NBC's Today Show has taken off the wraps off a new app.
The best feature of the new app is it let's you save something that you can view later off line. Also the app makes a big push for you to share Today Show content over social media.
Here is video of the Today crew showing off the new app:
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You can count NBC's Chuck Todd as one of those that is not a big fan of NBC's choice to do a mini series on Hillary Clinton.
On Morning Joe this morning, the NBC News Political Director bemoaned his network’s proposed NBC miniseries on Clinton, which, though it has not yet been written, has already raised criticism of a conflict of interest between NBC Entertainment and NBC News, including an ultimatum from RNC Chairman Reince Priebus to drop the project or lose any 2016 GOP debates.
“This mini series is a total nightmare for NBC News,” Todd said. “There’s this giant firewall, we have nothing to do with it, we know that we’d love probably to be as critical, or whatever it is going to be, if it comes out. But there’s nothing we can do about it.”
“We’re going to only own the negatives,” he continued. “Whether it’s negative because it’s the Clinton people are upset that it’s too tough on them, or negative because the Republicans think it’s this glorification of her—no matter what, only we are going to own it, because people are going to see the peacock and NBC and see NBC News and think: ‘Well, they can’t be that separate.’”
“You get the negative and they get the cash,” Joe Scarborough said.
Truer words have never been spoken by Mr. Scarborough.
H/T Mediaite
So why not just do it!
I promise it only hurts for a second.
Sinclair's CEO David Smith is backing away a bit when it comes to plans for WJLA's NewsChannel 8 in DC.
After the company agreed to purchase the Allbritton stations, which included the DC cable news channel, Sinclair hinted that they were thinking about turning it into a national cable channel.
"There's been way too much noise about the cable channel [NewsChannel 8] in Washington, D.C., and what we intend to do with it," Smith said in response to a question from Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker on whether the group was changing strategy.
"If and when we close on the Allbritton transaction, we're being handed an asset that's completely undeveloped," Smith said. "It's no more complicated than taking a television show and distributing it across the country. We view as an opportunity to take our local news platforms ... and expand them in lots of other venues."
"The thing you have to give thought to is we've become the single biggest [local] news producer in country," Smith said during this morning's call. "We have to be thoughtful about how we're going to distribute. We see the cable channel as a free option to go build the business.
"The notion that we would want to go build a CNN that nobody watches doesn't make any sense to us.”
H?T TVNewsCheck
Mike Snyder left his longtime anchor gig at KXAS in Dallas in 2010. So what has the former anchor been up to?
He's been posting on the Internet using fake names.
Snyder, who started a PR company was caught using fake online personas to push his client’s agenda and damaged everyone connected with his work, especially himself.
A condo called Museum Tower was catching flack for casting an imposing glare on the Nasher Sculpture Center next door.
Snyder was hired to do some PR on behalf of Museum Tower, posted some very detailed comments on the topic on a Dallas Morning News website.
Snyder posted them as “Barry Schwarz ” of St. Louis and “Brandon Eley” of the Bronx.
More after the jump.
Read MoreVeteran WICU (Erie) news anchor Kevin MacDowell is not having a very good week.
The Anchor has been bumped down the food chain and reassigned by the station's management as a lowly Reporter.
"It was time to make the move," said WICU GM Pam Forsyth said Wednesday. "Kevin is still a respected employee here."
MacDowell will "return to reporting" and provide the station with "in-depth, investigative stories that will affect the people of this community," Forsyth said.
Sports anchor Mike Ruzzi is moving over a seat to replace MacDowell.
MacDowell was "on vacation" and not at the station when Forsyth told the staff about the reassignments at a meeting Wednesday. He could not be reached for comment.
According to his bio, MacDowell has been in television news for more than 20 years and worked at stations in Minneapolis and Miami.
The GM added that along with reporting MacDowell also will be a mentor in the newsroom.
We're guessing he'll mentor the younger staffers on how work you're way down the TV career ladder.
H/T Erie Times News
When hail starts falling, the best thing to do is stay inside. But KMSP Anchor Randy Meier thought it would be a good idea to run out and collect some of the hail.
Proving that sometimes, news anchors don't know what the hail they are doing.
While most 15 year olds are cutting grass this summer to make a little extra money, the son of CNN boss Jeff Zucker has resigned from the board of directors tech startup Waywire.
15 year old Andrew Zucker has resigned from the company that co-founded by New Jersey senatorial candidate Cory Booker.
A Waywire Spokesperson claims that Booker had nothing to do with the young Zucker's hire. No word if the spokesperson pants were on fire at the time of that statement.
