Subject: Megyn Kelly's moment; ABC renews Kimmel contract; ESPN in the "crosshairs;" Netflix deal with Univision; Fox pitches the Dems; Nate Silver reflects
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** "Megyn Kelly Presents..."
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Tonight's win-win: the Donald Trump-Megyn Kelly sit-down. Both interviewer and interviewee stand to benefit. Trump is making peace with a media power player he has relentlessly criticized since last summer. (I hear echoes of "The Art of the Deal.") And Kelly is getting a guaranteed ratings boost for her first prime time special on Fox broadcast. Trump is pledging to live-tweet the 8pm hour interview. It was taped weeks ago... So while we wait, can we just analyze this photo for a moment?
Trump flashes a smile; Kelly holds back. There's a Playboy cover on the wall behind them.

This is a big night for Kelly. (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/17/media/megyn-kelly-donald-trump-interview/index.html?iid=Lead&mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) She's been explicit about seeking to take Barbara Walters' place in the TV landscape. On "Access Hollywood Live" today, she said this special is "more of a Barbara Walters offering. And Roger Ailes hired Walters' longtime producer Bill Geddie to produce it. (Coincidentally, it was two years ago yesterday when Walters semi-retired from ABC.)

So we'll see how well-received "Megyn Kelly Presents" is. Fox network boss Gary Newman said yesterday that while "we have no plans for more, it's certainly something that we're very interested in, as, I believe, Megyn and Fox News are, as well." Here's my full story about tonight's special... (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/17/media/megyn-kelly-donald-trump-interview/index.html?iid=Lead&mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID])

-- Noted: The Trump interview is about 1/3rd of the hour. Kelly has three other A-list guests: Michael Douglas, Laverne Cox and Robert Shapiro...
Still more than a year til Kelly's contract expires...
From my story: (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/17/media/megyn-kelly-donald-trump-interview/index.html?iid=Lead&mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) "Her contract will expire a little more than a year from now, and executives at other networks are already interested in talking with her. At the moment, however, it's too early for any of that. Two sources close to Kelly said she'll do some 'soul searching' later this year, but that the contract is not front of mind right now..."
Trump-Murdoch update
Tom Kludt sends along: regardless of how Megyn Kelly’s big interview shakes out tonight, Gabriel Sherman says that Trump has already claimed a bigger prize: the support of Rupert Murdoch. (http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/05/why-rupert-murdoch-decided-to-support-trump.html?mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID])  Sherman reports today that Trump "has made peace" with Murdoch, and that the two have had "at least two private meetings" this spring. (Tom reported something similar last month (http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/15/media/rupert-murdoch-donald-trump/?mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) ...)
Today in "never gonna happen..."
*Gotta admire the effort, though!
One last Fox item... Erik Wemple reports (https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2016/05/17/fox-news-makes-appeal-to-host-last-democratic-presidential-primary-debate/?mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) that Fox News sent letters (https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2016/05/17/fox-news-makes-appeal-to-host-last-democratic-presidential-primary-debate/?mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) to the Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders' campaigns today, "requesting their participation in a debate to take place in California before the state's June 7 primary." It's not going to happen, because the Clinton campaign has no political reason to agree to it... And besides, as Fox's letter notes, "Democrats have not debated on Fox News for the last 12 years..."

But note the language of the network's pitch to Dems. I think we'll hear this again between now and November. "You and Secretary Clinton will reach a vast number of viewers – many of whom are certainly open to persuasion – just as we pivot to the general election..."
For the record
-- I'm filing tonight's newsletter from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press's annual dinner in NYC... Cocktail hour sightings: Tom Brokaw, Tim Armstrong, Jeff Zucker, Andrew Morse, newsletter reader Marty Baron, Warren St. John, Tamron Hall, Alberto Ibargüen, many more...

