Subject: Jon Stewart's status; Sumner Redstone on tape; "flagship show of Fox News;" NYT's new recipe; Murdoch's man in Washington; Trump wants more debates?
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** Jon Stewart on HBO before election day?
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Numerous media critics have bemoaned Jon Stewart's absence from the airwaves this election season. Stewart has an HBO deal -- so will we see him on HBO NOW between now and election day? That's what I asked HBO CEO Richard Plepler during an on-stage interview at the Paley Center this afternoon. Plepler's answer: "Yeah, I’m hopeful."

But he said Stewart isn't "clamoring at the bit" to get back on TV just to speak his mind about Donald Trump: "I think he’s clamoring at the bit to do something that he knows is going to stand out and be a new part of his artistic expression." (Stewart is expected to start by producing short, animated web video shows.)

Plepler said "he has free rein to do whatever he wants." That was the exec's theme this afternoon -- nurturing and supporting talent. Read a recap of Plepler's comments at The Wrap (https://www.thewrap.com/hbos-richard-plepler-hopeful-that-jon-stewart-will-be-on-air-by-presidential-election-video/) and watch the full video on YouTube here... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c9Dz2p8hxA)

-- More from the Paley session, via B&C: Plepler Says Less Than 1% of HBO NOW Subscribers Cut Cord (http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/plepler-less-1-hbo-now-subscribers-cut-cord/156231)
Stewart's Trump joke tonight...
Via CNN WH producer Kevin Liptak: Stewart hosted an event at Joint Base Andrews tonight marking the 75th birthday of the USO. Obama and Biden were there... And when Stewart was introducing Biden, he said this:

Biden "is always a guy that we had a lot of fun with because he's a guy that's unpredictable. He'll say whatever he kind of thinks of, whatever comes to his mind, he's impulsive. Sometimes you might think to yourself, 'That sounds crazy,' or 'Man, that is crazy.' And who would have thought that now that gets you the Republican nomination."  [] "Don't worry, Trump's going to keep you busy when he's commander-in-chief. You're going to have to repaint all the planes with Trump in big gold letters. You're going to be busy."
Sumner Redstone trial starts Friday
Dylan Byers reports: (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/05/media/sumner-redstone-deposed-trial-preview/index.html?iid=Lead)  Sumner Redstone, 92, was videotaped taking questions from lawyers at his Beverly Park mansion today -- and the footage will be used as evidence in the contentious legal battle over his mental competency. The trial starts Friday (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/05/media/sumner-redstone-deposed-trial-preview/index.html?iid=Lead) in L.A. County Superior Court, and we'll have full coverage. The public and the press will not see the tape, but the court will provide a transcript...

-- Context: For Manuela Herzer, Redstone's 51-year-old former girlfriend who brought the lawsuit, the tape could help prove that Redstone was not of sound mind when he booted her from his mansion last fall and signed an order revoking her authority over his healthcare decisions. But the verdict will affect more than Herzer. If Redstone is found to be incompetent, it could open the door for a power struggle at both Viacom and CBS. Read Dylan's full story here... (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/05/media/sumner-redstone-deposed-trial-preview/index.html?iid=Lead)
Claims of elder abuse?
Today Fortune published a three-parter (http://fortune.com/sumner-redstone-part-1/) -- "The Disturbing Decline of Sumner Redstone" -- with this news nugget: "Redstone’s lawyers are planning to intensify the legal conflict even more. The lawyers confirm they will soon file a new suit against Herzer" and another Redstone ex, Sydney Holland, "claiming elder abuse, among other things, and seeking to reclaim nearly $150 million that the billionaire gave these women in recent years." Lawyers for Holland and Herzer have denied any misconduct. More... (http://fortune.com/sumner-redstone-part-1/)
Are you surprised it lasted this long?
New newspaper survives for only 10 weeks
Alanna Petroff reports from London: (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/05/media/newspaper-new-day-uk/index.html?iid=SF_LN)  "British media company Trinity Mirror is killing off national daily New Day after just 10 weeks in print." The paper sold for £0.50 ($0.73), "hoped to appeal to women between the ages of 35 to 55 and promised to be 'politically neutral.' However, there weren't enough sales to keep it going. The paper only attracted roughly 40,000 readers." Read more and feign surprise... (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/05/media/newspaper-new-day-uk/index.html?iid=SF_LN)

