Jeff Zucker

NEW YORK -- NBC Broadcasting Chairman Ted Harbert feels the pain of advertisers who have spent the last two months sitting in stuffy auditoriums listening to television executives tell them where to spend their money in advance of the fall TV season. "I...

CNN News President Jeff Zucker is putting a priority on the cable network’s new morning show, “New Day,” which launches June 17.  “It’s really important that we have a very strong and good morning show,” Zucker said...

It may seem a little redundant, CNN’s idea of making a reality show starring Chicago. But it will be, at minimum, interesting to see what stories Robert Redford’s Sundance Productions puts together for the just-announced “Chicagoland,&...

An old index card reads: Original. Real. Poignant. Those were the first words Greg Daniels jotted down a decade ago as his guide in adapting the daft British TV series "The Office" for an American audience. The ideas on the flimsy card stock proved...

After the coffee. Before remembering that whatever happens today will be a distant memory a week from now. The Skinny: I got to see an ostrich up close last night. I don't know why ostriches and camels are my two favorite animals. These days it doesn'...

After spending 15 hours Friday locked on coverage of the manhunt in Boston, here are my picks for the highs, lows and deeper media stories of this remarkable day and night. The best moment belonged to Diane Sawyer and ABC News for a phone interview...

Bidders are circling for the popular video website Hulu, including one of the service's initial architects: Peter Chernin, the former News Corp. president. Chernin has long been one Hulu's most passionate advocates. His Chernin Group has offered more...

As widely expected, CNN is assigning Chris Cuomo to host a new morning show. But he will be joined by CNN veteran Kate Bolduan, who has been anchoring "The Situation Room" with Wolf Blitzer. A lot of speculation had focused on Erin Burnett pairing...

After the coffee. Before trying to make a clone to do my grunt work. The Skinny: Was excited to see "Nashville" back, but did we really need a Katie Couric cameo? It felt forced and didn't add much to the plot. It's a busy Thursday morning as CNN...

Veteran "KTLA 5 Morning News" anchor Michaela Pereira will be leaving the station at the end of May to join CNN's new morning show in New York. Pereira will be the news anchor for the show, which will be hosted by Chris Cuomo and Kate Bolduan. The...

The team for CNN's new morning show is in place. Now it just needs a name and a time and a launch date. As expected, former ABC News correspondent Chris Cuomo is to host. The surprise is who is joining him. His co-host is to be Kate Bolduan, a CNN...

After the coffee. Before packing matzo for the trip back to Los Angeles. The Skinny: Because I was celebrating Passover last night, I have no idea what absurd thing happened on Fox's "The Following." No spoilers please. Tuesday's headlines include a...