Anderson Cooper He is one of the best well -known news broadcasters on television, but his new agent is unknown to a strict specialization in the representation of talents associated with the video.
Cooper has agreed with himself Caa CEO Brian LordAccording to four people familiar with the issue, the choice is taken as a possible sign. CNN The basic pillar may look forward to exploring other opportunities When the economics of television news become more shook. Cooper has been working with CNN since 2001, but over the years, a day program distributed under AEGIS has hosted the CNN Mother Corporation at the time, Time Warner; The guest hosted the game “Jeopardy”; He was considered a possible host of Kelly Riba in the joint morning program in Disney. It also acts as a CBS News reporter “60 minutes”, allowing him to manage the parts he offers for newsmagazine on CNN.
CAA refused to comment on Cooper’s representation in the agency, and a CNN spokesman for the long -term Coper Cooper, “Anderson Cooper 360”, refused to comment. Semafor previously reported that Cooper has moved to CAA long after it was represented by UTA.
It is difficult to be a broadcaster for veteran TV. Many of the high -end faces are required to take discounts in salaries, and a group has come out in recent months. Hoda Kotb, participating participant “Today”, She left her regular publications in the NBC MORINING concession It now works as a shareholder. CNN separated ways with veteran Chris Wallace and Fox News Certain ties with long -term anchor, Neil Cavoto. Among the other old warriors who left the wheels of the main media without lemons, Chuck Todd, Jim Acosta and Alysin Cameroota.
Many companies that support news departments face existential dilemmas. Parent of CBS News, to obtain it by Skydance Media, which pledged to reduce $ 1.5 billion of costs from the company’s public budget – after $ 500 million in the actually occurred discounts. Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN’s father, restructuring herself So that cable networks are housed in a different entity that is circulated publicly from production studios and broadcasting platforms. Many people in Wall Street see the maneuver as those that can create their TV networks for potential for sale.
The news assets of NBCunivesal move within an uncertain time While parents revolve around the largest part of his cable networksMSNBC and CNBC separation from NBC news. Fox Corp, which has sold many cables and entertainment to Disney in 2019, has achieved better than many competitors in recent years, but also facing challenges. The Murdoch family, which controls the company, contradicts how Fox and Sister News Corp controls Murber Murdoch, 93,. The Fox News unit is expected to face a lawsuit on that once Smartmatic technology that caused its vote, which seeks to 2 billion dollars in the demands that were exposed on the network about the role of that company in falsifying the 2020 presidential elections, which were legally conducted and without intervention.
Meanwhile, many famous TV journalists are testing new digital water, preparing alternative newsletters or YouTube video podcasts. Joy Reed, who recently left MSNBC, I launched YouTube for three days She hopes to expand to five days.
Cooper with CNN was so long that seeing it could be recognized as bright red letters in the network signature logo. Under CEO Mark Thompson, CNN has explained a strategy for building new digital products, including the weather application, even with the leading linear network struggle with corrosion classifications.
The last extension of the contract was revealed in Cooper in 2016When CNN signed it on a long -term deal, it was said to continue for up to five years. At that time, the agreement was seen as a way to remove the anchor from running for the day’s abode with ABC and Ripa. For Cooper, who has gained power in podcast that focuses on how people deal with sadness and host New Year’s Eve on CNN, along with friends, TV producer and Bravo Andy Cohen, studying other options may be logical, even if the viewers and producers of CNN are still strong.