-- Ibargüen's big news today: his Knight Foundation and Columbia U "announced the formation of a special institute assigned to 'preserve and expand First Amendment rights in the digital age' — supported by an investment of $60 million..." (Politico (http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/05/columbia-university-first-amendment-institute-223259?mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) )

-- Sign of the times: Netflix is partnering with Univision to air the first season of "Narcos" on broadcast TV... Thereby promoting the second season on Netflix and encouraging Spanish-speaking households to sign up for the service... (CNNMoney (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/17/media/univision-netflix-narcos-tv/index.html?mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) )

-- Adrien Brody thinks the allegations against Woody Allen are "not something to focus on," Lisa France reports... (CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/17/entertainment/adrien-brody-woody-allen-sexual-allegations/index.html?mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) )

-- "Let’s do the time warp again" with Fox’s new trailer for their remake of the Rocky Horror Picture Show... (YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=outmDIi29Bo&mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) )

-- Showtime's "House of Lies" will end with season 5... (THR (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/house-lies-canceled-at-showtime-895046?mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) )
The TV upfronts!
ABC extends Kimmel's contract
At this afternoon's ABC upfront, the network said it has renewed Jimmy Kimmel's deal for another three years... Through 2019... Remember, NBC recently extended Jimmy Fallon through 2021... Frank Pallotta has more here... (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/17/media/jimmy-kimmel-contract-abc/index.html?iid=SF_LN&mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
Some of Kimmel's best, worst jokes at the upfront:
-- He said ABC is like a giant dollar bill shredder for billions in ad spending. "Let's make beautiful green confetti together..."
-- Referring to all the remakes and movie adaptations on the fall schedule: "All your favorite VHS tapes are becoming shows..."
-- "The average CBS viewer looks like the Red Woman from Game of Thrones without her necklace on..."
-- "Do Crackle and Vox and Vevo need to have upfronts? These aren't networks, they are sound effects Batman makes when he punches people..."
Broadcasters are acting like broadcasters
Brian Lowry just filed this full report about ABC's upfront...Check it out. (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/17/media/abc-seeks-primetime-rebound-under-new-management/index.html?iid=SF_LN&mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID])  He says the network is moving "more aggressively than its rivals, relocating a half-dozen shows in the fall and adding five new ones." My personal favorite, "Scandal," is being held til midseason. Details here... (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/17/media/abc-seeks-primetime-rebound-under-new-management/index.html?iid=SF_LN&mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID])

-- One theme that's emerging about this week: The broadcasters are being, well, broadcasters. There's not one, not two, but three new shows involving time travel. So this year the networks are acting like broadcast networks and casting their cable envy aside. This is gonna drive certain people bonkers," "Masked Scheduler" Preston Beckman tweeted earlier. And Bill Carter noted that the "ABC presentation looks/feels no different from any in past 10 years or so..."
ESPN 'in the crosshairs'
Earlier in the day, ESPN took the upfront stage, and John Skipper exuded confidence, brushing off concerns about shrinking subscriber #'s. Frank filed this: (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/17/media/espn-upfront-viewership-disney/index.html?mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID])  Skipper touted Nielsen's "out of home" viewership effort, which ESPN will tap next year, likely giving the network a 6% to 7% boost. (Here are all of ESPN's other announcements (http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2016/05/177270/?mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) .)

After his show, Skipper talked to reporters and pointed out that Disney "released its 11th straight quarter of double digit earnings last week, so I'm happy to be in the crosshairs of that. We've said repeatedly, we like our hand. We think we still have a little swagger and we think we'll continue to perform..."
Skipper doesn't see an "exodus"
Frank notes that Skipper also addressed the media drumbeat about an "ESPN exodus:" "I did not see any lack of talent on that stage today. We're highly focused on new and diverse voices and changing the way we look in order to reflect how fans look now..."
Road to 2016
Team Trump wants NYT retraction
Last night's hint of a Trump lawsuit over the NYT's front page story about his behavior around women was extinguished this morning when Trump Org general counsel Michael Cohen told Chris Cuomo that "I don't think that this is going to end up in litigation." Cohen then called on The Times to retract the story and apologize. The newspaper will not be doing that. Here's my latest story... (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/17/media/donald-trump-new-york-times/index.html?iid=SF_LN&mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
Read this: Wayne Barrett and Trump
If you click one link in today's newsletter, click this one -- Tom Kludt's feature story (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/16/media/wayne-barrett-donald-trump/index.html?iid=SF_River&mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) about former (?) Trump nemesis Wayne Barrett.

Tom emails
: I know it’s annoying whenever people brag about their jobs, but I felt pretty lucky last week that I got paid to chat with Wayne Barrett for a couple hours last week at his Brooklyn townhouse. (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/16/media/wayne-barrett-donald-trump/index.html?iid=SF_River&mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID])  Barrett is a legendary New York muckraker who has covered some of the city’s biggest political personalities. But these days, pretty much everyone wants to talk to Barrett about Trump. That’s because more than 20 years ago, Barrett wrote the book on Trump – literally. More than a decade before that, Barrett wrote a seminal two-part series on Trump for the Village Voice.

