TV anchors are agitating for side hustles as the cable cash dries up
TV anchors are agitating for side hustles as the cable cash dries up
admin 2025/06/20 00:25TV news anchors want more flexibility to experiment on platforms like Substack. Networks have historically restricted talent from outside projects.
TV news anchors and other talent have been watching the walls slowly close in on the cable business. Now, they want their networks to let them lay the groundwork for a Substack or podcast exit before the money runs out, talent agents and other TV insiders tell Business Insider.
"We're trying to identify opportunities for people to make money outside their networks," a top talent agent said. "We're having those conversations every day — we all see there's going to be limited upside for these people at the networks."
Networks have historically barred talent from moonlighting on other platforms with their own newsletters and podcasts (with books being an exception).
But five TV news insiders told BI there'd been newfound openness to letting talent establish themselves on...
➤➤➤ SEE MORE @ Business Insider
TV news anchors and other talent have been watching the walls slowly close in on the cable business. Now, they want their networks to let them lay the groundwork for a Substack or podcast exit before the money runs out, talent agents and other TV insiders tell Business Insider.
"We're trying to identify opportunities for people to make money outside their networks," a top talent agent said. "We're having those conversations every day — we all see there's going to be limited upside for these people at the networks."
Networks have historically barred talent from moonlighting on other platforms with their own newsletters and podcasts (with books being an exception).
But five TV news insiders told BI there'd been newfound openness to letting talent establish themselves on...
➤➤➤ SEE MORE @ Business Insider
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