There may be a new kid on the news media block. Variety reports that Amazon is exploring investments in more original news programming on its Prime Video platform. Those discussions follow the streaming giant's first-ever newscast Election Night Live with Brian Williams, which streamed globally on Nov. 5, 2024. An Amazon spokesperson declined to comment...
Updated at Jan. 10 at 10 a.m. ET with new details, stories and behind the scenes images The eyes of the country are currently on Los Angeles, where 2025's first climate-related disaster is playing out in real time. On Tuesday, a severe windstorm swept through the L.A. region, igniting several fires that spread to engulf...
2024 saw a pronounced uptick in legacy media journalists striking out on their own, starting with MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan and culminating with CNN's Chris Wallace. Now, Piers Morgan kicks off what will likely be a wave of similar announcements in 2025. On Wednesday, the host of Piers Morgan Uncensored revealed to Sky News that he...
President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election was officially certified by Congress earlier today. Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the joint session, which all the major news networks covered live. In a joint session of Congress, Vice President Kamala Harris begins the process of certifying Donald Trump's 2024 presidential election win. More: https://t.co/Vja2O6eAQ9...
Flashback is a feature series that revisits key moments from TV news history with the Newsers that were part of them. With apologies to the late, great George Carlin, there are actually eight words you can never say on television. Connie Chung learned that lesson the hard way 30 years ago when a certain five-letter...
Considering the many, many industry shake-ups that defined the year, it's easy--perhaps too easy--to feel pessimistic about the future of TV news. That's why TVNewser decided to dedicate the last day of 2024 to spotting the green shoots that may bloom in 2025. As a companion piece to our 2024 lookback, we asked insiders at...
We've arrived at the final Friday of 2024 and as Tom Lehrer so aptly put it decades ago--that was the year that was. But TVNewser suspected that news industry insiders probably had more to say about the historic 12 months Americans watched unfold on their outlets of choice, whether that was legacy media or social...
By the Book is a feature series where journalists discuss their works of fiction and non-fiction. The traditionally slow end-of-year news cycle recently received a jolt when residents of New York and New Jersey reported mysterious drone sightings in the skies over both states. While state and federal government officials have said that there's no...
Change doesn't always happen overnight... sometimes it takes an entire year. And you don't have to be an expert reader of tea leaves to recognize that 2024 has been a pivot point for TV news. The steady accumulation of resignations, promotions, job changes, and corporate reorgs--as well as a few notable passings of celebrated journalists--over...
Pro tip for Ronny Chieng fans--if you meet him in person, don't say that you only get your news from The Daily Show... even if that happens to be true. "I wouldn't like that," the senior correspondent for Comedy Central's longtime satirical newscast tells TVNewser when asked how he'd feel about being someone's sole news...
Let the games begin! When Squid Game returns to Netflix on Dec. 26, its tentacles are guaranteed to grasp hold of the global pop culture conversation. A new campaign from the streamer and WhatsApp hopes to make the messaging platform the forum of choice for the South Korean show's international fanbase. The campaign includes two...
The year is ending, so it's time to go back down the witches' road and bring you the can't-miss TV of 2024. ADWEEK's "best of" TV and streaming list is a little different from others. Though plenty of lists will include the usual prestige players, we're changing things up and bringing you the shows from...
George Stephanopoulos has signed a new contract with ABC News days after the network made the controversial decision to settle a defamation suit with President-elect Donald Trump. The veteran journalist will continue to co-host Good Morning America and anchor his Sunday morning show This Week With George Stephanopoulos. An ABC News spokesperson confirmed to TVNewser...
It's a tale as old as (Christmas) time: A big city single gal spends the holidays in a snowy small town where she makes a love connection with a local single guy. That storyline is the hallmark of the Hallmark Channel's holiday movie empire--and it's about to become the premise of one of the network's...
ABC News is facing a storm of criticism after announcing that it would pay $15 million to settle a defamation suit with President-elect Donald Trump that involved its anchor George Stephanopoulos. The network disclosed the settlement over the weekend, indicating that the payment would be in the form of a donation to a future Trump...
As you're reading this story, revelers are still savoring the sights, sounds, smells, and songs of the 2024 holiday season. But over at the Hallmark Channel, it's already December 2025. That's the way the gingerbread crumbles when you're America's best-known manufacturer of warm and cozy holiday movies that millions of viewers gather 'round their nearest...
CNN will have a new home within Warner Bros. Discovery in 2025. The news network's parent company announced a corporate restructure that will create two new operating divisions next year. Global Linear Networks will house the media giant's numerous cable assets, including linear channels like CNN, TBS, and TruTV. Meanwhile, Streaming & Studios will encompass...
It looks like another linear cable channel is adding a streaming-friendly plus to its name. Variety reports that CNBC will launch CNBC+ in the first quarter of the new year, bringing the NBCUniversal-owned business network to a streaming menu near you. According to Brian Steinberg, CNBC+ will launch without any original programming, instead offering a...
Three million viewers tuned in to watch President-elect Donald Trump sit for his first post-election interview with a non-Fox News legacy media outlet over the weekend. According to Nielsen Media Research, Trump's appearance on NBC News' Meet the Press with Kristen Welker brought 2.914 total viewers and 569,000 viewers in the Adults 25-54 demo to...
Matt Gaetz is trading a career in government for a career in TV news. The former Florida congressional representative will join the conservative-leaning One America News network in January as host of The Matt Gaetz Show. "OAN is blazing a trail in media, embracing not just traditional news but the platforms where Americans are going--streaming,...
