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Scott Pelley Out at CBS News After Dramatic Clash With New ’60 Minutes’ Executive Producer

3 June 2026 at 01:31
And then there were three. CBS News has terminated “60 Minutes” veteran Scott Pelley after the journalist and executives felt they could not find a way to work together following a heated public argument Monday between Pelley and Nick Bilton, the former tech journalist installed last week by editorial chief Bari Weiss. Pelley is the […]

New ‘60 Minutes’ Boss Will Grapple With Demoralized Staff, High Costs, Hard-Core Attitudes

1 June 2026 at 20:05
“60 Minutes” is on the clock — in more ways than its new leader might realize. When Bari Weiss, CBS News’ editor in chief, named Nick Bilton last week to lead the venerable newsmagazine into its 59th season, she did so at a critical moment. Bilton, a technology reporter who made a move into screenwriting […]

‘Meet the Press’ Launches Live-Event Franchise With ‘Moment’ Conversations

31 May 2026 at 13:00
Soon people will have an opportunity to really meet “Meet the Press.” Kristen Welker, the current moderator of the long-running NBC Sunday public-affairs program, will host the first live event tied to the show, “Meet the Moment LIVE,” at City Winery in New York City on June 29. At the gathering, a crowd that purchases […]

Paramount Made Radical Changes to CBS Late Night and ‘60 Minutes.’ Will Advertisers Still Spend?

5 June 2026 at 19:49
Dozens of advertising and media buying executives convened in late April at an event space near the west side of New York City, eager to get a look at what Paramount Skydance had to offer in its first “upfront” market under the control of CEO David Ellison. Attendees sat at long tables, dined on exquisitely […]

Will Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker Exit ‘60 Minutes’ After Scott Pelley’s Firing? Everyone at CBS Wants to Know

3 June 2026 at 14:50
The future of “60 Minutes” could well hinge on two people with deep ties to CBS News’ past. Many staffers and producers at the beleaguered newsmagazine are left wondering whether Lesley Stahl and Bill Whitaker, two CBS News veterans who have been with the news division now controlled by Paramount Skydance since 1971 and 1984, […]

Hallie Jackson Has San Francisco in Sights as NBC News’ Streaming Efforts Expand in Linear TV

28 May 2026 at 17:00
Worlds are colliding for NBC News’ Hallie Jackson. The Washington-based anchor and correspondent on most weekdays can be seen leading a two-hour program, “Hallie Jackson Now,” that live streams on the NBC News Now service. And on Sundays, she is behind the desk for “NBC Nightly News.” Starting Monday, however, there is going to be […]

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  • Fox Weather Gains Distribution on SiriusXM Brian Steinberg
    SiriusXM will begin distributing Fox Weather across its satellite-radio service starting June 3, a move aimed at making more weather news available as hurricane season starts along the Atlantic coast. The channel will be offered to listeners across North America via the SiriusXM app (ch. 799) and in vehicles equipped with SiriusXM with 360L. Access […]
     

Fox Weather Gains Distribution on SiriusXM

1 June 2026 at 15:00
SiriusXM will begin distributing Fox Weather across its satellite-radio service starting June 3, a move aimed at making more weather news available as hurricane season starts along the Atlantic coast. The channel will be offered to listeners across North America via the SiriusXM app (ch. 799) and in vehicles equipped with SiriusXM with 360L. Access […]

Scott Pelley Presses Paramount to Remove CBS News Chief Bari Weiss: ‘CBS News Is on Fire’

7 June 2026 at 11:11
Former “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley suggested in an interview with The New York Times that CBS News parent Paramount Skydance remove Bari Weiss as the leader of the news division, alleging in an emotional exchange that “television’s not her thing” and that her inexperience with the medium and her belief that mainstream media is […]

CBS News Boots Sharyn Alfonsi Off ‘60 Minutes’ After She Tangled With Bari Weiss Over Story

27 May 2026 at 15:43
Sharyn Alfonsi, a veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent who has worked on the venerable newsmagazine since 2015, said Wednesday she believes CBS News has removed her from the program after she raised issues about the way Bari Weiss, the news division’s editor in chief, handled an Alfonsi report about how the U.S. deported Venezuelan men to […]

ESPN, Women’s National Football Conference Expand Rights Deal

1 June 2026 at 15:00
ESPN viewers have long been ready for some football. Now they will be getting more of a chance to watch a different take on the sport. ESPN and Women’s National Football Conference have expanded their rights deal with a new two-year pact that will keep the WNFC IX Cup Championship Game on ESPN2 and put […]

Scott Pelley Fires Back After ’60 Minutes’ Ouster: ‘The Collapse of Values at The Top Has Become Untenable’

3 June 2026 at 04:30
Scott Pelley said he no longer recognizes “60 Minutes” in the months following the takeover of CBS News by Paramount Skydance, and accused the executive set in charge of the news division of “incompetence and unprofessionalism” that have “wreaked havoc” for months. Pelley, in his first statement since CBS News announced his termination Tuesday evening, […]

NBA Houses Around the World Aim to Put Global Spotlight on League’s Finals

10 June 2026 at 14:22
As basketball fans from around the world check out the NBA Finals, the league is trying to get them out of their own houses and into its homes. Fans in Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Japan and India have been able to visit various “NBA Houses,” as part of a bid by the league to create […]

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