Culture
When Taxpayers Fund Shows Like ‘Blue Bloods’ and ‘S.N.L.,’ Does It Pay Off?
New Yorkers — and residents of many other states — have paid more for entertainment in recent years than just their Netflix or Hulu…
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Everything New on Apple TV+ in May 2025
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Apple TV+ continues its 'quality over quantity' mantra this month,…
News
‘60 Minutes’ Rebukes Paramount On-Air Over Executive Producer’s Exit
In an extraordinary on-air rebuke, one of the top journalists at “60 Minutes” directly criticized the program’s parent company in the…
Culture
The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Release Date, Plot Details, Where to Wa
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors A new series led by two-time BAFTA nominee Jacob Elordi is now…
Culture
Will there be a "Total Divas" reboot? Nikki and Brie Bella speak out
Nikki Bella and twin sister Brie Bella have spoken out about a Total Divas reboot on their podcast. During Saturday's live episode of The…
News
YouTube turns 20 years old. How it changed TV as we know it
The grainy 19-second YouTube video that started it all hardly had the makings of a viral sensation. Shot at the San Diego Zoo, the…
Business
Tariff Confusion and Recession Fears Leave Advertisers ‘Paralyzed’
Persuading people to spend money in a time of unpredictable tariffs is proving to be a complicated calculation for the $380 billion…
Culture
Marvin Levy, Oscar-Winning Publicist to Spielberg, Dies at 96
Reporters trying to get interviews with Steven Spielberg would sometimes grouse that his publicist’s job amounted to speaking a single…
Politics
White House to Ask Congress to Rescind Funding From NPR and PBS
The White House is planning toask Congress to claw back more than $1 billion slated for public broadcasting in the United States,…
News
Rick Levine, Who Gave Commercials Cinematic Flair, Dies at 94
Rick Levine, an award-winning television commercial director who brought a big-screen sensibility to the small screen with widely…
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“The Handmaid’s Tale” Reflects the Exhaustion of Liberal Feminism
You almost forget that Elisabeth Moss can smile. The lead actor on Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” now in its sixth and final season, spent…
Business
CNBC and Fox Business See Viewership Soar Amid Market Chaos
The plunge in the financial markets has caused a boost for financial news. Viewership of Fox Business and CNBC, the cable news channels…
Business
Boomer, 68, makes eye-opening point about older women on TV, goes viral
A post highlighting how women over the age of 50 are portrayed on television has evolved since the 1980s has gone viral on Instagram. The…
Culture
Amazon’s New Movie Strategy Starts With Theaters
Amazon’s movie strategy is finally ready for its close-up. After a decade-long dalliance with big-screen theatrical releases, the giant…
Business
Richard Carlson, Journalist Who Led Voice of America, Dies at 84
Richard Carlson, who won a Peabody Award for his investigative television reports about an automobile company’s brazen fraud — during…
Business
CBS Canceling ‘After Midnight,’ in Another Blow to Late-Night TV
It’s another blow to late-night television. CBS said on Wednesday that it was canceling “After Midnight,” the network’s 12:30 a.m. comedy…
Politics
Trump Allies Grill PBS and NPR During Congress Hearing
Congressional Republicans laced into PBS and NPR on Wednesday, accusing the country’s biggest public media networks of institutional bias…
Politics
Who Are the CEOs of NPR and PBS, Katherine Maher and Paula Kerger?
One is a veteran TV executive. The other emerged from the world of digital media. Both are now chief executives of major public media…
Politics
PBS and NPR prepare for a showdown with Congress.
PBS is practicing answers with lawyers. NPR executives are preparing to monitor the fallout. Members of Congress are promoting the star…
Politics
As Fox Gets a Trump Bump, Bret Baier Closes In on His Broadcast Rivals
“I think any journalist would take three and a half hours of off-the-record conversation with the president of the United States,” Mr.…
News
'The Apprentice' made Trump a reality TV mogul. Now Amazon is putting it back in the spotlight
More than two decades ago, Donald Trump’s reality show “The Apprentice” became a ratings winner and remade his image as a successful…
Politics
White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump
The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said on Tuesday that the Trump administration would start handpicking which media…
News
Who is Joy Reid's husband, Jason? What we know as MSNBC axes show
MSNBC has canceled "The ReidOut," the prime-time show hosted by Joy Reid, as part of a broader network restructuring. Reid, known for her…
Politics
Jen Psaki Gets Nightly Prime-Time Show at MSNBC
MSNBC said on Monday that Jen Psaki, the former White House Press Secretary who has become one of the most prominent hosts at the network,…