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Archive for April, 2011
Press Releases: 04/29/11
Posted in CNBC on April 29, 2011 by icn2CNN (1)
‘Murder Abroad: The Amanda Knox Story’ – CNN’s Drew Griffin Reports One-hour documentary premieres Sunday, May 8, 8:00pm ET & PT
With the 2009 conviction of American exchange student Amanda Knox for the murder of British exchange student Meredith Kercher now on appeal, a new CNN documentary investigates the evidence that linked Knox to the murder during her first trial, and how the case was prosecuted. CNN investigative correspondent Drew Griffin reveals new details that cast doubts upon controversial blood, knife, DNA, and other evidence presented in Knox’s original trial.
Griffin also has a rare television interview with the chief prosecutor in the case, Giuliano Mignini, and reveals a pattern of prosecutorial behavior that raises questions about the original conviction. CNN Presents – Murder Abroad: The Amanda Knox Story, debuts Sunday, May 8 at 8:00p.m. ET and PT on CNN/U.S.; it replays on Saturday, May 14 at 8:00p.m. ET and PT.
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More on Burnett…
Posted in CNN on April 29, 2011 by icn2The New York Times’ Brian Stelter has more on Erin Burnett jumping to CNN…
Reflecting her interest in breaking out of pure business news, Ms. Burnett spoke fondly about her reporting for CNBC in countries like Nigeria, India and Iran. She spent more than a week in Cairo during the recent protests against the government of Hosni Mubarak. Among attributes of CNN that appealed to her, she said, was its “incredible global platform in covering news.”
Along with her anchor role, Ms. Burnett will be the channel’s chief business and economics correspondent. “We see her role as being broader,” Mr. Jautz said, than that of another CNN anchor, Ali Velshi, who is currently its chief business correspondent but may be getting groomed for a new position with CNN.
Mr. Velshi had been anchoring CNN from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern, but he has lately been on a tryout of sorts on “American Morning,” the channel’s program from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., which is undergoing a reinvention. There has been speculation inside CNN that Ms. Burnett could slide into Mr. Velshi’s time slot if he were to be named a permanent anchor on “American Morning.”
Erin Burnett Joins CNN
Posted in CNN on April 29, 2011 by icn2Out all day so I’m just now catching up on the blog. CNN announced that Erin Burnett has joined the network…
Erin Burnett Joins CNN Worldwide
Erin Burnett will join CNN Worldwide as anchor and chief business and economics correspondent, it was announced today by Jim Walton, president of CNN Worldwide. Burnett will anchor a weekday general news program and will contribute to CNN’s coverage of national and international breaking news events and contribute reporting to CNN.com.
Burnett will begin in June and will be based in CNN’s New York Headquarters.
“Erin Burnett is a talented journalist and her perspective will add meaningfully to CNN’s coverage of the top national and international news stories we cover each day,” said Walton. “Erin is the kind of all-star player that knows how to connect-the-dots and translate events into relevant information for viewers.”
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Royal Wedding Coverage: Your Reactions…
Posted in Miscellaneous Subjects on April 28, 2011 by icn2For those of you stupid crazy enough to stay up/get up early to watch the Royal Wedding, post your reactions here…
HLN Changes…
Posted in HLN on April 28, 2011 by icn2TVNewser’s Alex Weprin reports that HLN is dropping the 5pm airing of Showbiz Tonight and replacing it with an hour hosted by Vinnie Politan…
Margaret Brennan Profile…
Posted in Bloomberg on April 28, 2011 by icn2The Greenwich Citizen’s Barbara Perry Bind profiles Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan…
Describe a typical day on the job.
Live TV is not predictable — that’s the fun and dangerous part of it. My team and I broadcast our program live on air from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET. I think of my day in two parts. The first part is a push to get myself ready for the live show. I wake up around 5:15 a.m. First thing, I walk and feed my puppy (a puggle named Maddy.). I also check Twitter, which I use like a newswire. I get to the office around 6:15 or 6.30 a.m. and read up on all of the news that has broken overnight. By 9: 57 a.m., I’m on set and ready for the show. During the next two hours, my team and I are constantly in contact, as the stories that we’re reporting on during the show often change.
