 Charlie Rose |
CBS fired Charlie Rose in the wake of the allegations of sexual misconduct that have been made against him. Rose had been co-host of “CBS This Morning” since 2012. An internal email from CBS news president David Rhodes said that Rose was canned following claims “of extremely disturbing and intolerable behavior said to have revolved around his PBS program.” PBS and Bloomberg, which both air “The Charlie Rose Show,” yanked the program from their schedules. While Charlie Rose, Inc., an independent company, produces "The Charlie Rose Show," a statement from PBS says “we expect our producers to provide a workplace where people feel safe and are treated with dignity and respect.”
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The New York Times will unveil several standalone digital subscriptions next year focused on lifestyle topics. Revenue at the paper has dropped by half over the last decade as print advertising goes online, and it is trying to make up for the loss with efforts to bring in more digital subscribers. According a report on Business Insider, the Times is currently considering 10 to 15 areas—including parenting, wellness, beauty and fashion—where it can offer separate subscriptions. Two or three of those are likely to be launched next year. Standalone options already introduced include a digital subscription for unlimited access to the Times’ crossword puzzles for $6.95 per month and a $5 per month subscription to NYT Cooking.
 Mark Levin |
FOX News Channel signed syndicated radio talk show personality Mark Levin to host “Life, Liberty & Levin,” a new weekend primetime program debuting in February 2018. Levin’s radio program, “The Mark Levin Show,” currently airs on over 300 stations and satellite radio. Previously, he served as an adviser to several members of President Ronald Reagan's cabinet. FOX says the new program will “explore the fundamental values and principles undergirding American society, culture, politics, and current events, and their relevance to the nation’s future and everyday lives of citizens.” FOX president of programming Suzanne Scott said, “Mark’s passion for the principles found in the Constitution and success in talk radio has made him a distinct figure in the media landscape. We look forward to adding this spirited program to our weekend lineup.”
Versant Media Group, the NBCUniversal cable TV spin-off, today reported its first financial results as 2025 revenues dipped 5.3 percent to $6.7B and standalone EBITDA dropped 9.1 percent to $2.2B.
Trump Media & Technology Group is discussing a spin-off of the Truth Social platform following the expected closing of its $6B merger deal with TAE Technologies... Condé Nast sells off Them, the digital LGBTQ-focused platform it launched in 2017, to Equalpride, publisher of Out, The Advocate, Out Traveler, Health PLUS Wellness and Pride.com... CBS News has parted ways with longevity influencer Peter Attia, one of the 19 contributors that editor-in-chief Bari Weiss brought on as part of her plan to present a wider variety of voices on the platform. 
Symbolic.ai forms a partnership with News Corp to begin using the company’s AI-native publisher platform in the newsrooms of News Corp publications to augment research, writing and publishing... Mediaite launches a newsletter that promises to give readers a summary of—media newsletters... The Fund for American Studies launches the Journalism Excellence Fellowship, a program that will provide promising young journalists the opportunity to work alongside top writers, reporters, and media professionals.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which has roots going back to 1786, is going out of business, the paper’s owners, Block Communications, announced on Jan. 7... GQ editor Will Welch is stepping down to take on a new Paris-based role with the musician Pharrell, who is also men’s creative director at Louis Vuitton... Semafor says it has raised $30 million on a $330 million valuation, following its first profitable year. 
The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI reach an agreement that will make a set of more than 200 animated, masked and creature characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars available for use by Sora, OpenAI’s short-form generative AI video platform... CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss has moved Tony Dokoupil, a co-host at “CBS Mornings” since 2019, into the anchor’s chair for the “CBS Evening News,” following the departure of John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois... USA Today editor-in-chief Caren Bohan has left the paper.
