammer out a separate resolution to the writers and actors strikes.
“They should certainly get out of the room with their deepest fiercest and almost conclusive enemy, Netflix, and probably with Apple and Amazon,” Diller said on the podcast On with Kara Swisher. “Because Netflix is in one business and they are the rulers of the business they’re in. The other two, Apple and Amazon Prime, are in completely different businesses that have no business model relative to production of movies and television.”
The former Fox, Paramount and Universal boss, who has been more focused on InterActive Corp. and other digital ventures over the past 20-plus years, called in from his yacht, Swisher said in an introduction to the chat. “I don’t know where he was, floating around,...
“They should certainly get out of the room with their deepest fiercest and almost conclusive enemy, Netflix, and probably with Apple and Amazon,” Diller said on the podcast On with Kara Swisher. “Because Netflix is in one business and they are the rulers of the business they’re in. The other two, Apple and Amazon Prime, are in completely different businesses that have no business model relative to production of movies and television.”
The former Fox, Paramount and Universal boss, who has been more focused on InterActive Corp. and other digital ventures over the past 20-plus years, called in from his yacht, Swisher said in an introduction to the chat. “I don’t know where he was, floating around,...
- 8/31/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Iac chairman Barry Diller, the former studio exec and founder of Fox, is warning of a “catastrophic” impact to the legacy Hollywood studios if the SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America strikes extend beyond September.
Diller told podcast host Kara Swisher that when their backlogs of content dry up in 2024, legacy media will see a “high” number of streaming cancellations, putting them at a financial disadvantage once the dispute eventually gets resolved and production ramps back up.
“Just when they have to gear up to make new programming, to ‘get back subscribers,’ they won’t have the revenue base to be able to produce,” he said. “So that is kind of catastrophic.”
Diller called Netflix the “architect” of the strikes, arguing they seduced the legacy media giants to go all in on streaming and “lose huge amounts of money” to build competitive services and degrade their investments in cable.
Diller told podcast host Kara Swisher that when their backlogs of content dry up in 2024, legacy media will see a “high” number of streaming cancellations, putting them at a financial disadvantage once the dispute eventually gets resolved and production ramps back up.
“Just when they have to gear up to make new programming, to ‘get back subscribers,’ they won’t have the revenue base to be able to produce,” he said. “So that is kind of catastrophic.”
Diller called Netflix the “architect” of the strikes, arguing they seduced the legacy media giants to go all in on streaming and “lose huge amounts of money” to build competitive services and degrade their investments in cable.
- 8/31/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Iac mogul Barry Diller thinks that the Hollywood studios need to “reorient” their businesses, and fast, or else face potential “catastrophic” consequences.
The former studio executive, speaking to journalist Kara Swisher for her podcast, also expressed pessimism about the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, and suggested that the legacy Hollywood studios should split with Netflix and their tech counterparts at the AMPTP.
“I think one fundamental thing, they should certainly get out of the room with their deepest fiercest and almost conclusive enemy, Netflix and probably with Apple and Amazon because Netflix is in one business and and they are the rulers of the business,” Diller said. “Apple and Amazon Prime are in completely different businesses that have no business model relative to production of movies and television, it’s just something they do to support Prime or something they do to support their walled garden at Apple.”
“I just...
The former studio executive, speaking to journalist Kara Swisher for her podcast, also expressed pessimism about the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, and suggested that the legacy Hollywood studios should split with Netflix and their tech counterparts at the AMPTP.
“I think one fundamental thing, they should certainly get out of the room with their deepest fiercest and almost conclusive enemy, Netflix and probably with Apple and Amazon because Netflix is in one business and and they are the rulers of the business,” Diller said. “Apple and Amazon Prime are in completely different businesses that have no business model relative to production of movies and television, it’s just something they do to support Prime or something they do to support their walled garden at Apple.”
“I just...
- 8/31/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kevin Systrom was interviewed by Kara Swisher where he discusses Instagram and his views about its sale and its effect on people’s mental health.
The first question posed to Systrom was whether he regrets selling Instagram to Facebook.
“[I don’t look] back on the Instagram experience with anything but awe, no come on it’s amazing, there are over two billion people that use it,” he told Swisher.
Swisher said she thought Systrom didn’t need the help of other companies.
