Bill Carter

Matthews Re-Signs with MSNBC, Dean Joins CNBC - Posted March 23, 2009
From TVNewser: The New York Times' Bill Carter reports MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews is staying with the network, in a deal set to last "at least four years." The terms of the deal were not disclosed, and one unnamed executive said, "Whether he took a slight cut or got a slight raise,... [FishBowlDC]

Matthews Re-Signs with MSNBC, Dean Joins CNBC - Posted March 23, 2009
From TVNewser: The New York Times' Bill Carter reports MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews is staying with the network, in a deal set to last "at least four years." The terms of the deal were not disclosed, and one unnamed executive said, "Whether he took a slight cut or got a slight raise,... [FishBowlDC]

Matthews Re-Ups With MSNBC - Posted March 23, 2009
The New York Times' Bill Carter reports MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews is staying with the network, in a deal set to last "at least four years." The terms of the deal were not disclosed, and one unnamed executive said, "Whether he took a slight cut or got a slight raise, it's nobody's... [TVNewser]

Kimmel Moving to Nightline's Slot? Not So Fast - Posted January 28, 2009
The New York Times' Bill Carter brings up the idea of Jimmy Kimmel moving up a half-hour into Nightline's slot. However in the article, Anne Sweeney, president of the Disney-ABC Television Group, "denied there was any plan for action in the short or long term, saying that no change in status... [TVNewser]

With Layoffs Abound, CBS Finds Time to Celebrate - Posted December 11, 2008
TVNewser attended one of the few holiday parties still on the calendar. Producers, anchors and executives from CBS News and CBS Radio, and those of us who cover them, packed the 35th floor of CBS's Black Rock headquarters last night. We talked with The Early Show's Julie Chen as she arrived,... [TVNewser]

FNC's Growingly Expensive Lineup - Posted October 23, 2008
Just in the last three weeks, Fox News Channel re-signed Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity, arguably its two biggest stars, to expensive new contracts. They also added a new big name, Headline News' Glenn Beck. The New York Times' Bill Carter looks at how they're going to pay for everything. FNC is still... [TVNewser]

Matthews Senate Run Talk Continues - Posted October 22, 2008
So, will MSNBC's Chris Matthews be moving from the anchor chair to the political arena? The question has certainly been asked before (in February, and April, and May, and August...), but there appears to be new details as this election winds down. The New York Times' Bill Carter writes on The Caucus... [TVNewser]

NYT & NBC: "We Do Like to Be Totally Transparent Here" - Posted August 20, 2008
The New York Times has been criticized recently for not disclosing a year-old political partnership it has with NBC News/MSNBC and a 7-month old business news partnership it has with CNBC. Cases in point: Bill Carter's story on Rachel Maddow being named an anchor of a new 9pmET show on MSNBC.... [TVNewser]

Final Verdict: Maddow Replacing Abrams - Posted August 19, 2008
After speculation dating back to December, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow will get her own show. The New York Times' Bill Carter reports Maddow will replace Dan Abrams and his show "Verdict," at 9pmET, beginning after the conventions. The move will take place on 9/8/08, one month after the Olympics began. Says MSNBC president Phil... [TVNewser]

Final Verdict: Maddow Replacing Abrams - Posted August 19, 2008
After speculation dating back to December, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow will get her own show. The New York Times' Bill Carter reports Maddow will replace Dan Abrams and his show "Verdict," at 9pmET, beginning after the conventions. The move will take place on 9/8/08, one month after the Olympics began. Says MSNBC president Phil... [TVNewser]

Edwards Affair: Mainstream Media Post-Mortem - Posted August 10, 2008
As the John Edwards affair story continues to sink in, it's time for some mainstream media self-reflection. The New York Times' Richard Perez-Pena and Bill Carter look at why there was a, "reticence of the mainstream media," in covering the story. After noting MSNBC only touched on the story by way of a... [TVNewser]

What is Funny?: Fallout from the New Yorker Obama Cover - Posted July 15, 2008
It's been 24 hours since The New Yorker's Barack Obama "Politics of Fear" cover hit newsstands, which means the print world has had time to weigh in. Also, FBNY readers!: 55% percent of the couple of hundred of you who voted found it more offensive than not, which may mirror the... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 01.23.08 - Posted January 23, 2008
Good morning Washington. Quickly navigate Morning Reading List: REVOLVING DOOR | NEWSPAPERS | TV | ONLINE MEDIA | MAGAZINES | RADIO | WEST WING REPORTAGE | JOBS You are calling it right now -- The Patriots are going to win the Super Bowl. NEWSPAPERS Looks like lots of people are making this mistake. The George Washington University's... [FishBowlDC]

NYT's Bill Carter and Ben Silverman: Too Close for Comfort? - Posted July 13, 2007
Radar's busting NY Times show-biz reporter Bill Carter on his sleeping with friendship with those he covers, like Ben Silverman: Carter has mentioned Silverman in no fewer than 25 stories since 2000, including two lengthy profiles in the last 10 months. Carter's been named in the lawsuit brought by Maurice Fraser against NBC... [FishBowlLA]

Times Steals Our TVNewser - Posted June 12, 2007
Well, score one for the Gray Lady. Brian Stelter, our TVNewser blog wunderkind, is leaving the friendly confines of the mediabistro.com server farm for the New York Times. Here's the Times memo: Colleagues, You read about him on the front page of The New York Times last November, in "The Kid With All the... [FishBowlNY]

Aaron Sorkin: LA Times Not Sufficiently Fawning, Bloggers Not Worthy - Posted January 17, 2007
Aaron Sorkin is displeased with the LA Times. Maria Elena Fernandez, Scott Collins, and Deborah Netburn dared write in a critical way about Studio 60. Sorkin recounts their misdeeds to Shelley Gabert from Film Stew, as well as dozens of others on the TCA press tour. He doesn't actually... [FishBowlLA]

Aaron Sorkin: LA Times Not Sufficiently Fawning, Bloggers Not Worthy - Posted January 17, 2007
Aaron Sorkin is displeased with the LA Times. Maria Elena Fernandez, Scott Collins, and Deborah Netburn dared write in a critical way about Studio 60. Sorkin recounts their misdeeds to Shelley Gabert from Film Stew, as well as dozens of others on the TCA press tour. He doesn't actually... [FishBowlLA]