Journalist Kara Swisher will interview OpenAI’s Mira Murati on Monday, June 10, as the inaugural guest of a four-part live event series hosted at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C.
Swisher’s interview with Murati about AI, misinformation, and the 2024 elections will begin a yearlong partnership between Johns Hopkins and Vox Media that will convene discussions among the brightest minds working at the high-stakes intersection of technology, science, and public policy.
Each of the four live events in the new “Discovery” series will focus on a different AI-related issue and feature Swisher recording an interview with a topic-specific guest for her podcast, On with Kara Swisher, and a panel discussion moderated by Swisher with leading experts from Hopkins and other organizations.
When: 5:30 p.m., Monday, June 10.
Where: The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Who: In addition to her interview with Murati, Swisher...
Swisher’s interview with Murati about AI, misinformation, and the 2024 elections will begin a yearlong partnership between Johns Hopkins and Vox Media that will convene discussions among the brightest minds working at the high-stakes intersection of technology, science, and public policy.
Each of the four live events in the new “Discovery” series will focus on a different AI-related issue and feature Swisher recording an interview with a topic-specific guest for her podcast, On with Kara Swisher, and a panel discussion moderated by Swisher with leading experts from Hopkins and other organizations.
When: 5:30 p.m., Monday, June 10.
Where: The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Who: In addition to her interview with Murati, Swisher...
- 5/30/2024
- Podnews.net
- 5/14/2024
- by Jean Bentley
- Tudum - Netflix
The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (Iadas) announced the winners of the 28th Annual Webby Awards.
Taylor Swift, Ryan Gosling, Olivia Rodrigo, Sydney Sweeney, Timothée Chalamet, Adam Driver, Trixie Mattel, Conan O’Brien, Jay-Z, Laverne Cox, Megan Thee Stallion, Snoop Dogg, Jason & Travis Kelce, and Michelle Obama were some of the winners.
The Webbys will also honor a group of individuals for their outstanding work this year with Special Achievement Awards to Keke Palmer, Shannon Sharpe, Kara Swisher and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Palmer is set to receive the Webby Special Achievement Award for her contributions as an actress, activist and entrepreneur. Sharpe will be honored with the Webby Advocate of the Year, a recognition chosen by a committee led by the NAACP and Iadas, celebrating his significant impact in sports commentary, advocacy for racial equality, education and health.
Louis-Dreyfus will receive the Webby Podcast of the Year Award for Wiser Than...
Taylor Swift, Ryan Gosling, Olivia Rodrigo, Sydney Sweeney, Timothée Chalamet, Adam Driver, Trixie Mattel, Conan O’Brien, Jay-Z, Laverne Cox, Megan Thee Stallion, Snoop Dogg, Jason & Travis Kelce, and Michelle Obama were some of the winners.
The Webbys will also honor a group of individuals for their outstanding work this year with Special Achievement Awards to Keke Palmer, Shannon Sharpe, Kara Swisher and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Palmer is set to receive the Webby Special Achievement Award for her contributions as an actress, activist and entrepreneur. Sharpe will be honored with the Webby Advocate of the Year, a recognition chosen by a committee led by the NAACP and Iadas, celebrating his significant impact in sports commentary, advocacy for racial equality, education and health.
Louis-Dreyfus will receive the Webby Podcast of the Year Award for Wiser Than...
- 4/23/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
While taking part in a PaleyFest conversation on Friday night about the most recent season of The Morning Show, Reese Witherspoon got honest about the current state of Hollywood and concerns she has about the future.
Asked by moderator Kara Swisher about this particular time in tech and media, roughly six months after the end of the actors strike, Witherspoon — who serves as an executive producer on The Morning Show and has become one of the industry’s top producers via her Hello Sunshine banner — told the crowd at the Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre that the streaming landscape has changed in recent months.
“Streaming was like the biggest thing for three to four years, and there was a never-ending constant smash for content, and, like, literally we could sell anything,” the star said. “What I’m seeing right now, I think from the buying and selling landscape side of it,...