The scripts and plans go out the window once news breaks. That’s when the fun starts. After we get off air, my team meets and we plan the next show. Then I work on projects, reports, talk to sources and work ahead. I try to end my time in the office by 4 p.m. and take the next show’s research “homework” with me.
Erin Burnett to CNN?
Posted in CNBC, CNN on April 27, 2011 by icn2The New York Times’ Brian Stelter scoops that Erin Burnett looks to be jumping to CNN…
The CNBC anchor Erin Burnett is poised to sign a long-term contract with CNN, according to three people with knowledge of her plans.
The signing will represent a shift to general news anchoring for Ms. Burnett, who has shown interest in branching out beyond business news, CNBC’s specialty. It is unclear what time slot she will occupy at CNN.
The only way this move makes sense is if an opening occurs during CNN’s dayside. Prime is locked up. Early prime is not but putting Burnett in at 7pm untested in a hard news format is probably too risky to contemplate for CNN. The one possibility I see here that makes sense is that Burnett slides in to Ali Velshi’s slot because Velshi will join American Morning full time.
Update: Actually there’s another option which didn’t occur to me even though it was staring me in the face. CNN is using the three headed monster format on American Morning. Burnett could join Velshi and Chetry at that show. That’s another possibility.
Royal Wedding: HLN Coverage Notes…
Posted in HLN on April 27, 2011 by icn2HLN’s Royal Wedding coverage plans…
HLN’S COVERAGE OF THE ROYAL WEDDING
Friday, April 29
“Joy Behar’s Royal Wedding After Party” to Air Friday, 7 p.m. With Special Guests Joan, Collins, Lisa Rinna and Lisa Vanderpump
The Royal Wedding on Morning Express with Robin Meade 6 a.m. -12 noon ET
Airing of the Royal Wedding with frequent commentary from Robin Meade in Atlanta, Lisa Vanderpump (HLN Royal Wedding Contributor) in NY and reports from Showbiz Tonight co-host Brooke Anderson in London.
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CNBC Co-Announces Investor Conference…
Posted in CNBC on April 27, 2011 by icn2CNBC announced that it and Institutional Investor will launch an annual investor conference…
CNBC AND INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR TO LAUNCH ANNUAL INVESTOR CONFERENCE
Premier Conference for the Investor and Business Elite to be Held on September 14, 2011 at The Pierre in New York City
Distinguished Industry and Thought Leaders Come Together to Devise Effective Strategies for Today’s Investors
Englewood Cliffs, N.J., April 27, 2011 — CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, and Institutional Investor, today announced the inaugural Delivering Alpha conference, a singular investor event, scheduled for September 14, 2011, at The Pierre in New York City.
The biggest names in the hedge fund and investor communities, as well as influential political and economic leaders, will gather at this one-day event to discuss the strategies for global investment success. Led by top journalists from CNBC and Institutional Investor, the conference will be a dynamic conversation with some of the world’s most respected investors. In one-on-one interviews and panel discussions, these investors will reveal their investment ideas and debate critical issues to the investing world such as surging global debt concerns, geopolitical pressures and the impact of new regulations. CNBC will be broadcasting portions of the Delivering Alpha conference live on CNBC TV and CNBC.com.
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Free for All: 04/27/11
Posted in Free For All on April 27, 2011 by icn2What, besides Obama’s birth certificate, is on your mind?
Cooper vs. Hannity…
Posted in CNN, FNC on April 26, 2011 by icn2The AP reports that Anderson Cooper isn’t happy with something that aired on last week’s Hannity Bias special…
Cooper, on his CNN show, noted that he was quoted in last week’s Sean Hannity special on media bias. Fox aired a clip of Cooper saying that a former U.S. ambassador in Africa, Joseph Wilson, was “the victim of a Bush administration smear campaign.”
Cooper says that if Fox aired his full report, it was clear he was reporting Wilson’s claim of a smear campaign — not saying it himself.
Cooper says that he tries to choose his words carefully and “don’t like it when someone cuts around them to make it seem like I’m saying something that I’m not.”
Hannity’s executive producer, John Finley, had no comment Tuesday.
Mika Brzezinski Interview…
Posted in MSNBC on April 26, 2011 by icn2Kirkus Reviews’ Devon Glenn interviews Mika Brzezinski
You speak frankly about your experience at Morning Joe. Were you worried about backlash from your employers?