It's unclear what led to little Zuck's resignation, which was quietly disclosed to Fortune by a CNN spokesperson. Fortune.com is part of CNN Money which is produced in partnership with CNN.
No word yet what Andrew Zucker will be doing next, but since his Dad runs CNN, we're guessing he won't need to get a paper route.
Anderson Cooper was spotted outside his home that is a converted firehouse in Greenwich Village.
It appears that Anderson let his "hose" out of the firehouse. ...if you know what we mean.
The picture proof after the jump. Warning! This is a picture of the CNN Anchor with his "hose" in his hand.
If you're ok with that then click the link to make the jump.
Read MoreWould the last person to leave the TV business, please turn off the transmitter on your way out.
This Summer FTVLive has reported on a number of TV people ditching the business and taking on a job outside of TV news.
Whether is going to work for the DA's Office, a mouth piece for a local university, to become a lawyer or working with plants, TV people seem to giving up the TV game for a "real job."
The latest to walk out on TV news, is longtime Denver anchor Bertha Lynn.
Lynn will sign off after almost 30 years at KMGH.w
She has accepted a job as the executive director of the Children’s Diabetes Foundation in the Mile High City.
She signs off on Friday.
CNN boss Jeff Zucker is making changes and CNN and HLN.
The biggest change is HLN boss Scot Safon is out the door at month's end. In a memo to the staff, Zucker made it appear that Safon's leaving was his choice, but sources say he was "given a little push by Zucker."
Ken Jautz will takeover Safon's job in an interim role.
Zucker's very long memo to the staff is up after the jump.
Read MoreKCPQ Assistent News Director Erica Hill is being bumped up the food chain to the ND job (not sure how all this fits in with your Today Show anchoring stuff?).
Current News Director Jon Brady is being moved to the newly created position of director of content and news programming.
In this new position, Brady will be responsible for the overall supervision of the daily editorial content of the news department and oversee long-form news and sports programming. Brady will work in coordination with the news director — a position now held by Erica Hill. Hill will be responsible for the overall supervision and direction of the news department and for executing long term initiatives including specific digital goals. Hill will also continue as News Director for KCPQ’s sister station in Portland, Ore., CW affiliate KRCW.
The change is effective immediately.
H/T TVNewsCheck
It appears some people may have enjoyed the NABJ convention in Orlando last week a bit more than they should have.
Word is that former NFL player and now ESPN Host Hugh Douglas had too much to drink and threaten his “Numbers Don’t Lie” co-host Michael Smith.
Sources say Douglas called Smith an “Uncle Tom” and a “House N-----” at a party thrown by the National Association of Black Journalists at the House of Blues in Orlando, Fla.
Sources say Douglas also appeared drunk the day before at another function at NABJ Gaylord Palms Resort hotel, which hosted the convention.
ESPN is not talking about the incident, but Douglas has not been on the air since coming back from the convention.
Proving that what happens at NABJ, does not always stay at NABJ.
Word is that WPIX Morning Anchor Frances Rivera is leaving the station at the end of the month.
All kinds of changes have been going down at the struggling Tribune station and it appears that Rivera is just the latest one.
Sources say the morning anchor accepted a buyout of her contract.
Rivera teamed with the popular Sukanya Krishnan for the three-hour morning program beginning in August 2011. It could be that viewers never warmed up to Rivera. As in the evening, the ratings have been poor opposite powerhouse Good Day New York at WNYW, although Channel 11′s best numbers have actually been in the a.m.
Insiders say that new News Director Mark Effron is looking to hire a male anchor to work with Krishnan.
WPIX has already been holding many anchor auditions for a male anchor to supplement Fadal at night.
Stay tuned....
H/T Tuned In
It's hard to keep track of the weather people at WFOR in Miami without a scorecard.
The CBS O&O is losing another one in their weather ranks. Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli is making the short trip up I-95 and headed to WPEC in West Palm Beach.
The news comes just one day after WFOR Main Weather Anchor David Bernard turned down a lowball offer from the station on a new contract.
As for Berardelli, he is Joining WPEC which already has 4 weather anchors on staff. The Palm Beach station also announced that longtime Weather Anchor John Matthews has inked a new 1 year deal.
“I’m thrilled to have Jeff join our already multi-talented weather staff at CBS 12,” said WPEC GM Michael Pumo. “And, at the same time, I’m pleased to say we signed John Matthews to a new contract as well."
Not sure how many moves Brian Williams will be busting, since the star News Anchor just underwent knee surgery.
But thanks to the staff at Jimmy Fallon's show, BriWi can still get down while he's out.
When it comes to the rapping BriWi, this maybe the best one yet:
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