A.J. Katz is Media Editor at TheWrap covering the business of television, print, digital and social media. He previously spent eight years at Adweek, leading coverage of the television news industry. He later served as editor-in-chief of LateNighter before joining MS NOW in audience strategy and program research.
Experience:
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Kennedy Center Honors Moves to Capital One Arena as Historic Arts Center Remains Closed
The ceremony leaves its longtime home for the first time as a new broadcast partner has yet to be announced
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Rebecca Lowe Joins Netflix’s Women’s World Cup Broadcast Team
The NBC Sports host comes to the streamer after anchoring Fox’s 2026 men’s World Cup coverage
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Tony Romo Exits CBS After 9 Years as Lead NFL Analyst
The former Cowboys quarterback had been on indefinite leave following a July OWI arrest
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Versant Completes 2026 Distribution Renewal Cycle With Verizon Deal
The multi-year agreement keeps MS NOW, CNBC, USA Network, Golf and other channels available to Fios customers
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Mark Thompson’s CNN Talks Raise the Stakes for Bari Weiss | Analysis
David Ellison’s plan raises questions about who ultimately wields power over CNN and CBS News
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TV
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LA28 Chief Casey Wasserman Says Olympics Will Be ‘200 Super Bowls in a Month’
NBC is preparing more than 100 hours of coverage a day for the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympic Games
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Hollywood Dealmakers Eye Creators as Mega-Merger Options Dwindle
TheGrill 2026: Traditional talent’s move to YouTube is opening new investment opportunities in creators and IP
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Deals & M&A
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David Ellison Asks CNN CEO Mark Thompson to Stay After Paramount Acquisition
Bari Weiss is not expected to be involved in running the outlet when the deal closes
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Trump Administration Buys CNN, MS NOW Ads Amid White House Feud
The taxpayer-funded campaign targets two networks the president has sought to restrict
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Jewish and Israeli Artists Face Growing ‘Cultural Boycotts’ Across Entertainment, ADL Report Says
The group documented 65 cases of protests, cancellations and harassment across the entertainment industry
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Paramount Legal Chief Dismisses CNN Independence Concerns
TheGrill 2026: Makan Delrahim tells Sharon Waxman he’s confident in the network under the Ellisons
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Business
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California AG Rob Bonta ‘Concerned’ About CNN’s Future Under Paramount: ‘Our Information Ecosystem Is Broken’
Speaking at TheWrap’s TheGrill conference, Bonta points to editorial safeguards for CNN and CBS News
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CNN Taps Pamela Brown for New Women’s Health Streaming Series
‘Body Language’ will tackle perimenopause, fertility, GLP-1s and postpartum health
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Nicolle Wallace Gets New MS NOW Monthly Series With 92nd Street Y | Exclusive
Rachel Maddow will also take part in the series, which will feature Robert Downey Jr., Ari Emanuel and Malcolm Gladwell
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‘How I Built This’ Leaves NPR for Vox Media as Guy Raz Takes Ownership
The entrepreneurship podcast will expand into video and live events and double its episode output under a new partnership