“Because I felt that you really had something special and that you had the capabilities of doing it without their help,” she said. “Although they don’t think that but that’s whatever, they’re wrong, and you’re creative and they’re not, for the most part. It’s just their shoplifters. Actually really plagiarists, I could go on, but I won’t.”
Systrom responded that he thought the sale...
The first question posed to Systrom was whether he regrets selling Instagram to Facebook.
“[I don’t look] back on the Instagram experience with anything but awe, no come on it’s amazing, there are over two billion people that use it,” he told Swisher.
Swisher said she thought Systrom didn’t need the help of other companies.
“Because I felt that you really had something special and that you had the capabilities of doing it without their help,” she said. “Although they don’t think that but that’s whatever, they’re wrong, and you’re creative and they’re not, for the most part. It’s just their shoplifters. Actually really plagiarists, I could go on, but I won’t.”
Systrom responded that he thought the sale...
- 8/24/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
Ask the most powerful people in podcasting whether we’ve reached “peak podcast” and the answer is a resounding no. Or, more specifically, a “hell no,” an “absolutely not” and a “don’t be ridiculous!” Still, the medium isn’t without its challenges. “Podcasting has gone from being an industry that had a ton of speculative money thrown at it, to an industry that now has to figure out how to make money,” notes Audacy’s Jenna Weiss-Berman when asked to describe how it has transformed over the last five years. Here, many of the top hosts, executives and agents in the business, all featured on THR‘s annual list of The 40(ish) Names to Know in Podcasting Now, weigh in with their hopes, plans and pet peeves.
My podcasting pet peeves are…
Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM The idea that all it takes to make a good podcast is a mic and a computer.
My podcasting pet peeves are…
Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM The idea that all it takes to make a good podcast is a mic and a computer.
- 8/21/2023
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Don Lemon shared Friday that he feels vindicated after former CNN president Chris Licht was let go from the network.
During a conversation with Kara Swisher on her podcast “Pivot,” Lemon — a former stalwart of the news network and most recently coanchor on “CNN This Morning” — opened up about his departure from CNN and the last of Licht’s reign at the company.
Lemon was ousted from CNN back in April after he made comments about Nikki Haley no longer being in her prime as a woman who is in her 50s. In June, Licht met his own demise at the network after The Atlantic published a profile story of the executive that painted him in an unfavorable light.
“Do I feel vindicated in that sense? Yes, I do,” Lemon said. “Read the story and you speak to the people who are there, and I think people get what happened.
During a conversation with Kara Swisher on her podcast “Pivot,” Lemon — a former stalwart of the news network and most recently coanchor on “CNN This Morning” — opened up about his departure from CNN and the last of Licht’s reign at the company.
Lemon was ousted from CNN back in April after he made comments about Nikki Haley no longer being in her prime as a woman who is in her 50s. In June, Licht met his own demise at the network after The Atlantic published a profile story of the executive that painted him in an unfavorable light.
“Do I feel vindicated in that sense? Yes, I do,” Lemon said. “Read the story and you speak to the people who are there, and I think people get what happened.
- 8/19/2023
- by Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
- The Wrap
Don Lemon is looking back on being let go from CNN in April.
In a conversation with Kara Swisher on her podcast Pivot, Lemon opened up about feeling like CNN was getting ready to go in a different direction, and he didn’t fit that mold. The former CNN This Morning co-anchor was let go two months after making comments about how Nikki Haley was no longer in her prime.
“CNN, the strategy and their content and the direction they wanted to go in, I was not a part of that,” Lemon said. “They did not want me to be a part of that, and I think that has, from what has played out publicly as it relates to CNN, as it relates to management, and what they’re doing now, I think that it’s obvious that they didn’t want me to be a part of that. And...
In a conversation with Kara Swisher on her podcast Pivot, Lemon opened up about feeling like CNN was getting ready to go in a different direction, and he didn’t fit that mold. The former CNN This Morning co-anchor was let go two months after making comments about how Nikki Haley was no longer in her prime.
“CNN, the strategy and their content and the direction they wanted to go in, I was not a part of that,” Lemon said. “They did not want me to be a part of that, and I think that has, from what has played out publicly as it relates to CNN, as it relates to management, and what they’re doing now, I think that it’s obvious that they didn’t want me to be a part of that. And...
- 8/18/2023
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Don Lemon made his first extended comments since he was fired from CNN, telling podcast host Kara Swisher that he feels “vindicated” following the exit of CNN leadership after his departure.
