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NBC News president Deborah Turness has been named the first president of NBC News International as NBC takes an ownership stake in Euronews, which will be renamed Euronews NBC, NBC News chairman Andrew Lack announced this morning. Noah Oppenhiem, the executive in charge of Today , has been upped to NBC News president. Oppenheim will continue to oversee Today , which last year returned to the top spot in the ratings in the news demo, though the flagship franchise has been more in the news of late for the comings and goings of Billy Bush , Megyn Kelly and Tamron Hall . In his memo to staff, Lack noted that Euronews was founded more than two decades back to cover world news from a European perspective. Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is its controlling shareholder, with a more than 50% stake. NBC, which had been in talks about a strategic partnership on the operation since November, has taken a 25% stake. Related Story Tamron Hall Leaves NBC News … [Read more...] about Deborah Turness Named NBC News Intl Chief, Noah Oppenheim NBC News President As Net Takes Stake In Euronews

Streaming service NBC News Now has added two live hours to its weekday lineup, installing Washington TV veteran Aaron Gilchrist as its anchor. The noon-to-2PM ET block will cover cover national and international news. Gilchrist is former anchor for News4 Today on NBCUniversal -owned TV station WRC in Washington. NBC News Now has continued to expand its programming and is seeing its audience grow. It now claims 25 million monthly viewers, with 35 million total viewing hours a month. The service is available as a live-linear channel on NBCUniversal streaming outlet Peacock and is also carried on YouTube, YouTube TV, the Roku Channel, FuboTV, Xumo, Pluto and Tubi. It can also be accessed through NBC News OTT apps on Roku, Fire TV and Apple TV. “With NBC News Now’s continued growth, we’re thrilled to be able to expand programming during the day to reach an even larger streaming audience,” said Janelle Rodriguez, SVP of NBC Nightly News, NBC News Now & Breaking … [Read more...] about NBC News Now Adds Two-Hour Weekday Live Block Anchored By Aaron Gilchrist

UPDATE: The former First Lady is also appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday March 16. Late-night talent wars, anyone? ORIGINAL : Michelle Obama is back on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon next week. She will appear on the NBC late-night show on Thursday March 18 to promote her upcoming Netflix kids’ show Waffles and Mochi. Obama, who will appear virtually, has appeared regularly on The Tonight Show , starting with appearances under former host Jay Leno and then under Fallon. She has performed sketches with the likes of Will Ferrell, showcased the Evolution of Mom Dancing and did a game of Catchphrase, competing against Dave Chappelle and Jerry Seinfeld. Waffles and Mochi, which launches on March 16, follows the adventures of two puppets who have a dream to learn to cook fresh food from around the world with the help of Obama, a magical shopping cart and celebrity guests. It features guests such as Common and Zach Galifianakis and is … [Read more...] about Michelle Obama To Appear On ‘The Tonight Show’ & ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ To Promote ‘Waffles & Mochi’

The chart dominance of Morgan Wallen continued this week as Dangerous: The Double Album coasted to Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart . Wallen’s set has now been in the top spot for two consecutive months. The backlash over a video of the singer using a racial slur has done little to shake his hold on Number One. Wallen sold more than 7,000 albums and earned nearly 90 million streams. Pooh Shiesty’s Shiesty Season remains a breakout success story — after debuting at Number Three last month, the album has stayed in the Top Ten, clocking in at Number Five this week (44.7 million streams). Lil Durk ’s The Voice has also shown durability, repeatedly appearing high on the chart in the last two months (Number Four, 50.2 million streams). The Kid Laroi’s F*ck Love , originally released in July 2020 but rejuvenated with a deluxe edition in November, hovered just outside the Top Ten, earning 32.3 million streams. The week’s … [Read more...] about RS Charts: Morgan Wallen’s ‘Dangerous’ Number One for Eighth Week

Cardi B ’s “Up” climbed back to Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart , picking up 17.9 million streams during the week of February 26th through March 4th. “Up” debuted in the top spot last month, before being replaced by Lil Tjay and 6lack ’s “Calling My Phone” and then Olivia Rodrigo ’s irrepressible “Drivers License.” Cardi B’s single rebounded to Number One this week, pushing “Drivers License” to Number Two (17.1 million streams). Meanwhile, “Calling My Phone” stayed at Number Three (18.7 million streams). A trio of viral singles continued to surge on the RS 100. Kali Uchis ’ “Telepatía” vaulted from Number 21 to Number Seven, picking up 12.1 million streams. Masked Wolf’s “Astronaut in the Ocean” climbed from Number 35 to Number 17 (8.2 million streams). And Giveon’s “Heartbreak Anniversary” jumped from Number 29 to Number 21 (9 million streams). The R&B singer is capitalizing on his recent success by releasing an expanded version of … [Read more...] about RS Charts: Cardi B’s ‘Up’ Rebounds to Number One