Is This Late-Night TV’s Last Gasp?

Is This Late-Night TV’s Last Gasp?

John Mulaney describes his weekly Netflix talk show as “a throwback in some ways.” Indeed, it seems to draw inspiration from numerous 20th-century late-night hosts, from Dick Cavett to David Letterman to Conan O’Brien. “It’s almost like the way you might remember a bunch of shows from the past, but it’s not exactly what they…

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‘60 Minutes’ Rebukes Paramount On-Air Over Executive Producer’s Exit

‘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 final moments of its Sunday night CBS telecast, its first episode since the program’s executive producer, Bill Owens, announced his intention to resign. “Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways,” the correspondent,…

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Tariff Confusion and Recession Fears Leave Advertisers ‘Paralyzed’

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 American advertising industry. Should a retailer commit to holiday television commercials for toys manufactured by newly vulnerable trading partners? How do social media companies account for the potential disappearance of Chinese companies that…

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