Asked by moderator Kara Swisher about this particular time in tech and media, roughly six months after the end of the actors strike, Witherspoon — who serves as an executive producer on The Morning Show and has become one of the industry’s top producers via her Hello Sunshine banner — told the crowd at the Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre that the streaming landscape has changed in recent months.
“Streaming was like the biggest thing for three to four years, and there was a never-ending constant smash for content, and, like, literally we could sell anything,” the star said. “What I’m seeing right now, I think from the buying and selling landscape side of it,...
- 4/13/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It was a scatter-shot Real Time from Bill Maher on Friday night. During the course of his conversations, the blame game fell on just about everyone, from politicians to tech titans to those staging St. Patrick’s Day parades.
The night started with tech reporter Kara Swisher, host of the podcast On with Kara Swisher, co-host of the podcast Pivot, and author of the memoir Burn Book: A Tech Love Story.
Swisher’s dogged reporting has tech titans cringing, she claimed. “I think they’re scared a little bit,” and judging from her less-than-favorable comments on the likes of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, they may have good reason.
She characterized that a lot of moguls are “hugely narcissistic,” and said the yes-men that surround them pump them to the point that, “You start t think of yourself as a god.”
Swisher was not willing to balance their good works with that attitude.
The night started with tech reporter Kara Swisher, host of the podcast On with Kara Swisher, co-host of the podcast Pivot, and author of the memoir Burn Book: A Tech Love Story.
Swisher’s dogged reporting has tech titans cringing, she claimed. “I think they’re scared a little bit,” and judging from her less-than-favorable comments on the likes of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, they may have good reason.
She characterized that a lot of moguls are “hugely narcissistic,” and said the yes-men that surround them pump them to the point that, “You start t think of yourself as a god.”
Swisher was not willing to balance their good works with that attitude.
- 3/23/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: JoAnna Garcia Swisher is expanding her lifestyle platform The Happy Place with the launch of her production banner Thp Entertainment, which she will co-run alongside longtime business partner and co-founder, Kate Gordon.
Garcia Swisher is an actress, producer, television host and entrepreneur known for her roles in Netflix’s Sweet Magnolias, ABC’s Once Upon a Time and Reba McEntire’s eponymous comedy series for the CW. Gordon is an entrepreneur with extensive experience in talent management, sports/media production, digital content creation and e-commerce product development.
Garcia Swisher and Gordon launched The Happy Place as a lifestyle digital and social media platform that celebrates the spaces, places and moments that bring joy and a sense of community to all visitors. The site has reached close to a million subscribers and their social media accounts have reached over 4.8M in the last month alone, according to Thp. The production...
Garcia Swisher is an actress, producer, television host and entrepreneur known for her roles in Netflix’s Sweet Magnolias, ABC’s Once Upon a Time and Reba McEntire’s eponymous comedy series for the CW. Gordon is an entrepreneur with extensive experience in talent management, sports/media production, digital content creation and e-commerce product development.
Garcia Swisher and Gordon launched The Happy Place as a lifestyle digital and social media platform that celebrates the spaces, places and moments that bring joy and a sense of community to all visitors. The site has reached close to a million subscribers and their social media accounts have reached over 4.8M in the last month alone, according to Thp. The production...
- 3/19/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Former CNN host Don Lemon revealed on Wednesday that just hours after filming an interview with Elon Musk for the premiere of a show to air exclusively on X (formerly Twitter), the platform’s impulsive owner killed the streaming deal altogether.
In a statement shared on X, Lemon said Musk unilaterally canceled the partnership — part of a “public commitment to amplifying more diverse voices” on the site — ahead of a March 18 debut, but that the segment they taped will still be released in various formats, including on X, on that date.
In a statement shared on X, Lemon said Musk unilaterally canceled the partnership — part of a “public commitment to amplifying more diverse voices” on the site — ahead of a March 18 debut, but that the segment they taped will still be released in various formats, including on X, on that date.
