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John Krasinski didn’t “sell out,” he says. He just sold a TV show concept to a billion-dollar company. The actor/director, 40, took heat on social media last week after fans discovered that his feel-good YouTube show “Some Good News” had been sold to ViacomCBS for an undisclosed sum of money. It was reported that the …
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ViacomCBS is slashing an additional 400 jobs as the broadcasting giant continues to search for cost savings from last year’s merger of CBS and Viacom even as it struggles to shore up losses from the coronavirus pandemic. The layoffs, which kicked off this week, primarily took place at CBS’ entertainment, news, studio, sports and local …
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CBS News is the latest casualty amid the COVID-19 pandemic after announcing job losses of 75 staff members on Wednesday. Susan Zirinsky, CBS News President, admitted that it was a “painful day” in a memo seen by Page Six. We’re told that the cuts also affect flagship show “60 Minutes” — and that Zirinsky personally …
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“CBS This Morning” anchor Gayle King was visibly shaken on-air Tuesday after viewing footage of two racially charged incidents that occurred over the weekend. Video of the first, in which Amy Cooper, a white woman calls police falsely claiming that a black man, Christian Cooper, was threatening her life, went viral, sparking outrage on social …
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EXCLUSIVE: Writer-producer Gracie Glassmeyer has set two high-profile comedies in development under her overall deal with CBS Television Studios, both with Jennie Snyder Urman’s Sutton Street Productions, which also is based at CBS Studios. They are “Here She Lies,” a single-camera dark comedy starring and executive produced by Yael Grobglas for HBO Max; and single-camera …
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It’s decidedly bad news for John Krasinski’s squeaky clean reputation. Ever since news broke that the “Quiet Place” star had agreed to sell his positive story broadcast “Some Good News,” which he developed for YouTube in March, critics have descended on social media to call out the 40-year-old actor/director for “selling out.” Krasinski launched the …
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Some good news for John Krasinski. “The Office” star, most recently known for his YouTube series “Some Good News,” has licensed the viral show to ViacomCBS. Although it’s unknown exactly how big of a payday this is for 40-year-old Krasinski, it’s probably hefty: The Hollywood Reporter describes it as a “rich” licensing deal and there …
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Too soon … ? First photos are circulating of CBS All Access’ nine-part adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Stand,” which presents an apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil. Though production fell four days short due to the real-world pandemic, and a precise release …
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Perhaps “CBS Evening News” should assign a reporter to figure out what happened on its Tuesday broadcast. A local anchor handed off to Norah O’Donnell as usual — but she never showed up. The network ran ads for several minutes before abruptly cutting to its rolling news feed on CBSN. A TV insider quipped, “Looks …
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President Trump blasted “CBS Evening News” host Norah O’Donnell as a “third place anchor” after she interviewed a coronavirus whistleblower for a “60 Minutes” segment that was critical of the White House. In a Twitter rant late Sunday, Trump said O’Donnell and “60 Minutes” were “doing everything in their power to demean our Country, much to …
John Krasinski didn’t “sell out,” he says. He just sold a TV show concept to a billion-dollar company. The actor/director, 40, took heat on social media last week after fans discovered that his feel-good YouTube show “Some Good News” had been sold to ViacomCBS for an undisclosed sum of money. It was reported that the …
