Anderson Cooper has hired a Hollywood “Super Agent” reputation, a sign that the CNN anchor, which was said to have decreased an annual salary of $ 18 million, can leave the cable network that struggles in the midst of cost reductions.
Cooper, the 58 -year -old son of the missing fashion designer and heiress of the Gloria Vanderbilt railway, is leaving his talent agency for a long time in favor of the Creative Artist Agency and his first offer agent Bryan Lourd.
Semofor and varieties of News of Cooper news places were reported on Tuesday morning. A spokesman for CNN denied comments.
The post left a message in Lourd’s voicemail, seeking the confirmation of the variety and traffic lights.
The decision to change agents and hiring Lourd is important, as the CAA clients list is more inclined to the Hollywood elite than traditional broadcast journalists, according to Variety.
Lourd has offered its services to the stars on the list in such as Scarlett Johansson, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron and Daniel Craig.
Cooper change to agencies has asked questions about whether the anchor can be prepared to expand their portfolio – or possibly out of the network completely – as the traditional television news model faces financial pressures.
The former war correspondent has diversified its presence in the media over the years. In addition to anchoring “Anderson Cooper 360” to CNN, contributes to the “60 minutes” of CBS and previously welcomed to “Jeopardy!”
It was also considered a permanent role with Kelly Ripa in the Disney Morning Show “Live” union. These side concerts have given Cooper Room to stretch out beyond the hard news and his latest agents switch suggests that there may be more evolution.
Industry observers told Variety that Cooper’s calendar comes as networks throughout the table are reducing costs and rethinking their talent strategies.
Cooper heads of the Warner Bros. media conglomerate. Discovery, which supervises CNN, is restructuring to separate his television networks from his streaming and production companies, according to movement analysts could place the cable channels for a future sale.
Earlier this month, WBD’s CEO David Zaslav announced the division. He has assigned his “Slash and Burn” financial, Gunnar Wiedfels, the task of looking for ways to reduce costs when he takes the CNN and other cable assets under the umbrella of a new company called Global Networks.
Last week, Puck News reported that Cooper’s strong salary – which is said to be more than five times that of Kaitlan Collins’ first -time companions despite the fact that they both generate a number of similar visits – could be in the vicinity of Wiedenfels.
CNN has refused to confirm Cooper’s salary. The network has also disputed the figures informed in the press. The post has requested a Cooper comment.
They have dropped to many veteran anchors or have requested payments. Chris Wallace left CNN, while the former colleagues of Cooper, Don Lemon, Jim Acosta and Alisyn Cameroota have come out of key papers.
Cooper’s own agreement with CNN with CNN dates from 2016, when it signed a multiannual extension that is believed to be last five years. This contract was widely interpreted as the form of CNN to block it and prevent it from joining the Morning program of ABC.
In recent years, Cooper has grown its profile through a podcast on the penalty and its recurring New Year’s Events with Andy Cohen, which have become a badge of CNN holiday program.
In the meantime, the parent companies behind these news operations are undergoing important transformations. Paramount Global, owner of CBS News, is in the process of merging with Skydance Media, an agreement that includes $ 1.5 billion in planned cost reductions, more than $ 500 million already reduced.
In Comcast, NBCuniversal is rotating many of its cable assets, putting MSNBC and CNBC on a different track of NBC News.
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