Lemon was let go from the network’s morning show in April. But in June, CNN boss Chris Licht himself was shown the door, following the publication of an embarrassing profile in The Atlantic and a staff backlash over the way that a town hall with former President Donald Trump was handled.
“Read the story, and you speak to the people who are there, and I think people get what happened,” Lemon told Swisher. “All you have to do is read The Atlantic story. Read the subsequent stories that came out, and you know, how it played out, and they are gone now. So do I feel vindicated in that sense? yes, I do.”
Lemon also had words of praise for Licht’s predecessor,...
Lemon was let go from the network’s morning show in April. But in June, CNN boss Chris Licht himself was shown the door, following the publication of an embarrassing profile in The Atlantic and a staff backlash over the way that a town hall with former President Donald Trump was handled.
“Read the story, and you speak to the people who are there, and I think people get what happened,” Lemon told Swisher. “All you have to do is read The Atlantic story. Read the subsequent stories that came out, and you know, how it played out, and they are gone now. So do I feel vindicated in that sense? yes, I do.”
Lemon also had words of praise for Licht’s predecessor,...
- 8/18/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, the digital platform formerly known as Twitter, told employees they are “writing history” with the stunning overhaul of the well-established brand.
In an email to employees obtained by Deadline (subject line: “X: Our Next Big Impression”), Yaccarino said Twitter “made a lasting imprint on the world” during its 17-year run. In rebranding it as X and ditching the blue bird logo, part of a move to explore new business areas like banking, payments and video, the company will “go even further to transform the global town square — and impress the world all over again,” the former NBCUniversal exec said. She went on to urge them, “Please don’t take this moment for granted. You’re writing history, and there’s no limit to our transformation.”
Yaccarino went on to declare, “Our company uniquely has the drive to make this possible. Many companies say they want...
In an email to employees obtained by Deadline (subject line: “X: Our Next Big Impression”), Yaccarino said Twitter “made a lasting imprint on the world” during its 17-year run. In rebranding it as X and ditching the blue bird logo, part of a move to explore new business areas like banking, payments and video, the company will “go even further to transform the global town square — and impress the world all over again,” the former NBCUniversal exec said. She went on to urge them, “Please don’t take this moment for granted. You’re writing history, and there’s no limit to our transformation.”
Yaccarino went on to declare, “Our company uniquely has the drive to make this possible. Many companies say they want...
- 7/24/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
CNN’s Jake Tapper says the network’s “morale hasn’t been better in years,” in the aftermath of Chris Licht’s ouster.
Tapper joined Kara Swisher’s podcast to promote his new book “All the Demons Are Here” but ended up delving into the atmosphere at CNN in the post-Licht era.
Licht, who was chosen to assume the position of CEO and Chairman of CNN Worldwide by Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav himself, was ousted from the network last month. Succeeding former CEO Jeff Zucker, Licht’s tenure at the network was marred by controversy including a failed morning show overhaul, mass layoffs and a widely disputed town hall featuring former President Donald Trump.
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Chris Licht Out at CNN Amid Trump Town Hall Fallout, Ratings Plunge and Staff Uproar
“I have known Chris for a long time,” said Tapper. CNN’s chief Washington correspondent said he...
Tapper joined Kara Swisher’s podcast to promote his new book “All the Demons Are Here” but ended up delving into the atmosphere at CNN in the post-Licht era.
Licht, who was chosen to assume the position of CEO and Chairman of CNN Worldwide by Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav himself, was ousted from the network last month. Succeeding former CEO Jeff Zucker, Licht’s tenure at the network was marred by controversy including a failed morning show overhaul, mass layoffs and a widely disputed town hall featuring former President Donald Trump.
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Chris Licht Out at CNN Amid Trump Town Hall Fallout, Ratings Plunge and Staff Uproar
“I have known Chris for a long time,” said Tapper. CNN’s chief Washington correspondent said he...
- 7/10/2023
- by Natalie Korach
- The Wrap
Chris Licht officially exited his position of CEO at CNN on Wednesday morning and, for many online, it was no big surprise. A fairly large swath of folks on Twitter actually dubbed it “karma” for Licht’s firing of CNN anchor Don Lemon.
