Brian Steinberg
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Senior TV Editor at Variety, covering media, advertising, sports TV, late night and much more. Also talk about comics and music. 'Some days are diamonds / Some days are rocks'
Peyton Manning has become one of the most popular pitchmen on Madison Avenue.
Now he wants his production company to become one of the most popular agencies behind the camera as well...
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Now he wants his production company to become one of the most popular agencies behind the camera as well...
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Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions Makes a Bigger Play for Advertisers
Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions is making a bigger play for advertisers with a promotional vignette in NBC's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
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November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Peyton Manning has become one of the most popular pitchmen on Madison Avenue.
Now he wants his production company to become one of the most popular agencies behind the camera as well...
variety.com/2025/tv/news... via @variety.com
Now he wants his production company to become one of the most popular agencies behind the camera as well...
variety.com/2025/tv/news... via @variety.com
'Rex Morgan, M.D.,' one of the more puritan of this nation's fine line-up of newspaper comics, edges closer to the line of propriety as a combination of cold ice cream and a hot internal monologue threaten to combust...
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
'Rex Morgan, M.D.,' one of the more puritan of this nation's fine line-up of newspaper comics, edges closer to the line of propriety as a combination of cold ice cream and a hot internal monologue threaten to combust...
The creators of 'Marvin' hope that a celebrity cameo will distract readers from the fact that they have used nearly every single poop joke in existence, and can find no more...
November 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The creators of 'Marvin' hope that a celebrity cameo will distract readers from the fact that they have used nearly every single poop joke in existence, and can find no more...
Hi and Lois' wild night out: Is she turned on by the sight of her husband chewing his food? Or is she feeding him as she would an infant in a bid to revive a kink from earlier years? Either way, Hi blocks her with a glass of expensive wine, which heightens the romantic tension...
November 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Hi and Lois' wild night out: Is she turned on by the sight of her husband chewing his food? Or is she feeding him as she would an infant in a bid to revive a kink from earlier years? Either way, Hi blocks her with a glass of expensive wine, which heightens the romantic tension...
Mary Worth pinches what may be the world's smallest cup of coffee between two fingers, holding on to the crockery for dear life as she rambles on about local gossip -- and is all but ignored by her friend and a nearby parrot....
November 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Mary Worth pinches what may be the world's smallest cup of coffee between two fingers, holding on to the crockery for dear life as she rambles on about local gossip -- and is all but ignored by her friend and a nearby parrot....
At last - Mary Worth's weakness revealed! Years of feasting on undercooked homemade muffins have left this mainstay comics buttinsky unable to digest foods like the humble steamed sweet potato....
November 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
At last - Mary Worth's weakness revealed! Years of feasting on undercooked homemade muffins have left this mainstay comics buttinsky unable to digest foods like the humble steamed sweet potato....
Even the creator of 'Ziggy' must contend with the pressures of monthly average audience and page views....
November 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Even the creator of 'Ziggy' must contend with the pressures of monthly average audience and page views....
At last! The 'Dennis the Menace' community acknowledges Mr. Wilson's long-festering drinking problem, the first step in getting the Mitchells' red-nosed neighbor the help he so desperately needs Will the Flagstons get similar courage to stage an intervention for Thirsty Thurston?
November 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
At last! The 'Dennis the Menace' community acknowledges Mr. Wilson's long-festering drinking problem, the first step in getting the Mitchells' red-nosed neighbor the help he so desperately needs Will the Flagstons get similar courage to stage an intervention for Thirsty Thurston?
Dana Jacobson and Michelle Miller offer parting words on 'CBS Saturday Morning' (called SATMO internally). CBS News hasn't canceled the show, but laid off much of the staff that produces it....
November 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Dana Jacobson and Michelle Miller offer parting words on 'CBS Saturday Morning' (called SATMO internally). CBS News hasn't canceled the show, but laid off much of the staff that produces it....
The listings for AMC said 'Road House,' and I assumed I'd see Patrick Swayze....
November 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The listings for AMC said 'Road House,' and I assumed I'd see Patrick Swayze....
Gil Thorp insists on maintaining telephone manners in a social-media world....
November 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Gil Thorp insists on maintaining telephone manners in a social-media world....
You know this woman is furious and outraged because her fists are clenched so tightly against her clavicle and upper sternum that she has rendered herself unable to adjust her jacket collar as she no doubt originally intended. Look out, Augie!
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
You know this woman is furious and outraged because her fists are clenched so tightly against her clavicle and upper sternum that she has rendered herself unable to adjust her jacket collar as she no doubt originally intended. Look out, Augie!
America's hottest restaurant chain is 'Wally's Wings,' where diners can feast on pieces of a strange hybrid man-chicken whose visage adorns the menu in a bid to spur appetite and keep thoughts of cannibalism at bay...
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
America's hottest restaurant chain is 'Wally's Wings,' where diners can feast on pieces of a strange hybrid man-chicken whose visage adorns the menu in a bid to spur appetite and keep thoughts of cannibalism at bay...
