Cheddar teams with Fusion on interview series
Fusion and Cheddar, the financial news network focused on younger audiences, have teamed up on a ten-episode, unscripted interview series. Jeff Baumgartner of Multichannel News reports that “The Point with Jon Steinberg” will begin airing on Thursday. Baumgartner writes, “Financial terms tied to the new project were not announced, though the agreement stems from a […]
Cheddar’s Steinberg talks snackable content, building brand
Jon Steinberg, the CEO and founder of business news network Cheddar, talked to VideoInk about Cheddar’s success. Here is an excerpt: Between your clip-based / snackable content like “Pet Chatz lets you call your pets” and “This is a giant trash vacuum” versus typical news-network, or bloomberg, style segments like “Advertising’s facelift discussion with Diply” […]
Cheddar launches on Comcast X1
Business news video channel Cheddar announced Friday that it is now available on Comcast Xfinity X1. Its content is available simply by saying, “Cheddar” into the X1 voice remote. Consumers also have access to Cheddar’s library of top interviews categorized by verticals such as tech, business, culture, and politics. “It’s amazing and validating to turn on the […]
Cheddar seeks a news writer
Cheddar is looking for a creative, organized, and hardworking writer who can create attention-grabbing headlines, descriptions and copy that drive views. The news writer will clip segments, write SEO-friendly headlines, descriptions and articles for the most newsworthy and interesting portions of our livestreamed content. This person is responsible for choosing the content that best showcases and […]
Cheddar unveils new set on NYSE floor
Business news channel Cheddar has built a new set on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. CEO Jon Steinberg writes: It features a dynamic LED that can be programmed on the fly with any logos, breaking news, or visual information: The set features five 4k mounted cameras, some on robotic arms, that all feed back […]
Cheddar hires Heath from Business Insider
Business Insider senior reporter Alex Heath has been hired by business news channel Cheddar to be a part of “Cheddar Scoops,” a new initiative to break news in mergers and acquisitions, product launches, and executive moves at leading media and technology companies. He starts next week. “Alex is the cornerstone of this project,” said Peter […]
Roberts named Cheddar’s editor in chief
Former Mashable editor in chief Jim Roberts, who also worked at The New York Times and Reuters, has been named editor in chief of business news channel Cheddar, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer writes, “Cheddar continues to expand amid a tumultuous landscape for VC-backed digital media. These hires are part of a push to strengthen the company’s editorial […]
Cheddar anchor Hale leaves after one year
Anchor Kori Hale has left business news network Cheddar after one year on the job. “I’m moving from Cheddar following an amazing time pioneering and growing this medium,” said Hale in an email to Talking Biz News. “I’ll be pursuing new opportunities in an effort to work on original, diverse reporting in new media, allowing […]
Cheddar launches TV channel in Europe
Business news channel Cheddar is partnering with French startup Molotov so that French viewers can watch its content, reports Romain Dillet of TechCrunch. Dillet writes, “Cheddar founder and CEO Jon Steinberg told me that Molotov can access the feed without any licensing fee. However, Cheddar has been running brand-sponsored shows and brand integrations — those sponsored segments will still air […]
Cheddar plans a second network
Business video network Cheddar plans to launch a second channel focused on national and world news next year, part of its expansion plans in 2018 and beyond as the company looks to grow its $11 million annual business, reports Sahil Patel of Digiday. Patel writes, “The new channel, which will be called Cheddar Big News, will be modeled […]
