Brian Steinberg
@bristei
Covering media, business of news, sports, advertising, late night. Some days are diamonds / some days are rocks. I like comics. Hi: [email protected]
CNBC names David Cho, most recently the EIC of Barron's, as its EIC, replacing both Dan Colarusso and Jay Yarow, ahead of CNBC's planned spin-off into Versant (@bristei / Variety) variety.com/2025/tv/news/c… mediagazer.com/250717/p15#a25…
'My mommy and daddy are the best parents ever, except when they forget I'm around and start making out in front of me, which I find really off-putting!'
Fox is the next media company to close its upfront sales, with advertisers' keen desire for sports driving new volume and outweighing any fears they may have had of a weakening U.S. economy.... variety.com/2025/tv/news/f… via @variety
Yes, of course the person who yells the loudest on social media is correct while the reporter who spent 36 hours talking to a wide array of sources is the one who lacks authority. Such is the way in the modern world. Thanks for reading!
And here is @Variety @bristei regurgitating all of @CBS talking points on why they cancelled @ColbertLateShow while downplaying the obvious politics. FFS grow a pair! variety.com/2025/tv/news/i… via @variety
CBS is axing Colbert's 'Late Show' citing budget cuts. Is there more behind the curtain? @Variety's @bristei joined @eliasmakos: iheart.com/podcast/962-th…
'Actually, you're both right! Human activity is killing our planet and there will be more of it and it will kill our planet even faster! Can I suck down my brandy fast enough?'
Adverb trouble in 'Judge Parker'! Unless Sophie can talk about making a phone call and actually make that call all in the same moment, the narrator ought to use "Later..." or "Soon..." not "Meanwhile..." (I have to use my English B.A. somewhere after my family paid for college)
'I'll miss you more, Jeff,' but not really, which is why I've situated my elbows to keep you from moving closer to me'.....
Inside CBS’s Breakup With Stephen Colbert: *CBS had expressed concerns about costs for weeks *Ten more months of 'Late Show' throws cold water on 'politics' as cause *CBS had to announce b/c new contracts for producers/writers were about to go to agents variety.com/2025/tv/news/i…
Inside CBS’s Breakup With Stephen Colbert: Audience Shifts, Political Humor Made Unsustainable Mix variety.com/2025/tv/news/i… via @variety
If you missed the most recent episode of Nicole Wallace’s new MSNBC podcast, hang on. It just might turn up on TV.... variety.com/2025/tv/news/n… via @variety
Nicolle Wallace’s New Podcast Just Became MSNBC’s Latest TV Show variety.com/2025/tv/news/n… via @variety
NIGHT JITTERS: I wrote this story in 2023, but it is worth a new look today, given CBS' decision to exit late night entirely and end Stephen Colbert's Late Show.... variety.com/2023/tv/news/l…
I think if I were ABC, I would make a show of publicly approaching Colbert to see if he'd want to host a show at 1230 after Kimmel -- and thus become Kimmel's successor if he were to decide to step down....
BREAKING: The Late Show to end after 2025-26 season, with CBS citing 'financial decision'
The deal between Fox Sports and Barstool is interesting, but who remembers 'Barstool Van Talk,' the program ESPN put on the air, only to remove it days after it debuted due to a growing feud between Barstool and Sam Ponder... variety.com/2017/tv/news/e…
CNBC Shakeup: David Cho Replaces Dan Colarusso as top editorial exec variety.com/2025/tv/news/c…