'Crazy, easily-manipulated Toby has a friend other than me?' asks Mary Worth. 'This simply cannot stand.'
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
'Crazy, easily-manipulated Toby has a friend other than me?' asks Mary Worth. 'This simply cannot stand.'
The 'Mark Trail' narrator seems unaware that Shania is NOT facing the rage of the feral hog and, also that the feral hog looks more curious than angry...
November 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The 'Mark Trail' narrator seems unaware that Shania is NOT facing the rage of the feral hog and, also that the feral hog looks more curious than angry...
Dagwood Bumstead has clearly bumbled a supermarket run in which he was supposed to get a favorite ice-cream treat and instead brought delivered hand-dipped turkey legs that no one is going to enjoy...
November 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Dagwood Bumstead has clearly bumbled a supermarket run in which he was supposed to get a favorite ice-cream treat and instead brought delivered hand-dipped turkey legs that no one is going to enjoy...
CAA has hired Becky Van Dercook, a former CBS News producer who helped manage social media for politics influencer Jack Schlossberg, to help traditional journalists explore creator ventures, and vice versa....
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CAA’s New Hire Has Creator Advice for Journalists, and Journalism Advice for Creators
CAA has hired Becky Van Dercook, a former CBS News producer and a social media manager, to help TV anchors and journalists navigate creator media
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November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
CAA has hired Becky Van Dercook, a former CBS News producer who helped manage social media for politics influencer Jack Schlossberg, to help traditional journalists explore creator ventures, and vice versa....
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'Marvin' gets a lot of criticism for its overreliance on poop jokes, but there are things it does that are even more unsettling....
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
'Marvin' gets a lot of criticism for its overreliance on poop jokes, but there are things it does that are even more unsettling....
Oh Lord, what is Fox News up to now?
The Fox Corp.-backed outlet is placing a heavier emphasis on programming with religious themes, seeing potential gold (and frankincense and myrrh, perhaps) in wooing an audience for faith-based content
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The Fox Corp.-backed outlet is placing a heavier emphasis on programming with religious themes, seeing potential gold (and frankincense and myrrh, perhaps) in wooing an audience for faith-based content
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Fox News Media Puts Focus on Programming With Religious Themes to Keep Viewers Under Its Tent
Fox News Media is investing more heavily in programming with religious themes in a bid to keep viewers seeking out content across media platforms
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November 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Oh Lord, what is Fox News up to now?
The Fox Corp.-backed outlet is placing a heavier emphasis on programming with religious themes, seeing potential gold (and frankincense and myrrh, perhaps) in wooing an audience for faith-based content
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
The Fox Corp.-backed outlet is placing a heavier emphasis on programming with religious themes, seeing potential gold (and frankincense and myrrh, perhaps) in wooing an audience for faith-based content
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The Phantom has depended on his stallion 'Hero' for decades, but somehow left the horse in a stone courtyard without any caretaker or regular contact with other creatures...
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The Phantom has depended on his stallion 'Hero' for decades, but somehow left the horse in a stone courtyard without any caretaker or regular contact with other creatures...
This is what streaming has done to us. Instead of saying, 'Hey I caught a late-night rerun of 'Fawlty Towers' on the PBS station or 'Have you checked out 'Are You Being Served?,' we now describe series in A.I.-defined categories like 'Fast Action National Security Potboilers'...
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is what streaming has done to us. Instead of saying, 'Hey I caught a late-night rerun of 'Fawlty Towers' on the PBS station or 'Have you checked out 'Are You Being Served?,' we now describe series in A.I.-defined categories like 'Fast Action National Security Potboilers'...
The challenges of doing a comic strip about senior citizens, like 'Crankshaft' below, is that, inevitably, characters face their own mortality (no matter what the people who manage 'Gasoline Alley' do with centenarian Walt Wallet). Below, characters show signs of 'sundowning'...
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The challenges of doing a comic strip about senior citizens, like 'Crankshaft' below, is that, inevitably, characters face their own mortality (no matter what the people who manage 'Gasoline Alley' do with centenarian Walt Wallet). Below, characters show signs of 'sundowning'...
'I can tell you'll do just fine as a new parrot owner...and I'm not even going to raise the question of why you don't have some sort of carrying case for the bird, who might fly away from you because IT'S STILL A WILD CREATURE?'
November 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
'I can tell you'll do just fine as a new parrot owner...and I'm not even going to raise the question of why you don't have some sort of carrying case for the bird, who might fly away from you because IT'S STILL A WILD CREATURE?'
Dagwood thinks so much about food that even his internal monologue is stuffed with nods to menus, plating and presentation....
November 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Dagwood thinks so much about food that even his internal monologue is stuffed with nods to menus, plating and presentation....
Just in: Former Turner Sports chief Lenny Daniels joins Professional Fighters League as COO
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Lenny Daniels Joins Professional Fighters League as COO
Lenny Daniels Joins Professional Fighters League as COO
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November 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Just in: Former Turner Sports chief Lenny Daniels joins Professional Fighters League as COO
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