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‘Crowd Rules’ Removed From CNBC Schedule

Chris Ariens — Thu, 30 May 2013 12:25:44 +0000

The CNBC reality/game show “Crowd Rules” has been put on haitus due to low ratings. The weekly show, hosted by entrepreneur Kendra Scott and NY1 anchor Pat Kiernan, was averaging 47,000 viewers over its two airings. This week’s episode, which was to have aired Tuesday night, was shelved, as have future shows. “Crowd Rules” is part of CNBC’s move to reality shows in primetime.

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Hockey Playoffs, Jodi Arias Deliver High Ratings For CNBC, HLN

Alex Weprin — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:50:59 +0000

Here’s something you don’t see every day: last night the top two cable news channels in the adults 25-54 demo in primetime were CNBC (683K) and HLN (397K). Fox News was third (382K), MSNBC fourth (195K) and CNN fifth (167K). What the heck was going on?

The answer: hockey and Jodi Arias.

CNBC had an NHL Stanley Cup playoff game between the Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers, which peaked with over 2 million viewers at 9 PM, and over 1 million adults 25-54. HLN had more on the Jodi Arias trial, with the jury unable to come to a decision on her sentencing. HLN peaked before prime at 7 PM with Jane Velez-Mitchell, who drew over 2 million viewers, but still averaged more than a million viewers during the 8 and 9 PM hours. It was reaonably strong all day in the demo.

In total viewers Fox News still placed first in primetime, followed by CNBC, HLN, MSNBC and CNN. The full scoreboard, which does not include CNBC, can be viewed here.

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The Krim Family Expecting A Baby Boy

Alex Weprin — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:08:41 +0000

CNBC senior VP Kevin Krim and his wife Marina Krim are expecting a baby boy. The couple announced the news on the Facebook page of the Lulu & Leo Fund, a non-profit established in honor of their late children.

“Nessie can’t wait to welcome her new baby brother. We are filled with many emotions as we look to the future, but the most important one is hope,” the couple wrote.

Lulu and Leo Krim were killed by their nanny in October, 2012, discovered by their mother after returning home with their sister Nessie. It became a national story, and drew coverage from TV news organizations from across the country.

The nanny, Yoselyn Ortega, pleaded not guilty in November of that year, and was found fit for trial last month.

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It’s Official: Kelly Evans Named ‘Squawk On The Street’ Co-Anchor

Alex Weprin — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:05:36 +0000

As TVNewser first heard back in April, CNBC has named Kelly Evans as a new co-anchor on “Squawk on the Street,” the business channel’s 9 AM-12 PM program. Evans will effectively be replacing Melissa Lee, who cut back her hours on the morning program last month. She will be joining the current “Squawk” team, which includes Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer, David Faber and Simon Hobbs.

Evans is moving to CNBC’s headquarters in New Jersey from London, where she has been the co-host of ‘Worldwide Exchange,” which airs from 4-6 AM on the east coast. She joined CNBC in February, 2012 from the Wall Street Journal, adding co-anchor duties to “Worldwide Exchange” in May of that year.

CNBC senior VP Nik Deogun made the Evans announcement in a note to staff this morning. Read it below.
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Maria Bartiromo Signs With CAA

Alex Weprin — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:41:34 +0000

CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo is beefing up her representation team, as she readies for new contract with negotiations with NBC… or possibly another network.

Deadline reports that the Creative Artists Agency has signed Bartiromo as a client, and “will be represented by the agency in all areas.”

Bartiromo’s contract is set to expire towards the end of the year, a source in the agent community says. If a new deal with CNBC cannot be reached, CAA would be able to shop her services around to other channels.

Bartiromo is currently the anchor of “Closing Bell” and “On the Money,” and is one of CNBC’s most recognizable faces.

