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Zucker Acquires Front Office Sports Minority Stake With New Media Investment Fund: Report
Monday, October 2, 2023 - 11:24am | 404Read More...Former CNN chief Jeff Zucker has reportedly taken a minority stake in Front Office Sports, the sports media-focused startup, through his $1 billion investment fund RedBird IMI, marking the first acquisition since his fund’s inception. Zucker's RedBird IMI is a collaboration between U.S.-based...
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Jeff Zucker Resigns As CNN President Over Undisclosed Relationship With Colleague
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 - 12:47pm | 189Read More...AT&T Inc (NYSE: T) CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker has resigned, effective immediately. "As part of the investigation into Chris Cuomo's tenure at CNN, I was asked about a consensual relationship with my closest colleague, someone I have worked with for more than 20 years,"...
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CNN Moves Away From Breaking News as Twitter Moves In
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 2:44pm | 994Read More...By Josh Wolonick, Minyanville Staff Writer In November of 2012, Jeff Zucker, previously the President and CEO of NBC Universal (NASDAQ: CMCSA), was chosen to succeed Jim Walton as the President of CNN Worldwide. As Zucker said back then, “I think our competition today is anybody that competes for...
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CNN Plans Programming Shake-up to Boost Ratings, Ad Revenue
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 4:46pm | 935Read More...It's been another uncomfortable year, ratings-wise, for Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Cable News Network. Recent ratings from Nielsen, quoted by the Huffington Post, shows Fox News, owned by News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS), again at the top of the cable news ratings heap for November, with CNN lagging...
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Piers Morgan Holding on, Thanks To Twitter?
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 4:21pm | 627Read More...Piers Morgan was replacing some big shoes when he stepped in at CNN, Ted Turner's brainchild and current Time Warner (NYSE:TWC) subsidiary. The results have been mixed, but Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) has helped keep his name and brand alive. Marc Berman, editor-in-chief of TV Media Insights,...
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Jeff Zucker Leaving NBC
Friday, September 24, 2010 - 11:51am | 79Read More...Jeff Zucker announced he is leaving NBC Universal after General Electric's (NYSE: GE) stake in NBC Universal is acquired by Comcast Corp. (NYSE: CMCSA). The deal is expected to close by the end of the year. It is not yet known where Zucker will wind up, though some have speculated he could wind...
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NBC Universal CEO To Step Down
Friday, September 24, 2010 - 11:11am | 66Read More...CEO Jeff Zucker plans to step down as CEO of NBC Universal, reports CNBC. He has been with the company for 25 years. He will leave when the Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) deal is finalized Analyze Any Stock FREE! Click Here.
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Jeff Zucker Could Get A Total Compensation Of $20 Million (GE, CMCA)
Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 5:49pm | 138Read More...According to documents filed by NBC Universal in connection with its bond offering, Jeff Zucker, who will be its CEO and President after the sale of a majority interest to Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA), could get a total compensation of $20 million. Apparently, Zucker will receive a guaranteed...
