CNN and NBC Set to Battle for Future of Streaming News
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Who’s doing it better — Kristen Welker or Jake Tapper? The two journalists, one the new moderator of NBC News’ “Meet The Press,” the other the anchor of the weekday “The Lead” and a co-anchor of “State of the Union” at CNN, aren’t typically pitted against one another.
But there they were on a recent Thursday afternoon around 4:30 p.m., duking it out for the future of their medium. Welker was holding forth on “Meet the Press Now,” a show earmarked for streaming users on the broadband outlet NBC News Now.
Tapper was anchoring his regular Thursday broadcast of “The Lead,” a program that is now also streamed to subscribers of Max, the main broadband hub of Warner Bros.
Discovery. Both were grilling Republican congressmen about the recent ouster of former U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, and, while not necessarily realizing it, hoping to appeal to younger consumers who no longer get their entertainment and information via traditional television.
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