Ethan Alter

New York

TVNewser Editor at Adweek

Adweek TVNewser, 2023 NAEJ Online Journalist of the Year. Past bylines: Yahoo, EW, Film Journal Int'l, IndieWire, The Daily Beast.

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Lester Holt Anchors Final Nightly News: 'I'll Miss Our Evenings Together'

1 week ago | adweek.com | Ethan Alter

We deliver! Get curated industry news straight to your inbox. Subscribe to Adweek newsletters. Lester Holt signed off from the NBC Nightly News on Friday. The NBC News veteran took a moment at the end of the newscast to reflect on his decade in the anchor’s chair. “After 10 years, this is my last Nightly News broadcast,” Holt said. “As anchor, it has been an honor to lead this program.” Holt also thanked the extended Nightly News team, who joined him on-camera for his final moments as anchor.
Lester Holt Anchors Final Nightly News: ‘I'll Miss Our Evenings Together'

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ethan Alter

Lester Holt signed off from the NBC Nightly News on Friday. The NBC News veteran took a moment at the end of the newscast to reflect on his decade in the anchor’s chair. “After 10 years, this is my last Nightly News broadcast,” Holt said. “As anchor, it has been an honor to lead this program.”Holt also thanked the extended Nightly News team, who joined him on-camera for his final moments as anchor. “I’ll miss our evenings together, and I’ll miss the team that brings us all together,” he remarked.
In a World … of Movie Trailers, The Golden Trailer Awards Honor the Best

1 week ago | adweek.com | Ethan Alter

We deliver! Get curated industry news straight to your inbox. Subscribe to Adweek newsletters. In a world where movie trailers are too often left out of the awards conversation, one ceremony is still fighting the good fight. This year marks the 25th edition of the Golden Trailer Awards, a show dedicated to the art and science of cutting a can’t-miss coming attraction that puts butts in seats—whether those seats are in a movie theater or on a couch in front of a CTV screen.
Here's How Capri-Sun Made a Lilo & Stitch Cameo

1 week ago | adweek.com | Ethan Alter

We deliver! Get curated industry news straight to your inbox. Subscribe to Adweek newsletters. [Warning: This post contains spoilers for Lilo & Stitch.]It’s always (Capri) sunny in Hawaii. Need proof? Look no further than Disney’s box office behemoth, Lilo & Stitch, which banked a Memorial Day record with a $341 million worldwide gross.
How the Lilo & Stitch Marketing Team Avoided an Ugly Sonic Glitch

2 weeks ago | adweek.com | Ethan Alter

We deliver! Get curated industry news straight to your inbox. Subscribe to Adweek newsletters. Sorry, Ugly Sonic—you’re not going to have an Ugly Stitch to add to your friend group. Back in 2019, Paramount learned the perils of building a major movie marketing campaign around the reveal of a “live-action” version of a beloved animated character—in that case, Sonic the Hedgehog.
Steve Doocey Gets His Steps in on 'Morning Walk'

2 weeks ago | adweek.com | Ethan Alter

We deliver! Get curated industry news straight to your inbox. Subscribe to Adweek newsletters. Aaron Sorkin pioneered the TV walk-and-talk on primetime favorites like Sports Night, The West Wing, and The Newsroom. But Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy prefers to get his steps—and conversation—in well before lunchtime. TVNewser can exclusively reveal that, starting today, Doocy will regularly be lacing up his shoes for Fox & Friends’ newest live segment, Morning Walk.
Steve Doocy Gets His Steps in on ‘Morning Walk'

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ethan Alter

Search querySteve Doocy Gets His Steps in on ‘Morning Walk'Tue, May 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM UTCFox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy - Courtesy Fox News MediaAaron Sorkin pioneered the TV walk-and-talk on primetime favorites like Sports Night, The West Wing, and The Newsroom. But Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy prefers to get his steps-and conversation-in well before lunchtime.
Disney Ad Chief Talks Aliens, Jimmy Kimmel, and Ads on ESPN (the Streamer)

2 weeks ago | adweek.com | Ethan Alter

We deliver! Get curated industry news straight to your inbox. Subscribe to Adweek newsletters. They mostly come out at 4 p.m. … mostly. The Javits Center briefly resembled the exomoon LV-426 on Tuesday afternoon when Disney’s upfront presentation was hijacked by a marauding Xenomorph.
Eugene Daniels Talks Imposter Syndrome in Alma Mater Commencement Address (First Look)

3 weeks ago | adweek.com | Ethan Alter

We deliver! Get curated industry news straight to your inbox. Subscribe to Adweek newsletters. Eugene Daniels departed Colorado State University in 2012 with a dream—and a B.A. in journalism. 13 years later, he’s returning to his alma mater to address its graduating Class of 2025 as the co-host of MSNBC’s The Weekend, one of the centerpieces of the network’s revamped programming schedule.
Eugene Daniels Talks Imposter Syndrome in Alma Mater Commencement Address (First Look)

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ethan Alter

Eugene Daniels departed Colorado State University in 2012 with a dream-and a B.A. in journalism. 13 years later, he’s returning to his alma mater to address its graduating Class of 2025 as the co-host of MSNBC’s The Weekend, one of the centerpieces of the network’s revamped programming schedule. In between those tentpole life events, Daniels had a run at Politico and also served as president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, emceeing its annual dinner this year.