Stephen Battaglio writes about television and the media business for the Los Angeles Times out of New York. His coverage of the television industry has appeared in TV Guide, the New York Daily News, the New York Times, Fortune, the Hollywood Reporter, Inside.com and Adweek. He is also the author of three books about television, including a biography of pioneer talk show host and producer David Susskind.
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June 28, 2024
Voice of legendary play-by-play announcer, re-created using artificial intelligence, will provide daily Olympic updates for NBCUniversal’s Peacock.
June 26, 2024
The right wing is already attacking moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash ahead of the showdown between Biden and Trump. But it will still be CNN’s night.
June 26, 2024
Major broadcast networks and cable news outlets have agreed to simulcast the event featuring CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash.
June 20, 2024
Network news competitors will have to follow CNN’s rules if they want to simulcast the June 27 showdown between Biden and Trump.
June 14, 2024
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June 13, 2024
Steele’s lawsuit says the agency failed to properly represent her in a 2021 dispute with her former employer over its vaccine mandate policy.
June 12, 2024
Netflix’s embrace of live sports and commercials makes it look more like traditional broadcast and cable TV. Does adding a news division make sense?
June 6, 2024
Bolling, a former Fox News host, is leaving the right-leaning Newsmax after three years as a prime time host.
May 31, 2024
Viewing surged for cable news and broadcast networks as they delivered a New York jury’s verdict to convict Trump on 34 felony counts against him.
May 31, 2024