- 3/13/2024
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Vox Media and South by Southwest today announced that the award-winning Vox Media Podcast Network will be officially partnering with the Conference for 2024. Running from March 8-10th at the Jw Marriott, The Vox Media Podcast Stage at SXSW will bring fan favorite shows from across Vox Media to the stage, including Pivot (hosted by journalist Kara Swisher and NYU Stern Marketing professor Scott Galloway), On with Kara Swisher (hosted by Swisher), Where Should We Begin?, (hosted by acclaimed psychotherapist Esther Perel), Today, Explained (featuring host Noel King), Decoder (hosted by The Verge’s editor-in-chief Nilay Patel), The Vergecast , Point Forward (co-hosted by former NBA stars Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner), Stay Tuned with Preet (hosted by former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara), Waveform: The Mkbhd Podcast (hosted by tech reviewers Marques Brownlee) and Mma Hour (hosted by sports journalist Ariel Helwani) – with more to be announced soon.
- 12/6/2023
- Podnews.net
It’s been three days of chaos for OpenAI, the major artificial intelligence firm, after the board of directors suddenly fired CEO Sam Altman on Friday, Nov. 17. Rumors have swirled, alliances have formed and crumbled, heart emojis have been tweeted, investors have scrambled, rivals (sorta) have pounced, employees have threatened mass resignations, and questions have been raised once more about the potential powers and perils of an AI-driven future. Even after all that, it’s safe to say the dust has definitely not settled.
For those trying to catch up,...
For those trying to catch up,...
- 11/20/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Updated Nov. 20 with news of new roles: Sam Altman, who was ousted last Friday as CEO of ChatGPT parent OpenAI, is moving to Microsoft to help lead a new group researching artificial intelligence.
The news was announced in the overnight hours by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who noted that the company “remains committed” to OpenAI, in which it has amassed a 49% stake. Prior to the abrupt exit of Altman, OpenAI had been in talks for a new round of funding at a valuation of $80 billion, which would rank it as one of the most valuable startups in history.
Greg Brockman, who was demoted as part of Altman’s removal, quit in solidarity with his OpenAI co-founder later Friday. He is joining Altman in the new Microsoft effort, Nadella said. “We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success,” the exec posted on X,...
The news was announced in the overnight hours by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who noted that the company “remains committed” to OpenAI, in which it has amassed a 49% stake. Prior to the abrupt exit of Altman, OpenAI had been in talks for a new round of funding at a valuation of $80 billion, which would rank it as one of the most valuable startups in history.
Greg Brockman, who was demoted as part of Altman’s removal, quit in solidarity with his OpenAI co-founder later Friday. He is joining Altman in the new Microsoft effort, Nadella said. “We look forward to moving quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success,” the exec posted on X,...
- 11/20/2023
- by Dade Hayes and Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Kara Swisher has joined CNN as on-air contributor, appearing as a regular panelist on Chris Wallace’s upcoming weekend show and providing commentary on the network in breaking coverage of tech, culture and media.
Swisher, host of the podcast On with Kara Swisher and co-host of the Pivot podcast, will make her first appearance as contributor on the debut of The Chris Wallace Show on Saturday. The show will air at 10 a.m. Et on CNN and HBO Max.
Swisher has reported on the tech industry since the early 1990s. She previously was a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times and host of the podcast Sway. She also was co-founder of the website Recode and co-produced and co-hosted The Wall Street Journal’s “D- All Things Digital” conference, which is now called the Code conference, with Walt Mossberg. She and Mossberg were co-executive editors of the tech and media website AllThingsD.
Swisher, host of the podcast On with Kara Swisher and co-host of the Pivot podcast, will make her first appearance as contributor on the debut of The Chris Wallace Show on Saturday. The show will air at 10 a.m. Et on CNN and HBO Max.
Swisher has reported on the tech industry since the early 1990s. She previously was a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times and host of the podcast Sway. She also was co-founder of the website Recode and co-produced and co-hosted The Wall Street Journal’s “D- All Things Digital” conference, which is now called the Code conference, with Walt Mossberg. She and Mossberg were co-executive editors of the tech and media website AllThingsD.
