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February 23, 2026
Dr. Peter Attia Exits CBS News Contributor Pact Following Epstein Controversy As Paramount Skydance Makes New Pitch for Warner
Longevity guru Peter Attia is out as a contributor at CBS News well before he really even offer any analysis or hot takes. Attia, who was recently named to a list of new contributors at CBS News un...
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February 23, 2026
ESPN Signs Andy Roddick as Tennis Analyst
Tennis great Andy Roddick will take a new pivot toward the net as an analyst for ESPN’s match and studio coverage tied to the sport. Roddick, who has worked for Fox Sports and Tennis Channel in the...
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February 20, 2026
Anderson Cooper, Stephen Colbert and Sean Strickland Draw Scrutiny to Paramount While Bid for Warner Plays Out
Anderson Cooper turned down an opportunity to keep working there. Stephen Colbert recently became vocal about his relationship with attorneys at the same company. And Seth Strickland, a UFC fighter...
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February 20, 2026
ESPN, MLB Take New Swing at Games They Hope Bring Die-Hard Fans to Streaming
Last year, ESPN and Major League Baseball appeared to have struck out. A decades-old alliance was torn asunder, with the Disney sports giant backing away from its long-running “Sunday Night Basebal...
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February 20, 2026
‘Today’ Shows Signs of Shift to More Typical Format as Nancy Guthrie Search Continues
NBC’s “Today” morning program for the second consecutive broadcast opted to lead with stories other than the one involving the search for the mother of co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, a sign producers ...
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February 19, 2026
NBC’s Fast-Paced ‘Gold Zone’ Conjures Visions of Quick-Hit TV Viewing Across Sports, News, Debates
STAMFORD, Conn. — Chloe Kim, Jordan Stolz and Elizabeth Lemley trained hard to get to the 2026 Winter Olympics. So too have Andrew Siciliano and Scott Hanson — even though much of their work does n...
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February 19, 2026
ESPN Will Replace Summer ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ With ‘Women’s Sports Sundays’ (EXCLUSIVE)
ESPN plans to replace a 35-year-old Sunday-programming mainstay with what executives believe could become a new franchise — devoted to sports that haven’t always gotten their due. The Disney sports...
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February 19, 2026
60 Minutes, CBS Sports, Inside Edition to Leave Longtime New York Offices in Real Estate Shuffle
The correspondents and producers who work at CBS News’ “60 Minutes” will soon leave the newsmagazine’s longtime New York offices as part of a consolidation of real estate occupied by some of Paramo...
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February 18, 2026
Roku Names Patrick Harris SVP of Global Media Revenue
Patrick Harris, a veteran of Snap and Meta, will direct Roku’s ad-sales efforts, as the streaming-video company pushes forward into monetizing growing Madison Avenue interest into so-called “connec...
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February 16, 2026
Anderson Cooper Set to Exit CBS News’ ’60 Minutes’
Anderson Cooper is poised to exit CBS News’ “60 Minutes” after nearly 20 years of contributing to the program, according to a person familiar with his thinking, the latest blow to the revered Sunda...
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February 12, 2026
CBS News Considering New Round of Layoffs, Could Affect at Least 15% of Staff
The axe is still swinging above CBS News. The Paramount Skydance unit is considering a fresh round of layoffs, according to three people familiar with the matter, and the cuts could total at least ...
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February 12, 2026
Crocs Take Step Into Microdramas With CAA
Trendy footwear company Crocs is taking its first step into original entertainment — but don’t look for a new hour-long drama or half hour sitcom streaming on Netflix or Hulu. The company will laun...
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February 12, 2026
In ‘CBS Evening News’ Exodus, 11 of Around 40 Staffers Take Buyouts Amid Bari Weiss Overhaul
Tony Dokoupil suddenly has fewer people helping him produce each day’s broadcast of “CBS Evening News.” A significant chunk of the production team behind “CBS Evening News” has opted to take buyout...
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February 12, 2026
Bloomberg Expands Live Business, News Coverage to Weekends With New Three-Hour Show
Bloomberg enjoys a close relationship with stock-market aficionados and financial stakeholders, particularly during the hours when stocks trade. Now the business-news giant is working to cultivate ...
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February 11, 2026
‘Today’ Viewership Surges 23% as Savannah Guthrie’s Missing Mom, Winter Olympics Drive Interest
Morning viewers are rushing to NBC’s “Today” as the program grapples with one of the most surreal moments in its nearly 75 years on air. The nation is transfixed by the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, ...
