Brian Steinberg

Covering media, business of news, sports, advertising, late night. Some days are diamonds / some days are rocks. I like comics. Hi: [email protected]

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That's the first word Mumbles has uttered clearly in 'Dick Tracy' in decades....

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'Shoe,' a comic about two bird creatures trying their darndest to peck out a living at a print newspaper, is often more sad than it is funny, but kudos to whoever came up with 'Charles Squab, Financial Advisor'

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Judge Parker hasn't been involved in a major storyline in his own comic for years ....and does he know it....

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'Dawn...I'm not like most other guys! Not only do I like yogurt, but I also lack nostrils, so when I talk to you, I'm actually unable to breathe in and I think you may need to take me to the ER very quickly....'

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CBS News Gutted the '60 Minutes' On-Air Team. Can This Show Really Go On?

Serious questions have been raised about whether the 59th season of “60 Minutes” can launch on time in the fall, when NFL games provide a crucial lead-in audience

https://t.co/bi2WlCeyuO

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Scoop: Disney starts to move Super Bowl commercials in earnest, but only after a round of squawking that would have impressed Donald Duck.

Disney sought $10M for a 30-sec Big Game ad, then agreed to sell some for $9M... Another chunk has moved at $8M...

https://t.co/JyT9ShxTGK

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Scoop: TV's 'upfront' market appears down, and big networks and streamers have had to push for top dollar on sports even as Madison Avenue wants out of entertainment-focused cable networks....

https://t.co/FuMHTYSO3T via @variety

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Lesley Stahl and Bill Whitaker may never enjoy so much leverage at CBS News as in this exact moment.

The future of “60 Minutes” could well hinge on two people with deep ties to CBS News’ past.

https://t.co/HMT66G2ogl via @variety

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Will Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker Exit ‘60 Minutes’ After Scott Pelley’s Firing? Everyone at CBS Wants to Know https://t.co/HMT66G2ogl via @variety

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Scott Pelley says Paramount "is casting this legend aside", weakening 60 Minutes "to curry favor with" Trump, and CBS "instructed me to inject falsehoods" (@bristei / Variety)

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Versant invests in microdrama streaming app GammaTime's Series A to take a minority stake; GammaTime raised a $14M seed in October 2025 (@bristei / Variety)

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Scott Pelley Fires Back After ’60 Minutes’ Ouster: ‘The Collapse of Values at The Top Has Become Untenable’ https://t.co/bqjxDSNdkd via @variety

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"Journalism has nothing whatever to do with popularity. If we all do our jobs right, we’re probably not going to be very popular with a large segment of our audience. " Pelley told Variety in 2017.

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Scott Pelley Out at CBS News After ’60 Minutes’ Struggle https://t.co/wUE5PRRl0M via @variety

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In the space of less than a month, CBS has killed "The Late Show" and decimated the staff of arguably its best known program "60 Minutes."

https://t.co/wUE5PRRl0M

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Just in: 60 Minutes executive producer Nick Bilton sends memo to Scott Pelley telling him that he is 'terminated for cause immediately'

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Versant invests in microdrama distributor GammaTime

https://t.co/ZdVqoO4EiT

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White House Correspondents Association plans new dinner for July 24. Will President Trump attend?

https://t.co/t4AoI10UI6

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Just in: White House Correspondents Association plans to host a new awards dinner on Friday, July 24, according to Weijia Jiang, the CBS News reporter who is the president of the organization

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The road to launching a new season of '60 Minutes' has grown exponentially more bumpy for CBS News, which has put a new EP with little formal TV management experience atop a high-stakes enterprise with hard-core staffers and big dollars at stake...

https://t.co/HWEUtewb98