Expansion of the evening news: Starting in January, the CBS Evening News will have a new look, a new team and a new cross-platform component. The network announced the upcoming launch of CBS Evening News Plus, anchored by new Evening News co-anchor John Dickerson and executive producer of Alturo Rhymes.

The 30-minute program will air on CBS-owned stations in Los Angeles (KCBS), San Francisco (KPIX), Sacramento (KOVR) and Miami (WFOR), in addition to being simulcast on the 24/7 streaming service CBS News. It’s part of CBS News’ growing cross-platform programming initiative, which also includes the third hour of CBS Mornings, CBS Mornings Plus, which was anchored by in September Tony Dokoupil And Adriana Diaz.

Further up: CNN advertised Katelyn Polantz Correspondent for courts and legal issues. Polantz has been with CNN since 2017 and was most recently a key part of the team that covered Trump’s criminal trials and civil proceedings. She will continue to be based in Washington, DC

CNN’s Katelyn Polantz has been promoted to correspondent, where she will continue to cover courts and legal issues. Congratulations, @kpolantz! https://t.co/j2CUMnNDu8 pic.twitter.com/GGkXeFKM0N

— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) November 27, 2024

Univision layoffs: As part of TelevisaUnivision’s restructuring, several on-air talent were laid off, causing the Spanish-language media giant to lay off a significant portion of its workforce. According to Deadline, these layoffs included news anchor Noticiero Univision: Edición Nocturna of Univision Noticias Maity InterianoPrimer Impacto correspondent Roger BorgesAnd Eduardo Padilla And Carolina Peguero from Noticias Univision around the clock. CEO of TelevisaUnivision Daniel Alegre recently announced that he would be “implementing significant and necessary changes” as the network enters 2025.

New dates: CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures have announced two promotions within their talent divisions. Alex Greco has been promoted to vice president of talent recruiting, development and strategy for CBS Stations and CBS Media Ventures. In the meantime, Angela Hunter has been promoted to vice president of talent recruiting, development and strategy for CBS News and CBS Media Ventures. Greco and Hunter will report Laurie Orlando, Senior Vice President of Talent Strategy and Development for the News Division.