- 11/2/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Tech and media reporter Kara Swisher will join CNN as an on-air contributor, the network announced Thursday.
Swisher will become a regular panelist on CNN’s “The Chris Wallace Show,” which debuts Saturday at 10 a.m. Et on the linear network and the newly launched streaming service, CNN Max. The tech and media reporter will make her first appearance on Chris Wallace’s CNN program on its premiere day.
Swisher will also appear on the network in breaking news coverage of stories related to “tech, culture, and media.”
The tech reporter will be based out of Washington D.C.
Swisher currently hosts the podcast “On with Kara Swisher,” and co-hosts the “Pivot” podcast. The reporter has been covering the tech industry since the early 1990s. Swisher was also previously a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and a co-founder of the website Recode.
Prior to that, Swisher co-produced...
Swisher will become a regular panelist on CNN’s “The Chris Wallace Show,” which debuts Saturday at 10 a.m. Et on the linear network and the newly launched streaming service, CNN Max. The tech and media reporter will make her first appearance on Chris Wallace’s CNN program on its premiere day.
Swisher will also appear on the network in breaking news coverage of stories related to “tech, culture, and media.”
The tech reporter will be based out of Washington D.C.
Swisher currently hosts the podcast “On with Kara Swisher,” and co-hosts the “Pivot” podcast. The reporter has been covering the tech industry since the early 1990s. Swisher was also previously a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and a co-founder of the website Recode.
Prior to that, Swisher co-produced...
- 11/2/2023
- by Natalie Korach
- The Wrap
Netflix is sticking with Sweet Magnolias. The streaming service has renewed the hit show for a fourth season, it announced on Oct. 19.
Netflix renews ‘Sweet Magnolias’ for season 4 (L to R) JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Maddie, Brooke Elliott as Dana Sue, Heather Headley as Helen in ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 3 | Courtesy of Netflix © 2023
Sweet Magnolias stars JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Heather Headley, and Brooke Elliott as a trio of longtime friends in the small Southern town of Serenity. Based on a series of novels by Sherryl Woods, the show premiered in 2020. New seasons have consistently been in the list of Netflix’s Top 10 most-watched shows.
Sweet Magnolias Season 4 doesn’t yet have a premiere date. However, Netflix has confirmed that it will consist of 10, 50-minute episodes. Sheryl J. Anderson will return as showrunner and executive producer; Dan Paulson will return as executive producer.
Sweet Magnolias is part of what Netflix is calling its “comfort/lean back” shows,...
Netflix renews ‘Sweet Magnolias’ for season 4 (L to R) JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Maddie, Brooke Elliott as Dana Sue, Heather Headley as Helen in ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 3 | Courtesy of Netflix © 2023
Sweet Magnolias stars JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Heather Headley, and Brooke Elliott as a trio of longtime friends in the small Southern town of Serenity. Based on a series of novels by Sherryl Woods, the show premiered in 2020. New seasons have consistently been in the list of Netflix’s Top 10 most-watched shows.
Sweet Magnolias Season 4 doesn’t yet have a premiere date. However, Netflix has confirmed that it will consist of 10, 50-minute episodes. Sheryl J. Anderson will return as showrunner and executive producer; Dan Paulson will return as executive producer.
Sweet Magnolias is part of what Netflix is calling its “comfort/lean back” shows,...
- 10/20/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Sweet Magnolias Season 4 is a go at Netflix!
The streaming service confirmed Thursday that a new season is officially in the works.
All three leading ladies -- JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott, and Heather Headley will return for another season since there would be no Magnolias without them.
What is Sweet Magnolias About?
Sweet Magnolias follows lifelong best friends Maddie (Swisher), Dana Sue (Elliott), and Helen (Headley) as they juggle relationships, family, and careers in the charming small town of Serenity, Sc.
Sweet Magnolias is based on the popular series of novels published by Mira Books, an imprint of Harlequin, by New York Times best-selling author Sherryl Woods, who also serves as an executive producer on the series.
