Stephen Battaglio

In an unprecedented move, Fox News has hired President Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump as a weekend host. “My View With Lara Trump,” an hourlong opinion program, will join the conservative-leaning news network’s Saturday prime-time lineup on Feb. 22. The wife […]

Fox Corp. has acquired Red Seat Ventures, a media company that specializes in right-leaning podcasts and live events. The deal announced Monday is another move by Fox to expand its digital media holdings. Last week, Fox Corp. Executive Chairman Lachlan

Neil Cavuto, the first anchor hired by Fox News in 1996, is leaving the network, another casualty of cost-cutting in the TV news business. Cavuto, 66, will make his final appearance on the network Thursday on “Your World,” his long-running

A judge ruled Friday that a security contractor can seek punitive damages against CNN over a November 2021 report about war profiteers who charged Afghans who were trying to leave their country after the U.S. military withdrawal. The contractor, Zachary

A Delaware court judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News filed by a Jan. 6 rioter who said the network falsely identified him as an FBI informant. U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer L. Hall granted Fox News’ motion

President-elect Trump’s nomination of Brendan Carr as the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is bringing both hope and fear to the media industry. For media executives, the hope comes in the promise of industry consolidation. Companies such as

When NBC launched MSNBC in 1996, the network was marketed with the slogan “It’s Time to Get Connected,” a line that acknowledged the emergence of the internet as a game-changing force in the media. Microsoft, then a minority partner in

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Fox News personality Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense, making him the first on-air talent from the conservative-leaning network to join the incoming administration. And he may not be the last. Hegseth, a

Veteran journalist Chris Wallace is exiting CNN three years after joining from Fox News. “Chris Wallace is one of the most respected political journalists in the news business with a unique track record across radio, print, broadcast television, cable television

Fox News was the top choice for TV viewers on election night, marking the second straight time the conservative network led rivals in viewership for presidential results. According to Nielsen data, Fox News averaged 10.3 million viewers from 8 to