Licht’s one-year tenure as CEO and Chairman of CNN Worldwide was turbulent from start to finish, with a disastrous Donald Trump town hall and an unflattering profile in The Atlantic finally breaking staff morale. Upon learning that Licht’s exit is effective immediately, Twitter users suspected that Lemon might be off somewhere celebrating the ouster of the man who ousted him in April.
“Somewhere Don Lemon is laughing his ass off about Chris Licht,” one person wrote. “Karma does work.”
Don Lemon waking up to the Chris Licht news:
pic.twitter.com/77QXKTqFOy
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) June 7, 2023
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon reacts to CNN...
Licht’s one-year tenure as CEO and Chairman of CNN Worldwide was turbulent from start to finish, with a disastrous Donald Trump town hall and an unflattering profile in The Atlantic finally breaking staff morale. Upon learning that Licht’s exit is effective immediately, Twitter users suspected that Lemon might be off somewhere celebrating the ouster of the man who ousted him in April.
“Somewhere Don Lemon is laughing his ass off about Chris Licht,” one person wrote. “Karma does work.”
Don Lemon waking up to the Chris Licht news:
pic.twitter.com/77QXKTqFOy
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) June 7, 2023
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon reacts to CNN...
- 6/7/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
This article contains spoilers for the "Succession" series finale, as well as discussions of sensitive, potentially triggering content.
There were a few different moments in the "Succession" season 4 finale where it seemed like someone might be about to die. When Kendall drank a "meal fit for a king" concocted from a stomach-churning mix of ingredients (some well past their use-by date), for example. Or when Kendall, in a rage, grabbed hold of Roman's head like he was trying to crush his skull. Ultimately, though, the corporate battlefield dealt out its losses in a different way.
For Kendall, that meant Shiv turning on him at the last moment and tipping the board vote in favor of selling Waystar Royco to Swedish tech billionaire Lukas Matsson. To add insult to injury, Roman casually told Kendall that their father never considered Kendall's children to be "real" heirs, since neither of them are his biological children.
There were a few different moments in the "Succession" season 4 finale where it seemed like someone might be about to die. When Kendall drank a "meal fit for a king" concocted from a stomach-churning mix of ingredients (some well past their use-by date), for example. Or when Kendall, in a rage, grabbed hold of Roman's head like he was trying to crush his skull. Ultimately, though, the corporate battlefield dealt out its losses in a different way.
For Kendall, that meant Shiv turning on him at the last moment and tipping the board vote in favor of selling Waystar Royco to Swedish tech billionaire Lukas Matsson. To add insult to injury, Roman casually told Kendall that their father never considered Kendall's children to be "real" heirs, since neither of them are his biological children.
- 5/29/2023
- by Hannah Shaw-Williams
- Slash Film
If you watched last night’s devastating series finale of “Succession,” you know that things didn’t exactly play out like Kendall Roy (played masterfully by Jeremy Strong) had hoped. And now the actor is shedding light on how things could have been even darker than what ended up in the episode, telling Kara Swisher on the official “Succession” podcast: “It always to me felt like there’s no coming back from this.”
Spoilers for the “Succession” series finale follow.
In the final moments of the episode, Kendall, having lost the bid to block the sale to tech weirdo Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) and all chances of leading the company that his father had once promised him, sits alone, dejected, in a public park, looking out against the slate grey water. The only person with him is Colin (Scott Nicholson), his father’s former driver and now his employee. He is a man alone,...
Spoilers for the “Succession” series finale follow.
In the final moments of the episode, Kendall, having lost the bid to block the sale to tech weirdo Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) and all chances of leading the company that his father had once promised him, sits alone, dejected, in a public park, looking out against the slate grey water. The only person with him is Colin (Scott Nicholson), his father’s former driver and now his employee. He is a man alone,...
- 5/29/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
This post contains spoilers for the series finale of "Succession."
In news that should surprise exactly no one, it turns out Jeremy Strong really committed to his role as Kendall Roy in the "Succession" series finale. Specifically, the actor revealed on the show's official companion podcast that he actually drank the nasty, noxious-sounding smoothie that Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) dubbed the "Meal Fit For A King."
That's right: the actor known for intensive, character-embodying techniques that often leave him referring to Kendall as himself in interviews made one last Method move during the shoot for the series finale, "With Open Eyes." In a scene in which Roman and Shiv haze Kendall -- who they've just dubbed CEO -- with a game involving blending up the nastiest stuff they can find in their mom's fridge, Strong said he drank the concoction that included Tabasco sauce, frozen bread "knobbies,...