Sheryl J. Anderson (Ties That Bind) returns as showrunner and executive producer. Dan Paulson (Chesapeake Shores), whose Daniel L. Paulson Productions is producing, also returns as an executive producer.
Sweet Magnolias is...
The streaming service confirmed Thursday that a new season is officially in the works.
All three leading ladies -- JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott, and Heather Headley will return for another season since there would be no Magnolias without them.
What is Sweet Magnolias About?
Sweet Magnolias follows lifelong best friends Maddie (Swisher), Dana Sue (Elliott), and Helen (Headley) as they juggle relationships, family, and careers in the charming small town of Serenity, Sc.
Sweet Magnolias is based on the popular series of novels published by Mira Books, an imprint of Harlequin, by New York Times best-selling author Sherryl Woods, who also serves as an executive producer on the series.
Sheryl J. Anderson (Ties That Bind) returns as showrunner and executive producer. Dan Paulson (Chesapeake Shores), whose Daniel L. Paulson Productions is producing, also returns as an executive producer.
Sweet Magnolias is...
- 10/19/2023
- by Laura Nowak
- TVfanatic
“Sweet Magnolias” will return for a fourth season on Netflix, the streamer announced Thursday.
The series, whose third installment was released in July, has scored global success on the streamer, with its first three seasons appearing on Netflix’s global top 10 list for 10 weeks across more than 60 countries. With the new installment’s premiere earlier this summer, “Sweet Magnolias” Season 3 debuted in the top spot on the most-watched TV list as it logged 4.6 million views in its first week on the streamer.
Sheryl J. Anderson will return as showrunner and executive producer for the fourth season alongside Dan Paulson, who returns as an EP for Daniel L. Paulson Productions. The fourth season will consist of 10 50-minute episodes, per the streamer.
Based on the series of novels by Sherryl Woods, who also serves as an executive producer on the show, the show “follows lifelong best friends Maddie, Dana Sue and Helen as they juggle relationships,...
The series, whose third installment was released in July, has scored global success on the streamer, with its first three seasons appearing on Netflix’s global top 10 list for 10 weeks across more than 60 countries. With the new installment’s premiere earlier this summer, “Sweet Magnolias” Season 3 debuted in the top spot on the most-watched TV list as it logged 4.6 million views in its first week on the streamer.
Sheryl J. Anderson will return as showrunner and executive producer for the fourth season alongside Dan Paulson, who returns as an EP for Daniel L. Paulson Productions. The fourth season will consist of 10 50-minute episodes, per the streamer.
Based on the series of novels by Sherryl Woods, who also serves as an executive producer on the show, the show “follows lifelong best friends Maddie, Dana Sue and Helen as they juggle relationships,...
- 10/19/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Jamie Lynn Spears is speaking out after becoming the second contestant voted off Dancing With the Stars Season 32.
The Zoey 102 star was sent home during Tuesday's shocking episode and was clear about having no regrets during her short tenure on the series.
"Yalllllll, I promise I hear and see all the many wonderfully passionate ppl who are not happy with the way things fell tonight, and i appreciate the tremendous amount [of] love and support," the 32-year-old wrote on Instagram.
"This was an amazing experience, and I'm very happy to have been apart of it, and soooo excited to see all the fabulous contestants and their partners continue to Kill it each week."
Spears also opened up about being paired up with pro Alan Bersten.
"Alan, you're the absolute best friend and partner that anyone could ever ask for."
She reminded fans that she was donating her weekly earnings to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA.
The Zoey 102 star was sent home during Tuesday's shocking episode and was clear about having no regrets during her short tenure on the series.
"Yalllllll, I promise I hear and see all the many wonderfully passionate ppl who are not happy with the way things fell tonight, and i appreciate the tremendous amount [of] love and support," the 32-year-old wrote on Instagram.
"This was an amazing experience, and I'm very happy to have been apart of it, and soooo excited to see all the fabulous contestants and their partners continue to Kill it each week."
