An Iger Theory, a CNN 5 Year Plan & Murdochology

The Thompson Doctrine, McCarthy’s Chaos Caucus, Welker’s MTP Debut

Welcome back to The Daily Courant, your afternoon guide to the latest news at Puck.

Today, we lead with Dylan Byers’ insiderly analysis of Mark Thompson’s five-year plan for CNN: an ambitious, long-term transformation of the network’s business model that draws inspiration from… The New York Times.

Plus, below the fold: Matt Belloni talks to Michael Wolff on the latest episode of The Town, about the future of Fox News after Rupert Murdoch’s resignation. Tina Nguyen breaks down Kevin McCarthy’s shutdown predicament. Bill Cohan runs the numbers on Disney selling ABC or ESPN. Then Dylan chats with Peter Hamby about Wolff’s latest opus and the political-media hysteria surrounding Kristen Welker’s debut on Meet the Press.

Mark Thompson’s Message & MTP Overheating

DYLAN BYERS

News and notes on the latest preoccupations of the television news business: Mark Thompson’s Five Year Plan and Kristen Welker’s debut on ‘Meet the Press.’

The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Empire

MATT BELLONI

Matt is joined by journalist Michael Wolff, author of ‘The Fall: The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Dynasty,’ to talk what a post-Murdoch Fox News looks like.

McCarthy’s Chaos Caucus

TINA NGUYEN

Beneath the façade of a unified opposition to the compromise G.O.P. spending plan, the hardline bloc is really a confederation of “caucuses of one,” as a House Republican insider put it, each with their own individual incentives, which McCarthy could use to break them apart—if they don’t get rid of him first.

More Notes on The Second Iger Age

WILLIAM D. COHAN

Musings on the fate of the once-great Walt Disney Company and whether it would be great once again. Does that mean spinning off ABC and ESPN together?

Murdoch’s Fire and Fury

PETER HAMBY & DYLAN BYERS

Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss Michael Wolff’s latest opus, this time about the Murdochs and the fate of Fox News. Then they debate the green room tizzy surrounding Kristen Welker’s first big interview as host of ‘Meet the Press.’

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