Tony Brown, host of long-running PBS television program, dies at 93

MS NOW Will Expand Video Podcasts on Weekends, While Veteran Alex Witt Plans Exit

The divide between so-called “creator media” and mainstream TV news continues to narrow — and quickly. Starting on Sunday, June 28, MS NOW will move away from featuring live, hosted hours after 6 p.m. on weekends and instead fill its schedule largely with taped video podcasts, expanding its use of a popular Saturday-night program from []

PBS Is the Best Streaming Service of the Year So Far

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Comcast to split cable business from media through NBCUniversal, Sky spinoff

Comcast to split cable business from media through NBCUniversal, Sky spinoff

Comcast to Spin Off NBCUniversal and Sky as Shares Surge 25% in Best Day Since 2015

Twenty-four years after Brian Roberts assembled NBCUniversal, Sky, and Peacock under one cable company, Comcast announced it is separating the media assets into a new public company — and shares surged 24, the biggest single-day gain in over a decade.

Steve Harvey Mourns Death of Beloved Family Member

Steve Harvey is mourning a heartbreaking loss. The Family Feud host shared a touching tribute to his father-in-law James Bridges Sr., who died on June 1 at age 91, per ABC 24 Memphis. Yesterday...

KTLA 5 Morning News celebrates 35 years

Celebrate the 35th anniversary of KTLA Morning News, the groundbreaking two-hour local newscast that revolutionized Southern California's morning television. Learn about its innovative approach, enduring success, and deep connection with the community, outperforming national shows since its debut in 1991. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

Comcast is spinning off NBCUniversal media and entertainment assets

LOS ANGELES — Comcast is spinning off its NBCUniversal entertainment and media assets into a separate publicly traded company, the media giant announced Monday. The plan will put broadcast networks NBC and Telemundo, NBC News, cable network ...

Wall Street Lunch: Comcast Soars On Plan To Spin Off NBCUniversal

Wall Street Lunch: Comcast Soars On Plan To Spin Off NBCUniversal

PFT has been with NBC for 17 years

On July 1, 2009, we flipped the switch on our relationship with NBC.

NBC’s Tom Llamas climbed from 15-year-old intern to the top anchor chair—and still isn’t satisfied: ‘If you’re not growing, you’re dying’

As the face of NBC Nightly News, Tom Llamas has reached a milestone many journalists spend their entire careers pursuing: the anchor chair of one of America’s flagship evening newscasts. At 46, he’s following in the footsteps of the greats like Walter Cronkite, Tom Brokaw, and Lester Holt—the latter whom he succeeded last year. The []

Australian media personality Derryn Hinch dies aged 82

The New Zealand-born radio host has reportedly died, after a lengthy career.

The Pac-12’s return begins without a media day

As the college football season approaches, every FBS conference is getting set for its media days — except for the Pac-12. Media days see conferences invite members of the press to ask questions and take photographs to build excitement for the upcoming season. Many media days will receive live television coverage. The Big 12, ACC

Tim Bagley shares how James Burrows' 'empathy for LGBTQ people' revolutionized TV

James Burrows, the most influential sitcom director in television history, died Friday at age 85. He leaves behind an incredible body of work that includes iconic TV shows Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, and Will Grace.

TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan dies aged 68

The former BBC, ITV and Sky News journalist has died after revealing he had stage four prostate cancer.

News anchor Dermot Murnaghan 'died peacefully' after a 'period of illness with prostate cancer'

The veteran news anchor hosted Sky News, ITV Evening News, Channel 4 News and BBC News at Six during his five-decade career

Editor's note: NPR retracts story

Editor's note: NPR retracts story

TPM Readers Tell Us Why They Contribute #1

From TPM Reader JB I contribute to the Journalism Fund for the same reason I am an Inside Member. Over the...

Comcast is splitting its media and broadband properties

NBCUniversal and Sky will be spun off into separate companies.

Michael Weatherly Books ‘NCIS’ Return for Season 24

The long-time former series regular will have a season-long arc on the CBS drama.

Newsom pathetically whines about the US media landscape in hypocritical rant

California Governor Gavin Newsom has crashed out over the media landscape in America. The California governor took to his podcast ‘This is Gavin Newsom’ to whine about the media. Newsom goes on to call conservative media a “sewer that has a presidential seal”. Hypocritically, the governor finished by saying that left-wing media acts in a similar manner.

Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal into a separate company

Comcast said it plans to spin off the NBCUniversal media empire into a separate publicly traded company, separating it from the corporation’s broadcast and wireless businesses. NBC News' Brian Cheung has the latest details surrounding the planned spinoffs.

Tony Rayns, British critic who introduced Korean films to the world, dies at 77

Tony Rayns, the British film critic who introduced Korean cinema to global audiences, died Wednesday. He was 77. The Busan International Film Festival announced his death on social media the same day. Tony Rayns, who championed the value of Korean and Asian cinema to the world ahead of anyone else, has passed away. May he rest in peace, the festival said. Born in 1948, Rayns worked as a film critic for Sight and Sound, the magazine of the British Film Institute, and as a programmer for the Lon

2026 John Deere Classic TV schedule: Where to watch live streaming coverage of Round 4

The PGA Tour rolls into the Quad Cities for the Fourth of July

NPR Runs False Justice Alito Retirement Story

Nina Totenberg’s reporting leaves more questions than answers.

How to Watch Switzerland vs. Colombia: TV Channel, Live Stream, Time

Learn which TV channel or how to live stream the Switzerland and Colombia FIFA World Cup match.

Julian Shapiro-Barnum rethinks late night with ‘Outside Tonight’

Julian Shapiro-Barnum aims to reimagine late-night TV for the internet age with "Outside Tonight." #JulianShapiroBarnum #OutsideTonight

"A SOCIALIST Can Win Anywhere” : Mamdani’s Bold Claim About America

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The Future of Media dinner

As mainstream media craters, a tsunami of mis-dis-information swamps social media, and governments hammer free speech, we examine the future of media.

“We cannot be in this journalism silo”: News Futures tries to grow a civic media field

“We are sitting in the middle of a fucking polycrisis.” That’s how Darryl Holliday introduced the first-ever News Futures Convention in San Francisco in March. While the idea of being in crisis is a common theme of U.S. journalism conferences, this was not a traditional journalism conference. News Futures, fiscally sponsored by the nonprofit civic...

Comcast spins off NBCUniversal as it exits media entirely

Comcast plans to spin out NBCUniversal and leave the entertainment business.

The Weekend - Sunday 5th July 2026

A lively look at all the latest live and breaking news for the weekend from around the UK with our network of GB News reporters, plus views and debate from a wide range of perspectives.

Comcast’s breakup is the bluntest warning yet that the cable bundle is losing its grip

Comcast's NBCUniversal split should not disrupt Peacock or Xfinity right away, but it signals a deeper break between internet service and streaming perks as the old cable bundle loses power.