Spears also opened up about being paired up with pro Alan Bersten.
"Alan, you're the absolute best friend and partner that anyone could ever ask for."
She reminded fans that she was donating her weekly earnings to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA.
- 10/4/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Walter Isaacson’s new biography of Elon Musk includes a number of intriguing vignettes involving everyone from Bill Gates to Google co-founder Sergei Brin. Two in particular involve Endeavor chief Ari Emanuel, who reportedly proposed running Twitter for $100 million, not long after Larry David had chastised Musk to his face after officiating Emanuel’s wedding.
Inherent public curiosity about the Tesla/X/SpaceX billionaire — which pushed a previous biography up the best-seller list in 2015 — has been stoked further by Isaacson’s access and status. The author, formerly the editor of Time and head of CNN, followed Musk for two years and interviewed him and many others in his orbit. He has also written well-regarded biographies of Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein and others.
Isaacson’s pedigree has evidently helped give an early commercial boost to the 688-page Simon & Schuster title, which is already No. 3 on the Amazon charts.
Inherent public curiosity about the Tesla/X/SpaceX billionaire — which pushed a previous biography up the best-seller list in 2015 — has been stoked further by Isaacson’s access and status. The author, formerly the editor of Time and head of CNN, followed Musk for two years and interviewed him and many others in his orbit. He has also written well-regarded biographies of Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein and others.
Isaacson’s pedigree has evidently helped give an early commercial boost to the 688-page Simon & Schuster title, which is already No. 3 on the Amazon charts.
- 9/15/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Longtime media potentate Barry Diller called on media companies to “get out of the room” with tech giants and instead hammer out a separate resolution to the writers and actors strikes.
“They should certainly get out of the room with their deepest fiercest and almost conclusive enemy, Netflix, and probably with Apple and Amazon,” Diller said on the podcast On with Kara Swisher. “Because Netflix is in one business and they are the rulers of the business they’re in. The other two, Apple and Amazon Prime, are in completely different businesses that have no business model relative to production of movies and television.”
The former Fox, Paramount and Universal boss, who has been more focused on InterActive Corp. and other digital ventures over the past 20-plus years, called in from his yacht, Swisher said in an introduction to the chat. “I don’t know where he was, floating around,...
“They should certainly get out of the room with their deepest fiercest and almost conclusive enemy, Netflix, and probably with Apple and Amazon,” Diller said on the podcast On with Kara Swisher. “Because Netflix is in one business and they are the rulers of the business they’re in. The other two, Apple and Amazon Prime, are in completely different businesses that have no business model relative to production of movies and television.”
The former Fox, Paramount and Universal boss, who has been more focused on InterActive Corp. and other digital ventures over the past 20-plus years, called in from his yacht, Swisher said in an introduction to the chat. “I don’t know where he was, floating around,...
- 8/31/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Iac chairman Barry Diller, the former studio exec and founder of Fox, is warning of a “catastrophic” impact to the legacy Hollywood studios if the SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America strikes extend beyond September.
Diller told podcast host Kara Swisher that when their backlogs of content dry up in 2024, legacy media will see a “high” number of streaming cancellations, putting them at a financial disadvantage once the dispute eventually gets resolved and production ramps back up.
“Just when they have to gear up to make new programming, to ‘get back subscribers,’ they won’t have the revenue base to be able to produce,” he said. “So that is kind of catastrophic.”
Diller called Netflix the “architect” of the strikes, arguing they seduced the legacy media giants to go all in on streaming and “lose huge amounts of money” to build competitive services and degrade their investments in cable.
Diller told podcast host Kara Swisher that when their backlogs of content dry up in 2024, legacy media will see a “high” number of streaming cancellations, putting them at a financial disadvantage once the dispute eventually gets resolved and production ramps back up.
“Just when they have to gear up to make new programming, to ‘get back subscribers,’ they won’t have the revenue base to be able to produce,” he said. “So that is kind of catastrophic.”