I was very frank in the book. And you know what? It was liberating to write. Not a lot was edited out. In fact, two words were edited out. I handed it to my boss, the president of MSNBC, Phil Griffin, and I sat with him, and he read this book in front of me, page after page after page—about himself, about our company, about what we went through, about the other women that have chimed in with me—and I sat there shriveled up, thinking, “This is it. How much of this are we going to redact? And how frustrated am I going to feel when I walk out the door?”
In the book there are moments where Phil uses a curse word, where he’s talking to Joe. He said, “Motherfucker, is she crazy?” Well, [in the book] I’d actually used the word “dude” to protect him. But he goes, “Nope. You know I don’t say ‘dude.’ I say ‘motherfucker.’ Can you put that back?” He basically corrected the one thing I didn’t put in there perfectly…Then he said, “What can we do to help you with this?”
I gotta tell you, I’m still surprised at what can happen when you’re transparent—when you’re just yourself and you tell the truth. And you’re honest not only about yourself but about the world around you. I have found that only positive things have come from it.
April Numbers: CNN…
Posted in Miscellaneous Subjects on April 26, 2011 by icn2CNN is noting its April ratings…
CNN POSTS STRONG GAINS IN APRIL — INCREASING 31% IN PRIMETIME VS. A YEAR AGO; TOPS MSNBC IN TOTAL DAY IN BOTH TOTAL VIEWERS & DEMO
In the Arena is Up 30%, Piers Morgan Tonight Increases 20% and Anderson Cooper 360 Grows 35%; While FNC declines Each Hour in Primetime
John King, USA is Up 58%, The Situation Room Grows 44% in Demo
As the breaking news cycle cooled in April, CNN continued to post big gains and grew more than any other cable news network compared to a year ago – increasing an impressive +31% in M-F primetime (201k vs. 154k), +25% in total day (154k vs. 123k) and +33% during dayside (162k vs. 122k) in the key demo adults 25-54. Also in April, CNN topped MSNBC in total day (6a-6a) among both total viewers (452k vs. 429k) and in the key demo (154k vs. 147k); FNC was down -6% (272k vs. 288k) in the demo.
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April Numbers: MSNBC…
Posted in Miscellaneous Subjects on April 26, 2011 by icn2MSNBC is noting its April ratings…
MSNBC CONTINUES TO TOP CNN IN PRIMETIME
MSNBC Beats CNN 6-9 a.m. and Every Hour from 5 p.m.-10 p.m.
CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight” Has Worst Month Since Launch
NEW YORK –April 26, 2011 – MSNBC once again beat CNN in the morning and evening among total viewers and A25-54, according to data from Nielsen Media Research. While MSNBC continued its long run of ratings success, CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight” had its worst month since launch in both total viewers and the A25-54 demographic. In primetime, MSNBC topped CNN by a stunning 48 % in total viewers and 36% in A25-54. For the month, MSNBC beat CNN from 6-9 a.m. ET and every hour from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. ET.
Following are MSNBC ratings highlights for April:
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Nick Wrenn Interview…
Posted in CNN on April 26, 2011 by icn2The Business Standard’s Vanita Kohli-Khandekar interviews Nick Wrenn, VP of Digital Services for CNNI… (via CNN Observations)
Do you see any patterns in the way news is consumed on digital platforms across different markets? How are these different from the way news is consumed on linear TV?
Essentially, a compelling story will be well hit wherever the users are. However, we have seen an especially strong response to our mobile apps from South-East Asia, especially Korea and Singapore. It’s also interesting to look at how social media referrals to our website come largely from North America and the UK, especially from Facebook and Twitter. There also seems to be a greater appetite to comment on stories and share opinions from North America, too.
Another difference in news consumption digital vs TV is around video. Online users like to snack on video-on-demand; they are less likely to passively watch whole shows. At CNN, we like to make our video-on-demand a few minutes only; in fact, 2-3 minutes is a good length. We have been working on original video for the online audience and are pleased with how this is evolving.
Also, online we are cognizant of user comments, actively encouraging them on stories and when we can respond to the debates. Comments may not always be complimentary but they do often give us a useful insight into what issues are important to our audience. We have been working to actively highlight some comments recently with follow-up articles that keep the debate going.
