Newsmax lost $55 million in the first half of last year. But its stock has surged this week as shares in the company traded on the public market for the first time.
Category: Cable Television
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He’s the Face of a White House Press Corps Under Attack by Trump
Eugene Daniels, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, is pushing back on the administration’s hostility to reporters as he navigates a move to MSNBC from Politico.
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MSNBC Cancels Joy Reid’s Show in Major Shake-Up
Ms. Reid’s 7 p.m. program will be replaced by a panel show co-hosted by Symone Sanders Townsend, Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele.
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Jim Acosta of CNN to Leave Network
The network wanted to move Mr. Acosta to the midnight time slot, a backwater in cable television news.
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A Big Day for Fox News, but TV Ratings Were Down for Trump Speech
Roughly 26 million people tuned in live to watch the president’s lunchtime swearing-in on the major TV networks, according to preliminary figures from Nielsen.
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Charles Dolan, Cablevision Founder Who Sat Atop a Media Empire, Dies at 98
His business choices were diverse and prolific: He founded HBO, bought Madison Square Garden and the New York Knicks, and took over a Long Island newspaper.
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Comcast and Warner Bros. Discovery Set the Stage for 2025 Deal-Making
Comcast and Warner Bros. Discovery are rearranging their businesses for mergers and acquisitions. Experts say the next year could transform the media industry.
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Trump Recruits His Cast for Season 2 Straight From Television
The president-elect, who built his reputation on reality television, is rounding out his second administration with Dr. Oz, Fox News hosts and a former star of “The Real World.”
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Comcast to Spin Off MSNBC, CNBC and Other Cable Networks
The new publicly traded company is set to debut next year, with a bundle of channels that also includes Oxygen, E! and Syfy.
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Comcast Explores Spin-Out of Cable Business
The company’s president, Mike Cavanagh, said the company was also considering finding a partner for its Peacock streaming service.
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CNN Bans Ryan Girdusky After ‘Beeper’ Remark to Mehdi Hasan
After Mr. Hasan voiced support for Palestinians, the CNN guest, Ryan James Girdusky, said, “I hope your beeper doesn’t go off.”