(h/t Johnny $ Place)

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CNBC Breaks News on Bloomberg Terminal Snooping Scandal

Chris Ariens — Sun, 12 May 2013 11:57:06 +0000

CNBC is reporting on competitor Bloomberg over accusations Bloomberg journalists used the company’s data terminals to track and gain information on users, in some cases, government officials.

Both the Federal Reserve and the US Treasury Department are examining the extent Bloomberg terminal usage by top officials might have been tracked, CNBC’s Steve Liesman reports.

CNBC talked with a former Bloomberg employee who says he accessed usage information of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. He said he did it ”just for fun” and as a way “to show how powerful” the Bloomberg terminals were.

CNBC got a response from a Bloomberg spokesperson who said, “What you are reporting is untrue” but declined to respond when asked what specifically was inaccurate. He also would not say whether the company had investigated journalist access to the terminals.

Bloomberg CEO Dan Doctoroff released a statement saying, “Last month we changed our policy so that all reporters only have access to the same customer-relationship data available to our clients.” Doctoroff added: “reporters could not see news stories that clients read, or the securities they viewed.”

CNBC competes with Bloomberg in reporting and distributing business news on TV and online.

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CNBC’s Brian Shactman to Host MSNBC’s ‘Way Too Early’

Chris Ariens — Wed, 08 May 2013 08:58:49 +0000

CNBC’s Brian Shactman is moving to MSNBC. Starting Monday, he’ll host “Way Too Early” the network’s 5:30m show. “I’m just extremely excited and grateful for the opportunity and i’ll be there between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m. if anyone wants to say hello,” Schactman said on “Morning Joe” today. Willie Geist, who now co-anchors the “Today” show’s 9am hour, was the original host of “Way Too Early.”

More: Official announcement after the jump…

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Bird Poops On Becky Quick Right Before Big Buffett Interview

Alex Weprin — Mon, 06 May 2013 11:38:46 +0000

Ah, the perils of live TV. Just seconds before CNBC’s Becky Quick began interviewing billionaire Warren Buffett, a bird decided to go rogue.

“We are in a big hanger, there are a lot of birds,” Quick old her colleagues afterwards. “One pooped on my head 10 seconds before we came back to air!”

WATCH:

Elsewhere, an “Entertainment Tonight” interview with Jennifer Lopez was apparently interrupted by gunshots. The new York Post has more.

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Yahoo! Expands Content Deal With ABC News, CNBC At ‘NewFront’

Alex Weprin — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:55:15 +0000

Last night Yahoo! held its “NewFront” event at the Best Buy Theater in Times Square, and the digital media company announced expanded content deals with its two big TV news partners, ABC News and CNBC.

ABC, of course, has a major deal with the company, particularly with “Good Morning America,” which has a digital presence powered by Yahoo!

“One of the big secrets to the success of Good Morning America is goodmorningamerica.com, powered by Yahoo!” said ABC News president Ben Sherwood on stage at the event.

Now, ABC is bringing what Sherwood called the “secret sauce” from its Yahoo! agreement to “ABC World News” and “Nightline.”

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NBC News Putting Spotlight On Immigration With Editorial Initiative

Alex Weprin — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:30:13 +0000

The NBCUniversal News group is planning an editorial initiative over the next couple of days to put a spotlight on immigration reform in America.

The coverage will culminate Friday evening on “Rock Center,” with Brian Williams interviewing Laurene Powell Jobs–the widow of Apple founder Steve Jobs–about her work advocating for young, undocumented immigrants. It will be Jobs’ first interview since her husband’s death.

Other coverage includes a number of stories on the NBC news programs, analysis of the political debates on MSNBC, coverage of the economic impact of immigration on CNBC and a number of stories on NBCLatino.com and Thegrio.com. In addition, two NBC News/Wall Street Journal surveys about immigration will be released today.
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Anchor Change at CNBC

Chris Ariens — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:30:36 +0000

First on TVNewser: Melissa Lee (left) is cutting back her anchoring duties at CNBC. Lee is moving off the 9amET show “Squawk on the Street” which he has co-anchored since Erin Burnett‘s departure almost two years ago.