Diller called Netflix the “architect” of the strikes, arguing they seduced the legacy media giants to go all in on streaming and “lose huge amounts of money” to build competitive services and degrade their investments in cable.
- 8/31/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Kevin Systrom was interviewed by Kara Swisher where he discusses Instagram and his views about its sale and its effect on people’s mental health.
The first question posed to Systrom was whether he regrets selling Instagram to Facebook.
“[I don’t look] back on the Instagram experience with anything but awe, no come on it’s amazing, there are over two billion people that use it,” he told Swisher.
Swisher said she thought Systrom didn’t need the help of other companies.
“Because I felt that you really had something special and that you had the capabilities of doing it without their help,” she said. “Although they don’t think that but that’s whatever, they’re wrong, and you’re creative and they’re not, for the most part. It’s just their shoplifters. Actually really plagiarists, I could go on, but I won’t.”
Systrom responded that he thought the sale...
The first question posed to Systrom was whether he regrets selling Instagram to Facebook.
“[I don’t look] back on the Instagram experience with anything but awe, no come on it’s amazing, there are over two billion people that use it,” he told Swisher.
Swisher said she thought Systrom didn’t need the help of other companies.
“Because I felt that you really had something special and that you had the capabilities of doing it without their help,” she said. “Although they don’t think that but that’s whatever, they’re wrong, and you’re creative and they’re not, for the most part. It’s just their shoplifters. Actually really plagiarists, I could go on, but I won’t.”
Systrom responded that he thought the sale...
- 8/24/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
Don Lemon made his first extended comments since he was fired from CNN, telling podcast host Kara Swisher that he feels “vindicated” following the exit of CNN leadership after his departure.
Lemon was let go from the network’s morning show in April. But in June, CNN boss Chris Licht himself was shown the door, following the publication of an embarrassing profile in The Atlantic and a staff backlash over the way that a town hall with former President Donald Trump was handled.
“Read the story, and you speak to the people who are there, and I think people get what happened,” Lemon told Swisher. “All you have to do is read The Atlantic story. Read the subsequent stories that came out, and you know, how it played out, and they are gone now. So do I feel vindicated in that sense? yes, I do.”
Lemon also had words of praise for Licht’s predecessor,...
Lemon was let go from the network’s morning show in April. But in June, CNN boss Chris Licht himself was shown the door, following the publication of an embarrassing profile in The Atlantic and a staff backlash over the way that a town hall with former President Donald Trump was handled.
“Read the story, and you speak to the people who are there, and I think people get what happened,” Lemon told Swisher. “All you have to do is read The Atlantic story. Read the subsequent stories that came out, and you know, how it played out, and they are gone now. So do I feel vindicated in that sense? yes, I do.”
Lemon also had words of praise for Licht’s predecessor,...
- 8/18/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Unlike its first two seasons, Sweet Magnolias‘ third outing doesn’t end on any major cliffhangers. In fact, with all the loose ends it ties up, Dana Sue and Ronnie’s vow renewal ceremony could practically double as a series finale — that is, except for one very important event that has yet to take place.
We’re not talking about Maddie and Cal getting engaged, or Helen and Erik finding their way to one another, or even Ty and Annie finally giving things a go. No, we’re talking about the fact that half of the characters on the show...
We’re not talking about Maddie and Cal getting engaged, or Helen and Erik finding their way to one another, or even Ty and Annie finally giving things a go. No, we’re talking about the fact that half of the characters on the show...
- 8/5/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
The ladies were busy during Sweet Magnolias Season 3. For the first time, Dana Sue (Brooke Elliott), Maddie (Joanna Garcia Swisher), and Helen (Heather Headley) had a nasty fight.
We had the opportunity to chat with Brooke Elliott and Joanna Garcia Swisher during a recent press day. This interview was conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike.
Elliott and Swisher shared their thoughts on the Magnolias’ fight, Maddie and Cal reconnecting, and Dana Sue’s issues with Kathy.
The actresses were optimistic about a potential Season 4 and discussed what they would like to see in additional seasons.