-- Editor Alison Phillips wrote on Facebook: "We have tried everything we could but sadly we just haven't reached the sales figures we needed to make it work financially..."
A recipe for success?
Gerry Smith says "It's all the food that’s fit to eat." He had the scoop (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-05/new-york-times-to-start-delivering-meal-kits-to-your-home) on today's strangest media story: the NYT getting into the food delivery biz through a partnership with Chef'd.

CNNMoney's Sara Ashley O'Brien describes it this way: (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/05/technology/new-york-times-startup-chefd/index.html)  The NYT will provide the recipes and "Chef'd will take care of ingredients, delivery and logistics." This will start in the summer... With just a "handful" of the paper's 17,000+ recipes to start...
"The flagship show of Fox News"
Michael Moore sure knows how to troll Bill O'Reilly. He returned to Megyn Kelly's show tonight and -- both in a tweet beforehand, and again on the air during the interview -- called "The Kelly File" the "flagship show of Fox News." Really, that title belongs to "The O'Reilly Factor," but I digress. At the end of the highly entertaining segment, Moore compared Kelly to LeBron James, calling her a "free agent" and noting her looming contract talks. Maybe, he said, she'll leave for ABC?

"You know more than I do," she responded.

Before saying goodbye, Moore joked that an EMT was on the way to Roger Ailes' office. "Roger, I'm just kidding!" he said. "She's staying!"
Road to 2016
Interview of the day
CNN's Jake Tapper had the most news-making interview of the day. His exclusive interview with Paul Ryan has generated hundreds of news stories since 4pm. Here's the transcript (http://time.com/4320476/paul-ryan-interview-transcript-donald-trump-endorsement/)  of Ryan saying that he's "just not ready" to support Donald Trump. All the network nightly newscasts, including NBC, pictured above, showed portions of the interview. "Ryan's position makes him the highest-level GOP official to reject Trump," Eric Bradner notes... (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/05/politics/paul-ryan-donald-trump-gop-nominee/index.html)
Trump "wishes there were more" debates
There was lots of talk about the Hispanic Vote today thanks to Trump's Cinco de Mayo feast. "I love Hispanics!" (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/05/politics/donald-trump-taco-bowl-cinco-de-mayo/index.html) he tweeted. But what about the all-important Network TV Executive Vote? Trump loves them, too. Consider what he told CNBC today about wanting more televised debates during the general election.

CNBC's summary of the interview: (http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/05/donald-trump-a-chance-ill-pick-a-vp-from-field-of-former-gop-candidates.html) "Trump said he looks forward to the general election debates. With three on the schedule, he said he wishes there were more." (Do you believe him?)
"Sure he'd die on their show"
Peggy Noonan has a theory about TV's Trump predilection during the primaries:  (http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-was-a-spark-not-the-fire-1462488099) "When Mr. Trump was on, ratings jumped, but it wasn’t only ratings, it was something else. It was the freak show at its zenith, it was great TV—you didn’t know what he was going to say next! He didn't know! It was better than everyone else's boring, prefabricated, airless, weightless, relentless word-saying…"

"And it was something else. TV producers were all sure he'd die on their show. They weren't for Mr. Trump. By showing him they were revealing him: Look at this fatuous dope, see through him! They knew he’d quickly enough say something unforgivable, and if he said it on their air he died on their show! They took him down with the question! It was only after a solid six months of his not dying that they came to have qualms. They now understood they were helping him..."