“Melissa is an integral part of the network and wanted to focus on ‘Fast Money’ the 5PM show she has hosted since 2009 as well as work on other projects including her upcoming documentary on the industrial Internet,” a CNBC spokesperson tells TVNewser.

TVNewser hears Kelly Evans who joined CNBC from the Wall Street Journal last year and who currently anchors “Worldwide Exchange” from London, will be returning to CNBC HQ in the coming weeks and could land at “Squawk” alongside Carl Quintanilla, David Faber, Simon Hobbs and Jim Cramer. But no definitive plans are in place, insiders say.

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NBC News Group Makes Ad Sales Pitch At Upfront

Alex Weprin — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:45:29 +0000

The NBC News Group, including NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC, held an upfront presentation today at the New York Public library in midtown Manhattan. The Celeste Bartos Forum in the Library was lit up in shades of purple and blue, as media buyers and advertisers mingled with NBC News executives and talent.

Newly-minted MSNBC 8 PM host Chris Hayes was there, as was Matt Lauer, the co-anchor of “Today” who has been at the center of a number of news stories of late. He seemed to take the stories in stride, joking with Savannah Guthrie onstage:

“I would like to tackle what might be a teeny white elephant in the room,” Lauer said to laughter from the crowd. “We all love covering the news, we hate being the news, and so I would like to say on that subject–from the bottom of my heart–that I promise to spend all of my time and energy over the next several months trying to keep Savannah out of the headlines. ”

We want to go back to the most-watched morning program and the least talked about morning program,” he added.

Lauer sat next to NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke during the lunch, and “Today” was the final NBC News property pitched during the presentation, emphasizing how important the show is to the network.

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Treasury Secretary Jack Lew Making Business Channel Rounds

Alex Weprin — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:50:52 +0000

TVNewser hears that new Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is going to be giving his first TV interviews since assuming the post to CNBC, Fox Business Network and Bloomberg TV. All of the interviews are being pre-taped, and will air on all three networks at 4:15 PM, after the markets close.

Steve Liesman will talk to Lew for CNBC, Peter Barnes for Fox Business and Peter Cook for Bloomberg.

The interviews can be seen as an effort to speak to the Wall Street and business communities. Obviously each interview will be slightly different, but the financial focus of the networks means that the questions will likely be focused on fiscal policy.

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NBC News Group Chief: ‘The future is going to require collaboration’

Alex Weprin — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:16:43 +0000

The chairman of the NBC News Group, Pat Fili-Krushel, talks to Joe Flint at the LA Times about what’s ahead for NBC News, CNBC and MSNBC. There are a handful of clear priorities: fixing “Today,” finding a new president for NBC News leading the way.

“When you are No. 1, it’s easy to stop taking chances,” Fili-Krushel said [of "Today"]. “I think we just stopped innovating.”

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Despite the concerns about the Lauer-Guthrie pairing, Fili-Krushel gave them a strong endorsement. “They are the ones who will take us back to No. 1,” the executive said.

Also on her list: making sure NBC News is digital-forward, and making sure that there is real, meaningful collaboration between the NBC, CNBC and MSNBC teams.
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FBN’s Charlie Gasparino: CNBC’s Gary Kaminsky To Join Morgan Stanley

Alex Weprin — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:52:02 +0000

It isn’t very often that talent on one cable news channel breaks news about talent at another cable news channel. But Fox Business Network’s Charlie Gasparino did just that this morning.

Gasparino, a former correspondent for CNBC, reported that his former colleague, CNBC’s capital markets editor Gary Kaminsky would be leaving the cable news channel to join Morgan Stanley as vice chair of its brokerage unit. He hedged his wording a bit, noting that talks were ongoing and it was “not a done deal,” but the message was clear:

Update: It’s official, Morgan Stanley’s internal announcement, below.
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