Check out our in-depth discussion below.
Hello Joanna and Brooke. It’s great to see you again. This season focused more on friendship; we’ve never seen the Magnolias fight like that. What do you think triggered the all-out fight, and what made them come back together again?
Joanna: The love, history, and relationship made them come back together.
We had the opportunity to chat with Brooke Elliott and Joanna Garcia Swisher during a recent press day. This interview was conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike.
Elliott and Swisher shared their thoughts on the Magnolias’ fight, Maddie and Cal reconnecting, and Dana Sue’s issues with Kathy.
The actresses were optimistic about a potential Season 4 and discussed what they would like to see in additional seasons.
Check out our in-depth discussion below.
Hello Joanna and Brooke. It’s great to see you again. This season focused more on friendship; we’ve never seen the Magnolias fight like that. What do you think triggered the all-out fight, and what made them come back together again?
Joanna: The love, history, and relationship made them come back together.
- 7/26/2023
- by Laura Nowak
- TVfanatic
The drama never stops in Serenity. From cliffhanger car crashes to surprise paternity reveals, Netflix’s Sweet Magnolias has spent three seasons delivering compulsively binge-able episodes of soapy, heartwarming TV. But could Maddie, Helen, and Dana Sue’s story have come to a close? The streamer has yet to reveal if Sweet Magnolias will return for season 4. But the season 3 finale definitely felt like it could be a series finale.
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Sweet Magnolias Season 3.]
‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 3 doesn’t end on a cliffhanger
The first two seasons of Sweet Magnolias didn’t shy away from major cliffhangers. Season 1 cut to black just after Maddie’s (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) son Kyle’s (Logan Allen) prom night car crash. We had to wait until season 2 to find out who was in the car with Kyle and whether they survived the accident. Season 2 ended with Cal (Justin Bruening) getting arrested following a brawl at...
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Sweet Magnolias Season 3.]
‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 3 doesn’t end on a cliffhanger
The first two seasons of Sweet Magnolias didn’t shy away from major cliffhangers. Season 1 cut to black just after Maddie’s (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) son Kyle’s (Logan Allen) prom night car crash. We had to wait until season 2 to find out who was in the car with Kyle and whether they survived the accident. Season 2 ended with Cal (Justin Bruening) getting arrested following a brawl at...
- 7/24/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
JoAnna Garcia Swisher can't wait for fans to see what "Sweet Magnolias" season three has in store. "I'm ready for it to come out. I know everyone else feels that same way," she recently told Popsugar, "and I actually know what happens, so I'm ready for everyone to enjoy it. It's just a great season."
Swisher plays Maddie Townsend on the show, which follows three best friends - Maddie, Helen Decatur (Heather Headley), and Dana Sue Sullivan (Brooke Elliott) - as they navigate relationships, teenage kids, and all of life's ups and downs. Swisher said season three, which premieres on July 20, will focus even more closely on the characters' friendships. "I think that the dust is settling in Serenity, but there's still all of these incredible relationships and all this love," she said, adding that the season will look "a little bit deeper into our friendships and the Magnolias' friendships.
Swisher plays Maddie Townsend on the show, which follows three best friends - Maddie, Helen Decatur (Heather Headley), and Dana Sue Sullivan (Brooke Elliott) - as they navigate relationships, teenage kids, and all of life's ups and downs. Swisher said season three, which premieres on July 20, will focus even more closely on the characters' friendships. "I think that the dust is settling in Serenity, but there's still all of these incredible relationships and all this love," she said, adding that the season will look "a little bit deeper into our friendships and the Magnolias' friendships.
- 6/30/2023
- by Eden Arielle Gordon
- Popsugar.com
Reba‘s roots are planted in the past — but could they sprout again?
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During a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Shameless vet (and star of CBS’ True Lies reboot) Steve Howey expressed interest in reprising his breakout role as Van Montgomery in a revival of the classic WB-turned-cw comedy.
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“To see where Van is now and where the family is,...
- 3/4/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
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