I think most TV producers would say they were covering an important story. Noonan, for her part, (http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-was-a-spark-not-the-fire-1462488099) keeps going with an analogy to Spiro Agnew. Agree/disagree with her assessment? Email us... (mailto:[email-masked]) Your comments help us conceive Sunday's "Reliable Sources..."
Early preview of Sunday's show
...And speaking of the show: I'll be talking with media types who "got it wrong" about Trump but also some who "got it right." The guest list includes Matt Lewis, Kayleigh McEnany, Joseph Borelli, and Ben Howe. WashPost columnist Dana Milbank, who plans to "eat his words" about Trump next Thursday, (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/05/politics/dana-milbank-eats-column-donald-trump/index.html) will also join me...
The "Scandal" election heats up
No spoilers here... But Shonda Rhimes' tweet about tonight's episode of "Scandal" makes me eager to fire up the DVR after this newsletter is filed. The show's primary election plot line is eerily close to real life...
Murdoch's man in Washington
A new Democrat in the Murdoch family's orbit: "Chip Smith, a veteran Democratic strategist and CEO of the lobby and public affairs firm Glover Park Group, will become the chief lobbyist at 21st Century Fox," the WashPost's Catherine Ho reports. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/05/05/chip-smith-democratic-strategist-and-gore-aide-to-take-top-lobbying-job-at-21st-century-fox/)  Smith's title will be EVP of public affairs.

Smith "was a top adviser for Al Gore’s 2000 presidential campaign." He will "take over many of the duties of Michael Regan," but will "take on additional responsibilities beyond pure legislative strategy — while Regan is a regular on Capitol Hill, Smith has spent his career as a communications strategist, not a Hill lobbyist, and will bring that sensibility to 21st Century Fox." Read more... (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/05/05/chip-smith-democratic-strategist-and-gore-aide-to-take-top-lobbying-job-at-21st-century-fox/)
For the record
-- Joe Pompeo scoop: (http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/05/nfl-hires-natalie-ravitz-222854)  "Natalie Ravitz, who was the News Corp. and 21st Century Fox chairman's chief of staff from 2012 to mid-2015, has been named senior vice president of communications at the NFL..." (Politico (http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/05/nfl-hires-natalie-ravitz-222854) )

-- News Corp earnings, out today, were... rough. (Press release (http://newscorp.com/2016/05/05/news-corp-reports-third-quarter-results-for-fiscal-2016/) )

-- Via Dylan: "Vanity Fair has named Hillary Busis the Hollywood editor for VanityFair.com..."

-- "Janet Jackson has some baby news: She's dropped a video for her new single 'Dammn Baby,'" Lisa France reports (CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/05/entertainment/janet-jackson-dammn-baby/index.html) )

** CNN's show for The Weather Channel
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At the NewFront presentation for CNN's digital network Great Big Story this afternoon, Jeff Zucker called (http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/6-months-cnns-great-big-story-videos-are-drawing-40-million-views-month-171299) the startup "one of the most exciting new investments I've ever been a part of."

TubeFilter reports: (http://www.tubefilter.com/2016/05/05/cnn-great-big-story-tv/) "As Zucker tells it, GBS has been well-positioned to jump to TV since its launch, thanks to the backing it receives from CNN and Turner. The first place where GBS will make its jump is on The Weather Channel, where it will launch a show called That’s Amazing." Eight episodes will air in prime time. Zucker also said GBS will launch "The Great Big Show," a TV home for its digital videos...

** YouTube's NewFronts pitch
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This evening's NewFront presenter was YouTube -- and it was a "star-studded event," THR says, (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/youtube-guns-broadcasters-at-glitzy-891220)  with performances by Andra Day, Silentó and Sia and appearances by Adam Silver and several YouTube stars.

CEO Susan Wojcicki touted the fact that "on mobile alone YouTube now reaches more 18-49 year olds than any network -- broadcast or cable." This is sorta like saying "Comcast" as a whole reaches more people than HBO. It's apples and oranges. But YouTube's goal is to shift more ad spending from TV to the web. Video: Here's what Wojcicki told me when we sat down recently to preview her pitch... (http://money.cnn.com/video/media/2016/04/19/youtube-ceo-next-billion-viewers.cnnmoney)

** Correction of the day. Maybe of the week?
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Via the FT: (http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/85252402-1249-11e6-839f-2922947098f0.html)
"This article has been amended since publication. Prime Minister Morarji Desai drank his own urine and not cow urine."

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