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February 11, 2026
Procter & Gamble’s Newest Soap Opera Tells Story in 55 Short Episodes Totaling 80 Minutes
Nick Ritacco sees a long career for himself in new short-form programming. The actor, who has made a name for himself in recent years as a star in so-called “microdramas,” or short-form programs wi...
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February 10, 2026
Savannah Guthrie’s Mom’s Disappearance Forces ‘Today’ to Become Its Own Lead Story
Savannah Guthrie, Craig Melvin and Hoda Kotb should have been in Italy on Monday, helping bring NBC’s Winter Olympics to “Today” viewers. Instead, the trio is grappling with an unfathomable crime s...
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February 10, 2026
Fox News Plans 90-Second News Briefs for Fox TV Stations
Bill Melugin is getting a new spotlight from Fox News — albeit just a short one. The Fox News congressional correspondent will anchor a new 90-second news brief that will air on 18 TV stations that...
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February 9, 2026
Dan Bongino Will Return to Fox News in Contributor Role
Dan Bongino, the one-time Fox News Channel weekend host who went on to become deputy director of the FBI, is returning to the cable-news outlet as a contributor, the network confirmed Monday. Bongi...
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February 9, 2026
Nexstar’s ‘The Hill’ Heads to New York to Broaden Ad Relationships
“The Hill” typically focuses on policy and politics in Washington. But last week, some of its editorial and business executives made a point of putting a spotlight on New York. In a meeting held wi...
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February 9, 2026
Video Game Marketing Veteran Christopher Erb to Join CAA
CAA is pushing deeper into gaming. Christopher Erb, founder of Tripleclix, a strategic marketing firm specializing in creating connections between consumers, brands, and the video games industry, w...
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February 9, 2026
Super Bowl Ad Review: Even A.I. Companies Aim for Fun Over Frowns in ‘Joyful’ Commercial Scramble
Madison Avenue tapped the brakes on most somber Super Bowl commercials Sunday night, with many trying to do something Big Game ads haven’t always done — make people feel good. A dizzying array of s...
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February 9, 2026
General Motors Takes Cadillac F1 Debut to Super Bowl
General Motors hopes to turn a fourth-quarter Super Bowl commercial into the equivalent of a moon launch for the automaker’s debut in Formula 1 racing. A 30-second ad offers a first look at the liv...
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February 9, 2026
Ben Affleck’s Dunkin’ Super Bowl Commercial Taps Jennifer Aniston, Tom Brady, Ted Danson for 1990s Sitcom
Ben Affleck’s latest Super Bowl commercial for Dunkin’ serves up a lot more than coffee and doughnuts. Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, Jason Alexander. Ted Danson, Alfonso Ribeiro, Jaleel White and...
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February 9, 2026
Liquid I.V. Super Bowl Commercial Offers Viewers a Potty Break
Commercial breaks often give TV viewers time for a trip to the bathroom — but never quite like this. In a 30-second ad that aired during NBC’s telecast of Super Bowl LX, Liquid I.V., a maker of ele...
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February 9, 2026
Coinbase Bets Lo-Fi Karaoke Super Bowl Commercial Creates High-Flying Response
Most Super Bowl commercials aim to be faster, louder and shinier than the rest. And then there are Big Game ads from advertisers like Coinbase. After mystifying Super Bowl viewers in 2022 with a de...
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February 9, 2026
Big Tech Taps Super Bowl Commercials to Put Human Face on A.I.
If you believe what you see on TV, then the mysterious technological force known as A.I. is nothing without the help of some human hands. In a 60-second ad slated to run Sunday in NBC’s telecast of...
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February 8, 2026
Nancy Guthrie House Now Secured by Local Police
Nancy Guthrie’s house will now be secured by local police, the latest development as speculation swirls around the fate of the mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie. In a statement released Su...
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February 6, 2026
Wegovy Takes to Super Bowl With Sizable Commercial to Spur Visions of Weight Loss
Wegovy, a weight-loss drug that helps people slim down, is bulking up for its first appearance in the Super Bowl. Novo Nordisk, the drug’s manufacturer, purchased enough ad time from NBC to run a 9...
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February 5, 2026
Streaming-Only Super Bowl Commercials Open New Tier for Marketers With Fewer Dollars for Big Game
While other Super Bowl sponsors like Instacart, Pringles and Bud Light will trot out famous faces like Ben Stiller, Sabrina Carpetner and Post Malone, Tecovas will do nothing of the sort. Instead, ...
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