Staunch Fox News Sponsor MyPillow Seeks to Pull Ads in Election Fraud Flap

Rep. Ilhan Omar said Tuesday night that Fox News hosts “know how to whip up their base into frenzy” about Afghan refugees.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorBehind the scenes, the TV news biz is reeling as top talent exit rarefied posts for new ventures, worn out after an intense year covering the Trump administration and the rise of the coronavirus.Four of TV’s top news programs — ABC’s “Good Morning America,” “CBS Evening News,” “NBC Nightly News” and the fourth hour of NBC’s “Today” morning franchise — are on the hunt for executive producers.

Fox News was the most-watched cable news network during Monday’s coverage of the situation in Afghanistan, according to Nielsen Media Research ratings data. The 5:15 p.m.

Attorneys Tuesday defended the Fox News and a trio of hosts for amplifying President Donald Trump’s allegations of massive election fraud following the 2020 presidential election, arguing the accusations — including against voting software concern Smartmatic — were highly newsworthy even if dubious. They said said hosts Lou Dobbs and Jeanine Pirro were protected since they ran opinion shows, not news.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorOne day while broadcasting from Afghanistan for CNN, Clarissa Ward may have moved about a little more  freely.

A Fox News television host was mailed an envelope containing what police described as a “white powdery substance,” triggering an emergency response on Friday.

bulletin reads. “These threats include those posed by domestic terrorists, individuals and groups engaged in grievance-based violence, and those inspired or motivated by foreign terrorists and other malign foreign influences.”Following the 2001 attacks, envelopes containing threatening letters and powdered anthrax spores began appearing in U.S.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAnyone who has interviewed CNN anchor Chris Cuomo knows he can talk his way out of trouble, and sometimes talk himself into it.On TV, his 10 p.m. handoffs to Don Lemon sometimes go on long enough that producers must worry about having to push back a commercial break.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJenn Suozzo, a veteran NBC News producer who has been working as the top producer at “NBC Nightly News,” will step away from the broadcast to pursue a new venture outside of NBC Universal.“Jenn’s been a fixture in our control rooms, covering virtually every breaking and major news event from the past two decades, including the Miracle on the Hudson, the Boston Marathon bombing manhunt, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Michael Jackson’s death, tornado outbreaks,

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorDominion Voting Systems filed defamation suits against two backers of right-wing cable outlets, Newsmax Media Inc. and Herring Networks Inc., alleging the two companies readily spread falsehoods about Dominion’s role in the 2020 presidential election.

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Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJose Andino, a senior executive at CBS News, has joined ABC News as its vice president of process management, one of the first major hires by Kim Godwin, the Walt Disney unit’s new president.Godwin announced the hire at her Friday-morning editorial meeting, according to two people familiar with the matter.Andino worked in human resources at CBS News, but is expected to have eyes on broader areas at ABC, and is likely to serve as a key lieutenant for the news

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFinance and politics aren’t the only things on the schedule at Fox Business Network.The Fox Corp.-owned outlet, which in recent years has generated its biggest ratings for a show led by Lou Dobbs that burnished a distinctly right-leaning brand of politics, will in September stock the bulk of its primetime grid with documentary-style programming featuring hosts like Mike Rowe, country music star John Rich, Stuart Varney and Cheryl Casone.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWhen Carrie Bradshaw appeared on HBO, she didn’t have much to do with commercials. When she appears on HBO Max, the character may find a staff eager to find ways to set her up with new kinds of advertising.WarnerMedia’s ad sales division is launching a new studio, House of Max, that aims to develop commercials for advertisers that utilize characters and concepts from its various shows.

Seth MacFarlane once again took extreme displeasure in comments made by a host of Fox News, another episode in a long saga between the Family Guy creator and Fox News corporate sibling Fox Entertainment, which airs his long-running animated series Family Guy.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorABC News is moving closer to finding a new executive producer for its flagship “Good Morning America” broadcast after a weeks-long search, according to two people familiar with the matter, a critical decision for Kim Godwin, who was named president of the Walt Disney-backed unit in April.Godwin, a former senior executive at CBS News, is said to be considering both internal and external candidates, and there is some hope her choice will become known over the next

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has requested to have his ads pulled from the Fox News schedule, following a disagreement over a potential commercial.

Wall Street Journal reported Thursday night.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox Nation has enlisted a new face to help it navigate TV’s streaming wars.As part of a licensing pact with WarnerMedia’s Warner Bros. studio, the Fox News-backed streaming outlet will offer six classic films featuring Clint Eastwood throughout the month of August, along with two original documentary specials made to accompany the movies.

Fox News once again topped its cable news rivals in July viewership, with Tucker Carlson Tonight again topping all shows in total viewers and the 25-54 demographic.