Who's laughing? LateNighter, a digital news site about late-night TV, hopes to buck media trends

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NEW YORK (AP) — At first glance, Jed Rosenzweig's new venture would seem like a fool's errand: launching a digital news site during brutal economic times for...

NEW YORK — At first glance, Jed Rosenzweig's new venture would seem like a fool's errand: launching a digital news site during“I haven’t come to this project from a business perspective, so much so much as a passion,” says Rosenzweig, a veteran entertainment journalist based in Portland, Oregon. “I certainly want it to succeed, and I think it will. ... There’s an appetite and a void that we’re looking to fill.

Asked for an evaluation of LateNighter, former Comedy Central chief executive Doug Herzog said it “seems cool.”Yet broadcast network entertainment in general has collapsed with cord-cutting and the rise of programming on streaming services. Mulaney's new effort notwithstanding, streaming hasn't been able to replicate the late-night comedy genre.

Carter, who took a buyout from The Times in 2014, said that he’d missed writing regularly and LateNighter is a good outlet for him. He said he believes there is still interesting, important work being done in the late-night industry.Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were filmed when God Save the King was sung during their tour of Nigeria. Watch the clip here…

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