In news that should surprise exactly no one, it turns out Jeremy Strong really committed to his role as Kendall Roy in the "Succession" series finale. Specifically, the actor revealed on the show's official companion podcast that he actually drank the nasty, noxious-sounding smoothie that Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) dubbed the "Meal Fit For A King."
That's right: the actor known for intensive, character-embodying techniques that often leave him referring to Kendall as himself in interviews made one last Method move during the shoot for the series finale, "With Open Eyes." In a scene in which Roman and Shiv haze Kendall -- who they've just dubbed CEO -- with a game involving blending up the nastiest stuff they can find in their mom's fridge, Strong said he drank the concoction that included Tabasco sauce, frozen bread "knobbies,...
- 5/29/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
[This story contains major spoilers for the Succession series finale, “With Open Eyes.”]
Succession finally crowned Logan Roy’s successor with a breathtaking blindside in its series finale.
The Roy trio of Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) were seemingly a united front when they showed up to the board meeting that would determine whether their late father’s company, Waystar Royco, would sell to GoJo tech billionaire Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård). Prior to the meeting, the siblings decided they would back Kendall as CEO and keep the company in a 7-6 vote. But the series delivered an ending of tragic reverberations as Shiv breaks with her brothers to back her estranged husband, Tom (Matthew Macfadyen), who in his second moment of major betrayal in the series was plucked as the U.S. CEO by Matsson over Shiv. Shiv is the final vote to push the deal through and name Tom the successor, closing the series with a cold...
Succession finally crowned Logan Roy’s successor with a breathtaking blindside in its series finale.
The Roy trio of Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) were seemingly a united front when they showed up to the board meeting that would determine whether their late father’s company, Waystar Royco, would sell to GoJo tech billionaire Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård). Prior to the meeting, the siblings decided they would back Kendall as CEO and keep the company in a 7-6 vote. But the series delivered an ending of tragic reverberations as Shiv breaks with her brothers to back her estranged husband, Tom (Matthew Macfadyen), who in his second moment of major betrayal in the series was plucked as the U.S. CEO by Matsson over Shiv. Shiv is the final vote to push the deal through and name Tom the successor, closing the series with a cold...
- 5/29/2023
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The following post contains spoilers about the series finale of “Succession.”
Emmy-winning “Succession” star Jeremy Strong said he was “gutted” by the show’s epic conclusion on Sunday night, which left Strong’s character, Kendall Roy, at his lowest moment following one final betrayal by his siblings.
“It’s one of those episodes for me that almost, in miniature, contain the whole arc of the series,” Strong told host Kara Swisher on the official “Succession” podcast posted after the series finale. “Kendall goes in a sense – Icarus flying as close to the sun as he possibly can. And we’ve seen this character attempt again and again, to sort of summit this mountaintop, and fall ass backward down to the bottom of the lowest ravine. And so I think I felt that the journey through this episode was, you know, winding the bow back as far as it could possibly...
Emmy-winning “Succession” star Jeremy Strong said he was “gutted” by the show’s epic conclusion on Sunday night, which left Strong’s character, Kendall Roy, at his lowest moment following one final betrayal by his siblings.
“It’s one of those episodes for me that almost, in miniature, contain the whole arc of the series,” Strong told host Kara Swisher on the official “Succession” podcast posted after the series finale. “Kendall goes in a sense – Icarus flying as close to the sun as he possibly can. And we’ve seen this character attempt again and again, to sort of summit this mountaintop, and fall ass backward down to the bottom of the lowest ravine. And so I think I felt that the journey through this episode was, you know, winding the bow back as far as it could possibly...
- 5/29/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Brian Cox says the death of the Roy family patriarch during the final season of Succession came too soon.
The Emmy-nominated actor shared his view on the show’s choice to deliver Logan Roy’s long-awaited death during the third episode of season four of the hit HBO show while speaking to BBC News’ Amol Rajan ahead of Succession’s finale.
While Cox acquiesces that Logan’s death happened in “a pretty brilliant way,” he said he saw it “wrongly” as a form of rejection. He also suggested that it would have made more sense to do it later in the season, during either the fifth or sixth episode.
“I was fine with it ultimately, but I did feel a little bit rejected. You know, I felt a little bit, oh, all the work I’ve done and finally I’m going to, you know, end up as an ear...