Obviously, news consumption on digital is much more active, with users choosing the topics that interest them and skipping over ones that don’t. But like our TV colleagues, we want to keep our audience with us for as long as possible and encourage them to return frequently.
He said it…
Posted in CNN on April 25, 2011 by icn2“Of my business accomplishments, I’m proudest of CNN because it brought information to people who were deprived. … There are 99 24-hour news networks in the world today. … It’s amazing. When we started, there were zero.”
- Ted Turner to Henry Unger in Saturday’s Atlanta Journal Constitution…
Harris Faulkner Named Permanent Fox Report Weekend Anchor
Posted in FNC on April 25, 2011 by icn2TVNewser’s Chris Ariens writes that Harris Faulkner has been named permanent Fox Report Weekend anchor and has FNC’s press release…
Lean Forward: Round 2…
Posted in MSNBC on April 25, 2011 by icn2MSNBC announced a new series of Lean Forward ads…
MSNBC EVOLVES “LEAN FORWARD” BRAND CAMPAIGN TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Spike Lee Directed Documentary-Style Ads Debut Today
NEW YORK – April 25, 2011 – The second round of MSNBC’s “Lean Forward” campaign launches today, with brand new spots directed by Spike Lee, starring the network’s four primetime hosts – Chris Matthews, Lawrence O’Donnell, Rachel Maddow and Ed Schultz.
In addition to noted filmmaker Spike Lee, MSNBC enlisted Oscar-nominated Matthew Libatique from the film ‘Black Swan’ to serve as director of photography for the campaign along with the ad agency Mono. The ads were all shot completely unscripted, in iconic locations throughout the country. The “Lean Forward” ads will run begin running today on MSNBC and on msnbc.com.
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Was Today the Last Day of Glenn Beck’s Show on FNC?
Posted in FNC on April 22, 2011 by icn2Twitter is afire with the buzz that today may have been Glenn Beck’s last day on FNC at 5pm. Brian Stelter tweeted the following…
Glenn Beck opened his Fox News show tonight by saying, “Welcome to Friday. The final chapter begins of ‘The Glenn Beck Program.’”
…Does that mean tonight’s his last show? I don’t know. I’ve called Fox News PR; Beck’s PR; & Beck’s company; no one’s picked up the phone.
I doubt that today is Beck’s last show, but his detractors are abuzz on Twitter now; check out the #GlennBeckFinalShowSpoilers hashtag.
Though the schedule doesn’t list Beck next week, J$ correctly points out that it looks like it did the day that Beck’s show got pre-empted. Since Beck’s show is still listed on the FNC website, I think the “Final Chapter” reference today was a “beginning of the end” thing and probably not the final show.
Blogus Interruptus…
Posted in Blog Announcements on April 22, 2011 by icn2Happy Easter. Blogging resumes Monday…
The “Ethical Edge” Meets “Fair and Balanced”…
Posted in MSNBC on April 22, 2011 by icn2Last Sunday MSNBC’s Chris Jansing moderated a discussion on morality between FNC’s Father Jonathan Morris and The Center for Inquiry’s Executive Director Michael De Dora at the Center’s New York Chapter. This is wonk type stuff; very dry and esoteric. But if you have an hour and forty five minutes to kill…
Press Releases: 04/21/11
Posted in CNBC on April 21, 2011 by icn2CNBC (1)
CNBC Special Report for Wednesday, April 27th:
12pm-1pm ET: “CNBC Special Report: Decision on Interest Rates”
Anchored by Melissa Lee and Erin Burnett from CNBC Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. with Carl Quintanilla live from Washington, D.C.1pm-3:30pm ET: “CNBC Special Report: Bernanke News Conference”
Anchored by Melissa Lee and Carl Quintanilla from 1pm-2pm and Erin Burnett and Carl Quintanilla will follow from 2pm-3:30pm.“The Strategy Session,” “Fast Money Halftime Report,” “Power Lunch,” “Street Signs” and the first 30 minutes of “Closing Bell” will be pre-empted.
CNBC EMEA Appoints Two…
Posted in CNBC on April 21, 2011 by icn2News on News’ Kevin Coy has the details on CNBC EMEA appointing Patrick Allen to Head of News in London and Warren Dias to Head of Digital Sales and Strategy…
