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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July 17, 2024
The shooting at a Saturday Trump rally gave a new plot line to the gathering in Milwaukee where Trump is likely to be hailed as a hero.
July 15, 2024
Disney’s ABC and ESPN hold onto their packages, while Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT is expected to lose the property that helped define the network.
July 10, 2024
Ciprian-Matthews, a 30-year veteran of the network, will stay in an advisory role for presidential election coverage.
July 10, 2024
CNN Chief Executive Mark Thompson attempts to prepare the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned news channel for a post-cable TV future.
July 10, 2024
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Veteran attorney Bryan Freedman has become the first call for celebrities who find themselves in existential career crises.
July 7, 2024
A fictional series on the streaming service Fox Nation showed the president’s son standing trial for charges he has not faced in real life.
July 1, 2024
The debate was widely considered a chance for CNN to burnish its brand as a trusted purveyor of major news. The event went poorly for President Biden.
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