The Emmy-nominated actor shared his view on the show’s choice to deliver Logan Roy’s long-awaited death during the third episode of season four of the hit HBO show while speaking to BBC News’ Amol Rajan ahead of Succession’s finale.
While Cox acquiesces that Logan’s death happened in “a pretty brilliant way,” he said he saw it “wrongly” as a form of rejection. He also suggested that it would have made more sense to do it later in the season, during either the fifth or sixth episode.
“I was fine with it ultimately, but I did feel a little bit rejected. You know, I felt a little bit, oh, all the work I’ve done and finally I’m going to, you know, end up as an ear...
- 5/24/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
[This story contains major spoilers from the penultimate episode of Succession, “Church and State.”]
The final season of Succession has been taking place in consecutive days and the penultimate episode of the HBO series brings with it the day of Logan Roy’s funeral.
Brian Cox had previously talked about how he showed up on set the day they filmed his character’s grand finale in order to throw the media off of the major death spoiler that came earlier in season four of the Emmy-winning drama: “They invented this scene that I would play at this church Uptown, very fancy, big Catholic [church]. … as soon as I got out of the car, [the paparazzi] started clicking away. So immediately, I was able to put off the fact that it was my funeral.”
The celebrity funeral was the focus of “Church and State,” written by creator Jesse Armstrong and directed by Mark Mylod. The major day in the Roy family legacy drew together...
The final season of Succession has been taking place in consecutive days and the penultimate episode of the HBO series brings with it the day of Logan Roy’s funeral.
Brian Cox had previously talked about how he showed up on set the day they filmed his character’s grand finale in order to throw the media off of the major death spoiler that came earlier in season four of the Emmy-winning drama: “They invented this scene that I would play at this church Uptown, very fancy, big Catholic [church]. … as soon as I got out of the car, [the paparazzi] started clicking away. So immediately, I was able to put off the fact that it was my funeral.”
The celebrity funeral was the focus of “Church and State,” written by creator Jesse Armstrong and directed by Mark Mylod. The major day in the Roy family legacy drew together...
- 5/22/2023
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
During a CNN investigative report into Moms for Liberty, a right-wing activist group known for attending school board meetings to opposed supposed LGBTQ+ “indoctrination” by teachers, the news network’s crew was passed a note from a mother at one of the group’s meetings in Colorado Springs that read, “We have the other side of this story. This is a hate group.”
The woman who wrote the note was a member of Neighbors for Education, a group created in 2021 to counter Moms for Liberty after it was successful in electing school board members that supported its views. CNN reports that members of Neighbors for Education and other liberal opponents of Moms for Liberty have covertly attended the group’s meetings in various cities to gain information.
“My child thinks it’s ludicrous, that it’s such a big deal, because to them, it’s just normal,” said Naomi Lopez,...
The woman who wrote the note was a member of Neighbors for Education, a group created in 2021 to counter Moms for Liberty after it was successful in electing school board members that supported its views. CNN reports that members of Neighbors for Education and other liberal opponents of Moms for Liberty have covertly attended the group’s meetings in various cities to gain information.
“My child thinks it’s ludicrous, that it’s such a big deal, because to them, it’s just normal,” said Naomi Lopez,...
- 5/20/2023
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
[This story contains spoilers from season four, episode eight of Succession: “America Decides.”]
Jesse Armstrong says he always wanted to do a presidential election on Succession.
It was more of a question of where in the series he would tackle it, he says, ultimately deciding that it should come in the final season after Logan Roy’s death. “I’ve always felt like they have a bunch of things, this family. But, what is their primary way of acting on the culture in the political world? It’s their news channel. And an election is the best vehicle for seeing that,” the creator said on HBO’s official Succession podcast after the antepenultimate episode of the series, “America Decides.”
The episode brought the drama between the three Roy siblings to a head in the backdrop of Waystar Royco’s news organization, Atn, calling the presidential election for Jeryd Mencken (Justin Kirk) as a quid pro quo: Atn makes an...
Jesse Armstrong says he always wanted to do a presidential election on Succession.
It was more of a question of where in the series he would tackle it, he says, ultimately deciding that it should come in the final season after Logan Roy’s death. “I’ve always felt like they have a bunch of things, this family. But, what is their primary way of acting on the culture in the political world? It’s their news channel. And an election is the best vehicle for seeing that,” the creator said on HBO’s official Succession podcast after the antepenultimate episode of the series, “America Decides.”
