Members Khan Posted April 22, 2022 Members Share Posted April 22, 2022 And just like that, the dream is over. Do y'all think Fox News will take back Chris Wallace, or nah? And didn't I read in one of the articles you posted, @Vee, that WBD plans to shift AWAY from the Zucker model of personality-led shows (i.e., Anderson Cooper, Don Lemon, Chris Cuomo) and back toward breaking-news? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted April 22, 2022 Members Share Posted April 22, 2022 I believe that's their claim, but I think they also implied in that same article they want to get away from 'editorializing about the partisanship in Washington,' which to me doesn't suggest they're ever going to stop courting the racist Republican base and begging for their approval. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members j swift Posted April 22, 2022 Members Share Posted April 22, 2022 (edited) I wondered if Chris Wallace will just get to take his huge check and retire to the Hamptons (where all network anchors go after TV), or if they'll make him pinch hit for Anderson when he takes a vacation? Meanwhile, I blame Alison Roman, she is a bad penny that could kill any project. Edited April 22, 2022 by j swift 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted April 22, 2022 Members Share Posted April 22, 2022 Get ready for Chris Wallace's Wet 'n Wild New Year's Eve! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted April 22, 2022 Members Share Posted April 22, 2022 Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted April 22, 2022 Members Share Posted April 22, 2022 I still can't believe "Jake Tapper's Book Club" was an actual CNN+ show. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted April 22, 2022 Members Share Posted April 22, 2022 Just be grateful "Wolf in the Kitchen" or "Keeping Up with the Joneses" never came to pass. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted April 22, 2022 Members Share Posted April 22, 2022 In which CNN mourns the death of CNN+, with no small amount of ego protection and confirmation bias: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted April 23, 2022 Members Share Posted April 23, 2022 (edited) "We Are the World" wasn't this maudlin. But seriously. Am I missing something here? I don't see what was so revolutionary about CNN+. To me, it just seems (well, SEEMED) like the other 42 news "channels" that air on PlutoTV. Edited April 23, 2022 by Khan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted April 24, 2022 Members Share Posted April 24, 2022 There was an article about the CNN+ “implosion” in the NYT and it outlined some of the mistakes the network make with launching a streaming service before the merger between Warner Bros. and Discovery had completed, knowing that a merger would, in effect, be a new company with new and different priorities and a shifted focus. IMO, also believe that the timing was poor for a launch of another paid streaming service. Had it been based on a FAST streaming model, that would have been a different concept, but one that might have gotten some support from the new merged corporation but FAST would have been unable to support that very expensive “star-studded” lineup. A FAST CNN+ service would have started out humble with perhaps one fairly well known journalist and other experience and intrepid reporters covering events and news that receive less media coverage, news that is not splashy but important nevertheless. But CNN+ wanted travel shows with sex appeal and big name ‘talking heads’. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members janea4old Posted April 25, 2022 Members Share Posted April 25, 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/apr/25/twitter-elon-musk-buy-takeover-deal-tesla Twitter agrees to Elon Musk takeover deal Twitter has agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, in a $44bn (£35bn) deal. The deal puts the Tesla chief executive in charge of a company with 217 million users and an influential role in shaping the political and media agenda on both sides of the Atlantic. Musk has signalled that Twitter will be overhauled under his leadership, including changes in content moderation, having described himself as a “free speech absolutist”. ... the apparent opposition of Twitter’s board faded after Musk drew up a $46.5bn funding package for the bid, including $21bn of his own money. According to reports, both shareholders and the Twitter board began to take the offer seriously once finance had been put in place. The deal is not expected to face serious scrutiny from US competition authorities because Musk’s major business interests – an electric car company, the SpaceX rocket business and tunnelling firm the Boring Company – do not compete with Twitter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted April 25, 2022 Administrator Share Posted April 25, 2022 Trump will no doubt be back on Twitter shortly after the deal closes. Ugh Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members janea4old Posted April 25, 2022 Members Share Posted April 25, 2022 (edited) Edited April 25, 2022 by janea4old 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted April 25, 2022 Members Share Posted April 25, 2022 Not to mention, this: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-03-25/black-tesla-employees-fremont-plant-racism-california-lawsuit 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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