Keltie Knight was named chief correspondent for E! News, which will be returning November 14 after being canceled in 2020.

Knight previously starred on E!'s Ladygang podcast. She is also an author and served as host on Entertainment Tonight, The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS and The Grammys Red Carpet Live.

E! News will be co-hosted by Adrienne Bailon-Houghton and Justin Sylvester. Also covering events for the show will be Courtney Lopez, Carolina Bermudez and Francesca Amiker.

"After 10 years of entertainment TV, during the pandemic, I stepped away to focus on other creative outlets, my podcast Ladygang, writing our second book and Superfan, a new primetime series I'm co-creator, host and the executive producer of," said Knight.

She said that when she got a call from executive producers John Redmann and John Pascarella about E! News' return, "I knew I was ready for a new chapter," she said. ■

NBCUniversal's E! News will be launching a new live-streamed show on Twitter that will cover programming in all forms of TV.

At its NewFront presentation Wednesday, Twitter said the new E! show would be called While You Were Streaming. It will be hosted by Danielle Roby and look at the tweet-worthy moments in series like Stranger Things, Obi-Wan Kenobi and The Real Housewives.

The World Cup will be coming to Twitter through a deal with Fox Sports. Fox Sports will produce pre- and post-match programming for Twitter. 

As part of the deal, sponsorship and advertising opportunities around Fox Sports’ content will be offered, driving promotion to FIFA World Cup matches and coverage across Fox, FS1, the FoxSports App and FoxSports.com.

“We are excited to expand our collaboration with Twitter by doing what we do best in leading the way with innovative sports coverage and original digital content,” said Edward Hartman, senior VP, digital partnerships & wagering, at Fox Sports. “These new offerings will bring fans the FIFA World Cup experience wherever they are by keeping them engaged with a taste of the excitement, while encouraging them to Tweet and watch the rest of the match on Fox Sports.”

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"Collaborating with Fox Sports to bring fans the opportunity to preview match action on Twitter during both the Men's and Women's World Cup is something we've never done before," added TJ Adeshola, head of global content partnerships at Twitter. "We're thrilled to bring this exclusive content to the timeline."

In addition Twitter will be getting content from Revolt for the first time. Shows including Drink Champs, a popular hip hop podcast, The Crew League, which showcases fan favorite artists going head to head on the basketball court, Assets Over Liabilities, a financial literacy series, which follows the daily lives of business savvy artists, and Revolt Black News Weekly, the always-on coverage of issues happening in Black communities.

Twitter also announced a multi-year extension of their six-year relationship with the WNBA. Twelve of the league's games will appear live on Twitter during the 2022 season. The WNBA will also host regular events on Twitter Spaces. ■

E! Tuesday announced an expanded entertainment news programming slate that will debut in 2020, including a New York-based E! News morning show.

E! News, which currently airs at 7 pm from Los Angeles is evolving into a New York-based morning show launching at 7 am, according to the network.

As a result of the E! News move to New York, the network is reportedly laying off more than 20 staffers, according to Variety.

E! News executive vice president and Editor-In-Chief Tammy Filler will oversee E!’s linear news expansion, which will include eight original entertainment news and commentary series. Along with E! News, the network will expand current late night news franchise Nightly Pop to four nights a week, while its live daytime series Daily Pop will continue to air weekdays, according to E!.

“The E! News footprint is unparalleled, and our growth continues with this investment in more edgy, comedic, personality-driven linear programming,” said Filler in a statement. “We undoubtedly live in a 24/7 world where entertainment news is just a click away but what our viewers crave is analysis, commentary and POV that goes deeper than a headline. We are leaning into what is uniquely E! and building on our success with a second home in New York and more hours of coverage.”

New entertainment news shows premiering on E! in 2020 include In the Room, which will take viewers inside celebrity homes for in-depth interviews and conversation around their latest projects, products, passions and more; Pop of the Morning (working title) which will feature a panel of personalities delivering irreverent and unfiltered conversations centered around the buzziest entertainment news stories of the day; and BingE! Club (working title), a weekly review series will discuss what TV shows, movies, music, social sensations, viral videos and more that pop culture fans should be bingeing now.

Two additional celebrity and pop culture commentary formats are also in development for air in 2020, said network officials. 

E! Entertainment announced Monday that on-air personality Maria Menounos will step down as co-anchor of E! News.

Menounos, who has served as co-anchor of E! News since 2005, revealed recently in People Magazine that she underwent surgery last month to remove a brain tumor.

“Our thoughts and support go out to Maria and her family and we wish them all the best knowing that Maria will tackle this with the same fierce dedication she is known for,” said Adam Stotsky, President of E! Entertainment in a statement. “We are grateful for Maria’s many contributions to E! over the past three years.”

Menounos said in a statement: "I am so grateful for the past three years at E!, I had such an amazing time co-hosting with Jason Kennedy and working everyday with the wonderful roster of talent on the show including producers, staff and crew. It was such a special, good-hearted group and one I'll always consider family.  A special thank you to Frances Berwick and Adam Stotsky for all the support they have shown me through the years especially during these tough times. I will truly miss everyone and looking forward to this next chapter in my life."

The network said that the E! News team will continue to include a diverse stable of hosts, entertainment journalists and correspondents across platforms.

E! News, part of NBCUniversal’s E! cable network, is launching a new marketing campaign using the theme “Be Pop Cultured.”

The campaign, running on multiple platforms, features humorous questions to test viewers’ knowledge of what’s going on in music and entertainment.

“If you think Belieber is a typo, you need to Be Pop Cultured” goes one of the promos.

The campaign will also feature TV promos -- one plays on the notion of "an Iggy Azalea" being an exotic flower) and daily news flashes on the network, and will receive cross-channel support from other NBCUniversal networks via video spots and talent social efforts.

Read more at broadcastingcable.com.

E! has extended its comprehensive, overall deal with Giuliana Rancic, allowing her to continue as anchor and managing editor of E! News through 2016. Rancic has been a correspondent on the program since 2002 and an anchor since 2005. Rancic's success on the program has led to numerous other endeavors, such as her own unscripted series Giuliana and Bill, which initially aired on E! and now airs on the Esquire Network.

In addition to her role at E! News, Rancic also hosts various red carpet award shows for E! as part of the network’s “Live From the Red Carpet” series. She is also the host of Beyond Candid with Giuliana and a co-host of Fashion Police with Joan Rivers, Kelly Osbourne and George Kosiopoulos.

At E! News, Rancic anchors alongside Terrence Jenkins, with Jason Kennedy and Catt Sadler serving as co-hosts. According to the network’s reports, the show finished Q1 of 2014 as its most watched since Q3’12. 

"Giuliana has been an important part of the E! family for twelve years now and we are thrilled to extend her overall deal with the network," said Cyndi McClellan, President, Network Strategy & E! News, E! in a statement.  "Giuliana brings not only a wealth of experience to the air, but also a fun, relatable and candid energy that makes her a fan favorite amongst E! viewers and incredibly popular across the entertainment community."

E! News, the E! Network's daily and weekend entertainment news series, has promoted two of its staff and brought on an additional member.  

Jennifer Lavin, E! News producer since 2007, has been promoted from senior supervising producer to Executive Producer.

Melanie Bromley, who joined E! News in 2012 as senior correspondent, has been promoted to Chief News Correspondent. 

E! News has also brought Dina Sansing aboard from Us Weekly, where she most recently served as west coast executive editor of Us Weekly and Usmagazine.com. In her new role as executive entertainment director, Sansing will work with talent representatives and PR for E! News and Eonline.