Now 70 with severe health problems, Barrett spends most of his days at home, but he's had no shortage of visitors. Since Trump launched his campaign last summer, Barrett estimates that about 50 journalists have made a pilgrimage there to rifle through the trove of documents he keeps in his basement. "I never throw any paper out," he said...  (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/16/media/wayne-barrett-donald-trump/index.html?iid=SF_River&mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
Bill Kristol's undying dream
Tom also sends along: The dream will never die! Bill Kristol is still fantasizing about a third-party alternative to Trump and Clinton. He fired off a tweet today boasting that he bought the domain for RenegadeParty.com – a nod to Breitbart’s "Renegade Jew" dis of him earlier this week – which, for now anyway, redirects to NeitherTrumpNorHillary.com.

"Ducks all in a row," Kristol tweeted. "All that’s needed now: a candidate."

If you’re skeptical of the chances of this plan succeeding – and you ought to be – Kristol doesn’t want to hear it. He got pretty testy this morning (http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-kristol-goes-off-on-cnn-anchor-alisyn-camerota-for-questioning-third-party-picks/?mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) with CNN’s Alisyn Camerota, who had the temerity to point out that everyone Kristol wants has said no. Kristol has been pounding this drum for months. He told me back in September (http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/14/media/bill-kristol-donald-trump/?mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) that his dream independent ticket would be comprised of Dick Cheney and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton...
Nate Silver reflects
ICYMI on Sunday's "Reliable Sources," I spoke with 538 founder Nate Silver about his previous Trump predictions and his critics. Last fall he said he thought Trump had a 5% chance of becoming the GOP nominee. "I guess you can blame us for sticking too much to history," he told me. Watch the interview and read more, including portions we didn't have time for on TV, here... (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/16/media/nate-silver-donald-trump/index.html?mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
Who's attending the Facebook meeting tomorrow
Here are all the names we've confirmed for tomorrow's meeting of conservative thought leaders at Facebook HQ:
-- Barry Bennett, a senior political adviser to Donald Trump's presidential campaign
-- Glenn Beck, radio and television talk show host
-- Dana Perino, former White House press secretary and Fox News host
-- Jim DeMint, former senator and the president of the Heritage Foundation
-- Kristen Soltis Anderson, Republican pollster at Echelon Insights, a political research company, and Washington Examiner columnist
-- Alex Skatell, CEO, Independent Journal Review
-- Arthur Brooks, the American Enterprise Institute
-- SE Cupp, CNN conservative commentator
-- Jonathan Garthwaite, vice president and general manager of Townhall Media, which oversees conservative news sites including RedState.com
-- Zac Moffatt, former digital director for Mitt Romney
-- Jenny Beth Martin, Tea Party Patriots CEO

Hope King and Ialso wrote about some of the folks who won't be there... (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/17/media/facebook-conservatives/index.html?mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
Two sports media notes before we wrap it up tonight...
The Undefeated's launch
Ahiza Garcia emails: ESPN’s new website about the intersection between sports, race and culture, The Undefeated, finally launched today. (https://theundefeated.com/?mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) For its first feature, the site went with an in-depth profile of Marshawn Lynch, a bold move considering that the just-retired Seahawks running back is infamous for his one-word answers and general contempt for the media. The reporter who wrotethe article (https://theundefeated.com/features/marshawn-lynch-oakland-beast-mode/?mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) embedded with Lynch and his inner circle and managed to get more than yes and no answers from him. Definitely worth a read (https://theundefeated.com/features/marshawn-lynch-oakland-beast-mode/?mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) – along with many of the site’s other stories...

-- Poynter: (http://www.poynter.org/2016/the-undefeated-is-impressive-but-not-radical-on-opening-day/412389/?mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) The site is "impressive, but not radical, on opening day..."
Bill Simmons bringing in ringers to 'The Ringer'
Tom emails: Bill Simmons announced another slew of new hires for The Ringer today. He says that the headcount for the yet-to-be-launched website and the “Bill Simmons Media Group”is approaching 50 (https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/732562158500773889?mc_cid=515c532a5f&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) . The Ringer, just like Simmons’ weekly show on HBO, is set to debut next month...

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