NBC News
Dylan Byers
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July 24, 2024
The Biden Bump
Somewhat ironically, an election cycle that has been defined by age has benefitted a bunch of legacy media outfits, all of whom are presumably hoping to embrace the lesson of past presidential races: eyeballs are ephemeral, but business models and strategies last a lot longer.
Dylan Byers
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May 15, 2024
No Country for Old Mann
News and notes on the latest storylines coursing through the industry: CNN’s debate coup, NBC’s internal frustrations, and a Condé Nast departure.
Dylan Byers
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April 10, 2024
Cesar Salad
Weeks after the McDaniel micro-nightmare, a peek into the halls of 30 Rock, where talent and executives are trying to put the incident behind them while continuing to grumble and privately rehash questions about accountability.
Dylan Byers
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March 29, 2024
Cesar’s Palace
In the aftermath of the Ronna McDaniel hiring-and-firing scandal, the NBC News Group blame game has begun to point back toward chairman Cesar Conde, his hands-off leadership style, and his very transparent ambitions.
Dylan Byers
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March 27, 2024
Ronnaghazi & The Hunger Screams of Late-Stage Linear
Inside 30 Rock, the dueling narratives over the lengthy courtship and rapid firing of the 2020 election-denying former R.N.C. chair highlight a behind-the-scenes blame game over the network’s conflicted vision of political diversity, and itself.
Dylan Byers
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January 13, 2023
Noah’s Ark
A few days after Noah Oppenheim’s long-rumored departure from NBC News was finally announced, the news is beginning to settle in. Plus, news on Neeraj.
Dylan Byers
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January 11, 2023
Hail, Cesar!
Here’s the real story that was buried in today’s big news about Oppenheim’s departure and Blumenstein’s ascent: Cesar Conde is consolidating power. Plus, Licht’s dayside moves.
Dylan Byers
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December 9, 2022
The Kids Stay in the Picture
The TV news industry, amid its constant convulsions and endlessly complex transformation, bemoans the executives leading the charge.
Dylan Byers
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September 2, 2022
The September of Stelteritis
Various and numerous personnel changes across the network landscape, from Reliable Sources to Meet the Press, all point toward a single cruel reality: the industry can’t program its ways out of the apparent and very real Linear Big Bang. It’s here.