The episode brought the drama between the three Roy siblings to a head in the backdrop of Waystar Royco’s news organization, Atn, calling the presidential election for Jeryd Mencken (Justin Kirk) as a quid pro quo: Atn makes an...
- 5/15/2023
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CNN’s live townhall Wednesday with Donald Trump might have been well received by the painfully obvious pro-Trump audience in the studio, but if social media is any indication viewers at home were far less amused.
The struggling cable news outfit was excoriated widely on Twitter during the event — and for hours after. Some said the broadcast was “not a town hall,” but a “rally” for Trump, others dismissed it as “a Trump infomercial,” and Democratic congressional representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said simply that CNN “should be ashamed.”
And many who watched called for CNN CEO Chris Licht to resign.
So what upset them? For one thing, the event featured what appeared to be an audience solely made up of Trump supporters. For another, it amounted to just over an hour in which the disgraced ex-president lied repeatedly, dissembled, evaded questions and advanced yet more false claims about the 2020 election.
Trump...
The struggling cable news outfit was excoriated widely on Twitter during the event — and for hours after. Some said the broadcast was “not a town hall,” but a “rally” for Trump, others dismissed it as “a Trump infomercial,” and Democratic congressional representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said simply that CNN “should be ashamed.”
And many who watched called for CNN CEO Chris Licht to resign.
So what upset them? For one thing, the event featured what appeared to be an audience solely made up of Trump supporters. For another, it amounted to just over an hour in which the disgraced ex-president lied repeatedly, dissembled, evaded questions and advanced yet more false claims about the 2020 election.
Trump...
- 5/11/2023
- by Mason Bissada
- The Wrap
[This story contains spoilers for the seventh episode of Succession season four, “Tailgate Party.”]
With three episodes left in the series, Succession ended its latest episode with a major blowup.
After dancing a strategic waltz around the status of their relationship all season long, Shiv Roy (Sarah Snook) and Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen) finally decided to confront one another and clear the air. Shiv, who hasn’t yet told her estranged husband that she is pregnant (likely with his baby), provoked Tom to air out all of his grievances while the pair were co-hosting the Election Eve tailgate party during the seventh episode of the HBO drama’s final season.
“Tailgate Party” followed an episode that had suggested the pair were pausing their divorce and rekindling — director Lorene Scafaria told The Hollywood Reporter last week of their honest conversation in “Living+”: “Their love is messed up. There’s something pure, but it’s messed up. … And it kind...
With three episodes left in the series, Succession ended its latest episode with a major blowup.
After dancing a strategic waltz around the status of their relationship all season long, Shiv Roy (Sarah Snook) and Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen) finally decided to confront one another and clear the air. Shiv, who hasn’t yet told her estranged husband that she is pregnant (likely with his baby), provoked Tom to air out all of his grievances while the pair were co-hosting the Election Eve tailgate party during the seventh episode of the HBO drama’s final season.
“Tailgate Party” followed an episode that had suggested the pair were pausing their divorce and rekindling — director Lorene Scafaria told The Hollywood Reporter last week of their honest conversation in “Living+”: “Their love is messed up. There’s something pure, but it’s messed up. … And it kind...
- 5/8/2023
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Vox Media today debuted on leading industry ranker, Podtrac, as a top 10 podcast publisher. The Vox Media Podcast Network ranked #10 on Podtrac’s April 2023 "Top Podcast Publishers" ranking, with a unique monthly audience of nearly 6 million listeners in the US. With over a dozen shows consistently ranked in the top 10 in their respective categories on Apple Podcasts, Vox Media’s slate of chart-topping shows and influential hosts includes Pivot (hosted by journalist Kara Swisher and NYU Stern Marketing professor Scott Galloway), On with Kara Swisher (hosted by Swisher), Where Should We Begin? (hosted by bestselling author and psychotherapist Esther Perel), Stay Tuned with Preet (hosted by former Manhattan U.S. attorney Preet Bharara), Criminal (hosted by journalist Phoebe Judge), Today, Explained (hosted by public radio alums Sean Rameswaram and Noel King), The Mma Hour (hosted by sports journalist Ariel Helwani), Into It (hosted by public radio alum Sam Sanders), Decoder...
- 5/5/2023
- Podnews.net
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